Apple states it does not make decisions that significantly affect users through algorithms or profiling without providing an opportunity for human review, and states it does not use or disclose sensitive personal data in ways that would trigger California law's right to limit processing.
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This provision addresses automated decision-making safeguards and sensitive data handling in a manner that engages both GDPR Article 22 (automated individual decision-making) and CPRA sensitive personal information provisions. The commitment to human review opportunity for significant algorithmic decisions is stated as a blanket policy rather than a process-specific safeguard.
Interpretive note: The provision does not specify the process, timeline, or mechanism by which users can invoke or access human review of algorithmic decisions, creating operational ambiguity about how this commitment functions in practice.
The agreement states that Apple does not use algorithms or profiling to make decisions that significantly affect users without providing an opportunity for human review. The agreement also states that sensitive personal data is not used or disclosed in ways that would require users to invoke California's right to limit processing of sensitive personal information.
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This provision addresses automated decision-making safeguards and sensitive data handling in a manner that engages both GDPR Article 22 (automated individual decision-making) and CPRA sensitive personal information provisions. The commitment to human review opportunity for significant algorithmic decisions is stated as a blanket policy rather than a process-specific safeguard.
The agreement states that Apple does not use algorithms or profiling to make decisions that significantly affect users without providing an opportunity for human review. The agreement also states that sensitive personal data is not used or disclosed in ways that would require users to invoke California's right to limit processing of sensitive personal information.
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