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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 will include a date/time stamp adjacent to your display of pricing or availability information on your application if you obtain Product Advertising Content from Data Feeds, or if you call Creators API, PA API or refresh the Product Advertising Content...less frequently than hourly.
We will make it clear by notice to you which (if any) goods or services, or website links, we receive a benefit from by featuring them on our Platform.
"When you interact with an Embed, it can send information about your interaction to the hosting third party just as if you were visiting the third party's site directly.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “When you interact with an Embed, it can send information about your interaction to the hosting third party just as if you were visiting the third party's site directly.”
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