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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 collect and keep personal data only as needed or allowed for the purposes set out in this Statement, based on the reason we collected the personal data in the first instance and what is permitted under the laws that apply to the processing.
We may retain your Personal Data for a period of time consistent with the original purpose of collection...or as long as required to fulfill our legal and/or regulatory obligations.
Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.
"When you opt in, we convert contact names and email addresses into encrypted, non-reversible identifiers and match them against our member database. We don't store names or emails in plain text.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “When you opt in, we convert contact names and email addresses into encrypted, non-reversible identifiers and match them against our member database. We don't store names or emails in plain text.”
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