Public automatically collects technical information about how you use its platform, including your IP address, the pages you visit, how long you stay, and data gathered through cookies and tracking pixels.
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This automatic collection occurs whether or not you actively provide information, and the data gathered may be shared with advertising and analytics vendors, some of whom may use it for cross-site tracking purposes.
Interpretive note: The specific third-party tracking vendors and the scope of data transmitted to them are not named in the policy, creating ambiguity about whether disclosed sharing categories fully capture actual data flows.
Simply browsing the Public website or app results in collection of your IP address, browsing behavior, and device identifiers through cookies and tracking pixels. This data may be shared with third-party analytics and advertising partners.
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"When you use our Services, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including log data (such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent), device information, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies.Excerpt from Public.com's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Tracking technology practices engage the FTC Act (deceptive practices in disclosures about tracking), CCPA/CPRA (which treats certain tracking as 'sharing' for cross-context behavioral advertising requiring an opt-out), and the EU ePrivacy Directive (if …
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This automatic collection occurs whether or not you actively provide information, and the data gathered may be shared with advertising and analytics vendors, some of whom may use it for cross-site tracking purposes.
Simply browsing the Public website or app results in collection of your IP address, browsing behavior, and device identifiers through cookies and tracking pixels. This data may be shared with third-party analytics and advertising partners.
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