The policy identifies legitimate interests as the primary legal basis for direct marketing and service improvement and analytics processing under GDPR, with consent as a secondary basis where required by applicable law for marketing communications.
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Reliance on legitimate interests as the legal basis for direct marketing and analytics processing requires documented legitimate interests assessments (LIAs) balancing RunPod's interests against data subject rights, and EU and UK users retain the right to object to processing on legitimate interests grounds under GDPR Article 21.
Interpretive note: Whether legitimate interests assessments have been completed and documented as required by GDPR cannot be confirmed from the policy text alone; this depends on internal compliance practices not disclosed in the document.
Under the GDPR section of this policy, RunPod relies on legitimate interests to process contact data, demographic data, profile data, device data, online activity data, and communication interaction data for direct marketing and service analytics purposes. EU and UK users have the right to object to this processing by contacting RunPod or through the Prighter Group portal at https://app.prighter.com/portal/19142785727.
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Compare across platforms →"Direct marketing Contact data Demographic data Profile data Communications data Transactional data Marketing data [Communication interaction data] Legitimate Interests. We have a legitimate interest in promoting our operations and goals as an organisation and sending marketing communications for that purpose. Consent, in circumstances or in jurisdictions where consent is required under applicable data protection laws to the sending of any given marketing communications. Service improvement and analytics Contact data Demographic data Profile data Device data Online activity data Precise geolocation/Location) data [Communication interaction data] Legitimate Interests. We have a legitimate interest in providing you with a good service, which is personalised to you and that remembers your selections and preferences.Excerpt from RunPod's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implicates GDPR Article 6(1)(f) (legitimate interests) and Article 21 (right to object).
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Reliance on legitimate interests as the legal basis for direct marketing and analytics processing requires documented legitimate interests assessments (LIAs) balancing RunPod's interests against data subject rights, and EU and UK users retain the right to object to processing on legitimate interests grounds under GDPR Article 21.
Under the GDPR section of this policy, RunPod relies on legitimate interests to process contact data, demographic data, profile data, device data, online activity data, and communication interaction data for direct marketing and service analytics purposes. EU and UK users have the right to object to this processing by contacting RunPod or through the Prighter Group portal at https://app.prighter.com/portal/19142785727.
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