The notice states that the current version applies to all personal information held about a user unless stated otherwise, and commits to informing affected customers and providing a choice before materially reducing protections for previously collected information. No specific notice period or mechanism for delivering that choice is specified.
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This provision establishes that the notice applies retroactively to previously collected personal information and reserves the right to update its terms, while committing to a notification and choice process for materially adverse changes. The absence of a specified notice period or opt-out mechanism for future changes creates procedural uncertainty about how users can respond to updates.
Interpretive note: The notice does not specify the format, timeline, or mechanism by which notice and choice will be provided for material adverse changes, creating procedural uncertainty about how users can respond to future updates.
Under this provision, the current Privacy Notice governs all personal information AWS holds about a user, including data collected under prior versions of the notice. The agreement commits to providing notice and a choice mechanism before implementing any material reduction in protections for previously collected personal information, though the format and timeline of that process are not specified.
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Compare across platforms →"Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice may also change. You should check our website frequently to see recent changes. You can see the date on which the latest version of this Privacy Notice was posted. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all personal information we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of personal information collected in the past without informing affected customers and giving them a choice.Excerpt from AWS's Privacy Notice
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Retroactive application of updated privacy notices to previously collected data may engage GDPR's requirement that consent, where it is the lawful basis, be specific to the purposes in place at the time of …
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This provision establishes that the notice applies retroactively to previously collected personal information and reserves the right to update its terms, while committing to a notification and choice process for materially adverse changes. The absence of a specified notice period or opt-out mechanism for future changes creates procedural uncertainty about how users can respond to updates.
Under this provision, the current Privacy Notice governs all personal information AWS holds about a user, including data collected under prior versions of the notice. The agreement commits to providing notice and a choice mechanism before implementing any material reduction in protections for previously collected personal information, though the format and timeline of that process are not specified.
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