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Third-Party Data Collection and Supplementation

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What it is

Groq may purchase or receive information about you from outside data sources, including public records, social media, and partner companies, and combine that data with what it already knows about you.

This analysis describes what Groq'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)

This provision means Groq's profile of you may be richer than what you personally provided, drawing on external data sources that you may not be aware of or have consented to.

Interpretive note: The policy does not identify specific third-party data sources or the categories of data received from them, making it difficult to assess the full scope of third-party data supplementation in practice.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Information from social media platforms, public databases, and data partners may be combined with your account and usage data, potentially enabling more detailed profiling for marketing or other purposes without you having directly provided that information to Groq.

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.
  • Delete Your Data
    Contact privacy@groq.com to request access to or deletion of personal data Groq holds about you, including data received from third-party sources. Specify in your request that you want to know the categories of third-party sources from which your data was collected.

How other platforms handle this

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American Airlines Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We (or third parties acting on our behalf) may receive or collect additional information about you from public databases, partners, social media platforms, conference hosts, event companies, and other third parties that supplement the information we collect directly or automatically as described above, for example partners and vendors that provide us with information about potential customers.

— Excerpt from Groq's Groq Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The collection of personal data from third-party sources and its combination with directly collected data engages GDPR's transparency and fairness requirements, including the obligation to inform data subjects about data obtained from third parties. CCPA/CPRA requires disclosure of the categories of sources from which personal information is collected, which the policy partially satisfies through this language. FTC guidelines on data brokers and data aggregation are also relevant. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The use of data from social media platforms and commercial data partners for prospecting is a common B2B practice, but it creates exposure if the sources do not have adequate consent chains or if the combined data is used for purposes that exceed what the original source disclosed. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users have the right under GDPR to be informed of data obtained from third parties and the source of that data, and controllers must identify a lawful basis for this processing. California users are entitled to know the categories of third-party sources under CCPA/CPRA. Users in other comprehensive privacy law states may have similar disclosure rights. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should assess the data practices of third-party data suppliers and confirm they have appropriate consent or legal authority to share data with Groq. If any supplier is a data broker registered under applicable state law, additional compliance steps may apply. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Data mapping should include third-party data inflows and the categories of data received. Legal teams should confirm that the lawful basis for processing third-party-sourced data is documented and that transparency notices adequately cover this collection for EU users.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has regulatory authority over data broker practices and unfair or deceptive acts related to third-party data aggregation and consumer profiling.
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Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Groq Privacy Policy
Entity
Groq
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009672
Document ID
CA-D-00492
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
bbe9975e5b75738e082446f8b589a8f36a567aa7306af5902ace86d990c56c34
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 07:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Groq
Document: Groq Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-009672
Captured: 2026-04-30 07:09:55 UTC
SHA-256: bbe9975e5b75738e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/groq/groq-privacy-policy/third-party-data-collection-and-supplementation/
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 Groq's Third-Party Data Collection and Supplementation clause do?

This provision means Groq's profile of you may be richer than what you personally provided, drawing on external data sources that you may not be aware of or have consented to.

How does this clause affect you?

Information from social media platforms, public databases, and data partners may be combined with your account and usage data, potentially enabling more detailed profiling for marketing or other purposes without you having directly provided that information to Groq.

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