Character.AI shares your personal information with advertising and analytics companies who use tracking technologies to follow your online activity and serve you targeted ads.
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Personal data including behavioral and device information from an AI chat platform, where users may share sensitive or personal content, is being shared with third-party advertising networks for commercial purposes.
Previous version had no excerpt content; current version now provides detailed description of data sharing practices with advertising/analytics partners including specific uses.
View full change record →Your usage patterns, device data, and potentially inferred personal preferences from Character.AI are shared with advertising and analytics third parties who may track your activity across the internet to deliver targeted advertising.
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The types of third parties your information may be disclosed to include: our resellers and other sales and advertising partners, retailers, advertisers, ad agencies, advertising networks and platforms, information service providers, fraud monitoring and prevention providers, and publishers.
"We may disclose personal information to advertising and analytics providers in connection with the provision of tailored advertising, to monitor the performance of advertisements displayed on our behalf on the Services and across the Internet, to provide analytics services, and to help improve our Services. These entities may use cookies and tracking technologies to allow us to, among other things, track and analyze data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver tailored advertising and content, and better understand your online activity.Excerpt from Character.AI's Privacy Policy
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Personal data including behavioral and device information from an AI chat platform, where users may share sensitive or personal content, is being shared with third-party advertising networks for commercial purposes.
Your usage patterns, device data, and potentially inferred personal preferences from Character.AI are shared with advertising and analytics third parties who may track your activity across the internet to deliver targeted advertising.
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