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Interest-based advertising via third-party companies

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The claim establishes that PlanetScale's advertising activity involves third-party platforms, meaning PlanetScale's ads may appear on external services operated by those third parties.

Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition—sharing user information with advertising companies—which is the primary subject of id 54391 and is omitted here as the primary claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

PlanetScale may use third-party advertising companies, such as Google, to display its ads on platforms you use outside of PlanetScale's own Services.

How other platforms handle this

Oura Medium

In the event you receive Oura-branded advertising sent to you by one of our third-party partners, please review the third-party's privacy policy for more information, and contact them with regard to any opt-out requests.

Ancestry Medium

Under Section 1798.83, Ancestry currently does not share any Personal Information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

Google Gemini Medium

Third-party apps use data from Gemini consistent with their own privacy policies and terms.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may engage third-party advertising companies, such as Google, to display our ads on their online services. We may also share information about our users with these companies to facilitate advertising...

— Excerpt from PlanetScale's PlanetScale Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMA
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
PlanetScale Privacy Policy
Entity
PlanetScale
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-054389
Document ID
CA-D-00684
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b315065acb8a4282c6e54c56681b20e824edab57d1106f1ca3a23a4a553b776d
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 19:37 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: PlanetScale
Document: PlanetScale Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-054389
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:37:22 UTC
SHA-256: b315065acb8a4282…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/planetscale/planetscale-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-054389/interest-based-advertising-via-third-party-companies/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PlanetScale's Interest-based advertising via third-party companies clause do?

The claim establishes that PlanetScale's advertising activity involves third-party platforms, meaning PlanetScale's ads may appear on external services operated by those third parties.

How does this clause affect you?

PlanetScale may use third-party advertising companies, such as Google, to display its ads on platforms you use outside of PlanetScale's own Services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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