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Temu's privacy policy indicates that sensitive health details might be collected during customer support interactions if product-related injuries or health impacts are reported. Personal information, including profile photos and usernames, could be visible to other users, especially during promotional activities or product interactions. In the event of a merger or acquisition, user data might be transferred to new business entities. Additionally, the policy notes that continued use of the service implies agreement to its terms, and disabling cookies may impair service functionality.
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Health data collection through customer support
When communicating with customer support, you may choose to provide documentation, information, or photographs including health details, medical treatments, tests, reports, medications or other evidence for product-related injuries or health impacts.
Why it matters: Users might provide sensitive health information (e.g., medical treatments, health details) during customer support interactions if they are reporting product-related injuries or health impacts. This information is then collected by the service.
When submitting a complaint or request through our customer support functions, you may choose to provide documentation, information, or photographs including health details, medical treatments, tests, reports, medications or other evidence for product-related injuries or health impacts.
**Account and profile**, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
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Personal information may be visible to other users
In using the Service, your personal information may be visible to other users. In accordance with your settings and preferences, the service may display your profile photo and/or username to other users, including when you participate in a promotion or marketing program, review or rate a product, or add/purchase a product.
Why it matters: Other users may view your profile photo and/or username on the service, especially during promotions, product reviews, or purchases, potentially reducing your privacy on the platform.
Please note that, in using our Service, your personal information may be visible to other users. In accordance with your settings and preferences, we may display your profile photo and/or username to other users, including when you participate in a promotion or marketing program (e.g., referring friends to our Service and accepting invitations from other users), when you review or rate a product, or when you add a product to your cart or purchase a product.
Business transfers allow sharing of personal information
In the event of a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or reorganization, the service may share some of your personal information with relevant parties (e.g., a buyer or successor) to facilitate the transaction.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be transferred to a new entity (e.g., a buyer or successor) without your explicit consent if the service undergoes a business transaction like a merger or acquisition.
In the rare event of a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or reorganization, we may share some of your personal information with relevant parties (e.g., a buyer or successor) in order to facilitate such a transaction.
These findings describe how the service collects, processes, and shares your personal information.
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Collection of personal information from third-party social media services
If you choose to register or log in via social media services, Temu may collect your username, profile picture, and/or email address associated with the relevant third-party services.
Why it matters: If you use social media accounts to register or log in, Temu collects specific profile information (username, profile picture, email) from those third-party services, potentially linking your social media identity to your Temu account.
**Social media services**, from whom we may collect your username, profile picture, and/or email address associated with the relevant third-party services, if you choose to register or log in via said third-party service.
Collection of chat communications with merchandise partners
When you chat with merchandise partners on Temu, the service collects your chat communications and other related information.
Why it matters: Your chats with merchandise partners on Temu are collected, meaning these communications are not private and can be accessed and stored by the service.
When you chat with merchandise partners on Temu, we collect your chat communications and other related information.
**Information when you contact us**, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Collection of general location data based on IP address
The service collects your approximate location data based on your technical information, such as your IP address.
Why it matters: Temu collects your approximate location using your IP address, which means your general whereabouts are known to the service during use.
We collect your approximate location data based on your technical information (e.g., IP address).
Sharing of personal information with advertising and analytics partners for interest-based advertising
The service may share your personal information with third-party advertising, marketing, and analytics companies for interest-based advertising and analytics purposes. This may be considered "sharing" or "selling" personal information under applicable laws.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be shared with third parties for targeted advertising, which could be considered a "sale" of data under some privacy laws, potentially broadening who has access to your data for commercial purposes.
We may share your personal information with third-party advertising, marketing, and analytics companies for the interest-based advertising and analytics purposes described in our [Cookies and Similar Technologies Policy](https://www.temu.com/cookie-and-similar-technologies-policy.html). Certain of these disclosures to third parties are known as “sharing” or processing your personal information for targeted advertising, but “sharing” may be considered “selling” your personal information under applicable laws.
Sharing personal information to fulfill orders with merchandise partners
To fulfill your order, the service may share your name, shipping address, contact information, communications with customer support functions, and order information with the merchandise partner.
Why it matters: Your name, shipping address, contact information, and order details may be shared directly with merchandise partners to fulfill orders or address queries, potentially increasing the number of parties holding your personal data.
To fulfill your order, we may share with the merchandise partner your name, shipping address, contact information, communications with our customer support functions, and your order information, for example, to address a query or complaint, or when the merchandise partner connects directly with logistics service providers.
Collection of information from publicly available sources and business partners
The service collects publicly available information about you from its merchandise partners and/or their business partners, such as information about your purchases, use of products, ratings and reviews.
Why it matters: Temu collects public information about your purchases, product use, ratings, and reviews from its merchandise partners and their business partners, which could be used to build a more comprehensive profile of your activities.
We collect publicly available information about you from our merchandise partners and/or their business partners, such as information about your purchases, use of products, ratings and reviews.
These findings describe conditions related to account termination, subscription, and renewal.
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Implied consent to Privacy Policy by continued use of service
By continuing to use the Service, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Why it matters: Continued use of the service implies agreement to the Privacy Policy, meaning you are bound by its terms even if you haven't explicitly clicked an "Agree" button.
By continuing to use our Service, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Deactivation or malfunction of service if optional information is not provided
If you do not provide information required to provide the Service, the service cannot be provided. If optional information is not provided, the quality of your experience of the Service may be affected.
Why it matters: Failing to provide required information means you cannot use the service. Withholding optional information might degrade your overall experience.
If you do not provide the information we require to provide the Service, we cannot provide the Service. Other information is optional, but without it, the quality of your experience of the Service may be affected.
Declining to provide information, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Cookies and similar technologies may impact service functionality if disabled
If you set your browser to disable cookies, the Service may not work properly.
Why it matters: Disabling cookies in your browser settings may cause the service to not work correctly, potentially affecting its functionality and your ability to use it.
Please note that if you set your browser to disable cookies, the Service may not work properly.
**Change settings for cookies and similar technologies**, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Consumer Protections
These findings describe commitments that benefit users, such as data deletion rights, explicit refund policies, or opt-out controls.
Not clearly stated: The policy mentions rights to access, delete, and correct personal information, but directs users to another document for more information, making the specifics unclear within the provided text. Similarly, while it states that certain disclosures for targeted advertising may be considered 'selling' personal information, it refers to other sections for opting out, without specifying these protective measures directly here. The policy also states that mechanisms for opting out of marketing communications exist, but the actual steps are generalized and not detailed, making it challenging to assess the effectiveness and clarity of these protections.
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