The policy states that Modal Labs may collect personally identifiable information including name, phone number, and postal address, used for purposes of contact and identification.
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The provision uses an open-ended 'including but not limited to' formulation that does not limit collection to the listed categories, which means actual data collection could extend beyond name, phone number, and postal address without additional disclosure. Compliance teams should evaluate whether the categories disclosed align with actual data processing activities.
Interpretive note: The 'including but not limited to' formulation creates uncertainty about the full scope of personal information that may be collected under this provision.
Under this clause, users who engage with the service may be required to provide name, phone number, and postal address, and the open-ended language of the provision does not restrict collection to those specific identifiers.
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Compare across platforms →"For a better experience while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, phone number, and postal address. The information that we collect will be used to contact or identify you.Excerpt from Modal's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR requirements for specifying the categories of personal data collected and the purposes for which they are processed, as well as CCPA requirements for disclosing categories of personal information …
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The provision uses an open-ended 'including but not limited to' formulation that does not limit collection to the listed categories, which means actual data collection could extend beyond name, phone number, and postal address without additional disclosure. Compliance teams should evaluate whether the categories disclosed align with actual data processing activities.
Under this clause, users who engage with the service may be required to provide name, phone number, and postal address, and the open-ended language of the provision does not restrict collection to those specific identifiers.
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