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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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you may refer a friend to Instacart or send an Instacart gift delivery or gift card to someone. In these cases, we collect the recipient's name, email, and delivery address, as applicable.
We, or vendors we engage, may automatically collect information about your use of our website or services through cookies and similar technologies. This may include navigational and network-related activity...
We collect information about your use of the Services, such as the dates and times of access, browsing history, search, information about the links you click and about third-party applications...
"When you purchase a membership, we collect information about the transaction, such as subscription details, purchase price, and the date of the transaction.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “When you purchase a membership, we collect information about the transaction, such as subscription details, purchase price, and the date of the transaction.”
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