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.
Removal of explicit marketing opt-out provision and contact email (privacy@runpod.io) reduces clarity on how users can exercise opt-out rights for promotional communications.
View full change record →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 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.
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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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