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Where users have consented to marketing communications, the policy states that NVIDIA shares hashed versions of personal data with advertising providers including Google for the purpose of serving interest-based advertisements to the user and to other individuals.
This analysis describes what NVIDIA NIM's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision authorizes the sharing of hashed personal data with Google and other advertising providers for interest-based advertising, contingent on the user's marketing consent. The policy specifies that this sharing occurs across multiple data collection contexts including website registration, account creation, event attendance, and lead generation, meaning the sharing pathway applies broadly across NVIDIA's data collection activities.
The updated Privacy Policy removes all disclosure language about how NVIDIA and third-party partners use cookies and other tracking technologies. Previously, the policy stated that cookies were used 'to collect and record information' for 'performance improvement, analytics, and to assist in our marketing efforts' and described consent mechanisms like 'Accept All' and 'Manage Settings'. The updated policy contains no equivalent disclosure of these tracking practices, data collection methods, or consent options. You can review NVIDIA's full Privacy Policy at their Privacy Center, though the updated version no longer describes cookie and tracking technology practices that were previously disclosed.
View change record →This addition details specific hashed data sharing practices with major ad platforms, making explicit previously undisclosed targeted advertising data flows.
View full change record →Under this clause, consenting users have their contact and profile data hashed and shared with advertising networks including Google for interest-based ad targeting. The agreement permits this sharing across multiple contexts where NVIDIA collects contact or registration data, and users who have consented to marketing communications may be affected across all of these data collection points.
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"If you have consented to receive marketing communications or recommendations, we share obfuscated (hashed) information about you with third-party ad providers such as Google to serve interest-based ads to you and others. Learn more.Excerpt from NVIDIA NIM's NVIDIA Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The sharing of hashed personal data with advertising providers for interest-based advertising engages GDPR's requirements for valid consent and data sharing transparency, CCPA/CPRA's opt-out rights for sharing personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, and the FTC's guidance on online behavioral advertising. Hashing does not necessarily render data non-personal under GDPR if the recipient can re-identify the data subject; compliance teams should assess whether NVIDIA's hashing methodology satisfies applicable pseudonymization standards. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The consent-gated structure of this sharing provision is a recognized approach under GDPR and CCPA, but the breadth of contexts in which consent is obtained and this sharing is triggered warrants compliance review. The policy states that obfuscated data is shared with Google and unnamed other ad providers; the specific identity and data processing practices of those unnamed providers may require vendor assessment. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users are subject to GDPR consent requirements for behavioral advertising, which require freely given, specific, and informed consent. California users have CPRA opt-out rights for sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. The policy states that users who have not consented to marketing communications will not have their data shared under this provision. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations deploying NVIDIA services where employee or customer data is collected through NVIDIA registration or event attendance should assess whether their data subjects' contact information may be included in hashed data shared with Google. Data processing agreements with NVIDIA should address the scope of advertising data sharing and the identity of advertising sub-processors. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should confirm that consent records are maintained for all users whose data is shared under this provision, and that consent withdrawal mechanisms are operationally effective. Compliance programs should assess whether NVIDIA's hashing methodology meets the pseudonymization standards applicable under GDPR and whether Google's use of hashed data as a custom audience provider is disclosed with sufficient specificity to satisfy informed consent requirements.
This provision authorizes the sharing of hashed personal data with Google and other advertising providers for interest-based advertising, contingent on the user's marketing consent. The policy specifies that this sharing occurs across multiple data collection contexts including website registration, account creation, event attendance, and lead generation, meaning the sharing pathway applies broadly across NVIDIA's data collection activities.
Under this clause, consenting users have their contact and profile data hashed and shared with advertising networks including Google for interest-based ad targeting. The agreement permits this sharing across multiple contexts where NVIDIA collects contact or registration data, and users who have consented to marketing communications may be affected across all of these data collection points.
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