BuzzFeed Privacy Policy

ARCHIVED 2016-11-07, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20161107_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20160901_rev01

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21	21	Some features of the Services allow you to provide content to the Services, such as written comments. All content submitted by you to the Services may be retained by us indefinitely, even after you terminate your account. We may continue to disclose such content to third parties, as described in this Privacy Policy.
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23	23	Information Collected Automatically:
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25	25	We automatically receive and record information from your device or web browser when you interact with the Services. This information may include, your IP address, an ID that we may crate and associate with our content, cookie information, and other details. This information is used for fighting spam/malware, to facilitate collection of data concerning your interaction with the Services (e.g., what links you have clicked on and shared with others, including via email and social media), and to otherwise personalize, improve and continue to operate the Services.
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27		To opt-out of data collection concerning the links you have shared with others, please click [here](https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/optout) We will continue to collect information concerning your other interactions with the Services.
	27	To opt-out of data collection concerning the links you have shared with others, please click [here](https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/) We will continue to collect information concerning your other interactions with the Services.
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29	29	Generally, the Services automatically collect usage information, such as the number and frequency of visitors to the Site or mobile application. We may use this data in aggregate form, that is, as a statistical measure. This type of aggregate data enables us and third parties authorized by us to figure out how often individuals use parts of the Services so that we can analyze and improve them.
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31	31	When you visit the Site, we may also collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services. Because there is not yet a consensus on how companies should respond to web browser-based or other do-not-track ("DNT") mechanisms, we do not respond to web browser-based DNT signals at this time.
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33	33	Location Data: