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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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Despite these preferences, we may send you occasional transactional service-related informational communications.
we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to your use of the Services, notices of changes to this Privacy Policy or other terms, or similar administrative and transactional messages.
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in accordance with appropriate industry standards that are designed to protect against unauthorized use, disclosure, or access to personal information.
"If you opt out, we may still send you administrative emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.Excerpt from Medium's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you opt out, we may still send you administrative emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.”
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