This provision means your conversation content is not solely governed by Poe's privacy policy; it may also be processed by external AI companies whose data practices and retention policies differ and are not fully disclosed within Poe's own policy.
Meta
· Meta Platform Policy
The audit right establishes Meta's operational authority to inspect developer applications and systems for policy compliance. This mechanism enables Meta to monitor adherence to platform requirements across its developer ecosystem without requiring advance notice or consent conditions.
This clause establishes a data-sharing framework between WhatsApp and its corporate affiliates, enabling cross-company use of information for service improvement and marketing purposes. The provision expands the scope of entities with authorized access to information beyond WhatsApp itself to include the broader Facebook corporate group.
The policy authorizes broad data sharing across the entire Meta family, meaning information you generate on WhatsApp may inform advertising and content personalization on Facebook and Instagram even though WhatsApp itself does not show ads.
This provision connects WhatsApp user data to Meta's broader advertising and analytics infrastructure, meaning information about your WhatsApp activity may inform experiences on Facebook or Instagram even if you do not use those services.
This clause creates a data sharing infrastructure across the Meta corporate ecosystem, enabling consolidated use of user information across multiple platforms and services. The provision establishes the operational basis for cross-platform data utilization without requiring separate user consent for each sharing instance.
The clause establishes operational integration across Meta's service ecosystem by authorizing cross-company data flows and coordinated use of user information. This structure enables consolidated approaches to infrastructure, security, and product development across multiple Meta platforms and services.
This provision involves collection of photographic images of users, which may constitute biometric information or biometric identifiers under laws such as the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and similar state statutes, even where Epic asserts the purpose is limited to mesh generation rather than identification. The legal classification of facial scan data used for mesh generation under applicable biometric privacy frameworks is not resolved by the policy's assertion of non-identification purpose.
Microsoft
· Microsoft Services Agreement (Legacy)
The provision creates a contractual mechanism linking the Services Agreement to the separate Microsoft Privacy Statement, establishing that data practices disclosed in the Privacy Statement form part of the operative terms governing the service relationship.
This definition determines which entities are authorized to access user data and provide integrated services under the LinkedIn User Agreement. By designating Microsoft and its subsidiaries as Affiliates, the provision establishes the scope of the corporate group operating under a unified data governance framework.
This provision establishes the institutional mechanism for intra-corporate data distribution across LinkedIn's affiliated corporate structure. The authorization to combine data across services expands the datasets available for service development and personalization across the LinkedIn service portfolio.
Microsoft
· Microsoft Services Agreement (Legacy)
The license enables Microsoft to perform core service functions including content storage, sharing at user direction, processing when content is combined with other services, and reformatting for display and transmission. The clause establishes the operational scope within which Microsoft may handle user-submitted content.
The clause establishes a data sharing framework that extends access to user personal data beyond LinkedIn to affiliated entities within the Microsoft corporate structure, creating a consolidated data environment across multiple service platforms.
Microsoft
· Microsoft Services Agreement (Legacy)
This clause establishes the operational basis and conditions under which Microsoft may unilaterally access and disclose user information without prior notice or consent, defining the scope of information handling authority the company reserves in its service delivery and legal compliance functions.
This provision implements age-gating and consent requirements that establish the agreement's applicability based on user age. The terms condition service access on age verification and, for minors under 18, on obtaining parental authorization before use.
Meta
· Meta Terms of Service
This provision establishes the contractual eligibility criteria for account access and allocates consent obligations between minors and their guardians. It implements age-verification and parental-consent mechanisms as conditions for service use.
TikTok
· TikTok Terms of Service
The provision implements age-gating controls and creates a bifurcated service structure with differential feature availability based on age verification. This establishes operational procedures for account management, feature restriction, and enforcement when age requirements are not met.
BeReal
· BeReal Terms of Service
The clause creates an eligibility threshold that conditions service access on age verification and, in certain jurisdictions, parental authorization. This establishes the legal basis for the service provider to enforce age-gated access and determine user eligibility.
BeReal
· BeReal Terms of Service
The provision implements regulatory compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and establishes age-gating as a condition of service access. It allocates responsibility for age verification and parental consent to the user at account creation.
xAI
· xAI Terms of Service
The agreement acknowledges that certain features may produce outputs involving coarse language, sexual situations, or violence, and places responsibility on parents to monitor use and configure data controls for teenage users.
The clause establishes age-based eligibility criteria and creates an operational mechanism for account termination based on age verification. For users under 18, it establishes parental consent as a condition of account validity under the Terms.
Google
· Google Terms of Service
This provision allocates responsibility for terms acceptance to the parental or legal guardian entity when the primary user is a minor, establishing a contractual chain of authority. It also establishes that individual Google services may impose stricter age thresholds than the minimum stated in the primary terms.
The clause implements age-based access controls to comply with child protection regulations, particularly COPPA requirements in the United States and equivalent age-of-digital-consent laws in other jurisdictions. This requirement structures the legal relationship between the entity and its user base by establishing enforceable age thresholds for service eligibility.
This age restriction serves as an eligibility threshold for service access and aligns with regulatory requirements under children's online privacy statutes. The provision establishes Threads' operational scope regarding covered user populations.
Minecraft
· Minecraft End User License Agreement
This clause places the legal responsibility for minors' account terms on parents, but does not specify how Mojang or Microsoft verifies parental consent, which is critical under COPPA for children under 13.
TikTok
· TikTok Community Guidelines
COPPA compliance is a statutory obligation under federal law that materially constrains how the platform operates with respect to users under 13. The provision's operational significance lies in its establishment of verifiable parental consent procedures and restricted data practices that differ substantially from standard account operations.
This is an absolute prohibition with no carve-outs, and violation constitutes both a policy breach justifying immediate termination and potential criminal liability under applicable law in most jurisdictions.
TikTok
· TikTok Community Guidelines
The platform's policies for users under 13 and users aged 13-17 determine what data is collected from minors, what content they can access, and what parental controls are available, which has significant implications under COPPA and equivalent laws globally.
TikTok
· TikTok Community Guidelines
The provision operationalizes TikTok's legal obligations to implement age-appropriate safeguards and data handling practices for users under 13, establishing a framework for differential application of platform policies based on user age classifications.
This provision operationalizes Discord's compliance obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts data collection from children under 13. The clause establishes Discord's procedural response framework for addressing inadvertent collection and third-party reporting of potential violations.