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Hugging Face · Hugging Face Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Cookie Refusal Blocks Service Access

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 282 of 352 platforms

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Cookie acceptance is effectively mandatory for service access; users cannot opt out of cookies while retaining access to the services.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you disable cookies, you lose the ability to access and use Hugging Face's services.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

Before enabling an integration, granting Claude access to, or instructing Claude to take actions on a Third-Party Service, you should ensure you have the authority to grant such access and that doing so complies with any applicable terms, policies, or confidentiality obligations.

Mailchimp Medium

Host Content on our servers for any purpose other than for your use of the Service.

Glassdoor Medium

Unless you choose to delete your account(s), you cannot unsubscribe from certain communications that are required as part of your use of our services (e.g., communications about changes to this Policy.)

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If you do not wish to accept these cookies and you decide to disable them, you will not be able to access and use the Services.

Excerpt from Hugging Face's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Privacy Policy
Entity
Hugging Face
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 28, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-040662
Document ID
CA-D-00332
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
497c505a01512cafb742e94806b72cf15ec677bfabc6cb905f6ed30aa2fb9b85
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 05:39 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Hugging Face
Document: Hugging Face Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-040662
Captured: 2026-04-28 05:39:29 UTC
SHA-256: 497c505a01512caf…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-040662/cookie-refusal-blocks-service-access/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hugging Face's Cookie Refusal Blocks Service Access clause do?

Cookie acceptance is effectively mandatory for service access; users cannot opt out of cookies while retaining access to the services.

How does this clause affect you?

If you disable cookies, you lose the ability to access and use Hugging Face's services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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