Palantir may send you marketing emails based on either your consent or its legitimate business interests, and you can unsubscribe at any time via the link in the email or by emailing privacy@palantir.com.
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The use of 'legitimate interests' rather than consent as the sole basis for marketing emails is an area of active regulatory debate in the EU, where some supervisory authorities consider direct marketing by email to require prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive regardless of GDPR lawful basis claims.
Interpretive note: Whether 'legitimate interests' is a valid basis for direct email marketing to EU/UK individuals depends on ePrivacy Directive implementation in the recipient's jurisdiction, creating variance in enforceability across EU member states.
The updated Privacy Statement now authorizes Palantir to disclose personal data to promotional code partners who may then contact you if you sign up for a Palantir service using their code. This establishes a new third-party contact pathway not previously disclosed in the policy. The terms do not specify how frequently partners may contact you, what data is included in the disclosure, or whether you can opt out of partner contact after signing up.
View change record →This provision was likely consolidated or rewritten into the expanded 'Legitimate Interests as Legal Basis' provision, but the explicit mention of unsubscribe links in marketing emails has been removed from the current version.
View full change record →Palantir may send you marketing emails without your explicit prior consent if it determines it has a legitimate interest in doing so. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or emailing privacy@palantir.com.
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"We may use your personal data to send you marketing communications about Palantir products and services where we have a legitimate interest in doing so or where you have provided your consent. You can opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by contacting us at privacy@palantir.com or by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email we send you.Excerpt from Palantir's Privacy Statement
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Marketing communications by email engage the EU ePrivacy Directive (e-Privacy), which in most EU member states requires prior opt-in consent for direct marketing emails to individuals — the GDPR's legitimate interests basis does …
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The use of 'legitimate interests' rather than consent as the sole basis for marketing emails is an area of active regulatory debate in the EU, where some supervisory authorities consider direct marketing by email to require prior consent under the ePrivacy Directive regardless of GDPR lawful basis claims.
Palantir may send you marketing emails without your explicit prior consent if it determines it has a legitimate interest in doing so. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or emailing privacy@palantir.com.
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