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The deployment of third-party tracking technologies for advertising purposes may require prior consent under the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR for EU users, and may engage CPRA opt-out rights for California users regarding cross-context behavioral advertising.
Interpretive note: The specific third-party tracking partners and the scope of data collected via cookies are not fully enumerated in the accessible policy text.
Cookies and tracking pixels are used by Poe and third-party partners to collect browsing activity and interaction data that may be used for targeted advertising; EU users may have the right to withhold consent, and California users may have opt-out rights.
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"We and our third-party partners use cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of Poe, including your browsing activity and interactions with our services. We may use this information for analytics, advertising, and to improve the service.Excerpt from Poe's Privacy Policy
Ad personalization controls removed. Contact scanning added. Advertiser data partnerships quietly dropped. A timeline of every change.
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The deployment of third-party tracking technologies for advertising purposes may require prior consent under the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR for EU users, and may engage CPRA opt-out rights for California users regarding cross-context behavioral advertising.
Cookies and tracking pixels are used by Poe and third-party partners to collect browsing activity and interaction data that may be used for targeted advertising; EU users may have the right to withhold consent, and California users may have opt-out rights.
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