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 share Personal Data with vendors, service providers, and agents who work on our behalf and provide us with services related to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service.
These companies are subject to contractual obligations governing privacy, data security, and confidentiality consistent with applicable laws.
We will disclose personal information to companies that help us run our business to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, deception, illegal activity, misuse of Adobe Services and Software, and security or technical issues.
"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.
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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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