Verizon shares your personal data with a range of third parties including advertisers, service providers, and companies with legal demands, and some of these third parties may use your data for their own marketing purposes.
This analysis describes what Verizon's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
Third-party sharing for the recipient's own advertising purposes goes beyond typical service provider sharing and may constitute a 'sale' or 'sharing' of personal information under applicable state privacy laws, triggering opt-out rights.
Interpretive note: Whether specific third-party sharing arrangements constitute a 'sale' under applicable state law depends on the presence of valuable consideration and the operational relationship with each recipient, which is not fully specified in the policy.
The updated policy removes four instances of opt-out guidance that previously directed Verizon Community users to a 'Your Privacy Choices' page. This removal eliminates a disclosed method for managing privacy preferences within that service. Verizon Community users will no longer have this specific instruction in the published policy to locate opt-out controls.
View change record →The updated policy expands the stated uses of your information. Verizon now explicitly reserves the right to use data to determine your eligibility for employment-related discounts, Verizon Dollars rewards, and service discounts; to assess your creditworthiness and payment risk; and to contact you with marketing offers from partners. The policy previously stated these uses more narrowly or did not list them as discrete purposes. You can review Verizon's privacy choices pages to manage some data uses, including opt-out mechanisms for prescreening and industry-wide credit opt-out options.
View change record →Your personal data may be shared with companies that use it for their own marketing and advertising purposes, not just to help Verizon deliver services; this sharing is subject to opt-out rights under California and other state privacy laws.
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we may use, retain or share information with law enforcement or others in circumstances where a person's vital interests require protection, such as in the case of emergencies.
Third-party apps use data from Gemini consistent with their own privacy policies and terms.
"We may share information about you with third parties, including companies that help us provide our services, companies that use information about you for their own advertising and marketing purposes, companies that provide services on behalf of Verizon, and other companies when required by law or to protect Verizon's rights.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Sharing personal data with third parties for their own advertising purposes may constitute a 'sale' or 'sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising' under CPRA, triggering mandatory opt-out rights and disclosure obligations.
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Third-party sharing for the recipient's own advertising purposes goes beyond typical service provider sharing and may constitute a 'sale' or 'sharing' of personal information under applicable state privacy laws, triggering opt-out rights.
Your personal data may be shared with companies that use it for their own marketing and advertising purposes, not just to help Verizon deliver services; this sharing is subject to opt-out rights under California and other state privacy laws.
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