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The Service is not designed to respond to "do not track" signals sent by some browsers.
There is not a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal; therefore, our website does not respond to browser DNT signals.
We do not respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track signals.
"We currently do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, as there is no standard for how online services should respond to such signals.Excerpt from Starbucks's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We currently do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, as there is no standard for how online services should respond to such signals.”
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