What EBSCO's terms say

Bad 4

• You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels

  The cookie policy states, "Our Websites may use social media features, such as the Facebook ‘like’ button (“Social Media Features”) [to] collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Websites, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. "

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• Third-party cookies are used for advertising

  In EBSCO's cookie policy, it states,"EBSCO Information Services and our third-party service providers may use cookies to collect information about your use of our Websites... We may also use cookies from third parties for marketing purposes (such as interest-based online advertising)." This confirms the use of third party cookies and its purpose of advertising to the user. This is further supported by a detailed summary of the site's use of Performance Cookies seen here: "[Performance cookies] are used to deliver advertising that is relevant to your interests...This information may be shared with organizations outside of EBSCO Information Services’, such as advertisers and/or advertising networks." This clearly states that cookies are used for advertising and may be shared to third parties.

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• You may be tracked on other websites

  This service tracks you on other websites

  Under the subsection "How do we use cookies?" EBSCO's cookie policy states, "These cookies can remember that your device has accessed our Websites and may also be able to track your device’s browsing activity on websites or services other than ours. This information may be shared with organizations outside of EBSCO Information Services’, such as advertisers and/or advertising networks."

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• Your data is processed and stored in a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection

  The privacy policy states, "The Personal Information we collect from you may be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you live. These countries may have data protection laws that are different than the laws of your country. Specifically, the servers we use to provide our Services are located in the United States. This means that when we collect your Personal Information, we may process it in the United States or the country where you live." For countries that differ in their approach to privacy protection, data sent to the United States may constitute as "a country that is less friendly to user privacy protection" as outlined in this case.

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Worth knowing 3

• First-party cookies are used

  The cookie policy insinuates the use of first-party cookies by differentiating the use of cookies by EBSCO Information Services and third parties which can be found here "EBSCO Information Services and our third-party service providers may use cookies to collect information about your use of our Services" Since EBSCO Information Services is part of the broader EBSCO service, it is implied that the cookies used are first-party.

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• Blocking first-party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

  Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service

  The cookie policy states, "[Strictly Necessary Cookies] are essential, as they enable you to move around and use the features of our Websites, such as accessing logged in or secure areas. We also use these cookies to authenticate users and help identify and prevent security risks. Because these cookies are essential, they cannot be disabled."

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• Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location

  IP address and geolocation data is collected

  The privacy policy states, "your IP address, geolocation, and certain device information [...] may be automatically captured when you access our Websites."

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Good 4

• Your personal data is used for limited purposes

  We use the Personal Information we collect for the limited purposes of processing your transactions, establishing and/or verifying a person’s or account holder’s identity, customer service, improving and customizing our Services and their content, authorization, content processing, content classification, and providing you with information concerning our Services.

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• The cookies used by this service do not contain information that would personally identify you

  The cookie policy states, "We also use [performance cookies] to track aggregate usage of our Websites in an anonymized fashion and experiment with new features and changes to the Websites." No where else in this policy does it state that personal information is collected or stored.

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• You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data

  The privacy policy outlines methods for the user to access and edit the data collected by EBSCO which is outlined here, "If you would like to manage, change, limit, or delete your Personal Information, you can do so through your account settings on our Websites (if applicable) or by submitting a request using any of the methods provided below. To exercise any other legal rights with respect to your Personal Information, you may submit a request using any of the methods provided below." It redirects the user to the necessary links to carry this out.

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• This service claims that your personal data is not being sold

  Your personal data is not sold

  The privacy policy states, "EBSCO Information Services does not and will not sell Personal Information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose and has not sold Personal Information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose during the preceding 12 months or at any other time. Likewise, we do not and will not sell Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age without affirmative authorization and have not sold Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age during the preceding 12 months or at any other time."

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