BuzzFeed Privacy Policy

DATED 2022-08-16 · VERSION 20221201_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20220901_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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246246To exercise your rights, please complete the form on our Request Portal which can be accessed [here](https://buzzfeed-privacy.my.onetrust.com/webform/a2fdc8ea-c07a-4e1a-9c6e-d481efbe7ce8/852b34f0-af60-481c-a823-8a8ea0b4147e). In order to protect your privacy and that of others, we will ask you to prove your identity before we take any steps in response to a request you have made. If a third party is making a request on your behalf, we will ask them to prove that they have your permission to act for you.
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248248We may contact you to ask you for further information to help you exercise your legal rights or to speed up our response. We will try to respond to requests within one month and we will let you know if we need to take longer, for example because your request is complicated. We may have an overriding lawful basis for processing your personal data, or certain exemptions may apply. If we refuse your request, we will explain why. You may also reach us at [data-privacy@buzzfeed.com](mailto:data-privacy@buzzfeed.com).
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250250### 14.4 Complaints
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252You have the right to complain about data privacy matters to the Information Commissioner's Office ([www.ico.org.uk](https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/www.ico.org.uk)), or the relevant data protection regulator in your country of residence. You can contact the ICO on 0303 123 1113. We invite you to raise your concerns with us first, so that we can try to resolve them.
252You have the right to complain about data privacy matters to the Information Commissioner's Office ([www.ico.org.uk](https://www.ico.org.uk/)), or the relevant data protection regulator in your country of residence. You can contact the ICO on 0303 123 1113. We invite you to raise your concerns with us first, so that we can try to resolve them.
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254254### 14.5 EU Representative
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256256We have appointed IT Governance Europe Limited to act as our EU representative. If you wish to exercise your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) or have any queries in relation to your rights or general privacy matters, please email our Representative at [eurep@itgovernance.eu](mailto:eurep@itgovernance.eu). Please ensure to include our company name in any correspondence you send to our Representative.
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258258## 15\. Privacy Information for California Residents