Opera Privacy Statement

ARCHIVED 2025-02-01, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20250201_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20241128_rev01

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158	158	Just like any other third-party website you might access, use of any search engine is subject to the terms of service and privacy policy offered by the specific search engine provider. Some of the web search services available in the Application may be provided by partners of CodeFuel Ltd. including, for example, bing.com. For information on the web search services data collection, please visit the search provider's privacy policy.
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160	160	### Personalized Ads & Profiling
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162	162	Based on data such as IP address, hashed user ID, and your general location, some of our Applications serve targeted ads. These ads are provided by our monetization partners. You can always adjust your personalized ad choices in the application's "Settings" menu or through your operating system's settings.
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164		As noted in our [End User License Agreements](https://legal.opera.com/eula) and [Terms of Service](https://legal.opera.com/terms), our applications are generally provided for free and as such are ad-supported. Collecting this information helps us offset the costs of our business and helps provide a more personalized experience for the user.
	164	As noted in our End User License Agreements for [computers](https://www.opera.com/legal/eula-computers), [mobiles](https://www.opera.com/legal/eula-mobile) and [Terms of Service](https://www.opera.com/legal/terms), our applications are generally provided for free and as such are ad-supported. Collecting this information helps us offset the costs of our business and helps provide a more personalized experience for the user.
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166	166	We may also combine this data with other elements - including categories of websites you search and visit, device information (model, release date, device IDs, hardware specifications, operating system, etc.), and categories of ads you have clicked on in our products - to build a better understanding of what our users are interested in. We do not log or store your entire browsing history for this purpose. Instead we simply make a record of whether you have visited certain categories of websites based on the domains of pages you visit and mix it with other data (which might depend on which application you use, and may include page loads, number of SpeedDial clicks, whether you have ad blocker enabled or not, etc.) to make an informed guess about whether you are interested in broad categories of interests (such as sports, gaming, news, etc.). We then add this basic profile to other data, such as your general location (country or city) in order to enable our advertising partners to target their ads to groups of users who might be interested in their products and services. We do not share your personal interests or browsing history with anyone. We retain this data for up to one year after which it is deleted automatically.
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168	168	We process this data based on your consent. If you would like to view your options, or to withdraw your consent, please visit the settings menu of the application you are using.
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170	170	Purpose: Improving our products and services, monetization.