Apple shares your personal data with companies that provide services for Apple and with strategic business partners — these third parties are required to protect your data but can use it to provide their services.
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The clause establishes the operational framework for Apple's data sharing practices, defining categories of permissible recipients and imposing contractual obligations on those recipients regarding data protection and use limitation.
Your personal data including usage patterns, identifiers, and potentially location or financial data may be shared with Apple's service providers and strategic partners — the policy does not publicly enumerate all such recipients.
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We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances: With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as data analytics, marketing, customer service, and technology services. With financial partners, including banks, brokerage firms, and payment pr...
We may share your information with third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your information with business partners who offer products or services that...
We may also share your personal information with third parties that assist us in providing our services, or where we are under an obligation to report to. But rest assured: we will only ever share your personal information in the limited circumstances described in this Policy.
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"Apple may disclose information, including personal data, to companies who provide services on our behalf. Apple requires them to protect any personal data they receive from Apple and to use it only for the specific service they are providing. Apple may share personal data with Apple-affiliated companies, strategic partners that work with Apple to provide products and services, or that help Apple market to customers.— Excerpt from Apple App Store's Apple Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Third-party data sharing implicates GDPR Art. 28 (processor agreements), Art. 44-49 (international transfers), and Art. 13(1)(e) disclosure of recipients — enforced by EU DPAs. CCPA §1798.115 requires disclosure of third-party categories to whom personal information is disclosed; CPRA §1798.100 creates opt-out rights for 'sharing' of personal information. FTC Act Section 5 applies to deceptive descriptions of data sharing practices. (2)
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The clause establishes the operational framework for Apple's data sharing practices, defining categories of permissible recipients and imposing contractual obligations on those recipients regarding data protection and use limitation.
Your personal data including usage patterns, identifiers, and potentially location or financial data may be shared with Apple's service providers and strategic partners — the policy does not publicly enumerate all such recipients.
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