If you live in California, you have the right to know what personal data Medium holds about you, request that it be deleted, and opt out of Medium selling your data.
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California law gives residents enforceable rights to control how their personal information is used and shared, including the right to stop Medium from selling their data to third parties.
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.
View change record →California residents can formally request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information Medium has collected about them, and can ask for deletion of that data or opt out of its sale to third parties.
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You may contact our privacy team with any requests of disclosure, correction, or deletion of your personal information. You may also request suspension of use or suspension of sharing of your personal information with certain third parties.
When you use them, we'll validate your request by verifying your identity (for example, by confirming that you're signed in to your Google Account).
"If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These include the right to know about the personal information we collect, disclose, or sell; the right to request deletion of your personal information; and the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision reflects rights established under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendment, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
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California law gives residents enforceable rights to control how their personal information is used and shared, including the right to stop Medium from selling their data to third parties.
California residents can formally request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information Medium has collected about them, and can ask for deletion of that data or opt out of its sale to third parties.
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