ShareThis Publisher Terms of Use

DATED 2018-05-22 · VERSION 20190917_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20190520_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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69693) We use Usage Data to create commercially viable data products and services that We license to Our trusted third-party partners ("ShareThis Data Products"). Such ShareThis Data Products include, but are not limited to, aggregate demographic and behavioral data segments that group Visitors with common or shared interests into segments that We or Our partners have inferred (e.g., in-market travel) based on some or all of the Usage Data ("Segments") such as demographic, interest, and geographic location derived from a Visitor's IP address. We license portions of the Usage Data to Our trusted partners for their use in creating Segments for online ad targeting and delivery and for other uses such as detection, prevention, and addressing fraud, security or technical issues. The following section is for those non EU/EEA users only: We and Our trusted partners' use of the ShareThis Data Products, including policies regarding health and financial information, are more fully described in Our privacy notice which can be found at [sharethis.com/privacy](http://www.sharethis.com/privacy/). In addition, We may synchronize anonymous or pseudonymous identifiers (e.g., Cookies) collected above with those of third parties (including cross-device identifiers). We do not retain or provide personally identifiable information ("PII") that directly identifies an individual for use in any Segment or other ShareThis Data Products.
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71714) Privacy Rules. "Rules" means all applicable data protection, electronic communications and privacy laws, rules, regulations, regulatory guidelines, as well as any applicable self-regulatory guidelines, including without limitation each of the [Self-Regulatory Principles of the Digital Advertising Alliance](http://www.aboutads.info/principles) ("DAA"), the [Codes of Conduct of the Network Advertising Initiative](https://www.networkadvertising.org/code-enforcement/code) ("NAI"), and the [Principles of the European Interactive Digital Alliance](http://www.edaa.eu/european-principles/) ("EDAA"), and the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") as each set of principles may be amended from time to time.
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73735) ShareThis Compliance with Rules. ShareThis will comply with all Rules that apply in its provision of the ShareThis Publisher Applications to You. We will post and maintain a privacy notice that discloses Our practices with respect to the handling of Usage Data. The privacy notice is available at [sharethis.com/privacy](http://www.sharethis.com/privacy/)(or such other location designated by ShareThis) and is subject to change at ShareThis' discretion ("ShareThis Privacy Notice"). In the event of any change in the Rules or in the legal or self-regulatory environment in any applicable jurisdiction, ShareThis may, in its discretion, restrict Your use of or access to Our Services and/or the ShareThis Publisher Applications in such jurisdiction, without liability to You or any third party.
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756) Your compliance with the Rules. You will comply with all Rules applicable to Your use of the ShareThis Publisher Applications or Services and its collection and 6) sharing of Usage Data with Us for the purposes specified herein. You will obtain all necessary authorizations and Visitor consents, and provide any notices required by the Rules for the provision of data to Us or use of the ShareThis Publisher Applications, including without limitation any required opt-in consents for permitted sensitive personal data or geo-location data. For information regarding applicable Vendors and Partners requesting consent visit [http://advertisingconsent.eu/transparency-consent-framework-global-vendor-list/](http://advertisingconsent.eu/transparency-consent-framework-global-vendor-list/). For those EU/EEA users, we expect publisher partners not collect nor process nor pass to ShareThis any personal sensitive data (defined under GDPR as any data revealing racial or ethnic origins, religious or philosophical beliefs, political, biometric, genetic information, or trade union membership). You shall have an easily accessible privacy notice which will be linked to conspicuously from the applicable home page and other relevant pages of the applicable Site and/or within the applicable applications. The privacy notice shall comply with the requirements of the Rules for notices to Visitors whose data is collected on Publisher Site and provided to ShareThis and third parties for use as contemplated herein. You shall also deploy appropriate privacy notices and/or consent mechanisms (if dealing with EU/EEA traffic or users) on Publisher Site in accordance with the Rules, such as banners or overlays, which alert the Visitor to the fact that Publisher Site uses cookies (including ShareThis cookies) and which make clear that the Visitor's continued use of the site will show his or her acceptance of such cookies. For publishers with EU/EEA users or traffic: it is essential you apply the principle of TRANSPARENCY to all your dealings with those users.
756) Your compliance with the Rules. You will comply with all Rules applicable to Your use of the ShareThis Publisher Applications or Services and its collection and 6) sharing of Usage Data with Us for the purposes specified herein. You will obtain all necessary authorizations and Visitor consents, and provide any notices required by the Rules for the provision of data to Us or use of the ShareThis Publisher Applications, including without limitation any required opt-in consents for permitted sensitive personal data or geo-location data. For information regarding applicable Vendors and Partners requesting consent visit [https://advertisingconsent.eu/vendor-list/](https://advertisingconsent.eu/vendor-list/). For those EU/EEA users, we expect publisher partners not collect nor process nor pass to ShareThis any personal sensitive data (defined under GDPR as any data revealing racial or ethnic origins, religious or philosophical beliefs, political, biometric, genetic information, or trade union membership). You shall have an easily accessible privacy notice which will be linked to conspicuously from the applicable home page and other relevant pages of the applicable Site and/or within the applicable applications. The privacy notice shall comply with the requirements of the Rules for notices to Visitors whose data is collected on Publisher Site and provided to ShareThis and third parties for use as contemplated herein. You shall also deploy appropriate privacy notices and/or consent mechanisms (if dealing with EU/EEA traffic or users) on Publisher Site in accordance with the Rules, such as banners or overlays, which alert the Visitor to the fact that Publisher Site uses cookies (including ShareThis cookies) and which make clear that the Visitor's continued use of the site will show his or her acceptance of such cookies. For publishers with EU/EEA users or traffic: it is essential you apply the principle of TRANSPARENCY to all your dealings with those users.
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77777) Opt-Out Requirement for Publisher Site. The privacy notice on Your Publisher Site must enable Visitors to opt out of the collection and use of their data by You and: (i) for U.S. properties, include a link to the DAA opt-out program (currently available at [aboutads.info](http://optout.aboutads.info/)) or the NAI opt out program (currently available at [optout.networkadvertising.org](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/)); (ii) for EU/EEA properties, insert a link to the EDAA opt-out program (currently available at [www.youronlinechoices.eu](http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/)); or (iii) in any other global region, provide a link to the ShareThis Privacy Notice referenced above. Though You are ultimately bound by the contractual requirements herein, We've also provided a non-legalese communication on Your duties to Publisher Site Visitors in the Publisher Privacy Information.
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79798) Adherence to Privacy Standards. You will not (i) use the ShareThis Publisher Applications or Services 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 users, 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 users whose age You know to be under the age of 16. ShareThis may at its sole discretion decline to receive Usage Data from Publisher Site.
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81819) 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 Directive 95/46/EC 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 Directive 95/46/EC or any successor legislation; and (iii) not otherwise subject to an approved transfer mechanism that provides an adequate level of protection pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC 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.