Privacy Policy

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DATED 2026-08-11 · VERSION 20260812_rev01 · FIRST CAPTURED VERSION

What changed, in plain language

Photobucket's privacy policy was rewritten for its rebranded "Groupsy" app, replacing the old Private/Public/Shareable album system with a personal Library and invite-only Groups. Most content-license changes favor users — the old "perpetual, irrevocable, transferable" license over private uploads is gone, and the company now promises in writing it will never sell your content or use your photos to train AI. But the update also quietly adds three new ways your information can reach outside companies: vendors that tag your photos, WhatsApp/Meta integrations, and sharing your email with affiliates and social platforms. It also deletes the list of specific purposes cookies are used for, and puts the FaceFinder face-search feature behind the paid Plus Plan.

Changes that may affect you

Outside companies can now handle your photos for taggingMATERIAL
DATA SHARING

A new sentence lets Photobucket hire other companies to tag your images or process the data attached to them. Your photos were previously described as only being stored and served back to you. The policy limits this to running and improving the service and says it is not for identifying people, but your pictures can now pass through vendors you have no relationship with.

“We may engage service providers to perform limited image tagging or metadata processing on Content solely to provide and improve the Services.”

What you can do — If you don't want vendors handling your photos, ask what tagging services are used by emailing support@photobucket.com, and consider deleting content you don't want processed.

Your email address can be sent to affiliates and social media platformsMATERIAL
DATA SHARING

Photobucket added a new reason to share your email with outside partners: to keep it off marketing lists run by affiliates and social platforms on its behalf. Even though the purpose is to reduce ads you see, it means your email address is being uploaded to advertising and social media companies.

“to suppress your email address from affiliate and social platform marketing efforts on our behalf”

What you can do — Ask to be removed from Photobucket's mailing lists by emailing support@photobucket.com.

WhatsApp and Meta connections addedMATERIAL
DATA SHARING

The policy now names WhatsApp and Meta as services the app can link to. When you use those links, information can flow to Meta, and Photobucket says plainly that it does not control what those companies do with it and that its privacy policy does not cover them.

“The Services may include functionality that allows certain kinds of interactions between the Services and your account on a Third Party Service, including WhatsApp and Meta integrations.”

What you can do — Avoid connecting your Groupsy account to WhatsApp or Meta if you don't want data flowing to them, and read Meta's privacy policy before you do.

The list of what cookies are used for was deletedMINOR
DATA COLLECTION

The old policy said cookies were used for four specific things and disclosed that a third party sometimes ran re-marketing (ad retargeting). Those details are gone. Cookie use is no longer tied to a stated list, so there's less to hold the company to and less transparency about ad tracking.

“**Cookies.** A cookie is a file placed on a device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information on your device.”

What you can do — Use the cookie settings on the site to reject non-essential cookies, and clear cookies in your browser.

Removed the statement that a photo of a face is biometric informationMINOR
OTHER

The definition used to say clearly that a photograph of someone's face counts as biometric information, not just a faceprint made from it. That example was cut in the same update that added third-party photo tagging, which makes it less clear how your face photos are treated when vendors process them. The broader definition it illustrated is still there.

“"Biometric Information" refers to data that depict or describe physical, biological, or behavioral traits, characteristics, or measurements of or relating to an identified or identifiable person's body.”

What you can do — Read the linked Biometric Information Privacy Policy, which the company says still governs how face data is handled.

Rules for older uploads became vaguerMINOR
CONTENT LICENSE

The old policy promised that content uploaded before the effective date stayed under the license terms from when you uploaded it. Now it only says such content "may be subject to" those terms. The section explaining that pre-2024 public albums stay public for Legacy Free Accounts was also dropped, so long-time users have less clarity about who can see and use their older photos.

“User Uploaded Content stored in legacy accounts prior to the Effective Date of these policies may be subject to the license terms in effect at the time of upload.”

What you can do — If you have photos from before 2024, email support@photobucket.com to ask in writing which license terms and privacy setting apply to them.

FaceFinder is now paid-only and limited to GroupsMINOR
OTHER

The on-device face-search feature now requires a Plus Plan subscription and only searches photos inside your Groups — your personal Library is excluded. If you used it on a free plan or for your own library, you would need to pay or lose access to that function.

“Photobucket offers an optional on-device FaceFinder Feature, available exclusively to Plus Plan subscribers”

What you can do — If you rely on FaceFinder, check whether your current plan is a Plus Plan before your photos are reorganized into Groups.

Changelog

  1. ± CHANGEDApp rebranded to "Groupsy"; printing and hosting dropped from service list

    The app is now called Groupsy instead of Photobucket, and the described services swap "printing" and "hosting" for "group collaboration." The company is still Photobucket.com, Inc.

    Photobucket application ("App") or other services, such as photo and video sharing, storage, printing, hosting and digitization services provided by Photobucket.com to you

    Groupsy application ("App"), and other services provided by Photobucket.com to you, such as photo and video sharing, storage, group collaboration, and digitization services

  2. + ADDEDOutside vendors may now tag and process your photos

    A brand-new paragraph says Photobucket can hire other companies to do "image tagging or metadata processing" on your content. The policy says this is not for identifying people, but it does mean your photos and the data attached to them can now be handled by third parties.

    We may engage service providers to perform limited image tagging or metadata processing on Content solely to provide and improve the Services. This processing is not performed for the purpose of identifying individuals, and these service providers do not receive or generate Biometric Information for identification purposes.

  3. ± CHANGEDWhatsApp and Meta integrations named as connected services

    The third-party section now specifically calls out WhatsApp and Meta as services the app can connect to. Using those connections can send your information to those companies, and Photobucket says it does not control what they do with it.

    The Services may include functionality that allows certain kinds of interactions between the Services and your account on a Third Party Service.

    The Services may include functionality that allows certain kinds of interactions between the Services and your account on a Third Party Service, including WhatsApp and Meta integrations.

  4. ± CHANGEDYour email address can be shared with affiliates and social platforms

    Photobucket added a new reason it may hand your email address to outside partners: to "suppress" it from marketing run for them by affiliates and social media platforms. The stated goal is to stop you seeing certain ads, but it still means your email goes to those ad platforms.

    we may make information available to specific business partners, sponsors, or service providers for the purpose of providing you the Services and complying with applicable laws

    to suppress your email address from affiliate and social platform marketing efforts on our behalf

  5. ± CHANGEDThe old perpetual, irrevocable license over private uploads is gone

    Under the old policy, content you marked "Private" was covered by a license that never expired and could be handed to someone else. The new Library license is narrower: it only exists to run the service for you, and it ends when you delete the content (apart from backups and legally required copies).

    you granted us a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to: copy, stream, post, display, publicly perform, and reproduce the Private User Uploaded Content

    When you upload Content to your Library, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, stream, post, display, and reproduce your Library Content solely to offer the Services to you. This license terminates upon your valid deletion of the applicable Library Content, subject to backup and legal retention obligations.

  6. ± CHANGEDPrivate/Public/Shareable albums replaced by Library and Groups

    The whole album system is redescribed. Content now goes either to your private personal Library or to a Group, which the policy calls a private, invite-only space. The old license for "Public" content, which included the right to distribute it and make derivative works, is gone.

    You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to: copy, convey, distribute, stream, post, publicly display (e.g., post it elsewhere), reproduce Public User Uploaded Content, and create derivative works solely as necessary to provide, display, and optimize the Services

    **Group Content.** "Group Content" refers to User Uploaded Content uploaded to a Group. Groups are private, invite-only spaces. When you upload Content to a Group, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, stream, post, display, publicly perform, and reproduce your Group Content solely to offer our Services to you and Group Members.

  7. + ADDEDNew promise: no selling your content and no AI training

    Photobucket added an explicit commitment not to sell, lease, trade, license or profit from your uploads or biometric data, and never to use your photos or videos to train AI.

    Photobucket does not sell, lease, trade, license, or otherwise profit from User Uploaded Content or Biometric Information. We will never use your photos or videos to train artificial intelligence.

  8. ± CHANGEDRules for older uploads are now vaguer

    The old policy stated flatly that content uploaded before the effective date kept the license terms from when it was uploaded. The new version says such content "may be subject to" those terms. The explanation that pre-2024 public albums stay public for Legacy Free Accounts was deleted entirely.

    For User Uploaded Content uploaded prior to the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, the license terms in effect at the time of upload continue to govern.

    User Uploaded Content stored in legacy accounts prior to the Effective Date of these policies may be subject to the license terms in effect at the time of upload.

  9. ± CHANGEDFaceFinder is now a paid feature, limited to Groups

    The on-device face-search tool is now only for Plus Plan subscribers, and it only searches photos in your Groups — not your personal Library. The policy also adds a clearer way to withdraw consent by deleting a face with the pencil icon.

    Photobucket offers an optional on-device FaceFinder Feature.

    Photobucket offers an optional on-device FaceFinder Feature, available exclusively to Plus Plan subscribers, that allows you to identify and organize photos within your Groups by the faces appearing in them, using on-device processing that you initiate and control.

  10. − REMOVEDDeleted the list of what cookies are used for

    The old policy listed the four specific things cookies were used for and mentioned that a third party sometimes provided re-marketing (ad retargeting) services. All of that is gone, so cookie use is no longer tied to a stated list of purposes.

    We use cookies in the following ways: (a) to track how you use our Services; (b) to record whether you have seen specific messages we display on our Services; (c) to keep you signed in to our Services; and (d) to record your answers to surveys and questionnaires on our Services while you complete them. We may use a third party to provide us with re-marketing services from time to time.

  11. − REMOVEDExample of what counts as biometric information removed

    The definition used to spell out that a photo of someone's face, as well as a faceprint made from it, both count as biometric information. That example was cut, though the broader definition it illustrated remains.

    By way of example, both a photograph of a person's face and a facial recognition template, embedding, faceprint, or other data that encode measurements or characteristics of the face depicted in the photograph constitute Biometric Information.

  12. ± CHANGEDStronger wording on biometric data and company sales

    "License" was added to the list of things Photobucket promises not to do with biometric information, and any company that buys Photobucket must now follow the Biometric Information Privacy Policy too, not just this privacy policy.

    Photobucket does not sell, lease, trade, or otherwise profit from Biometric Information.

    provided that the receiving entity will comply with this Privacy Policy and the Biometric Information Privacy Policy

  13. − REMOVEDWarnings and disclaimers about shared content removed

    Several passages disappeared: the caution that content marked "Private" or shared by link could still be seen by others, and the matching statements that Photobucket took no responsibility for what third parties do with content that becomes public. You lose the warning, but Photobucket also drops those particular disclaimers.

    Once your information enters the public domain, we have no control over what any individual third party may do with it. We accept no responsibility for their actions at any time.

  14. ± CHANGEDAccount tiers renamed

    "Free Tier Account" is now "Free Plan Account" and "Paid Account" is now "Plus Plan Account." Legacy Free Accounts keep their name.

    Free Tier Account, Legacy Free Account, and Paid Account

    Free Plan Account, Legacy Free Account, and Plus Plan Account

  15. ± CHANGEDFormatting, terminology, and housekeeping edits

    Section headings were converted to markdown, "Device" was lowercased throughout, "album" became "Group" and "Group Album Invitees" became "Group Members," retention factors were turned into bullets, and minor lines were trimmed (a note about statutory storage of contracts and business letters, advice to close your browser, and advice to print a copy of the policy). The effective date moved to August 11, 2026.

    Effective Date: April 13, 2026

    Effective Date: August 11, 2026

Full text changes

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1Effective Date: April 13, 2026
1Effective Date: August 11, 2026
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3This Privacy Policy is accessible on Photobucket.com, Inc.'s ("Photobucket," "we," "our," or "us") website ("Site"), Photobucket application ("App") or other services, such as photo and video sharing, storage, printing, hosting and digitization services provided by Photobucket.com to you (the Site, App, and services individually and collectively, the "Services").
3This Privacy Policy is accessible on Photobucket.com, Inc.'s ("Photobucket," "we," "our," or "us") website ("Site"), Groupsy application ("App"), and other services provided by Photobucket.com to you, such as photo and video sharing, storage, group collaboration, and digitization services (the Site, App, and services individually and collectively, the "Services").
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55We understand that your privacy is very important to you, and it is equally important to us. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of what information we collect or you provide when you use our Services, what we may do with that information, and certain choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. Except as set out below, we do not share, sell, or disclose to a third party any information collected through our Services. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com).
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71\. COVERAGE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
7## 1\. COVERAGE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
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99This Privacy Policy covers our use and treatment of any information that you share with us, that we collect from you, or that we share with you in connection with your use of our Services. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Photobucket does not own or control, including but not limited to any third-party domains, websites, tools, services, and applications ("Third Party Services") that you elect to access through the Services, access the Services through, or to individuals that we do not manage or employ.
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112\. YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
11## 2\. YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
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1313When you use our Services, including when you search and view images, ask us to provide you more information about our Services, create an Account (defined in our Terms of Use) on our Site, log into your Account, upload Content (defined below), store Content, buy a product or service from us, or otherwise agree to our [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service), a contract is formed between you and us. By using our Services or interacting with us either online or offline, you agree to this Privacy Policy, our [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service), our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy), and the terms of any agreement between you and Photobucket related to the Services (collectively "Agreements"). As your use of the Services is an agreement to the terms of each of these Agreements, please read each of the Agreements. By using the Services you also agree to our collection, use, and disclosure practices, and other activities as described in this Privacy Policy.
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1515Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meanings set forth in the Terms of Use or, where applicable, the Biometric Information Privacy Policy.
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1717If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please:
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1919- Do not start using the Services or discontinue use if you have already started.
2020- Do not submit any Personal Information (defined below) or User Uploaded Content (defined below).
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22If you agreed to a prior version of this Privacy Policy and do not agree to the current terms, please click [here](https://my.photobucket.com/photobucket-account-deletion-step1) to terminate your Account and delete your User Uploaded Content and Personal Information, or contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com). We delete all of your Account information, including your User Uploaded Content and Personal Information, within thirty (30) days from the date we receive your deletion request, except as required by applicable law, regulation, or legal process, to resolve disputes, prevent fraud or abuse, or as otherwise permitted by this Privacy Policy. Additionally, residual copies may remain in our backup systems for a limited period and will be deleted in the ordinary course. However, if you do so, you will not be able to use our Services in the future other than to search for other users' images as a Site visitor.
22If you agreed to a prior version of this Privacy Policy and do not agree to the current terms, please click [here](https://my.photobucket.com/photobucket-account-deletion-step1) to terminate your Account and delete your User Uploaded Content and Personal Information, or contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com). We delete all of your Account information, including your User Uploaded Content and Personal Information, within thirty (30) days from the date we receive your deletion request, except as required by applicable law, regulation, or legal process, to resolve disputes, prevent fraud or abuse, or as otherwise permitted by this Privacy Policy. Additionally, residual copies may remain in our backup systems for a limited period and will be deleted in the ordinary course. If you do so, you will not be able to use our Services in the future other than to search for other users' images as a Site visitor.
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243\. DEFINITIONS AND WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
24## 3\. DEFINITIONS AND WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE
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2626To provide the Services and to tailor your experience with the Services, Photobucket collects certain information as defined in this Privacy Policy.
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28Biometric Information
28### Biometric Information
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30**Definition.** "Biometric Information" refers to data that depict or describe physical, biological, or behavioral traits, characteristics, or measurements of or relating to an identified or identifiable person's body. Biometric Information includes, but is not limited to, depictions, images, descriptions, or recordings of an individual's facial features, iris or retina, finger or handprints, voice, genetics, or characteristic movements or gestures (e.g., gait or typing pattern). Biometric Information also includes data derived from such depictions, images, descriptions, or recordings, to the extent that it would be reasonably possible to identify the person from whose information the data had been derived. By way of example, both a photograph of a person's face and a facial recognition template, embedding, faceprint, or other data that encode measurements or characteristics of the face depicted in the photograph constitute Biometric Information. There are different definitions for biometric information, or biometric data, under different state laws. This definition is based on the Federal Trade Commission's Policy Statement on Biometric Information and is broader than certain legal definitions. Where applicable law defines biometric data more narrowly, those legal definitions control for purposes of compliance with that law.
30**Definition.** "Biometric Information" refers to data that depict or describe physical, biological, or behavioral traits, characteristics, or measurements of or relating to an identified or identifiable person's body. Biometric Information includes, but is not limited to, depictions, images, descriptions, or recordings of an individual's facial features, iris or retina, finger or handprints, voice, genetics, or characteristic movements or gestures (e.g., gait or typing pattern). Biometric Information also includes data derived from such depictions, images, descriptions, or recordings, to the extent that it would be reasonably possible to identify the person from whose information the data had been derived. This definition is based on the Federal Trade Commission's Policy Statement on Biometric Information and is broader than certain legal definitions. Where applicable law defines biometric data more narrowly, those legal definitions control for purposes of compliance with that law.
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32**Biometric Information Collection and Use.** Photobucket stores and processes User Uploaded Content, which may contain Biometric Information, solely to provide the Services requested by you. Photobucket acts only as a storage provider and does not independently analyze User Uploaded Content to identify individuals or extract biometric identifiers. Photobucket does not collect, use, store, or disclose your Biometric Information outside of the User Uploaded Content you store on our Services. Photobucket does not sell, lease, trade, or otherwise profit from Biometric Information. Please refer to our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy) for additional information about how we handle Biometric Information.
32**Biometric Information Collection and Use.** Photobucket stores and processes User Uploaded Content, which may contain Biometric Information, solely to provide the Services requested by you. Photobucket acts only as a storage provider and does not independently analyze User Uploaded Content to identify individuals or extract biometric identifiers. Photobucket does not sell, lease, trade, license, or otherwise profit from Biometric Information. Photobucket does not collect, use, store, or disclose your Biometric Information outside of the User Uploaded Content you store on our Services. Please refer to our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy) for additional information about how we handle Biometric Information.
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34On-Device FaceFinder
34### On-Device FaceFinder Feature (Plus Plan)
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36Photobucket offers an optional on-device FaceFinder Feature. All processing associated with this feature occurs entirely on your Device. Photobucket does not collect, receive, store, or process any facial recognition data or Biometric Information generated by the FaceFinder Feature on its servers or in the cloud. Because no such data is transmitted to or received by Photobucket, this data does not constitute "Accumulated Information" and is not subject to the data collection, use, or sharing provisions of this Privacy Policy. Please refer to our Biometric Information Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use for a full description of the FaceFinder Feature.
36Photobucket offers an optional on-device FaceFinder Feature, available exclusively to Plus Plan subscribers, that allows you to identify and organize photos within your Groups by the faces appearing in them, using on-device processing that you initiate and control. This identification is performed by you, on your own device, for your own organizational purposes, and does not involve Photobucket identifying individuals. All processing associated with this feature occurs entirely on your device. Photobucket does not collect, receive, store, or process any facial recognition data or Biometric Information generated by the FaceFinder Feature on its servers or in the cloud. Because no such data is transmitted to or received by Photobucket, this data does not constitute "Accumulated Information" and is not subject to the data collection, use, or sharing provisions of this Privacy Policy. FaceFinder searches only photos and videos stored within your Groups; content in your personal Library is not included in FaceFinder results. Please refer to our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy) and the Terms of Use for a full description of the FaceFinder Feature.
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38**Consent for the FaceFinder Feature.** The first time you choose to use the FaceFinder Feature on a given Device, you will be presented with an in-application consent modal explaining how the feature works. You must affirmatively consent before the feature is enabled. You may withdraw your consent at any time through controls available within the application. Because all facial recognition processing occurs on your Device, any Biometric Information generated by this feature remains under your control. For additional details regarding consent, control, and data handling for this feature, please refer to our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy).
38**Consent for the FaceFinder Feature.** The first time you choose to use the FaceFinder Feature on a given device, you will be presented with an in-application consent modal explaining how the feature works. You must affirmatively consent before the feature is enabled. You may withdraw your consent at any time through controls available within the application, including by deleting a particular face by clicking on the pencil icon next to the applicable person's face. Because all facial recognition processing occurs on your device, any Biometric Information generated by this feature remains under your control.
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40Comments and Reactions
40### Comments and Reactions
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42When you post a comment or reaction to content within an album, that comment or reaction is treated as User Uploaded Content and is subject to this Privacy Policy and the [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service). Comments and reactions you post may be visible to other users with access to the same album, including Group Album Invitees. Photobucket may retain comment and reaction data in accordance with our data retention practices described in Section 13.
42When you post a comment or reaction to content within a Group, that comment or reaction is treated as User Uploaded Content and is subject to this Privacy Policy and the [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service). Comments and reactions you post may be visible to other users with access to the same Group, including Group Members. Photobucket may retain comment and reaction data in accordance with our data retention practices described in Section 13.
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44Account Types
44### Account Types
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46Photobucket offers the following types of Accounts, each subject to the terms and eligibility requirements described in the Terms of Use: Free Tier Account, Legacy Free Account, and Paid Account. The information you provide when creating or using any Account type is subject to this Privacy Policy.
46Photobucket offers the following types of Accounts, each subject to the terms and eligibility requirements described in the Terms of Use: Free Plan Account, Legacy Free Account, and Plus Plan Account. The information you provide when creating or using any Account type is subject to this Privacy Policy.
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48Content
48### Content
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5050**Definition.** "Content" refers to creative expressions, including, but not limited to, video, audio, music, still or moving photographs, images, illustrations, animations, logos, tools, written posts, replies and comments, information, data, text, software, scripts, executable files, and graphics, any of which may be generated, provided, or otherwise made accessible on or through the Services. Content also includes User Uploaded Content.
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52Device Information
52### Device Information
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54Photobucket may collect certain information about your Device, including information about the device you use to access the Services, your web browser, your requests to our servers for web pages and other content on our Site, your geographical location, your IP address, your time zone, your internet service provider, your mobile device, and, where applicable, cookies and similar technologies that are installed on your Device.
54Photobucket may collect certain information about your device, including information about the device you use to access the Services, your web browser, your requests to our servers for web pages and other content on our Site, your geographical location, your IP address, your time zone, your internet service provider, your mobile device, and, where applicable, cookies and similar technologies that are installed on your device.
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5656As you use the Services, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to the Services, the software you use to browse our Site, and how you interact with the Services. We use this information in aggregate, on an anonymous basis, to assess the popularity of the webpages on our Site and our performance in providing services to our members. We also use this anonymous information to help us make decisions on where and how we can improve and enhance our Services.
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5858Note that if combined with other information we know about you from previous visits, this information could potentially be used to identify you personally, even if you are not signed into your Account on our Site, but this is uncommon. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information."
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6060**Device Information Collection and Use.** Device Information may be collected using the following methods:
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62- **Browser Fingerprinting.** We may collect and analyze information from your Device, including but not limited to your operating system, plug-ins, system fonts, and other data, for the purpose of identification.
63- **Cookies.** A cookie is a file placed on a Device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information on your Device. Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies, where applicable, which may include HTTP cookies, HTML5 cookies, Flash cookies, and other types of cookie technology to store information on local storage. We use cookies that are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use. Many web browsers allow you to prevent, limit, or delete cookies. If you do not allow the use of cookies through your browser settings or choose not to use them, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our Services. We use cookies in the following ways: (a) to track how you use our Services; (b) to record whether you have seen specific messages we display on our Services; (c) to keep you signed in to our Services; and (d) to record your answers to surveys and questionnaires on our Services while you complete them. We may use a third party to provide us with re-marketing services from time to time.
62- **Browser Fingerprinting.** The collection and analysis of information from your device, including but not limited to your operating system, plug-ins, system fonts, and other data, for the purpose of identification.
63- **Cookies.** A cookie is a file placed on a device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information on your device. Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies, where applicable, which may include HTTP cookies, HTML5 cookies, Flash cookies, and other types of cookie technology to store information on local storage. We use cookies that are placed by software that operates on our servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use. Many web browsers allow you to prevent, limit, or delete cookies. If you do not allow the use of cookies through your browser settings or choose not to use them, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our Services.
6464- **Embedded Scripts.** An embedded script is programming code that is designed to collect information about your interactions with the Services, such as the links you click on.
6565- **ETag, or entity tag.** An ETag or entity tag is a feature of the cache in browsers. It is an opaque identifier assigned by a web server to a specific version of a resource found at a URL.
66- **Recognition Technologies.** Technologies, including application of statistical probability to data sets, which attempt to recognize or make assumptions about users and Devices (e.g., that a user of multiple Devices is the same user).
66- **Recognition Technologies.** Technologies, including application of statistical probability to data sets, which attempt to recognize or make assumptions about users and devices (e.g., that a user of multiple devices is the same user).
6767- **Web Beacons.** A Web Beacon is a small tag (which may be invisible to you) that may be placed on our Services' pages and messages.
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69**Cookie Consent and Controls.** Where required by applicable law (including the EU ePrivacy Directive and UK PECR), we will seek your consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies on your device. When you first visit our Services from a jurisdiction requiring consent, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner through which you can accept, reject, or customize your cookie preferences. You may update your preferences at any time through the cookie settings controls available on our Site. Please note that declining certain cookies may limit the functionality of some features of the Services.
69**Cookie Consent and Controls.** Where required by applicable law (including the EU ePrivacy Directive and UK PECR), we will seek your consent before placing non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies on your device. When you first visit our Services from a jurisdiction requiring consent, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner through which you can accept, reject, or customize your cookie preferences. You may update your preferences at any time through the cookie settings controls available on our Site.
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71Payment Information
71### Payment Information
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7373**Definition.** Payment Information refers to credit card numbers, debit card numbers, financial account numbers, transaction details, and additional forms of payment.
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7575**Collection and Use.** Your Payment Information is never taken by us or transferred to us either through our Services or otherwise. Our employees and contractors never have access to it. At the point of payment, you are transferred to a secure page on the website of our payment gateway partners. Their pages may be branded to look like a page on our Services but are not controlled by us. They are regulated by stringent credit card privacy laws as well as the rules of Visa®, Mastercard®, American Express®, Discover®, etc.
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77Personal Information
77### Personal Information
7878
7979**Definition.** You may submit information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, title, address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, country, state, country of residence, or business operation ("Personal Information").
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8181**Collection and Use.** Personal Information may come from collected data or Voluntary Information (defined below). We may collect this information when you:
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8383- Request information from us via forms or emails;
8484- Contact us regarding a question, concern (such as reporting copyright infringement), or inquiry, such as when you make inquiries concerning our Services;
85- Register and create an Account (e.g., on the Photobucket website or Photobucket App);
85- Register and create an Account (e.g., on the Groupsy website or Groupsy App);
8686- Sign up or request to be placed on our mailing and/or email marketing lists;
87- Upload User Uploaded Content on or through the Photobucket website or Photobucket App; or
87- Upload User Uploaded Content on or through the Groupsy website or Groupsy App; or
8888- Otherwise interact with the Services or our representatives.
8989
90User Uploaded Content
90### User Uploaded Content
9191
92**Definition.** Our Services allow you to upload the most commonly-used image and video files. These image files and video files, both in their native uploaded form and any subsequently edited version stored with the Services, are referred to individually and collectively as "User Uploaded Content." User Uploaded Content may be Private User Uploaded Content (defined below), Public User Uploaded Content (defined below), or Sharable User Uploaded Content (defined below). When uploading Content or other Personal Information, it is up to you to satisfy yourself about the privacy level of every person who might use it. Once your information enters the public domain, we have no control over what any individual third party may do with it. We accept no responsibility for their actions at any time. Please note that User Uploaded Content, in addition to being subject to this Privacy Policy, is also governed by our [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service) and our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy).
92**Definition.** Our Services allow you to upload the most commonly-used image and video files to your personal Library or to a Group. These image files and video files, both in their native uploaded form and any subsequently edited version stored with the Services, are referred to individually and collectively as "User Uploaded Content." When uploading Content or other Personal Information, it is up to you to satisfy yourself about the privacy level of every person who might use it. Please note that User Uploaded Content, in addition to being subject to this Privacy Policy, is also governed by our [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service) and our [Biometric Information Privacy Policy](https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy).
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94**Private User Uploaded Content.** In the past versions of Services offered by Photobucket, a Subscriber with an Account could mark any album with User Uploaded Content they uploaded as "Private" ("Private User Uploaded Content"). Although we created measures to protect your privacy, please be aware that just because something is marked "Private" does not mean that only the people you invite will see it in all instances. For example, individuals may still be able to find the direct URL for a photo or through other search mechanisms, and then share or link to it outside the Services. If you share Private User Uploaded Content from the Services or provide someone with a direct link to Private User Uploaded Content, others may be able to see it, even if you marked it "Private" according to the past versions of the Services. We are not responsible for any shared Private User Uploaded Content that has been shared after being marked as "Private."
94**Library Content.** "Library Content" refers to User Uploaded Content stored in your personal Library, which is your private personal photo and video storage. When you upload Content to your Library, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, stream, post, display, and reproduce your Library Content solely to offer the Services to you. This license terminates upon your valid deletion of the applicable Library Content, subject to backup and legal retention obligations.
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96For User Uploaded Content uploaded prior to the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, the license terms in effect at the time of upload continue to govern. For User Uploaded Content uploaded on or after the Effective Date, the license terms set forth in the current Terms of Use apply.
96**Group Content.** "Group Content" refers to User Uploaded Content uploaded to a Group. Groups are private, invite-only spaces. When you upload Content to a Group, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to copy, stream, post, display, publicly perform, and reproduce your Group Content solely to offer our Services to you and Group Members. This license terminates upon your valid deletion of the applicable Group Content, subject to backup and legal retention obligations. Any prior sharing of such content with Group Members may continue to be accessible to recipients notwithstanding deletion.
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98**Private User Uploaded Content Use.** When you uploaded Content you marked as "Private," you granted us a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to: copy, stream, post, display, publicly perform, and reproduce the Private User Uploaded Content so that we may offer the Services to you and to others at your request (e.g., image sharing and hosting by you) as well as other rights set forth herein.
98**Legacy Content.** User Uploaded Content stored in legacy accounts prior to the Effective Date of these policies may be subject to the license terms in effect at the time of upload. For User Uploaded Content uploaded on or after the Effective Date, the license terms set forth in the current Terms of Use apply. If you have questions about the status of legacy content, please contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com).
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100**Public User Uploaded Content.** The past versions of Services offered by Photobucket allowed you to upload and share images and information that, by doing so and marking such albums "Public," you intended others to interact with, including by: (a) tagging, describing, or commenting on images, whether hosted by you or someone else; (b) making comments on a forum; or (c) clicking an icon next to another user's image or comment to convey agreement, disagreement, or thanks. This content is referred to as "Public User Uploaded Content." The concept of "Public" from the past versions of Services offered by Photobucket no longer exists for new uploads of User Uploaded Content as of February 6, 2024. User Uploaded Content or albums in the current version of the Services that were Public User Uploaded Content prior to February 6, 2024, remains Public for Legacy Free Accounts. User Uploaded Content uploaded as of February 6, 2024, is not Public User Uploaded Content.
100Photobucket does not sell, lease, trade, license, or otherwise profit from User Uploaded Content or Biometric Information. We will never use your photos or videos to train artificial intelligence.
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102**Public User Uploaded Content Use.** We will store your Public User Uploaded Content and will use it for the purpose of providing our Services to you and, where applicable, to other users or recipients as directed by you or enabled by the Services. You grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to: copy, convey, distribute, stream, post, publicly display (e.g., post it elsewhere), reproduce Public User Uploaded Content, and create derivative works solely as necessary to provide, display, and optimize the Services, whether in print or any kind of electronic version that exists now or is later developed. The law in areas such as data privacy is continually changing. If you notice something amiss, please contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com), and we will review and remedy the issue as appropriate. This license extends to backup copies and legally required retention for so long as such copies or retention obligations exist, and shall otherwise terminate upon your valid deletion of the applicable User Uploaded Content, subject to the foregoing exceptions. Any prior sharing of such content by you or at your direction may continue to be accessible to recipients notwithstanding deletion.
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104**Sharable User Uploaded Content.** Albums and User Uploaded Content in the current version of the Services that were uploaded from a Paid Account are not Public User Uploaded Content because they are shareable instead of Public ("Sharable User Uploaded Content"). Public User Uploaded Content prior to February 6, 2024, for Paid Accounts was converted to Shareable User Uploaded Content as of February 6, 2024, because in the current version of the Services, albums with User Uploaded Content can be shared by creating a link. This link can be viewed by those with access to it and can also be password protected. These links are referred to as "Sharing Links." Although we created measures to protect your privacy, please be aware that just because something is accessible through a Sharing Link does not mean that only the people you invite will see it in all instances. We are also not responsible for any shared User Uploaded Content that has been shared with a Sharing Link under the current version of the Services.
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106**Sharable User Uploaded Content Use.** When you upload Content to the versions of our Services introduced on February 6, 2024 or later, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to: copy, stream, post, display, publicly perform, and reproduce the Sharable User Uploaded Content solely to offer the Services to you and to others at your request (e.g., image sharing and hosting by you). This license extends to backup copies and legally required retention for so long as such copies or retention obligations exist, and shall otherwise terminate upon your valid deletion of the applicable User Uploaded Content, subject to the foregoing exceptions. Any prior sharing of such content by you or at your direction may continue to be accessible to recipients notwithstanding deletion.
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108102**Voluntary Information.** There may be times where you provide information, including Personal Information, about yourself voluntarily through emails, customer support requests, or other means of communicating with us. We refer to this information as "Voluntary Information."
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110104The Device Information, Personal Information, and Voluntary Information discussed in this Privacy Policy is collectively referred to as "Accumulated Information." Biometric Information is not included in the definition of Accumulated Information.
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1124\. ADDITIONAL USES OF INFORMATION
106## 4\. ADDITIONAL USES OF INFORMATION
113107
114108In addition to the uses outlined above, we use Accumulated Information for the following purposes:
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116110- We use Device Information to assist us with screening for potential risk and fraud and to improve and optimize our Services.
117111- We use Personal Information to contact you, when necessary, to send you reminders and to provide you information and notices about the Service, to send you notice of updates to any of our Agreements, and to provide commercial and marketing information about our Services and related services.
118112- We use Voluntary Information to provide the Services.
119113- We use Voluntary Information to communicate with you, to screen use of the Services for potential risk or fraud, and to provide you with information or advertising related to our products or services in line with your user preferences.
120114- We use Voluntary Information to respond and communicate with you related to the subject matter of the submitted Voluntary Information.
121- We share your Accumulated Information with third parties to help us use your Accumulated Information, as described above. For example, we may use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use our Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Accumulated Information here: [https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/](https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/). You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
122- We may also share Accumulated Information to enforce our terms, policies, and legal agreements, and to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, to enforce our terms of use and legal notices, as required or permitted by law, or to otherwise protect our rights or property. We shall have no duty to notify you of disclosures required for compliance with law.
123- We may use third-party storage or service provider companies to perform some functions addressed herein, including the processing of data related to Accumulated Information.
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116We share your Accumulated Information with third parties to help us use your Accumulated Information, as described above. For example, we may use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use our Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Accumulated Information here: [https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/](https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/). You can also opt out of Google Analytics here: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
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118We may engage service providers to perform limited image tagging or metadata processing on Content solely to provide and improve the Services. This processing is not performed for the purpose of identifying individuals, and these service providers do not receive or generate Biometric Information for identification purposes.
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120We may also share Accumulated Information to enforce our terms, policies, and legal agreements, and to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant, or other lawful request for information we receive, to enforce our terms of use and legal notices, as required or permitted by law, or to otherwise protect our rights or property. We shall have no duty to notify you of disclosures required for compliance with law.
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122We may use third-party storage or service provider companies to perform some functions addressed herein, including the processing of data related to Accumulated Information.
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125124We do not expose Accumulated Information to the public or third parties except in the limited circumstances set forth in this Privacy Policy.
126125
1275\. WITH WHOM YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED
126## 5\. WITH WHOM YOUR INFORMATION IS SHARED
128127
129128We never share Personal Information we receive from you unless (a) we have your permission to share that information; (b) we have given you prior notice, including through this Privacy Policy, that the information will be shared and with what recipient or category of recipients; (c) that information is aggregate information or other information that does not identify you; or (d) to respond to judicial process and provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety, as permitted by law, or otherwise as required by law.
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131130We will share your Accumulated Information with our customers, service providers, and other third parties ("Third Party Providers"), if necessary, to fulfill the purposes for collecting the information. For example, if you decide to order a print of one of your images and click on the button or link that initiates the "handoff" to our third-party print partner, we will provide user and image information to them to assist you in the ordering process. Third Party Providers use Accumulated Information solely for the purposes of providing services to us so we can provide our Services to you. Third Party Providers are expected to commit to protect your privacy as required under the applicable law and this Privacy Policy.
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133Photobucket does not sell, lease, or otherwise disclose Biometric Information for commercial purposes. Photobucket does not share any data generated by the on-device FaceFinder Feature with third parties. Because facial recognition processing for this feature occurs entirely on your Device and no Biometric Information is transmitted to Photobucket, no such data is available for Photobucket to share. Your comments and reactions, as well as those of other users, may be visible to users with access to the same album, as described in the Comments and Reactions subsection of Section 3 above.
132Photobucket does not sell, lease, trade, license, or otherwise disclose Biometric Information for commercial purposes. Photobucket does not share any data generated by the on-device FaceFinder Feature with third parties. Because FaceFinder processing occurs entirely on your device and no Biometric Information is transmitted to Photobucket, no such data is available for Photobucket to share. Your comments and reactions, as well as those of other users, may be visible to users with access to the same Group, as described in the Comments and Reactions subsection of Section 3 above.
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1356\. THIRD PARTY SERVICES
134## 6\. THIRD PARTY SERVICES
136135
137The Services may include functionality that allows certain kinds of interactions between the Services and your account on a Third Party Service. The use of this functionality may involve the third-party site providing information to us or us providing information to that third party. For example, we may provide links on the Services to facilitate sending a communication from the Services, or we may use third parties to facilitate emails or postings to social media (like a "Share" or "Forward" button). We do not have control over these technologies or the data that these parties obtain. Accordingly, this Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of these third parties.
136The Services may include functionality that allows certain kinds of interactions between the Services and your account on a Third Party Service, including WhatsApp and Meta integrations. The use of this functionality may involve the third-party site providing information to us or us providing information to that third party. We do not have control over these technologies or the data that these parties obtain. Accordingly, this Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of these third parties.
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139We also may provide links to allow third parties to process credit card and/or electronic payments. These third parties may retain any information used or provided in any such communications or activities and these third parties' practices are not subject to our Privacy Policy. We may not control or have access to your communications through these third parties. Further, when you use Third Party Services, you are using their services and not our Services and they, not Photobucket, are responsible for their practices. You should read the applicable third-party privacy policies before using such Third Party Services on or through our Service.
138We also may provide links to allow third parties to process credit card and/or electronic payments. These third parties may retain any information used or provided in any such communications or activities and these third parties' practices are not subject to our Privacy Policy. Further, when you use Third Party Services, you are using their services and not our Services and they, not Photobucket, are responsible for their practices. You should read the applicable third-party privacy policies before using such Third Party Services on or through our Service.
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1417\. REMOVAL OF UPLOADED CONTENT AND TRANSFER OF ACCUMULATED INFORMATION
140## 7\. REMOVAL OF UPLOADED CONTENT AND TRANSFER OF ACCUMULATED INFORMATION
142141
143We reserve the right to report any Content that you upload and to share Accumulated Information in connection with reporting such Content if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such Content is illegal or abusive or may violate any third-party rights. Additionally, a merger, acquisition, or any other structural change will require us to transfer your Accumulated Information and User Uploaded Content (including Content that could contain your Biometric Information) to another entity, as part of the structural change, provided that the receiving entity will comply with this Privacy Policy. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or any other structural change, you agree that the rights you transfer to us will be transferable to the receiving entity.
142We reserve the right to report any Content that you upload and to share Accumulated Information in connection with reporting such Content if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such Content is illegal or abusive or may violate any third-party rights. Additionally, a merger, acquisition, or any other structural change will require us to transfer your Accumulated Information and User Uploaded Content (including Content that could contain your Biometric Information) to another entity, as part of the structural change, provided that the receiving entity will comply with this Privacy Policy and the Biometric Information Privacy Policy. In the event of a merger, acquisition, or any other structural change, you agree that the rights you transfer to us will be transferable to the receiving entity.
144143
1458\. EMAIL LISTS
144## 8\. EMAIL LISTS
146145
147Photobucket maintains email lists to keep interested parties informed about our company, events, products, services, support, and more. We do not sell the addresses on our list, but we may make information available to specific business partners, sponsors, or service providers for the purpose of providing you the Services and complying with applicable laws.
146Photobucket maintains email lists to keep interested parties informed about our company, events, products, services, support, and more. We do not sell the addresses on our list, but we may make information available to specific business partners, sponsors, or service providers for the purpose of providing you the Services, to suppress your email address from affiliate and social platform marketing efforts on our behalf, and complying with applicable laws.
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149148You automatically join our email list when you provide your email in connection with the Services. To be removed from a mailing list, simply contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com).
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1519\. OPTING OUT
150## 9\. OPTING OUT
152151
153152At any time, you can unsubscribe from our mailing lists or newsletters by emailing us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com). At any time, you can stop using the Services. Termination of your Account is subject to the terms and conditions in this Privacy Policy and Photobucket's [Terms of Use](https://photobucket.com/legal/terms-of-service). If you disagree with the terms of this Privacy Policy and wish to opt out, please email us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com) or click [here](https://my.photobucket.com/photobucket-account-deletion-step1). Photobucket is not responsible or liable for your inability to use the Services or any feature or part of the Services as a result of your choice not to provide certain Accumulated Information.
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15510\. AGGREGATED AND ANALYTICAL INFORMATION
154## 10\. AGGREGATED AND ANALYTICAL INFORMATION
156155
157156We use anonymous, statistical, or aggregated information and will share it with our partners for legitimate business purposes. We will share your Accumulated Information only subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy or subject to your prior agreement.
158157
15911\. ACCESSING, UPDATING, OR DELETING YOUR ACCUMULATED INFORMATION
158## 11\. ACCESSING, UPDATING, OR DELETING YOUR ACCUMULATED INFORMATION
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161If you find that the information on your Account is not accurate, complete, or up to date, please provide us the necessary information to correct it at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com). At any time, you can contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com) and request to access the Accumulated Information that we keep about you. We may keep all information in an offline form, for archival purposes or as otherwise required by law. We will ask you to provide us certain credentials to make sure that you are who you claim to be and, to the extent required under applicable law, will make good-faith efforts to locate your Accumulated Information that you request to access. You may send us a request at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com) if you wish for us to delete your Personal Information. Provided there is no legal basis that requires us to retain it, we will delete your Personal Information within thirty (30) days of the receipt of your request. Such a deletion may make it impossible for you to continue using the Services.
160If you find that the information on your Account is not accurate, complete, or up to date, please provide us the necessary information to correct it at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com). At any time, you can contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com) and request to access the Accumulated Information that we keep about you. We may keep all information in an offline form, for archival purposes or as otherwise required by law. We will ask you to provide us certain credentials to make sure that you are who you claim to be and, to the extent required under applicable law, will make good-faith efforts to locate your Accumulated Information that you request to access.
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16312\. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
162You may send us a request at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com) if you wish for us to delete your Personal Information. Provided there is no legal basis that requires us to retain it, we will delete your Personal Information within thirty (30) days of the receipt of your request. Such a deletion may make it impossible for you to continue using the Services.
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164## 12\. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
165
165166We are a company headquartered in the United States of America, but our Services may be accessed in any country where it is legal to do so. If you are located outside the United States, the information that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored and processed at, a destination in the United States. By submitting information, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing.
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167168From time to time, we will make operational decisions which will have an impact on the Services we provide. We make sure that our data hosting service providers provide us with adequate confidentiality and security commitments. If you are a resident in a jurisdiction where transfer of your Accumulated Information to another jurisdiction requires your agreement, then you provide us your express and unambiguous agreement to such transfer. You can contact our privacy team at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com) for further information about data transfer.
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16913\. DATA RETENTION AND YOUR RIGHTS
170## 13\. DATA RETENTION AND YOUR RIGHTS
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171172When you use the Services and/or provide Accumulated Information through the Services, numerous factors influence how long we will keep your Personal Information. For example, we will keep your Personal Information while you have an Account with us or while we are providing Services to you. We will also keep your Personal Information to comply with any legal (statutory, contractual, tax, etc.) obligations. Different retention periods apply for different types of Personal Information. The following factors typically affect the retention period:
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173**Necessity for the provision of our Services.** This includes things such as creating an Account with you, maintaining and improving the performance of our Services, keeping our systems secure, and maintaining appropriate business and financial records. Most retention periods are determined on the basis of this general rule.
174- **Necessity for the provision of our Services.** This includes things such as creating an Account with you, maintaining and improving the performance of our Services, keeping our systems secure, and maintaining appropriate business and financial records. Most retention periods are determined on the basis of this general rule.
175- **Consent-based processing of Personal Information.** If we process Personal Information on the basis of consent (including consent to extended storage), we store the information for as long as necessary in order to process it according to your consent.
176- **Statutory, contractual, or other similar obligations.** We may be required to retain information for certain periods of time pursuant to applicable laws or official orders (e.g., for legal compliance, tax, accounting, or auditing purposes), or to detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activity on Groupsy. We also may retain Personal Information relating to pending or future legal disputes.
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175**Consent-based processing of Personal Information.** If we process Personal Information on the basis of consent (including consent to extended storage), we store the information for as long as necessary in order to process it according to your consent.
176
177**Statutory, contractual, or other similar obligations.** We may be required to retain information for certain periods of time pursuant to applicable laws or official orders (e.g., for legal compliance, tax, accounting, or auditing purposes), or to detect and prevent fraudulent or illegal activity on Photobucket. We may also retain Personal Information relating to pending or future legal disputes. Personal information contained in contracts, notifications, and business letters may be subject to statutory storage obligations. We store the data for as long as necessary to comply with these obligations.
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179178We will not retain your Personal Information for longer than necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. If you would like your Personal Information or User Uploaded Content deleted, please email [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com). Upon our receipt of your request, deletion will occur within thirty (30) days.
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18114\. SECURITY
180## 14\. SECURITY
182181
183182We endeavor to protect the security and integrity of information we collect to ensure it is kept private. We and our hosting services implement systems, applications, and procedures to secure your Accumulated Information, to minimize the risks of theft, damage, loss of information, or unauthorized access or use of information; however, we cannot guarantee the security of any information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of your information at any time.
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185Your access to some of our Services and content may be password protected. We recommend using a combination of numbers, symbols, and lower and upper case letters to create a secure password. We recommend that you refrain from disclosing your username(s) and password(s) to anyone. We also recommend that you sign out of your Account or the Services at the end of each session. You may also wish to close your browser window when you have finished your work, especially if you share a computer with someone else or if you are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.
184Your access to some of our Services and content may be password protected. We recommend using a combination of numbers, symbols, and lower and upper case letters to create a secure password. We recommend that you refrain from disclosing your username(s) and password(s) to anyone. We also recommend that you sign out of your Account or the Services at the end of each session.
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18715\. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
186## 15\. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
188187
189188The Services are intended for Authorized Users who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, or the minimum age required in their jurisdiction, whichever is higher, as described in our Terms of Use. Protecting the privacy of children is important to us. The Services are not directed to individuals who do not meet the minimum age requirements set forth in our Terms of Use, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone who does not meet those requirements. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received Personal Information from an underage user, we will delete such information from our records promptly. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe your child has provided Personal Information to us without meeting the minimum age requirement, please contact us at [support@photobucket.com](mailto:support@photobucket.com).
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19116\. STATE SPECIFIC LAWS
190## 16\. STATE SPECIFIC LAWS
192191
193192Please read the information in our Regional Privacy Disclosures Notice page [here](https://content.photobucket.com/regional-laws.pdf) for additional regional disclosures for residents of specific U.S. states.
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19517\. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR PEOPLE IN EUROPE
194## 17\. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR PEOPLE IN EUROPE
196195
197196Please read the information in our Regional Privacy Disclosures Notice page [here](https://content.photobucket.com/regional-laws.pdf) for additional regional disclosures for residents of the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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19918\. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
198## 18\. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
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201As necessary, we will update this Privacy Policy. When we update this Privacy Policy, we will give you notice through procedures such as: displaying a pop-up on our Site indicating that an updated Privacy Policy is in effect, displaying an alert icon next to the Privacy Policy, displaying a post on our home page, and through on-Site messaging. If we make material updates to this Privacy Policy, we may let you know by sending an email to the email address you provided to us when creating your Account. By using the Services, you indicate your understanding and acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy posted at the time of your use. We advise you to print a copy for your records. This Privacy Policy supersedes all prior versions of the Photobucket Privacy Policy. The current version will always be available on Photobucket's website and through the Services.
200As necessary, we will update this Privacy Policy. When we update this Privacy Policy, we will give you notice through procedures such as: displaying a pop-up on our Site indicating that an updated Privacy Policy is in effect, displaying an alert icon next to the Privacy Policy, displaying a post on our home page, and through on-Site messaging. If we make material updates to this Privacy Policy, we may let you know by sending an email to the email address you provided to us when creating your Account. By using the Services, you indicate your understanding and acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy posted at the time of your use. This Privacy Policy supersedes all prior versions of the Photobucket Privacy Policy. The current version will always be available on our website and through the Services.
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20319\. ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS
202## 19\. ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS
204203
205204This Privacy Policy is not assignable, transferable, or sublicensable by you except with Photobucket's prior written consent. Photobucket may assign this Privacy Policy in whole or in part at any time without your agreement. For example, Photobucket may assign this Privacy Policy without your consent to: (i) a subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) an acquirer of Photobucket's equity, business, or assets; or (iii) a successor by merger.
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