“Use of sensitive personal information. We use sensitive personal information for the same purposes listed above except for personalizing ads.”
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While sensitive personal information is broadly used across other stated purposes, ad personalization is explicitly excluded, providing a specific and limited protection for sensitive data.
Interpretive note: The 'purposes listed above' are not specified in this excerpt; the canonical claim preserves the reference without elaborating those purposes.
The updated policy expands language accessibility by adding support for five additional languages and explicitly guarantees free language assistance and accessible formats for all users. For users enrolled in the CMS ACCESS Program, the policy now discloses that Headspace may share health information with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and that CMS may access or request health information consistent with applicable privacy and security law; separate program disclosures will be provided before enrollment. You can access language assistance services and accessible formats by emailing help@headspace.com.
View change record →Your sensitive personal information will not be used by Headspace to personalize ads, though it may be used for other stated purposes.
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While sensitive personal information is broadly used across other stated purposes, ad personalization is explicitly excluded, providing a specific and limited protection for sensitive data.
Your sensitive personal information will not be used by Headspace to personalize ads, though it may be used for other stated purposes.
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