This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to any and all information that The Associated Press and its affiliates (referred to together in this Privacy Policy as “AP,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and other similar pronouns) collect through those AP web sites and mobile applications that link to this Privacy Policy (together, the “Services”).

We may revise or update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our privacy practices. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised or updated Privacy Policy and its “Last Updated” date on the Services. If a revision or modification is material, we may also provide you notification via email (as applicable) or via the web site. Your continued use of the Services after the “Last Updated” date constitutes your acceptance of and agreement to the Privacy Policy, including its revisions and updates. You should periodically read this Privacy Policy to learn of any revisions or updates. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to information that you may provide to us, or that we may obtain, where a separate privacy policy is provided.

Table of Contents

  1. What Personal Information May We Collect?
    1. User-Provided Information
    2. Automatically Collected Information
    3. Information Received from Third Parties
    4. Information You Provide About Third Parties
    5. Sensitive Personal Information
  2. How May We Use Your Personal Information?
  3. With Whom Do We Share Personal Information We Collect?
  4. How Do We Secure Your Personal Information?
  5. Cookies Policy: How Do the Services Use Cookies and Other

    Types Tracking Technologies?

    Type of Tracking Technologies

    How We May Use Tracking Technologies

    How You Can Manage Tracking Technologies
  6. Links and Connections to Third-Party Services and Sites

    Social Networks

    Third-Party Web Sites and Content

    AP Buyline

    Co-Sponsored Content

    Third-Party Analytics Providers

    Third-Party Ad Servers and Networks
  7. Do Not Track Disclosures
  8. Opt Out of E-mail Marketing
  9. Your Personal Information Rights and Choices
    1. Notice to California Residents
    2. US Residents
    3. Residents Outside the US
    4. Ad Blocking Recovery
  10. What Is Our Legal Basis for Use of Your Personal Information
  11. Children’s Privacy
  12. Data Retention
  13. Contact Us

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1. What Personal Information May We Collect?

During your use of the Services (whether as a registered or unregistered user), you may provide us with information that relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to you (together, “Personal Information”).

Personal Information may be collected directly from you, such as when you contact us via customer support, make advertisement inquiries, register for an account, or sign up for marketing emails. Personal Information may also be collected automatically, through your use of the Services or obtained from third parties.

Personal Information collected may include:

2. How May We Use Your Personal Information?

We and/or our service providers may use the Personal Information we collect from or about you to perform the following functions:

3. With Whom Do We Share Personal Information We Collect?

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, share, rent, or otherwise disclose your Personal Information that we collect from the Services to any third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration, unless stated below or with your consent:

4. How Do We Secure Your Personal Information?

We use commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect Personal Information collected via the Services.

We cannot guarantee that any information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from unauthorized access or use (e.g., by hackers). You use the Services, and send us information, at your own risk.

If you create an account on the Services, you are responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality of your account password, and you shall be responsible for any activity, including disclosure of your Personal Information, that occurs using your account credentials, whether or not you authorized such activity. Please notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.

5. Cookies Policy: How Do the Services Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

We, and/or our service providers or partners on our behalf, may use tracking technologies, which may run on your device and/or browser when you use the Services. These technologies enable us to assign a unique number to your computer or device and to relate information about your use of the Services and other information about you, including Personal Information. These technologies also enable us to recognize you when you access our Services using different web browsers or devices.

Types of Tracking Technologies: These tracking technologies may include:

How We May Use Tracking Technologies: Circumstances in which we may deploy tracking technologies include:

How You Can Manage Tracking Technologies: 

6. Links and Connections to Third-Party Services ad Sites

Social Networks. We maintain a presence on social media and other external platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter. We may occasionally incorporate third-party social networking features into the Services. This Privacy Policy applies to our use of Personal Information you submit to us through those platforms, but please note that it does not apply to what those third-party platforms do with your Personal information.

The Services may allow you to share Personal Information with us that you have already provided to a third-party social networking platform. For example, you may be able to create an account on the Services or log in to the Services using your Facebook account or other third-party credentials. If you do so, Personal Information or other data that you have provided to the third party may be made available to us by that third party subject to its own privacy policy, terms, and conditions. Privacy policies of social networks and other external platforms explain how those third parties use, protect, and share your information, including any information you share on those platforms from the Services, and we encourage you to read these privacy policies. The information we receive from these platforms may depend on your privacy settings.

We may also include tools in the Services that allow you to share or publicly post content from the Services to your profile on a third-party social network. You may choose to share information about your activities on the Services with such third-party platforms and their users, including publishing your information about what content you may have viewed on the Services. If you visit the Services while logged into certain social media platforms, the social media platform may be able to identify your browser and associate the technical information provided by your web browser with other information that they have already collected about you, which may result in their ability to identify you. In addition, when you choose to share information about your activities on the Services with certain social media platforms, AP may send technical information about you to that platform as well as information about what content you are viewing.

Third-Party Web Sites and Content. The Services may allow access to third-party content and services, such as via links, banners, widgets, or advertisements that lead to third-party web sites (“Third-Party Web Sites”). We are not responsible for these other web sites or services. You acknowledge and agree that the privacy policies and terms of use posted by such Third-Party Web Sites (and not AP’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use) will govern the collection and use of your information through them.

For example:

We encourage you to read the privacy statements of services visited through the Services or web sites visited after leaving the Services to learn about how your information is treated by others.

AP Buyline. AP Buyline (Personal Finance, Shopping) is an initiative designed to simplify complex consumer-made decisions by providing its audience with reliable evaluations and straightforward insights. The AP Buyline web site is hosted by Taboola.com Ltd., and Taboola’s Privacy Policy (available here) applies to your use of AP Buyline.

Co-Sponsored Content. The Services may contain certain co-sponsored content, and you may be requested to provide additional Personal Information to the co-sponsor of such content. The information practices of any third-party co-sponsors are governed by their own privacy policies and are not covered by this Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Analytics Providers. We use one or more third-party analytics services to evaluate your use of the Services by compiling reports on activity (based on their collection of information such as IP addresses, Internet service provider, browser type, operating system and language, referring and exit pages and URLs, data and time, amount of time spent on particular pages, what sections of the Services you visit, number of links clicked, search terms, and other similar usage data) and analyzing performance metrics. These third parties use cookies and other tracking technologies to help collect, analyze, and provide us with reports or other data. These third-party analytics services include:

For US Residents: By accessing and using the Services, you consent to the processing of data about you by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

For Residents Outside the US: A cookie banner will be displayed to users of our Services located outside the US, which will invite users to give their consent, where applicable, and will provide further options about the management of cookies.

For more information on these third-party analytics providers, including how to opt out from certain data collection, please visit the web sites and opt out via each providers’ privacy policies. You may also take steps to opt out via the methods listed in this Privacy Policy. Please be advised that if you opt out of any third-party data collection, you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Services.

Third-Party Ad Servers and Networks. We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Services.When you view an advertisement, whether or not you click on it, the advertiser, advertising technology companies, web analytics companies, and service providers that perform advertising-related services for us and our business partners may collect some information from or about you. These companies may use information about your visits to the Services, the geographic location where your IP address indicates you are located, and other information about you to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These advertisements may appear in our Services and on other online properties or mobile applications. These companies may employ tracking technologies to cause relevant ads to be displayed to you. We do not control any such tracking technologies employed by these third parties that may appear in our Services or other online properties or mobile applications. The information practices of these third parties are governed by their own privacy policies and are not covered by this Privacy Policy.

For US Residents: By accessing and using the Services, you consent to the processing of data about you by these advertising providers in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

For Residents Outside the US: A cookie banner will be displayed to users of the Services who are located outside the US, which will invite users to give their consent, where applicable, and will provide further options in respect of the management of cookies.

For more information about third-party advertisers:

For more information about third-party advertisers and how to prevent them from using your information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s Consumer Opt-Out Page available here.

To opt out of interest-based advertising by participating Digital Advertising Alliance members:

You may also visit the web sites of the third parties set forth below. Please note that this list may be subject to change based on the campaigns that we run.

In some instances, we collect data and work with third parties to show you personalized ads of behalf of our advertisers. For example:

Please note that if you opt out of any third-party data collection described in this section, we may still suggest offerings (including content sponsored by third parties) to you on our Services based on your history or your account preferences.

7. Do Not Track Disclosures

Some web browsers may transmit “do-not-track” (“DNT”) signals to mobile applications with which the user communicates. We currently do not change our tracking practices (which are explained in more detail under “Service Usage Information” above) in response to DNT settings in your web browser.

8. Opt Out of E-mail Marketing

You can opt out of our promotional e-mails by clicking the opt-out/unsubscribe link within the e-mail you receive. Please understand that it may take us a few days to process any opt-out request, and that even if you opt out of receiving promotional correspondence from us, we may still contact you in connection with your relationship, activities, transactions, and communications with us.

9. Your Personal Information Rights and Choices

A. Notice to California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), provides California residents with certain rights regarding their personal information and requires businesses to provide residents with information about the collection and use of their personal information:

California’sShine the Light Law: Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California have the right to obtain certain information about the types of Personal Information that companies with whom they have an established business relationship (and that are not otherwise exempt) have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year, including the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties. If you wish to submit a request pursuant to Section 1798.83, go here.

B. US Residents
Residents of certain US States have state-law rights regarding use of their Personal Information. While some of these laws may not apply to not-for-profit organizations, we permit residents of these states to exercise similar control over their Personal Information. If you are a resident of a US state that does not currently have applicable laws in effect, you may not be able to make these privacy choices at this time, but your ability to do so may change as data privacy laws change.

Opt Out of Sale of Personal Information and Sharing/Processing for Targeted Ads. For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia Residents Only.

Tracking Technologies.
To opt out of the sale or sharing/processing of your Personal Information for targeted ads for the site/app on your browser/device via tracking technologies, go to “Your Privacy Choices” on our web site, which you can access by going to the navigation menu (upper left corner of our web site), then scrolling down to and clicking on “Your Privacy Choices.” When opt-out preference signals are detected, they will be honored. As you make your privacy choices, please keep in mind the following:

Name, Email, and Associated Personal Information (“Do Not Sell or Share/Process My Personal Information for Targeted Ads”). We do not sell your Personal Information in exchange for monetary consideration. Our use of certain technologies described in this Privacy Policy may be interpreted as sharing your Personal Information for targeted advertising. You can opt out of the use of your name, email, and other associated Personal Information for targeted advertising activities by completing and submitting our Do Not Sell or Share/Process My Personal Info Form.

Access, Correct, or Delete Personal Information. For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia Residents Only.
Residents of states with relevant laws may make the following requests regarding use of Personal Information:

To make a request to access, correct, or delete your Personal Information, you may make this request here.

Authorized Agent. Depending on relevant law, you may authorize another person (your “agent”) to submit a request on your behalf.

Processing Requests. Once you submit your request, we will contact you with instructions for how to verify the request. We strive to complete verified requests as soon as reasonably practicable and consistent with relevant law. Please note that it may take additional time to verify and fulfill agent-submitted requests. Also note that many of the above requests are subject to exceptions and limitations.

Nondiscrimination. We will not discriminate against (as defined in relevant laws) you because you exercise any of your privacy rights or choices contained in this Privacy Policy.

C. Residents Outside the US

Residents of some countries outside the US, such as the EEA and the UK, have the rights, in certain circumstances, to: (i) require us to delete your Personal Information, (ii) require us to restrict processing of your Personal Information (also referred to as Personal Data) (for example, if you contest the accuracy of that information), (iii) receive a copy of the Personal Information you provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and/or instruct us to transmit that data to a third party, and (iv) object to our continued processing of your Personal Information, for direct marketing (including profiling) or other purposes. If you reside in one of these countries, you can exercise these rights here.

You may object to Personal Information processed pursuant to our legitimate interest (see Section 10 for information about our legitimate interest as a legal basis). In such case, we will no longer process your Personal Information unless we can demonstrate appropriate, overriding legitimate grounds for the processing or if needed for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. You may also object at any time to processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes. You may make these objections here.

You may also object at any time to processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes by clicking “Opt Out” or “Unsubscribe” within an automated marketing email. In such case, your Personal Information will no longer be used for that purpose.

D. Ad Blocking Recovery

We use data to support digital advertising activities on our Services that help us bring AP’s fast, accurate and unbiased news to you at no cost. We respect our users’ desire to limit the ads they receive. For instance, you may be able to limit your receipt of targeted ads (see above in Section 9). We also want you to be aware that, if you use an adblocker, the adblocker’s default settings could include your provision of consent to ads that meet certain standards, which may include some of the ads we serve through our Services. To change that setting, please go to your adblocker’s settings.

10. What Is Our Legal Basis for Use of Your Personal Information?

The laws of some jurisdictions, such as the EEA and the UK, require us to tell you about the legal basis for using, sharing, or disclosing your Personal Information. To the extent those laws apply, we may rely on the following legal bases:

11. Children’s Privacy

We care about protecting the privacy of children. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to submit any User Content or personal information on or through the Services, register for an account, or purchase any goods or services. If you are between the ages of thirteen (13) and 18, you may view the Services with the consent of your parent or legal guardian, provided that you do not engage in any of the activities prohibited in the prior sentence. We do not knowingly collect personal information of individuals under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will delete it in accordance with applicable law. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at [email protected], and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

12. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information while you have an account with us. If you do not have an account with us, or if your account terminates for any reason, we will retain your personal information for as long as we have a legitimate need to retain it. Thereafter, we will either delete your personal information or de-identify it so that it is anonymous and not attributed to your identity.

13. Contact Us

To submit requests to Opt Out of Sale and Sharing/Processing of Personal Information for Targeted Ads and Requests to Access, Correct, or Delete Personal Information, whether for yourself or as an authorized agent, please follow the instructions provided in the “Your Personal Information Rights and Choices” section of this Privacy Policy. Alternatively, you may contact us by phone at 212.621.1599.

If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy practices, you may contact us as follows:

We aim to resolve any query or concern you may raise about our use of your information. Please note that individuals located in the EEA or the UK have the right to lodge a complaint with an applicable supervisory authority.