X receives information about you from third-party sources, including advertisers, data partners, and other users, which it combines with data collected on the platform.
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The clause establishes X's data collection infrastructure through third-party partnerships, enabling the service to incorporate external data sources into its user profiles and advertising systems without requiring direct data collection from users on those external platforms.
X supplements the data it collects from you with information from external data brokers and advertising partners, creating a more comprehensive profile that you have limited ability to review or correct.
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"Our ad and business partners share information with us such as browser cookie IDs, X-generated identifiers, mobile device IDs, hashed user information like email addresses, demographic or interest data, and content viewed or actions taken on a website or app.— Excerpt from X's X Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes X's data collection infrastructure through third-party partnerships, enabling the service to incorporate external data sources into its user profiles and advertising systems without requiring direct data collection from users on those external platforms.
X supplements the data it collects from you with information from external data brokers and advertising partners, creating a more comprehensive profile that you have limited ability to review or correct.
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