The policy authorizes Verizon to share personal information with service providers, advertising companies, and business partners that assist in service delivery and advertising operations. Service providers are stated to be restricted from using personal information for their own marketing, while advertising company sharing is disclosed as a distinct category.
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
This provision establishes the contractual framework for third-party data sharing with advertising partners, which is directly relevant to CCPA/CPRA sale and sharing definitions and to the adequacy of consumer opt-out rights for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Interpretive note: The policy does not enumerate specific advertising or analytics partners, and whether particular data flows constitute a sale or sharing under CCPA/CPRA depends on contractual and operational details not fully described in the policy text.
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 →Current version explicitly restricts third-party service providers from using data for their own marketing purposes and separates advertising company sharing from other data sharing; severity downgraded from high to medium.
View full change record →This provision discloses that Verizon shares personal information with advertising companies and service providers, with stated restrictions on service provider use for independent marketing. Under CCPA/CPRA, sharing personal information with advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising may constitute sharing subject to opt-out rights.
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"We may share information about you with others outside of Verizon. We share information with service providers and partners. We share personal information with companies that help us provide services to you. These companies may not use personal information for their own marketing purposes. We may share information about you with advertising companies we work with.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the contractual framework for third-party data sharing with advertising partners, which is directly relevant to CCPA/CPRA sale and sharing definitions and to the adequacy of consumer opt-out rights for cross-context behavioral advertising.
This provision discloses that Verizon shares personal information with advertising companies and service providers, with stated restrictions on service provider use for independent marketing. Under CCPA/CPRA, sharing personal information with advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising may constitute sharing subject to opt-out rights.
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