Best Buy states it may collect your precise location through its mobile app and draws inferences from your data to build a profile of your preferences and behavior, which qualifies as sensitive personal information under California law.
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The policy discloses collection of precise geolocation and financial account details, both of which are classified as sensitive personal information under CPRA and trigger additional rights including the right to limit use, which must be operationally distinct from general opt-out mechanisms.
Interpretive note: The full scope of how precise geolocation data is used for advertising versus operational purposes, and the specific opt-in or opt-out mechanisms available for mobile app location permissions, were not fully confirmed in the available document text.
The policy states Best Buy may collect precise geolocation data from mobile app users who grant location permissions and may use this data to build behavioral profiles, meaning consumers who use the Best Buy app may have their location tracked and used for personalization and advertising.
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"We may collect precise geolocation data when you use our mobile applications and have granted location permissions. We also collect inferences drawn from your personal information to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, and behavior. Sensitive personal information, including financial account details and precise geolocation, is collected and used for the purposes described in this policy. You may have the right to limit our use of sensitive personal information to that which is necessary to perform the services you request.Excerpt from Best Buy's Privacy Policy
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The policy discloses collection of precise geolocation and financial account details, both of which are classified as sensitive personal information under CPRA and trigger additional rights including the right to limit use, which must be operationally distinct from general opt-out mechanisms.
The policy states Best Buy may collect precise geolocation data from mobile app users who grant location permissions and may use this data to build behavioral profiles, meaning consumers who use the Best Buy app may have their location tracked and used for personalization and advertising.
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