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The policy authorizes RunPod and its advertising partners to collect device data, online activity data, and other interaction data via cookies and similar technologies to serve interest-based ads, and discloses that this practice may qualify as a 'sale' or 'sharing' of personal information under CCPA and similar state laws. Users can opt out via the Cookie Notice or by emailing dsar@runpod.io.
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This provision requires RunPod to maintain an operational opt-out mechanism for targeted advertising data sharing under CCPA and applicable state laws, and compliance teams should verify that opt-out requests submitted via Cookie Notice or email result in documented cessation of the relevant data flows to advertising partners.
Under this provision, most personal information categories collected by RunPod, including device identifiers, online activity data, demographic data, and inferred data, may be shared with advertising partners for interest-based advertising purposes, with the policy acknowledging this may constitute a CCPA 'sale' or 'sharing.' Users can submit opt-out requests via the Cookie Notice or by emailing dsar@runpod.io.
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"We and our third-party advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your interaction (including the data described in the Tracking technologies section above) with the Service, our communications and other online services over time, and use that information to serve online ads that they think will interest you. This is called interest-based advertising. We may also share information about our users with these companies to facilitate interest-based advertising to those or similar users on other online platforms. While we do not sell personal information for money, like many companies, we use services that help deliver interest-based ads to you as described above. The State Privacy Laws may classify our use of some of these services as 'selling' or 'sharing' your Personal Information with the advertising partners that provide the services.Excerpt from RunPod's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates CCPA (Cal. Civ. Code Section 1798.120 governing opt-out of sale/sharing), Virginia CDPA, and comparable state privacy laws. The FTC Act applies to the accuracy of disclosures regarding data sharing practices. Under GDPR, interest-based advertising requires a valid legal basis; the policy states this processing relies on user consent, which requires operationally effective consent mechanisms for EU and UK users. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The policy's explicit acknowledgment that interest-based advertising services may constitute a CCPA 'sale' or 'sharing' means RunPod must maintain a compliant opt-out mechanism and honor opt-out signals, including Global Privacy Control signals where required by applicable state law. The breadth of data categories shared with advertising partners, spanning device identifiers, online activity, demographic data, transactional data, and inferred data, creates a broad data flow requiring accurate vendor mapping. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California creates the most operationally immediate exposure, as CCPA requires a clear and conspicuous opt-out mechanism and honoring of opt-out requests. Virginia CDPA creates similar opt-out obligations. EU and UK users are subject to GDPR consent requirements for advertising cookies; the policy states consent is the legal basis for interest-based advertising in Europe. Illinois, Colorado, Connecticut, and other states with active privacy frameworks may also require evaluation. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and vendor management teams should confirm that data processing agreements or standard contractual clauses are in place with advertising partners receiving personal information under this provision. The policy references third-party advertising partners but does not name them individually, which may require supplemental data mapping to satisfy GDPR Article 13 or CCPA disclosure completeness requirements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should audit whether the Cookie Notice opt-out mechanism functions as a genuine opt-out for CCPA purposes, including whether Global Privacy Control signals are recognized. Consent records for EU and UK users should be audited to confirm that interest-based advertising is not served absent valid consent. A data flow map documenting which advertising partners receive which personal information categories should be maintained and updated.
This provision requires RunPod to maintain an operational opt-out mechanism for targeted advertising data sharing under CCPA and applicable state laws, and compliance teams should verify that opt-out requests submitted via Cookie Notice or email result in documented cessation of the relevant data flows to advertising partners.
Under this provision, most personal information categories collected by RunPod, including device identifiers, online activity data, demographic data, and inferred data, may be shared with advertising partners for interest-based advertising purposes, with the policy acknowledging this may constitute a CCPA 'sale' or 'sharing.' Users can submit opt-out requests via the Cookie Notice or by emailing dsar@runpod.io.
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