The notice states that Zendesk and advertising partners use cookies, pixels, and tracking tags to collect browser type, OS, page visit data, duration, and referring URL, and use this data for cross-device recognition and personalized advertising.
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This provision authorizes cross-device tracking and personalized advertising based on cookie and pixel data, which engages ePrivacy Directive consent requirements for EU users and CPRA opt-out rights for California residents regarding sharing for behavioral advertising purposes.
Under these terms, Zendesk and its advertising partners place tracking technologies on Zendesk properties that collect browsing behavior, device, and browser information and use it for cross-device recognition and personalized advertising. The agreement states that users can manage cookie preferences through the Zendesk cookie preference center.
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"We and our third-party partners use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar tracking technologies on our websites and in our emails to collect and store certain information when you use or interact with our services or open our emails. These technologies may be used to collect information such as browser type, operating system, pages visited, time and duration of visit, referring URL, and other information about your use of our websites. We and our advertising partners use this information to recognize you across different browsers and devices, to provide personalized advertising, and to analyze our marketing efforts.— Excerpt from Zendesk's Zendesk Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cookie-based tracking for advertising engages the ePrivacy Directive and national implementations (including UK PECR), requiring prior informed consent for non-essential cookies in EU and UK jurisdictions. GDPR Article 6 governs the lawful basis for processing personal data collected via cookies. CPRA requires opt-out mechanisms for sharing data with advertising partners via tracking technologies. EU supervisory authorities, the UK ICO, and the California Privacy Protection Agency are the primary enforcement authorities. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The use of pixels and tags by advertising partners alongside Zendesk's own cookies creates a layered data collection environment where individual partner practices may not be fully disclosed in the notice itself, which may create transparency gaps under GDPR and CPRA. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA and UK users have the strongest consent-based rights regarding non-essential cookies. California residents have opt-out rights for cross-context behavioral advertising enabled by these technologies. Jurisdictions with strict tracking consent requirements, such as Germany and France, may impose heightened obligations on cookie banner implementation. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations embedding Zendesk widgets or directing users to Zendesk-hosted properties should assess whether Zendesk's cookie consent mechanisms satisfy their own regulatory obligations, particularly if their user base includes EU/EEA or UK residents. Vendor assessments should include review of Zendesk's cookie disclosure and consent infrastructure. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should verify that Zendesk's cookie preference center provides granular consent options meeting GDPR and ePrivacy standards, and that consent records are maintained appropriately. Organizations should also assess whether embedding Zendesk tools on their own properties requires disclosure of Zendesk's tracking practices in their own cookie policies.
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This provision authorizes cross-device tracking and personalized advertising based on cookie and pixel data, which engages ePrivacy Directive consent requirements for EU users and CPRA opt-out rights for California residents regarding sharing for behavioral advertising purposes.
Under these terms, Zendesk and its advertising partners place tracking technologies on Zendesk properties that collect browsing behavior, device, and browser information and use it for cross-device recognition and personalized advertising. The agreement states that users can manage cookie preferences through the Zendesk cookie preference center.
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