The policy authorizes use of personal information to send promotional communications about RunPod products, services, events, and partner offerings, and provides an opt-out mechanism via unsubscribe links or email to privacy@runpod.io.
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This provision authorizes marketing communications that may include partner offerings, extending the use of personal data beyond RunPod's own services, and provides a stated opt-out mechanism that users can exercise at any time.
Previous version had 'Default Consent Denial for Analytics and Advertising' with no excerpt; current version reframes as affirmative marketing communications provision with explicit opt-out mechanism.
View full change record →Under this clause, RunPod may send promotional emails about its own products and those of unnamed partners using account email addresses. Users can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by emailing privacy@runpod.io.
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"We may use your personal information to send you promotional communications, such as information about products, services, and events, offered by us and our partners. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in the message or by contacting us at privacy@runpod.io.— Excerpt from RunPod's RunPod Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Marketing communications engage the CAN-SPAM Act (US), GDPR Article 6 and Recital 47 (legitimate interest or consent for direct marketing), and applicable national ePrivacy laws for EU/EEA recipients. The FTC enforces CAN-SPAM compliance. Where marketing includes partner communications, the lawful basis and consent chain for third-party promotional content requires evaluation under GDPR. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The provision authorizes marketing that includes partner offerings without naming the partners or specifying whether separate consent is obtained for partner-specific communications, which may require evaluation under GDPR consent requirements for third-party marketing. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users may require explicit opt-in consent for marketing communications under national ePrivacy implementations (such as the UK PECR and equivalents). California residents retain CCPA rights regarding use of contact data for marketing. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Marketing platform vendors receiving user email addresses for campaign delivery should be identified as service providers in RunPod's data processing documentation and restricted from using the data for their own purposes. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should verify that the consent basis for marketing to EU/EEA users meets the applicable standard, that partner marketing communications are clearly identified as such in messages, and that opt-out requests are processed promptly as required under CAN-SPAM.
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This provision authorizes marketing communications that may include partner offerings, extending the use of personal data beyond RunPod's own services, and provides a stated opt-out mechanism that users can exercise at any time.
Under this clause, RunPod may send promotional emails about its own products and those of unnamed partners using account email addresses. Users can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or by emailing privacy@runpod.io.
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