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Medium Jul 24, 2026

The updated privacy policy now discloses that cookies from Facebook Ads, Bing Ads, Braze, Google Ads, and LinkedIn Ads serve an additional purpose: 'SaleOfInfo'. This means data collected through these cookies may be sold or shared with third-party commercial partners, beyond their existing use for advertising and analytics. Under the revised policy, Mercury treats data from these cookies as subject to potential sale or commercial sharing. You can review Mercury's full privacy policy to understand your data rights and any available opt-out mechanisms.

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However, if you disable cookies you may find this affects your ability to use certain parts of the Services.

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Please note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, our websites may not work properly.

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by blocking, disabling, or managing any or all cookies, you may not have access to certain features or offerings of the Services.

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Without these cookies, parts of the Services will not work.

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Document information
Document
Mercury Privacy Policy
Entity
Mercury
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069424
Document ID
CA-D-00530
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Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 08:43 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Mercury
Document: Mercury Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-069424
Captured: 2026-07-09 08:43:59 UTC
SHA-256: f8b49beb208e6c3f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mercury/mercury-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-069424/essential-cookies-required-for-service-functionality/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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