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This clause establishes the operational basis for behavioral advertising delivery to non-Member users and defines the technical mechanisms (cookies and tracking technologies) through which advertising partners collect cross-site activity data to inform ad targeting decisions.
Non-Members operate under terms that authorize the collection and sharing of their browsing behavior data with advertising partners across Medium and other websites. Users do not opt into this data sharing through a separate mechanism; the authorization applies to all non-Members accessing the platform.
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We may share your personal information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your personal information with busines...
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This clause establishes the operational basis for behavioral advertising delivery to non-Member users and defines the technical mechanisms (cookies and tracking technologies) through which advertising partners collect cross-site activity data to inform ad targeting decisions.
Non-Members operate under terms that authorize the collection and sharing of their browsing behavior data with advertising partners across Medium and other websites. Users do not opt into this data sharing through a separate mechanism; the authorization applies to all non-Members accessing the platform.
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