ShareThis Publisher Terms of Use

DATED 2020-07-21 · VERSION 20200927_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20200806_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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 a. _Analytics Cookies_: Placed on the Visitor's browser it helps Us provide insights to You on Visitor activities on Your Publisher Site, including how frequently a Visitor's device has visited or how the Visitor's device has interacted with Publisher Site.
 b. _Market Research Cookies_: We can place on Visitor's browser, or enable one of Our partners to place this Cookie. These Cookies count how frequently a Visitor has accessed Publisher Site and enable the evaluation of the success of particular marketing programs by collecting aggregate data across multiple websites.
 c. _Targeted Advertising Cookies_: Placed on Visitor's device, it helps Us deliver or enable the delivery of advertising that is customized to the Visitor's interests and to keep track of how many ads the Visitors have seen. For more information, please see Our Privacy Notice.
+) 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 as more fully described in Our privacy notice which can be found at [sharethis.com/privacy](http://www.sharethis.com/privacy/).
+) 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 as more fully described in Our privacy notice which can be found at [sharethis.com/privacy](http://sharethis.com/privacy/).
 ) 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.
+) 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.
+) 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://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.
 ) 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 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. For information regarding applicable Vendors and Partners requesting consent visit [https://advertisingconsent.eu/vendor-list/](https://advertisingconsent.eu/vendor-list/). For those EU/EEA Visitors, we prohibit YOU from passing 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 Publisher 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 Visitors) 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 Cookies placed by ShareThis) 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 Visitors or traffic: it is essential You apply the principle of TRANSPARENCY to all Your dealings with those Visitors.
 ) Notice and 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 below. We provide the following language solely as a courtesy and encourage You to review this language with legal counsel and/or persons with privacy expertise as You incorporate it into Your privacy notice:
 "We may allow third-party companies, including ad networks, to serve advertisements, providing other advertising services and/or collect certain information when you visit our website. Third-party companies may use pseudonymized personal data (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visit to this website in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of interest to you. To learn more about Interest-Based Advertising or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit [AboutAds.info/choices](http://optout.aboutads.info/) or [www.networkadvertising.org/choices/](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/).