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We collect data about your interactions with the Services, such as IP address, device information, session details, date and time of requests, device type and ID, operating system and application version...
Category A: Identifiers. Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, driver's license number, passport number... Collected: Yes.
telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.
"When you set your preferences using your settings, we collect that information so that we can respect your preferences.Excerpt from X's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “When you set your preferences using your settings, we collect that information so that we can respect your preferences.”
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