Samsung shares your personal data with a range of outside companies, including advertisers and analytics firms, some of whom may use your information to show you targeted ads independent of Samsung.
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The clause establishes Samsung's operational practice of distributing user personal information across a defined category of external entities with independent use rights. This creates a data-sharing architecture where multiple third parties maintain separate purposes and controls over shared personal information.
The updated policy expands Samsung's data collection authority to include device registration, verification for repairs, and configuration of device settings. The terms now explicitly state that Samsung may collect card and transaction information if you apply for a Samsung-branded payment card. Samsung clarified that it will only send personalized marketing when you have provided consent, where required by law. The policy removed its previous statement that defective devices are wiped of personal information before analysis; the updated terms now state Samsung will analyze returned defective devices without that explicit pre-analysis data deletion commitment. For US residents, the policy now discloses rights to opt out of sale of personal information, sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising processing, sensitive data collection or processing, and to request lists of third parties receiving your information.
View change record →Your Samsung usage data — including what apps you use, what you watch, and where you go — may be shared with advertising and analytics companies that then use it to target you with ads across the internet, not just within Samsung's platforms.
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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.
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we may use, retain or share information with law enforcement or others in circumstances where a person's vital interests require protection, such as in the case of emergencies.
"We may share your personal information with third parties, including advertising partners, analytics providers, and service providers who perform services on our behalf. We may also share information with business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services. These third parties may use your information for their own purposes, including to show you targeted advertising.Excerpt from Samsung's Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes Samsung's operational practice of distributing user personal information across a defined category of external entities with independent use rights. This creates a data-sharing architecture where multiple third parties maintain separate purposes and controls over shared personal information.
Your Samsung usage data — including what apps you use, what you watch, and where you go — may be shared with advertising and analytics companies that then use it to target you with ads across the internet, not just within Samsung's platforms.
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