Okta and its partners automatically collect data about your device, browser, IP address, and every page you visit on their site using cookies and tracking pixels — even if you never fill out a form.
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This provision establishes the operational scope of automated data collection across Okta's digital properties and services. It defines the technical mechanisms and data categories that the organization collects to support service delivery, analytics, and partner integrations.
The language changes from passive 'may automatically collect' to active 'we use,' replaces 'embedded scripts' and 'location-identifying technologies' with 'pixel tags,' and adds specific examples like 'referring URLs' and 'links clicked' while clarifying scope to websites and communications.
View full change record →Every time you visit Okta's website, your IP address, device identifiers, browsing path, and advertising identifiers are collected automatically and shared with third-party tracking partners, creating a behavioral profile that can be used for targeted advertising.
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We, or vendors we engage, may automatically collect information about your use of our website or services through cookies and similar technologies. This may include navigational and network-related activity...
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service.
You may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data, Financial Data, Profile Data, and other information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, e-mail or otherwise.
"We and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain types of usage information when you visit our website, use our services, or receive our emails. We typically collect this information through a variety of tracking technologies, including cookies, web beacons, embedded scripts, location-identifying technologies, file information, and similar technology. This information may include device type, browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address, date/time stamp, a unique device identifier, advertising identifier, referral URL, pages visited, and other similar data.Excerpt from Okta's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the operational scope of automated data collection across Okta's digital properties and services. It defines the technical mechanisms and data categories that the organization collects to support service delivery, analytics, and partner integrations.
Every time you visit Okta's website, your IP address, device identifiers, browsing path, and advertising identifiers are collected automatically and shared with third-party tracking partners, creating a behavioral profile that can be used for targeted advertising.
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