The policy states that for mobile application users who have granted location permission in device settings, Squarespace collects precise location information as part of Site Usage Information. This permission is dependent on the user's device-level settings.
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This provision discloses that precise location data is collected via mobile apps when device settings permit, and that this data is categorized as Site Usage Information, which the policy authorizes for use in advertising, service customization, security, and disclosure to vendors including advertising partners.
Under this clause, mobile app users who have enabled location permissions at the device level will have their precise location collected and used as part of Site Usage Information, including for advertising and service customization purposes. Users can control this collection by modifying location permissions in their device settings.
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Compare across platforms →"Site Usage Information : Technical browsing or other information from your use of the Services or, where you are an End User, from your visits to Customers' sites. This includes IP addresses, preferences, web pages you visited prior to coming to our or our Customers' sites, information about your browser, network or device (such as browser type and version, operating system, internet service provider, preference settings, unique device IDs and language and other regional settings) and information about how you interact with the Services and, if you are an End User, with our Customers' sites (such as timestamps, clicks, scrolling, browsing times, searches, transactions, referral pages, load times, and problems you may encounter, such as loading errors). If you're using one of our mobile applications, Site Usage Information could also include your precise location information if your mobile device settings authorize us to collect this information.Excerpt from Squarespace's Privacy Policy
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This provision discloses that precise location data is collected via mobile apps when device settings permit, and that this data is categorized as Site Usage Information, which the policy authorizes for use in advertising, service customization, security, and disclosure to vendors including advertising partners.
Under this clause, mobile app users who have enabled location permissions at the device level will have their precise location collected and used as part of Site Usage Information, including for advertising and service customization purposes. Users can control this collection by modifying location permissions in their device settings.
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