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The NFL's Privacy Policy indicates several areas of concern. They may unilaterally change their privacy policy without offering refunds, and explicitly state they cannot guarantee the security of your data, making you vulnerable to theft or disclosure (risk_flags-2). Your image, voice, and likeness captured at NFL Events can be used broadly for their commercial activities and shared with third-party partners for independent commercial purposes (risk_flags-4, risk_flags-3). The policy also notes that information you share in public interactive features will be publicly available and the NFL cannot ensure your privacy in these contexts (risk_flags-5). Furthermore, the NFL collects a wide range of personal and sensitive information from various sources, including social media and data brokers, to create inferences about your preferences (data_use-1, data_use-2, data_use-3, data_use-4). Your geolocation data may be shared with third parties for targeted advertising, and your device's microphone may be used to track your precise location for ad targeting (data_use-7). Finally, your data may be shared with business partners for direct marketing, and the NFL is not responsible for their privacy practices.
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No Guarantee of Data Security
The NFL cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information disclosed or transmitted to the Services and cannot be responsible for theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of information.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be at risk of theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure, as the NFL explicitly states they cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to their services.
As a result, while we strive to protect your information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to the Services and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information.
Data Security and Data Integrity, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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Disclosure of Your Image, Voice, and Likeness to Third Parties for Commercial Purposes
When you attend an NFL Event and appear in a photograph or film footage, the NFL may disclose that photograph or film footage containing your image, voice, and/or likeness with their third-party partners, including sponsors, licensees, advertisers, and/or broadcasters, for their independent commercial purposes without reference to the NFL.
Why it matters: Your image, voice, and likeness captured at an NFL Event may be used by third-party partners for their own commercial purposes, such as advertising and marketing, without the NFL being responsible for how those parties use your personal information.
Additionally, when you appear in a photograph or film footage at an NFL Event, we may disclose that photograph or film footage containing your image, voice, and/or likeness with our third-party partners. These partners include our sponsors, licensees, advertisers, and/or broadcasters. We will disclose the photographs or film footage containing your image, voice and/or likeness when it is in our legitimate business interests to do so. However, each of the third-party partners may use your personal information for their independent commercial purposes without reference to the NFL.
Data Subject Rights, paragraph 17 · Citation strength: strong
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Public Availability of Information Shared in Interactive Features
If you choose to engage in public activities on the Services, such as interactive features like a chat room, forum, blog, or other community tool, the information you share will be publicly available and can be read, collected, or used by other users of these features. You may also receive unsolicited messages from other parties, and the NFL cannot ensure that parties who have access to such information will respect your privacy.
Why it matters: Information you share in public interactive features on the Services will be accessible to anyone, may lead to unsolicited messages, and the NFL cannot guarantee your privacy in these public interactions.
Please also note that if you choose to engage in public activities on the Services, such as through interactive features like a chat room, forum, blog, or other community tool, you should be aware that the information you share there will be publicly available and can be read, collected, or used by other users of these features. You may receive unsolicited messages from other parties. We cannot ensure that parties who have access to such information will respect your privacy. Please exercise caution when using these features.
Disclosure of Information, paragraph 14 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use & Sharing
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This section outlines how your data is collected, used, and shared, and any associated risks.
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Collection of Internet and Electronic Network Activity Information
The NFL automatically collects internet and electronic network activity information, device identifiers, and information about your use of the Services when you visit or use them. This includes your IP address, MAC address, device type, mobile carrier, unique identifiers (e.g., IDFA), browser type, operating system, sites/apps visited before/after, pages/links clicked, information from cookies/web beacons/Local Shared Objects, and interactions with email messages.
Why it matters: The NFL automatically collects detailed technical and usage data, including unique device identifiers and browsing history, which can be used to track your online activities extensively and build a comprehensive profile of your behavior.
We also may collect internet and electronic network activity information, device identifiers, and information about your use of the Services automatically when you visit or use the Services, including:
Information We Collect Automatically, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Collection of Information from Social Media Accounts
If you link your social media account to your NFL account, the NFL may collect information from those social media accounts in accordance with your settings on the social platform and their privacy policy.
Why it matters: Linking your social media account allows the NFL to collect information from those accounts, which could include personal details, contacts, and activity, depending on your social media privacy settings, potentially expanding the scope of data collected about you.
If you link your social media account to your NFL account, information from those social media accounts in accordance with your settings on the social platform and their privacy policy;
Information We Collect Automatically, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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Collection of Information from Other Sources and Creation of Inferences
The NFL may receive information about you from other members of the NFL Family and other sources, such as friends, social networks, publicly available sources, data brokers, advertising partners, and business partners. They may combine this data with information they already have about you to create inferences about you and your personal preferences.
Why it matters: The NFL aggregates data about you from numerous external sources, including data brokers and social networks, and uses this combined data to create profiles and inferences about your preferences, potentially leading to highly targeted advertising or other uses without your direct knowledge or consent for each source.
In addition to information we receive from you and collect automatically, we may receive information about you from other members of the NFL Family and from other sources, such as your friends, social networks, publicly available sources, data brokers, advertising partners, and our business partners and sponsors, including to facilitate co-branded programs. We may combine this data with information we already have about you, including to create inferences about you and your personal preferences.
Information We Collect from Other Sources, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Use of Microphone Signals for Targeted Advertising
To serve and display advertising relevant to your location, the Services may track your device's precise geolocation by responding to beacons or inaudible signals sent to your device's microphone.
Why it matters: The service may use your device's microphone to listen for inaudible signals and track your precise location for targeted advertising.
To serve and display advertising relevant to your location, where permitted by law and depending on the Services you use, the Services may also track your device's precise geolocation by responding to beacons or inaudible signals sent to your device's microphone.
Cookies and Similar Technologies, paragraph 8 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
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Important information about how to cancel your service, how renewals are handled, and any associated refund policies.
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Gotchas
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Separate Privacy Policies for Partner Operated Sites
The NFL may direct you to sites operated by partners or use framing techniques to serve content from partners. Even if the page has the look and feel of NFL services, a different privacy policy may govern information collection by such partners.
Why it matters: When interacting with partner-operated sites or framed content, a different privacy policy may apply, potentially leading to varying data collection and usage practices without clear distinction.
Please also note that in some instances, we may direct you to a site or page that is operated by one of our partners or use framing techniques to serve you content from partners while preserving the look and feel of our website. Even though the page where you provide information may have the look and feel of the Services, a different privacy policy may govern that information collection by such partners.
These are policy elements that are beneficial to users or provide them with control.
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Opt-Out for Targeted Advertising (Cookie-Based)
Users have the right to opt out of the sale, sharing, or processing of cookie-based personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising by visiting "Privacy Settings" in applicable apps or the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of applicable websites and toggling off Selling, Sharing, Targeted Advertising cookies.
Why it helps: This allows users to control whether their cookie-based browsing activity is used for personalized advertisements across different websites and services, giving them more privacy regarding ad targeting.
You may exercise these opt-out choices with respect to your cookie-based personal information by visiting "Privacy Settings" in applicable apps or the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of applicable websites and toggling off Selling, Sharing, Targeted Advertising cookies.
Data Subject Rights, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong
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Opt-Out for Targeted Advertising (Non-Cookie-Based)
Users can exercise opt-out choices for non-cookie-based personal information used for cross-context behavioral advertising or targeted advertising by clicking the "Your Privacy Choices" link in the footer of applicable sites.
Why it helps: This provides a mechanism for users to prevent their personal information, not related to cookies, from being used for targeted advertisements, enhancing their control over personal data in advertising.
You may also exercise these opt-out choices with respect to your non-cookie-based personal information by clicking the "Your Privacy Choices" link in the footer of applicable sites.
Data Subject Rights, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong
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