“While MyFitnessPal does not expressly "sell" information to others, certain uses of Functional Cookies and/or Targeted Advertising Cookies...may constitute "sales" or "sharing" of personal information...under applicable privacy laws.”
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This acknowledgment signals that users' statutory opt-out rights under laws like the CCPA may be triggered by MyFitnessPal's cookie practices, even absent a traditional sale.
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Users are informed that certain cookie-based data practices by MyFitnessPal may constitute legally recognized sales or sharing of their personal information, potentially activating privacy-law opt-out rights.
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"While MyFitnessPal does not expressly "sell" information to others, certain uses of Functional Cookies and/or Targeted Advertising Cookies...may constitute "sales" or "sharing" of personal information...under applicable privacy laws.Excerpt from MyFitnessPal's Privacy Policy
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This acknowledgment signals that users' statutory opt-out rights under laws like the CCPA may be triggered by MyFitnessPal's cookie practices, even absent a traditional sale.
Users are informed that certain cookie-based data practices by MyFitnessPal may constitute legally recognized sales or sharing of their personal information, potentially activating privacy-law opt-out rights.
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