Runway shares your personal information with advertising and analytics companies in ways that some state laws treat as a 'sale,' even though Runway does not sell data in a traditional commercial sense. You can opt out using the 'Your Privacy Choices' link in the website footer or by enabling Global Privacy Control in your browser.
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The provision clarifies Runway's data sharing practices with advertising and analytics partners while establishing procedural pathways for users to restrict such disclosures under state privacy law frameworks that regulate 'sales' of personal information. The clause addresses technical limitations (cookie blockers) that may interfere with opt-out tool visibility.
Users in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and other listed states have the right to opt out of the data sharing practices described here, which the policy states may constitute a sale under applicable law; the opt-out mechanism is accessible via the website footer, but the policy notes that cookie blockers may prevent the link from appearing, meaning users relying on privacy tools may need to use an alternative method.
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The types of third parties your information may be disclosed to include: our resellers and other sales and advertising partners, retailers, advertisers, ad agencies, advertising networks and platforms, information service providers, fraud monitoring and prevention providers, and publishers.
"While we do not "sell" personal information in the traditional sense, our disclosure of personal information to third-party advertising and analytics partners as described in the section titled "When we disclose the information we collect about you" above may be considered a "sale" subject to these opt-out rights. You can opt out of such disclosures by clicking the "Your Privacy Choices" link on our website footer, or designate an authorized agent to do so on your behalf. Note, if you use a cookie blocker such as Ghostery, it may block visibility of this tool or link, including in your web footer. If you have enabled a legally recognized browser-based opt out preference signal (such as Global Privacy Control) on your browser, we recognize such preference in accordance and to the extent required by applicable law.Excerpt from Runway's Privacy Policy
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The provision clarifies Runway's data sharing practices with advertising and analytics partners while establishing procedural pathways for users to restrict such disclosures under state privacy law frameworks that regulate 'sales' of personal information. The clause addresses technical limitations (cookie blockers) that may interfere with opt-out tool visibility.
Users in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and other listed states have the right to opt out of the data sharing practices described here, which the policy states may constitute a sale under applicable law; the opt-out mechanism is accessible via the website footer, but the policy notes that cookie blockers may prevent the link from appearing, meaning users relying …
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