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De-Identified Use of Content After Chat History Cleared

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 279 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

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We do not use what you say in email, chat, video calls or voice mail, or your documents, photos or other personal files, to target advertising to you.

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We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

Roblox Medium

Where the law allows us to, we may use the content you and other users have posted for training or to help us to improve the way we filter content on our platform.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If we offer the ability to clear your chat history or to not save your chat history, and you choose to exercise that option, we may still use your User Content as set forth in your license to us...but we will do so in a de-identified manner.

Excerpt from Chegg's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Chegg Terms of Use
Entity
Chegg
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 24, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-041987
Document ID
CA-D-00394
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
189a1b1379a2769662636ddf502b3405e4f9e5e0732f92b83e3375da7d02e9f4
Analysis generated
March 24, 2026 06:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Chegg
Document: Chegg Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-041987
Captured: 2026-03-24 06:58:24 UTC
SHA-256: 189a1b1379a27696…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/chegg/chegg-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-041987/de-identified-use-of-content-after-chat-history-cleared/
Accessed: Aug. 5, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Chegg's De-Identified Use of Content After Chat History Cleared clause do?

The clause states: “If we offer the ability to clear your chat history or to not save your chat history, and you choose to exercise that option, we may still use your User Content as set forth in your license to us...but we will do so in a de-identified manner.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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