RunPod operates a referral program that offers credit bonuses to new users, which likely involves collecting referral identifiers and linking new account data to referring users.
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Referral programs can involve sharing of personal identifiers between users or with third-party referral tracking systems, which may not be obvious to participants.
Interpretive note: This provision is inferred from the referral program UI elements visible in the page HTML; no explicit privacy policy language about referral data was available due to document truncation.
If you sign up through a RunPod referral link, information about your account creation may be linked to the referring user and processed as part of the referral credit system, the specific data practices of which cannot be confirmed without the full policy text.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Referral program data processing implicates GDPR lawful basis requirements if referral link identifiers are used to track individuals across sessions, as such tracking may constitute processing of personal data.
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Referral programs can involve sharing of personal identifiers between users or with third-party referral tracking systems, which may not be obvious to participants.
If you sign up through a RunPod referral link, information about your account creation may be linked to the referring user and processed as part of the referral credit system, the specific data practices of which cannot be confirmed without the full policy text.
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