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Advertising Data Collection and Off-Platform Tracking

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What it is

The policy states that X uses user information to serve targeted advertising on and off the X platform, recognizes user devices for ad delivery outside of X, collects data directly from ad partner websites and apps via integrated advertising technology, and combines that data with on-platform user data.

This analysis describes what X'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

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision authorizes off-platform behavioral tracking and data combination across X's advertising network, including collection from third-party websites and apps that integrate X's advertising technology, creating a data profile that extends beyond X's own platform.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Navigate to Privacy and Safety settings in your X account and review the advertising data preferences to adjust off-platform tracking and data combination settings.

If You Do Nothing

If advertising settings are not adjusted, the terms permit X to use on-platform and off-platform behavioral data for targeted advertising on and off X as described.

Cross-platform context

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We use your information to provide our advertising and sponsored content services subject to your settings, which helps make ads on X more relevant to you. We also use this information to measure the effectiveness of ads and to help recognize your devices to serve you ads on and off of X. Some of our ad partners also enable us to collect similar information directly from their website or app by integrating our advertising technology. Information shared by ad partners and affiliates or collected by X from the websites and apps of ad partners and affiliates may be combined with the other information you share with X and that X receives, generates, or infers about you, as described elsewhere in our Privacy Policy.

Excerpt from X's Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR's requirements on lawful basis and transparency for behavioral advertising, the EU ePrivacy Directive's requirements for consent to tracking technologies, and CCPA's provisions on sharing personal information for cross-context …

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC holds enforcement authority over online behavioral advertising practices and the adequacy of consumer disclosure and opt-out mechanisms.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
X Privacy Policy
Entity
X
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
Sept. 14, 2026
Last verified
Sept. 14, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-00030008
Document ID
CA-D-00030
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e863b17b88f36bbbdefb5854dc8618dcecad3ac5ba268f28870dc8f39c55fe72
Analysis generated
September 14, 2026 02:02 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: X
Document: X Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-00030008
Captured: 2026-09-14 02:02:59 UTC
SHA-256: e863b17b88f36bbb…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/x/x-privacy-policy/advertising-data-collection-and-off-platform-tracking/
Accessed: Sept. 14, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does X's Advertising Data Collection and Off-Platform Tracking clause do?

This provision authorizes off-platform behavioral tracking and data combination across X's advertising network, including collection from third-party websites and apps that integrate X's advertising technology, creating a data profile that extends beyond X's own platform.

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