Provision record
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Strictly necessary cookies cannot be blocked

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

Unless you choose to delete your account(s), you cannot unsubscribe from certain communications that are required as part of your use of our services (e.g., communications about changes to this Policy.)

Waze Medium

bear in mind that disabling cookies may complicate or even prevent your use of the Website, or certain features thereof.

Tinder Medium

You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Some cookies are strictly necessary to make our Bluesky App Services available to you. We cannot provide you with our Bluesky App Services without this type of cookie.

Excerpt from Bluesky's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Bluesky Privacy Policy
Entity
Bluesky
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-051575
Document ID
CA-D-00540
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d3fb9d2fd438c6da2bbc607b5416b4e0db38629057fd4171e71f8fb9f7bd1deb
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 14:41 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Bluesky
Document: Bluesky Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-051575
Captured: 2026-05-07 14:41:50 UTC
SHA-256: d3fb9d2fd438c6da…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bluesky/bluesky-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-051575/strictly-necessary-cookies-cannot-be-blocked/
Accessed: Aug. 6, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Bluesky's Strictly necessary cookies cannot be blocked clause do?

The clause states: “Some cookies are strictly necessary to make our Bluesky App Services available to you. We cannot provide you with our Bluesky App Services without this type of cookie.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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