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California Resident Direct Marketing Disclosure Request

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What it is

If you live in California, you can email Hugging Face once a year to ask for a list of third parties that may have received your personal information for direct marketing purposes.

This analysis describes what Hugging Face's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision discloses a California-specific right to request information about third-party direct marketing data disclosures, exercisable once per year by email, which is a limited but actionable data transparency right for California residents.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
May 12, 2026
First Seen
May 22, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 5149 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

California residents can email privacy@huggingface.co to request disclosure of any personal data shared with third parties for direct marketing; the policy states this right is exercisable once per calendar year.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Export Your Data
    Within 365 days
    California residents can email privacy@huggingface.co to request information about which third parties received your personal information for direct marketing purposes. The Company is required to respond to one request per year.

How other platforms handle this

ZipRecruiter Medium

California residents have the right to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information...to third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless we provide them with an ability to exercise choice regarding such disclosures.

Notion Medium

To opt out of the offline disclosure of your information to third parties for these purposes, please email us at privacy@makenotion.com.

Google Cloud Medium

If you're otherwise unable to access your Service Data, you can always request it here.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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California Civil Code Section 1798.83 also permits customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding Our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to privacy@huggingface.co. Please note that the Company is only required to respond to one request per customer each year.

Excerpt from Hugging Face's Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (the Shine the Light law) requires businesses that share personal information with third parties for direct marketing to disclose this upon request from California residents.

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Applicable agencies

  • State Attorney General
    State AGs in California, New York, Texas, and other states can investigate violations of state consumer protection and privacy laws, including CCPA (California), SHIELD Act (New York), and equivalents.
    Who can file: Residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws — primarily California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah
    What you need: Evidence of the violation, explanation of how your state rights were affected, and your account or contact information with the company
    What to expect: Outcomes vary by state. May result in investigation, enforcement action, or requirement for the company to change practices. No direct individual compensation in most cases.

    Search "[your state] attorney general consumer complaint" to find your state's direct complaint form

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

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-011665
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-011665
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-011665/california-resident-direct-marketing-disclosure-request/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hugging Face's California Resident Direct Marketing Disclosure Request clause do?

This provision discloses a California-specific right to request information about third-party direct marketing data disclosures, exercisable once per year by email, which is a limited but actionable data transparency right for California residents.

How does this clause affect you?

California residents can email privacy@huggingface.co to request disclosure of any personal data shared with third parties for direct marketing; the policy states this right is exercisable once per calendar year.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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