“We don't personalize ads based on sensitive categories, such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health.”
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This establishes a stated restriction on a particularly intrusive form of ad targeting, offering users a degree of assurance that sensitive personal attributes are not used for ad personalization.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'such as' indicates the listed categories are examples, not an exhaustive list, but the canonical claim preserves those examples as stated.
Ads you see on Waze will not be personalized based on sensitive categories such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health.
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"We don't personalize ads based on sensitive categories, such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health.Excerpt from Waze's Privacy Policy
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This establishes a stated restriction on a particularly intrusive form of ad targeting, offering users a degree of assurance that sensitive personal attributes are not used for ad personalization.
Ads you see on Waze will not be personalized based on sensitive categories such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health.
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