The policy states that HubSpot may send marketing communications about third-party products and services using personal information, and provides opt-out by unsubscribe link or email to privacy@hubspot.com.
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This provision authorizes use of personal information for third-party promotional communications, which engages CAN-SPAM Act requirements in the US and GDPR consent or legitimate interests analysis for EU users, as well as CASL for Canadian users.
The updated policy now explicitly discloses that HubSpot collects Email Engagement Data (such as open, delivery, bounce, and click statuses) from emails sent through its Subscription Services using embedded tracking technologies. This represents formalization of a data collection practice into explicit policy language. However, the policy simultaneously removed a previously stated sentence directing users to a form for removing their personal data from HubSpot's commercial dataset. The updated terms do not indicate an alternative removal mechanism.
View change record →Explicitly discloses marketing use of personal information and provides clear opt-out mechanisms, enhancing user control transparency.
View full change record →Under this provision, HubSpot may send promotional emails about third-party products and services to users; users may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism in those communications or by contacting privacy@hubspot.com.
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"We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties' products and services. You can opt-out of receiving this type of communication by following the unsubscribe instructions in any such communications or by contacting us at privacy@hubspot.com.Excerpt from HubSpot's Privacy Policy
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This provision authorizes use of personal information for third-party promotional communications, which engages CAN-SPAM Act requirements in the US and GDPR consent or legitimate interests analysis for EU users, as well as CASL for Canadian users.
Under this provision, HubSpot may send promotional emails about third-party products and services to users; users may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism in those communications or by contacting privacy@hubspot.com.
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