The policy discloses that members may voluntarily provide race or ethnicity information, either as part of their profile or via a welcoming platform survey, and states that survey-collected race or ethnicity data will be used only to understand and address potential bias in Nextdoor's services.
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Race and ethnicity constitute special category data under GDPR Article 9 and sensitive personal information under CCPA, requiring explicit consent and heightened processing justifications; the policy's limitation on survey-collected race or ethnicity data to bias assessment purposes is a narrowing condition, but the scope of profile-level demographic data use is not equivalently restricted in the document.
Interpretive note: The document restricts survey-collected race or ethnicity data to bias assessment purposes but does not state an equivalent restriction for race or ethnicity voluntarily disclosed in member profiles, creating ambiguity about the full scope of permitted uses for profile-level demographic data.
The updated footer no longer includes a direct link to the 'Do not Sell or Share My Personal Data' page. Previously, this link provided quick access to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) opt-out controls from the footer menu. Users can likely still access these controls through the main Privacy Policy page or dedicated privacy settings, but the removal eliminates a prominent, footer-based navigation shortcut. You should verify whether this opt-out functionality remains accessible through other menu locations or settings.
View change record →Under these terms, members who voluntarily provide race or ethnicity data in their profiles or via survey may have that data collected and processed by Nextdoor; the document limits the use of survey-sourced race or ethnicity data to bias assessment but does not state an equivalent restriction for race or ethnicity disclosed in member profiles.
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Compare across platforms →"You may also choose to provide other personal details, either when you sign up or at a later time, such as a profile picture, your date of birth, your gender, race or ethnicity, and demographic information. ... (In addition, you may have chosen to provide race or ethnicity information about yourself in response to our welcoming platform survey. This information will be used only to better understand and address potential bias in our Services.)Excerpt from Nextdoor's Privacy Policy
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Race and ethnicity constitute special category data under GDPR Article 9 and sensitive personal information under CCPA, requiring explicit consent and heightened processing justifications; the policy's limitation on survey-collected race or ethnicity data to bias assessment purposes is a narrowing condition, but the scope of profile-level demographic data use is not equivalently restricted in the document.
Under these terms, members who voluntarily provide race or ethnicity data in their profiles or via survey may have that data collected and processed by Nextdoor; the document limits the use of survey-sourced race or ethnicity data to bias assessment but does not state an equivalent restriction for race or ethnicity disclosed in member profiles.
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