ShareThis Publisher Terms of Use

DATED 2021-04-20 · VERSION 20210422_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20201201_rev01 · ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT

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33YOUR AFFIRMATIVE ACT OF ACCESSING, USING OR REGISTERING FOR ANY SHARETHIS PUBLISHER APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS ("Terms"). YOU AGREE THAT THESE TERMS HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS A CONTRACT SIGNED IN WRITING.
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55WE URGE YOU TO READ THOSE REVISED TERMS OF USE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE EITHER BASED IN A PLACE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE DATA PROTECTION LAW (E.G. THE EEA, BRAZIL, THAILAND) AND/OR RECEIVE WEB TRAFFIC FROM ONE OF THOSE PLACES, THESE UPDATED TERMS OF USE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SUCH REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS AND EXPLAIN SHARETHIS' POSITION, LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING AND GENERAL APPROACH TO THE COMPLIANCE.
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77You may not sign-up or use the ShareThis Publisher Applications or Services (described below) if You do not agree.
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9Updated November 18, 2020
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1313**I. About ShareThis Publisher Applications**
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1515A publisher ("You" or "Publisher") is the owner and/or operator of a website ("Publisher Site") and desires to use ShareThis Publisher Applications as described below on such Publisher Site. ShareThis, Inc. and its affiliates ("We", "Us," or "ShareThis") makes available to Publishers certain code, applications, graphics (including icons), tools, analytics, widgets, plug-ins and proprietary methods and systems that include, without limitation:
7575"Google Analytics By ShareThis WordPress" plug-in on Your Publisher Site, ShareThis uses a Google Analytics feature currently known as Google Analytics Demographics, in order to better understand the audience demographics of your Publisher Site, and to provide insights about those demographics to You. Where Google Analytics Demographics is enabled, certain Usage Data and Profile Information as described in the ShareThis Privacy Policy will be shared with Google so that we may provide demographic reporting features to You. To learn more about Google Analytics' privacy practices, please click [here](https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245). To opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, please click [here](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout), or you may also visit the [NAI consumer choice page](https://optout.networkadvertising.org/). You are responsible for accurately describing Google Analytics features and functionality to Your Visitors.
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77774) 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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79795) 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.
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816) 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 (where legally mandated) 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. It is essential that You apply the principle of TRANSPARENCY to all Your interactions with Visitors, particularly where required under applicable law.
816) 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://iabeurope.eu/vendor-list-tcf-v2-0](https://iabeurope.eu/vendor-list-tcf-v2-0/) . 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 (where legally mandated) 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. It is essential that You apply the principle of TRANSPARENCY to all Your interactions with Visitors, particularly where required under applicable law.
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83837) Notice and Opt-Out Requirement for Publisher Site. The privacy notice on Your Publisher Site must be an accurate representation of your privacy practices and 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. If you collect email addresses which are passed to ShareThis in hashed form, you are responsible for disclosing such in the privacy notice on Your Publisher Site. 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:
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8585"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/).
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8787Some third-party companies may also use non-cookie technologies, such as statistical IDs. Please keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these non-cookie technologies, and those browser settings that block cookies may have no effect on such techniques. If the third-party company uses the non-cookie technologies for interest-based advertising, you can opt out at [www.networkadvertising.org/choices](http://optout.networkadvertising.org/). Please note the industry opt out only applies to use for interest-based advertising and may not apply to use for analytics or attribution."