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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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We use your personal information to help monitor and maintain the security of the Services and our business operations. Additionally, we use your personal information to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities and access...
Pursuing legitimate interests, such as research and development (including marketing research), network and information security, and fraud prevention
We will only use your Personal Data to provide services directly to you...and/or to provide services to you on behalf of our clients...except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or with your consent.
"Send you technical notices, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “Send you technical notices, security alerts, and support and administrative messages;”
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