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Rockstar Games collects an extensive array of personal information, including identifiers, protected characteristics like age and gender, commercial and billing data, internet activity, device data, profile inferences, audio/visual information, and precise location data. The policy explicitly states there is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in public forums where users share content, and users are responsible for such postings (risk_flags-1, risk_flags-4). If a user's name is part of their username or ID, it will be publicly available on leaderboards (risk_flags-2). Users of public forums may also be able to identify you and send messages using the shared information (risk_flags-3). Furthermore, the company has sold or shared unique identifiers, IP addresses, internet activity, and profile inferences with third-party advertising providers for personalized advertising purposes (risk_flags-5).
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No expectation of privacy in public forums
There is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in public forums when you share personal information, post an image or video, or provide other content. Other people can view, collect, and use that information.
Why it matters: Any personal information, images, videos, or content you post in public forums can be viewed, collected, and used by others, and there is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality.
If you share personal information, post an image or video, or provide other content in public forums such as on a message board, chat room, comment field, or profile page, other people can view, collect, and use that information. If your user name or ID contains your name, your name will be publicly available on leaderboards and elsewhere as described in this Privacy Policy. Users of such public forums may be able to identify you, use the information to send you messages, or copy any of the images, video, or content you have shared. There is no expectation of privacy or confidentiality on any of these public forums.
Public Postings, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Public availability of user name/ID containing real name
If your user name or ID contains your name, your name will be publicly available on leaderboards and elsewhere as described in this Privacy Policy.
Why it matters: If your user name or ID includes your real name, it can become publicly available on leaderboards and other platforms, potentially linking your identity to your gaming activity.
If your user name or ID contains your name, your name will be publicly available on leaderboards and elsewhere as described in this Privacy Policy.
Public Postings, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Users of public forums may identify you and send messages
Users of public forums may be able to identify you and use the information to send you messages.
Why it matters: Other users in public forums might identify you from your shared content and use that information to send you messages.
Users of such public forums may be able to identify you, use the information to send you messages, or copy any of the images, video, or content you have shared.
Public Postings, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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User responsibility for public postings
You are responsible for any information or content you publicly post using our Services.
Why it matters: You are fully responsible for the content and information you publicly post using the services, which could expose you to liability depending on what you share.
You are responsible for any information or content you publicly post using our Services.
Public Postings, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Sharing of personal information with third-party advertising providers for personalized advertising
In the last 12 months, Take-Two has sold and/or shared unique identifiers, IP address, Internet/Electronic Activity, and Profile Inferences with third-party advertising providers to enable personalized advertising.
Why it matters: Your unique identifiers, IP address, online activity, and inferred profile data may have been sold or shared with third-party advertisers for personalized advertising. This means your data is used to target ads to you.
In the last 12 months, Take-Two has sold and/or shared unique identifiers, IP address, as well as Internet/Electronic Activity and Profile Inferences with third-party advertising providers to enable us to provide personalized advertising to you and others like you.
As detailed below, we share your information with:, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use
How the company collects, uses, and shares your data.
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Collection of various types of personal information based on service use
The type of information collected depends on how you use the Services and can include identifiers, protected characteristics, commercial information, billing information, internet/electronic activity, device and usage data, profile inferences, audio/visual information, and sensitive information.
Why it matters: The services collect a broad range of personal data including sensitive information, and the specific types depend on how you interact with the services. This means extensive data about you is being collected.
recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) * **Sensitive Information:** Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), contents of communications via chat features and functionality, government identification (as reasonably necessary or required by law, e.g., to verify winner eligibility for promotional prizes), and personal information from children under 13 (or older, if applicable law provides for different protections).
Categories of Information Collected, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
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Protections
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Right to opt-out of sale or sharing of personal information
You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, which includes targeted advertising.
Why it helps: This protection allows you to prevent the company from selling or sharing your personal information for targeted advertising, giving you more control over your data privacy.
* Opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (including targeted advertising)
* Request deletion of your personal information, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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