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Advertising cookies can track your activity across the web, not just on Headspace, and in the context of a mental health platform, the data derived from your usage patterns may infer sensitive information about your mental health that is then shared with advertising networks.
Cookies used for advertising on Headspace may track your browsing behavior beyond the Headspace platform and share that data with advertising partners, which may include behavioral signals that reveal or infer mental health status; you can manage cookie preferences through the OneTrust consent management tool deployed on the Headspace website.
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"We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (collectively, "Cookies") to enhance your experience on our Platform... We may use Cookies for purposes such as recognizing you when you log in, remembering your preferences, delivering advertising to you on third-party websites, understanding how you use our Platform, and improving our Products and Services.— Excerpt from Headspace's Headspace Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cookie and tracking technology practices engage the EU ePrivacy Directive (commonly known as the Cookie Law) and GDPR for EU users, requiring informed consent for non-essential cookies including advertising and analytics cookies. UK PECR applies similarly for UK users. CCPA and CPRA treat certain cookie-based data sharing as a sale of personal information, requiring an opt-out mechanism for California residents. The FTC has authority over deceptive cookie consent practices. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The use of advertising cookies on a mental health platform creates heightened exposure because the data generated may constitute health-related behavioral data subject to stricter consent standards under GDPR Article 9 and CPRA's sensitive personal information provisions. Consent management platforms must be configured to block advertising and analytics cookies prior to obtaining valid consent, and consent signals must be transmitted to all downstream advertising vendors. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users are most affected by consent requirements for non-essential cookies under ePrivacy Directive and GDPR. California residents have opt-out rights for cookie-based data sharing that qualifies as a sale or sharing of personal information under CCPA and CPRA. Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal compliance should be verified for California users. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Advertising technology vendors receiving cookie data must be assessed for compliance with applicable consent requirements. Programmatic advertising partners should receive consent signals from the OneTrust implementation and contractually commit to honoring opt-out signals including GPC. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should audit the OneTrust implementation to verify that advertising and analytics cookies are blocked prior to consent for EU and UK users, that GPC signals are honored for California users, and that the list of cookie vendors disclosed in the cookie policy is current and complete. Given the mental health context, teams may also want to assess whether any advertising cookies receive data that could qualify as consumer health data under applicable state law.
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Advertising cookies can track your activity across the web, not just on Headspace, and in the context of a mental health platform, the data derived from your usage patterns may infer sensitive information about your mental health that is then shared with advertising networks.
Cookies used for advertising on Headspace may track your browsing behavior beyond the Headspace platform and share that data with advertising partners, which may include behavioral signals that reveal or infer mental health status; you can manage cookie preferences through the OneTrust consent management tool deployed on the Headspace website.
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