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medium severityCookies transmit personal and video viewing information to third parties for advertisingCookies may transmit personal information and video viewing information to third parties, including advertising partners.
Score86.0
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Policy typeTerms of service
Concern findings4
Protections0
Source supportStrong

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Source URLhttps://www.rockstargames.com/legal

Snapshot hash b9d3944eb46b289c3c86e3d5a921097fd88eac432d840ef44876173fd3a8732f

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The cookie policy indicates that cookies transmit personal and video viewing information to third parties including advertising partners (data_use-1) and are used for personalized ads and experiences (data_use-2). Advertising partners may use cookies to build a profile of your interests for targeted ads (data_use-3). Additionally, declining optional cookies may impact your visit and experience on the Sites (gotchas-1).

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Risk Flags

Critical terms that can significantly impact users, often in ways that are difficult to predict or reverse. These include clauses related to termination, dispute resolution, material changes, disclaimers, and liability limits.

Not clearly stated: The document primarily discusses cookie usage and privacy preferences. It does not contain information about account termination, dispute resolution, material changes to terms, specific service disclaimers beyond cookie functionality, or liability limits. Therefore, no findings for risk flags can be clearly stated.

Data Use

How personal data is collected, processed, stored, and shared. This section focuses on privacy, data security, and user control over their information.

Not clearly stated: The document extensively details cookie usage but does not clearly state practices regarding broad data collection, data retention periods, or whether personal information is sold for monetary consideration outside of advertising transmissions. Specific mechanisms for user data deletion or correction are not described beyond cookie settings.
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Cookies transmit personal and video viewing information to third parties for advertising

Cookies may transmit personal information and video viewing information to third parties, including advertising partners.

Why it matters: Your personal information and video viewing information may be transmitted to third parties and advertising partners via cookies.

These Cookies may also transmit personal information and video viewing information to our advertising partners and other third parties.

- [x] Advertising Cookies, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong

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Use of cookies for personalized ads and experiences

Cookies are used to optimize game experience, personalize advertisements, enhance experience across websites, applications, or other web-based services, and display targeted ads.

Why it matters: Cookies enhance your experience and provide personalized advertisements across the Sites.

We use cookies, pixels and similar tracking technologies (“Cookies”) to optimize your game experience, personalize advertisements, and enhance your experience across our websites, applications, or other web-based services (“Sites”).

COOKIE NOTICE, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

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Third-party sharing for advertising profiles

Advertising Cookies set by partners may build a profile of your interests to show relevant ads on their sites or other third-party sites based on topics you may like.

Why it matters: Advertising partners may build a profile of your interests using these Cookies to show you relevant ads across various sites.

These Cookies may be set through our Site by our advertising partners. They also may be used by those partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on our Sites or other third-party sites based on topics you may like.

- [x] Advertising Cookies, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong

Cancellation & Renewal

Terms related to how users can cancel services, conditions for account renewal, and any associated refund policies or termination fees.

Not clearly stated: The provided text focuses on cookie usage and privacy preferences and does not contain any information regarding cancellation, renewal, refunds, or termination fees for services.

Gotchas

These are clauses that may be unexpected or disadvantageous to the user, potentially leading to extra costs, reduced rights, or unexpected obligations.

Not clearly stated: The provided text is limited to cookie policy and does not contain information on other potential 'gotchas' such as unexpected fees, limitations on content ownership, or broad waivers of rights typically found in service terms.
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Declining optional cookies may impact experience

Limiting or declining non-optional Cookies may impact your visit and experience on the Sites.

Why it matters: Choosing to limit or decline non-optional cookies might affect how you can use and experience the Sites.

Certain Cookies are optional, but limiting or declining non-optional Cookies may impact your visit and experience.

COOKIE NOTICE, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong

Protections

Explicit commitments and features designed to protect user rights, privacy, and security, or to provide user-friendly service terms.

Not clearly stated: The document focuses on explaining cookie usage and management. While it mentions the ability to change cookie settings and disable certain types of cookies, it does not contain specific protective clauses such as under-18 non-collection, clear refund windows, advance notice before material changes, meaningful user data deletion/export controls, or explicit data-minimization commitments beyond the general description of non-identifying performance cookies. The text does state that Advertising Cookies transmit personal information; however, it also states that if you do not allow these Cookies, you will still receive ads, but they will be less targeted to your device and/or interests, which could be considered a form of user control. But as it also states that these cookies are also used by partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on our sites or other third-party sites based on topics you may like, this does not qualify as a protection. So, this information does not clearly meet the criteria for a 'protection' finding.

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