The policy states that Verizon obtains credit, demographic, and interest information about customers from third-party companies, supplementing data collected directly from users and through network operations.
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This provision establishes that Verizon augments its customer data profiles with externally sourced credit, demographic, and interest information from unspecified third parties; the scope of these data purchases and the identity of source companies are not specified, creating data mapping and consent verification obligations under CCPA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and applicable state privacy laws.
Interpretive note: The provision does not specify which third-party companies supply credit, demographic, or interest data, the permissible purposes for which credit data is used, or the frequency of data acquisition, limiting assessment of FCRA and state law applicability.
Under this provision, the agreement discloses that Verizon supplements customer data with credit, demographic, and interest information obtained from external companies. Customers seeking to understand or limit the use of externally sourced data in their Verizon profile may review available choices through the Privacy Dashboard.
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Compare across platforms →"We also obtain information about you from other companies, such as credit, demographic and interest information.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy (Summary)
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The acquisition of credit information from third parties may engage the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which imposes permissible purpose requirements on the use of consumer report data; compliance teams should assess whether …
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This provision establishes that Verizon augments its customer data profiles with externally sourced credit, demographic, and interest information from unspecified third parties; the scope of these data purchases and the identity of source companies are not specified, creating data mapping and consent verification obligations under CCPA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and applicable state privacy laws.
Under this provision, the agreement discloses that Verizon supplements customer data with credit, demographic, and interest information obtained from external companies. Customers seeking to understand or limit the use of externally sourced data in their Verizon profile may review available choices through the Privacy Dashboard.
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