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Cookies, Tracking Technologies, and Consent Management

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What it is

Disney and third parties use cookies and similar tracking tools on Disney's services to monitor how you use them and to target ads to you both on Disney's own services and on other websites.

This analysis describes what Disney+'s agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Third-party tracking technologies embedded in Disney's services can follow your behavior across the internet, enabling advertising that persists beyond the Disney platform you visited.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Visiting Disney websites or apps may result in third-party tracking cookies being placed on your device, which can track your browsing activity across other sites for advertising purposes; you can manage these preferences through Disney's cookie consent tool or your browser settings.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Use Disney's cookie consent tool (accessible via the cookie banner or Disney's Privacy Rights Center) to opt out of non-essential and advertising cookies; also visit the Do Not Sell or Share page to opt out of data sharing for advertising purposes.

How other platforms handle this

Zendesk Medium

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our websites and services and store certain information. Tracking technologies used include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our services. You can instruct your browser to ...

American Airlines Medium

American gets this information by using technologies, including cookies, web beacons, and mobile device geolocation to provide and improve our Interactive Services and advertising, including across browsers and devices (also known as cross-device linking). This technical information may be combined ...

GOAT Medium

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our Services. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and information about how you interact with our Services.

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We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, tags, local storage, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our Services and to deliver targeted advertising on our Services and on third-party websites and apps. We may also allow third parties to collect information about you through these tracking technologies on our Services.

— Excerpt from Disney+'s Disney Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The use of third-party tracking technologies for advertising engages GDPR and ePrivacy Directive (PECR in the UK) requirements for EU/EEA and UK users, which generally require prior informed consent before placing non-essential cookies. CPRA and state privacy laws treat cross-context behavioral advertising enabled by tracking pixels and beacons as 'sharing' of personal information, requiring an opt-out mechanism. The FTC has indicated that cookie-based tracking for advertising is subject to its unfair or deceptive practices authority. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The deployment of a third-party consent management platform (OneTrust, as evidenced by the document source) suggests Disney has implemented a consent management framework for EU/EEA and UK users. However, the adequacy of consent banners, the granularity of consent options, and whether consent is obtained before non-essential cookies fire are compliance considerations that require technical auditing rather than policy review alone. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users are protected by GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive; consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous before non-essential cookies are placed. UK users are subject to PECR and UK GDPR. California residents have opt-out rights over the 'sharing' enabled by advertising cookies under CPRA. Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals must be honored for California users under CPRA. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party advertising and analytics vendors with tracking pixels or cookies on Disney's sites should be identified in the cookie notice and governed by appropriate data processing agreements. The cookie consent management platform (OneTrust) should be configured to block non-essential cookies pending consent and to honor GPC signals. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Technical compliance teams should audit whether the OneTrust consent management platform correctly categorizes cookies, fires only essential cookies before consent is obtained, and honors opt-out signals including GPC; verify that the list of third-party cookie vendors is complete and current; and confirm that cookie consent records are maintained for audit purposes as required under GDPR.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive tracking practices and unfair use of cross-site behavioral data for advertising by consumer platforms.
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  • State AG
    California's CPPA enforces CPRA requirements for opt-out of cookie-based sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising and GPC signal compliance.
    File a complaint →

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Disney Privacy Policy
Entity
Disney+
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009495
Document ID
CA-D-00575
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1cc10681f97c3f090eedf7305d800f793a730ca3d2e27b50833ec244773b34eb
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 08:25 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Disney+
Document: Disney Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-009495
Captured: 2026-05-08 08:25:00 UTC
SHA-256: 1cc10681f97c3f09…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/disney/disney-privacy-policy/cookies-tracking-technologies-and-consent-management/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Disney+'s Cookies, Tracking Technologies, and Consent Management clause do?

Third-party tracking technologies embedded in Disney's services can follow your behavior across the internet, enabling advertising that persists beyond the Disney platform you visited.

How does this clause affect you?

Visiting Disney websites or apps may result in third-party tracking cookies being placed on your device, which can track your browsing activity across other sites for advertising purposes; you can manage these preferences through Disney's cookie consent tool or your browser settings.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Disney+?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Disney+.