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Automatic Collection of Device and Behavioral Data

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What it is

Anyscale automatically collects detailed technical and behavioral data about you when you use its website, including your IP address, device identifiers, browsing behavior, and how long you spend on each page. This data may be used to link your activity across different Anyscale services.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This type of automatic data collection is used to build a profile of your behavior and device, which feeds into advertising and analytics operations. The policy states this data may be used to identify you as the same person across different Anyscale services.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Detailed behavioral and device data, including IP address, MAC address, and browsing patterns, is collected automatically whenever you visit Anyscale's website or use its services. This data may be linked across sessions and services to identify you, and may be shared with advertising and analytics partners.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Email privacy@anyscale.com to request that your automatically collected personal data not be used for cross-service identification or shared with advertising partners. You can also adjust your browser's cookie settings to limit tracking technologies.

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We may collect certain information automatically when you use our Services, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, browser or device information, location information (including approximate location derived from IP address), and Internet service provider. We may also automatically collect information regarding your use of our Services, such as pages that you visit before, during and after using our Services, items that you search for via the Services and the results returned, information about the links you click, the types of content you interact with, the frequency and duration of your activities, and other information about how you use our Services. We may also use the information we collect automatically (for example, IP address, and unique device identifiers) to identify the same unique person across the Services to provide a more seamless and personalized experience to you.

— Excerpt from Anyscale's Anyscale Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Automatic collection of IP addresses, device identifiers, and behavioral data engages GDPR's definition of personal data (which includes online identifiers such as IP addresses and cookie IDs under Recital 30). The use of this data for cross-service identification engages GDPR's purpose limitation and data minimization principles. Under CCPA/CPRA, these categories constitute personal information subject to disclosure, deletion, and opt-out rights. The FTC Act applies to deceptive practices in connection with the disclosure and use of automatically collected data. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The breadth of automatically collected data, particularly MAC address, mobile advertising identifiers, and behavioral tracking across pages visited before, during, and after service use, is materially detailed. The cross-service identification use case creates a persistent user profile that, depending on implementation, may require explicit legal basis under GDPR's legitimate interests test or consent. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users have the strongest protections, as GDPR requires a valid legal basis for processing each category of automatically collected data. Cookie consent requirements under the ePrivacy Directive (implemented in EU member state law) apply to cookie-based collection. Illinois BIPA could be relevant if biometric identifiers are inadvertently collected, though this is not indicated in the document. California CPRA applies to behavioral and device data collected from California residents. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations embedding Anyscale technology in their own services should assess whether Anyscale's automatic data collection practices are disclosed in their own privacy notices and whether joint controller or processor agreements are needed. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: A cookie consent audit should confirm that tracking technologies, particularly advertising and analytics pixels, are not activated until valid consent is obtained for EU users. Data mapping exercises should document each category of automatically collected data, its retention period, and the third parties with whom it is shared. The cross-service identification use case should be evaluated against GDPR's purpose limitation requirements.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive or unfair data collection practices, including the automatic collection and cross-service profiling of consumer behavioral data.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Anyscale Privacy Policy
Entity
Anyscale
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010118
Document ID
CA-D-00658
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Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 13:03 UTC
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Entity: Anyscale
Document: Anyscale Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-010118
Captured: 2026-05-08 13:03:10 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anyscale/anyscale-privacy-policy/automatic-collection-of-device-and-behavioral-data/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anyscale's Automatic Collection of Device and Behavioral Data clause do?

This type of automatic data collection is used to build a profile of your behavior and device, which feeds into advertising and analytics operations. The policy states this data may be used to identify you as the same person across different Anyscale services.

How does this clause affect you?

Detailed behavioral and device data, including IP address, MAC address, and browsing patterns, is collected automatically whenever you visit Anyscale's website or use its services. This data may be linked across sessions and services to identify you, and may be shared with advertising and analytics partners.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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