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Salesforce acquires Personal Data about individuals from outside sources—not just from the individuals themselves—and uses it specifically for targeted advertising.
A reader may have their personal identifiers and professional information collected by Salesforce from third-party sources for tailored advertising, without having directly provided that data to Salesforce.
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We receive information about users' activities on and off the Services from third-party partners, such as advertising and market research partners who provide us with information about users' interests in and engagement with our Services and online advertisements.
we may collect and store some information related to those accounts, including: profile information, including userID, username, page name, and/or profile picture; follower and/or subscriber counts; relationship graph...
Where features are available, you may choose to browse certain content in the platform without logging in an account or registering, in which case we may still collect certain Data, including the content you browse, IP address,your interactions with the platform,and associated your device informatio...
"The Personal Data we collect from other sources for the purposes of tailored advertising includes personal identifiers professional or employment-related information...We collect this from third party providers of business contact information...Excerpt from Salesforce's Privacy Statement
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Salesforce acquires Personal Data about individuals from outside sources—not just from the individuals themselves—and uses it specifically for targeted advertising.
A reader may have their personal identifiers and professional information collected by Salesforce from third-party sources for tailored advertising, without having directly provided that data to Salesforce.
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