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Prohibition on using user content for ads

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 244 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Does Heap use user content to serve ads?
Heap does not use user content to serve ads and will never share user content with third parties for marketing or advertising purposes, unless the user has explicitly submitted it for that purpose.
Does Heap share user content with third parties for marketing or advertising purposes?
Heap does not use user content to serve ads and will never share user content with third parties for marketing or advertising purposes, unless the user has explicitly submitted it for that purpose.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes a firm prohibition on using or sharing user content for advertising or marketing, with a narrow exception only where the user explicitly submitted content for that purpose, directly limiting how Heap can monetize user content.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your content will not be used by Heap to serve you ads or shared with third parties for marketing or advertising, unless you explicitly submitted it to Heap for that purpose.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

Afterpay Medium

Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

Runway Medium

Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle

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we do not use user content to serve you ads, and we will never share user content with any third parties for marketing or advertising purposes, unless you have explicitly submitted it to us for that purpose

Excerpt from Heap's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Heap Privacy Policy
Entity
Heap
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
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Last verified
Record ID
CA-P-073128
Document ID
CA-D-00706
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Citation Record
Entity: Heap
Document: Heap Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-073128
Captured: UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/heap/heap-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-073128/prohibition-on-using-user-content-for-ads/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Heap's Prohibition on using user content for ads clause do?

This clause establishes a firm prohibition on using or sharing user content for advertising or marketing, with a narrow exception only where the user explicitly submitted content for that purpose, directly limiting how Heap can monetize user content.

How does this clause affect you?

Your content will not be used by Heap to serve you ads or shared with third parties for marketing or advertising, unless you explicitly submitted it to Heap for that purpose.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 244 platforms. See the full comparison.

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