“When you view content included in portions of our Services that provide analytics to content owners, we collect information including your identifying and device information, such as email addresses, IP addresses, and device identifiers...”
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Users viewing shared content—not just account holders actively uploading or managing files—are subject to data collection, including individually identifying information such as email addresses.
A reader who views content in analytics-enabled portions of Dropbox's Services will have their identifying and device information, including email address, IP address, and device identifiers, collected by Dropbox.
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Users viewing shared content—not just account holders actively uploading or managing files—are subject to data collection, including individually identifying information such as email addresses.
A reader who views content in analytics-enabled portions of Dropbox's Services will have their identifying and device information, including email address, IP address, and device identifiers, collected by Dropbox.
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