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Public profile information is not limited to Venmo's own platform; it is accessible to any third party using Venmo's APIs or integrated services, expanding its potential reach and permanence.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be truncated after 'profile photo...'; additional categories of public profile information may be listed in the full policy that are not present in the excerpt and therefore cannot be stated in the canonical claim.
Information you make public on your Venmo profile, such as your username and profile photo, may be accessed, reshared, or downloaded by third parties through Venmo's APIs or integrated services.
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"Public information may also be seen, accessed, reshared or downloaded through Venmo's APIs or third-party services that integrate with our products. Public information for personal profiles includes your Venmo username, profile photo...Excerpt from Venmo's Privacy Policy
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Public profile information is not limited to Venmo's own platform; it is accessible to any third party using Venmo's APIs or integrated services, expanding its potential reach and permanence.
Information you make public on your Venmo profile, such as your username and profile photo, may be accessed, reshared, or downloaded by third parties through Venmo's APIs or integrated services.
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