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EEA Legal Obligation Basis for Processing

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Medium Jun 19, 2026

The updated policy states that Medium and its vendors may scan, analyze, and review your content, messages, AI interactions, and associated metadata. Data sharing now explicitly includes information you submitted or posted through the service, extending beyond infrastructure support to machine learning model training and improvement. The policy does not indicate an opt-out mechanism or granular user control over this specific use of content.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026
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This clause type exists across 1548 other provisions on other platforms.

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If you are accessing the Website from a location outside the EEA, U.K., or Canada, you understand that we apply U.S. law and the U.S. advertising industry self-regulatory program to Tracking Technologies associated with the Website.

Mailchimp Medium

Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a Mailchimp has appointed Intuit Ireland Software Limited as its Legal Representative in the European Union in accordance with the DSA.

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In the EU and EEA, the choice of Texas governing law shall not apply only where a mandatory consumer protection law explicitly prohibits such choice of law provisions.

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To comply with our legal obligations (e.g., to maintain a record of your consents and track those who have opted out of non-administrative communications).

Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Medium Privacy Policy
Entity
Medium
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-036042
Document ID
CA-D-00246
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e130408799d47ec7cc19cd4b7dfb170a92948a0979f65deae988281c66c5510b
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Medium
Document: Medium Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-036042
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:40:42 UTC
SHA-256: e130408799d47ec7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/medium/medium-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-036042/eea-legal-obligation-basis-for-processing/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Medium's EEA Legal Obligation Basis for Processing clause do?

The clause states: “To comply with our legal obligations (e.g., to maintain a record of your consents and track those who have opted out of non-administrative communications).”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 272 platforms. See the full comparison.

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