ShareThis Data Privacy
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| 1 | ###### ShareThis Data Privacy | |
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| 3 | ## We Take Data Privacy & Security Seriously | |
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| 5 | ShareThis has implemented numerous safeguards and industry best practices to ensure we are meeting the highest standards of data quality. | |
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| 7 | ## ShareThis data is based on real time, consented observation of user behavior across the open web | |
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| 9 | ShareThis data is only collected on sites with compliant user consent protocols in place. | |
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| 11 | The data is regularly cleansed and monitored for ethical and privacy compliance and sensitive information. Undesired data points are removed. | |
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| 13 | Advanced data science ensures high accuracy and the ability to provide clear, trusted signals that users can activate on. | |
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| 15 | ## Certified and Validated by Leading Industry Organizations | |
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| 17 | The **Neutronian** audit evaluates data attributes across consent & compliance, sourcing transparency, dataset characteristics, methodology & processing, and performance. | |
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| 19 | ShareThis completed a comprehensive audit of the processes and procedures that build our Audience Segments and was awarded the **Neutronian Certification Badge.** Overall, ShareThis ranks consistently high on the **Neutronian Quality Index (NQI) Transparency Rating report** (released quarterly), which provides a summary view of leading data providers and their quality indicators. | |
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| 21 | The Neutronian certification and ratings cover five main categories of data quality, with 10-15 attributes evaluated in each category: | |
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| 23 | - Consent & Compliance | |
| 24 | - Sourcing Transparency | |
| 25 | - Dataset Characteristics | |
| 26 | - Methodology & Processing | |
| 27 | - Performance | |
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| 29 | ShareThis is one of only six data providers to have received the **IAB Tech Lab's Data Transparency Label**. | |
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| 31 | The label is intended to give every marketer, agency, data provider and publisher a clear view of the audience segments they use. The full taxonomy of ShareThis Audiences has undergone an audit that brings visibility into: | |
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| 33 | - Where the original data was sourced | |
| 34 | - How the audience was constructed | |
| 35 | - A topline description of the audience | |
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| 37 | ## We Adhere Strictly to Industry Standards | |
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| 39 | ShareThis is committed to consumer privacy and data compliance through legal and self-regulatory processes, as well as ethical relationships and practices with our publisher network. | |
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| 41 | **Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)** | |
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| 43 | NAI offers an online web opt-out platform to allow consumers to express their choices and provides general information related to privacy and Interest Based Advertising. | |
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| 45 | **The Digital Advertising | |
| 46 | Alliance (DAA)** | |
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| 48 | The DAA opt-out platform offers the consumer a choice page to opt out from advertising services, and general information related to privacy. | |
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| 50 | **European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)** | |
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| 52 | The EDAA opt-out platform offers consumers in the European Union a choice page to opt out from advertising services, and general information related to privacy. | |
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| 54 | ## Build a Successful Future without Third-Party Cookies | |
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| 56 | ShareThis Atlas Global ID will ensure the continuity of high quality, future-proofed data solutions. | |
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| 58 | ## Act On What's Trending Now | |
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| 60 | Consumer behavior is always evolving. Follow ShareThis Trends to keep up with shifting consumer preferences and new patterns of behavior. Be the first to know-and the first to act. |