ShareThis Publisher Terms of Use

DATED 2020-07-21 · VERSION 20200806_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20200703_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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3	3	YOUR AFFIRMATIVE ACT OF ACCESSING, USING OR REGISTERING FOR ANY SHARETHIS PUBLISHER APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS ("Terms"). YOU AGREE THAT THESE TERMS HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS A CONTRACT SIGNED IN WRITING.
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5	5	WE URGE YOU TO READ THOSE REVISED TERMS OF USE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE EITHER BASED IN THE EUROPE UNION/EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA AND/OR RECEIVE EUROPEAN WEB TRAFFIC, THESE UPDATED TERMS OF USE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN EUROPE (GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION "GDPR") IMPLEMENTED IN THE EU/EEA ON MAY 25TH2018) AND EXPLAIN SHARETHIS' POSITION, LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING AND GENERAL APPROACH TO THE GDPR.
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7	7	You may not sign-up or use the ShareThis Publisher Applications or Services (described below) if You do not agree.
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9		Updated June 29, 2020
	9	Updated July 21, 2020
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13	13	I. About ShareThis Publisher Applications
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15	15	A publisher ("You" or "Publisher") is the owner and/or operator of a website ("Publisher Site") and desires to use ShareThis Publisher Applications as described below on such Publisher Site. ShareThis, Inc. and its affiliates ("We", "Us," or "ShareThis") makes available to Publishers certain code, applications, graphics (including icons), tools, analytics, widgets, plug-ins and proprietary methods and systems that include, without limitation:
81	81	"We may allow third-party companies, including ad networks, to serve advertisements, providing other advertising services and/or collect certain information when you visit our website. Third-party companies may use pseudonymized personal data (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visit to this website in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. To learn more about Interest-Based Advertising or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit [AboutAds.info/choices](http://optout.aboutads.info/) or [www.networkadvertising.org/choices/](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/).
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83	83	Some third-party companies may also use non-cookie technologies, such as statistical IDs. Please keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these non-cookie technologies, and those browser settings that block cookies may have no effect on such techniques. If the third-party company uses the non-cookie technologies for interest-based advertising, you can opt out at [www.networkadvertising.org/choices](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/). Please note the industry opt out only applies to use for interest-based advertising and may not apply to use for analytics or attribution."
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85	85	8) Adherence to Privacy Standards. You will not (i) use the ShareThis Publisher Applications or Services on child-directed websites or for the purposes of making decisions about a Visitor's eligibility for employment, health care, credit or insurance, or for making decisions solely by automatic means where the decision has a significant effect on the Visitor, or in any way that does or can be used to discriminate against any person, or promote bigotry, racism or harm; (ii) provide to ShareThis any data that falls under any of the sensitive data definitions contained in the Rules, as they may be revised from time to time; for Publishers with EU/EEA Visitors, You shall not collect nor process nor pass any personal sensitive data to ShareThis (defined under GDPR); or (iii) provide to ShareThis any data collected from websites directed to children under the age of 16 or from website Visitors whose age You know to be under the age of 16.
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87		9) Transfers of Personal Data. Usage Data may be transferred on a global basis. To the extent that the provision of the ShareThis Publisher Applications involve any transfers of data (i) subject to data transfer restrictions or requirements under GDPR or any successor legislation; (ii) to countries, jurisdictions or recipients outside the EEA or Switzerland not recognized by the European Commission as ensuring an adequate level of protection pursuant to GDPR or any successor legislation; and (iii) not otherwise subject to an approved transfer mechanism (e.g. Privacy Shield) that provides an adequate level of protection pursuant to GDPR or any successor legislation, such transfers between ShareThis and You are made subject to the terms of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses for controller to controller ("Clauses"), as entered into between ShareThis (acting in its own name and in the name and on behalf of its affiliates) and You (acting in Your own name and in the name and on behalf of Your affiliates). ShareThis and You agree that incorporation of the Clauses into this Terms shall act as a legally-binding execution of the Clauses.
	87	9) Transfers of Personal Data. Usage Data may be transferred on a global basis. To the extent that the provision of the ShareThis Publisher Applications involve any transfers of data (i) subject to data transfer restrictions or requirements under GDPR or any successor legislation; (ii) to countries, jurisdictions or recipients outside the EEA or Switzerland not recognized by the European Commission as ensuring an adequate level of protection pursuant to GDPR or any successor legislation; and (iii) not otherwise subject to an approved transfer mechanism that provides an adequate level of protection pursuant to GDPR or any successor legislation, such transfers between ShareThis and You are made subject to the terms of the [EU Standard Contractual Clauses for controller to controller](https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu/model-contracts-transfer-personal-data-third-countries_en) ("Clauses"), as entered into between ShareThis (acting in its own name and in the name and on behalf of its affiliates) and You (acting in Your own name and in the name and on behalf of Your affiliates). ShareThis and You agree that incorporation of the Clauses into this Terms shall act as a legally-binding execution of the Clauses.
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89	89	VII. Reserved Rights and Restrictions
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91	91	1) Reserved Rights. The content and software offered by or through the ShareThis Publisher Applications and Our Website are owned by Us, our suppliers and/or third parties who post or make available such materials. The ShareThis Applications and Our Website are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties. We and our licensors reserve all rights not specifically granted to You.
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93	93	2) Restrictions on ShareThis Publisher Applications and Our Website. In regards to the ShareThis Publisher Applications and/or Our Website, You shall not: