California residents can opt out of Slack selling or sharing their personal information for targeted advertising by clicking a link in the Slack website footer, and can also request access, deletion, or correction of their data.
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The CCPA opt-out right is a legally enforceable protection for California residents that limits how Slack can use personal data for commercial purposes beyond service delivery, including potential use for targeted advertising.
California residents have a specific, exercisable right to stop Slack from sharing their personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, which they can trigger by clicking the opt-out link in the Slack website footer.
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"If you are a California resident, you may have additional privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights include the right to know about the personal information collected about you and the purposes for which it is used and shared, the right to delete personal information we have collected from you (with some exceptions), the right to opt out of selling or sharing personal information, the right to correct inaccurate personal information, the right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal information, and the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. To submit a rights request, please visit our Privacy Request page. You can opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by clicking the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link in the footer of our website.Excerpt from Slack's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly implements CCPA as amended by CPRA, enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and the California Attorney General.
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The CCPA opt-out right is a legally enforceable protection for California residents that limits how Slack can use personal data for commercial purposes beyond service delivery, including potential use for targeted advertising.
California residents have a specific, exercisable right to stop Slack from sharing their personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, which they can trigger by clicking the opt-out link in the Slack website footer.
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