When you access, use, subscribe to, sign-up for, or register to use any of the websites, mobile apps, products, services, publications, or other Products and Services owned or operated by Condé Nast or one of our brands, we and third parties may collect, process, and retain Personal Information about you. In this section we provide an overview of our privacy practices. You’ll find the full Condé Nast Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) below. We encourage you to read the full Privacy Policy in addition to this overview. All Capitalized terms used in this overview are defined in the full Privacy Policy below.
Personal Information We Collect
In general, we only collect the Personal Information that is reasonably necessary for and proportional to the purposes for which we process it.
We collect Personal Information:
- when you provide it to us, such as when you register with or subscribe to one of our websites, mobile apps, digital or print publications, or email newsletters; sign up for one of our events; enter a contest or sweepstakes; participate in a survey; or register for, purchase or engage with, any of our other online or offline activities, offerings, Products, or Services;
- through the use of various Tracking Technologies that we and authorized third parties implement on our websites, mobile apps, and emails;
- from third parties, such as data brokers, data enrichment providers, industry cooperatives (“co-ops”), advertising networks, data analytics providers, browsers, operating systems and platforms, social media companies, and publicly available sources.
Why We Collect and How We Use Your Personal Information
We collect and use your Personal Information to:
- provide you with our Products and Services;
- personalize your experience with our Products and Services;
- improve our Products and Services;
- develop and deliver marketing and advertising, including Targeted Advertising;
- comply with our legal obligations;
- protect our business and the rights and safety of others.
We and our Identity Resolution Partners may use Personal Information, including your name, email address, phone number, and Activity and Device Information to deliver Targeted Advertising and identify the different devices and browsers you may use to access our Products and Services. Where required by applicable law, we and/or our Identity Resolution Partners will obtain your consent, provide you with the opportunity to opt out of such use, or take other appropriate action. Please note we are not responsible for the privacy practices and policies of our Identity Resolution Partners, which are separate from our own and not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Where We May Share Your Personal Information
To fulfill all the purposes described in our Privacy Policy, we may need to share your Personal Information with our subsidiaries, service providers, social media companies such as Meta (Facebook & Instagram), YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and X, third-party consumer marketing, advertising, and business partners, including those referenced in the Tracking Techniques and Technologies and Targeted Advertising section of this Privacy Policy, and others who support our business operations, as well with organizations and our parent company that may be involved in an acquisition or other substantive change of our business.
If you have an account with a social media company you may have agreed to allow them to use tools, features, or other technologies that collect Personal Information about your activities across the internet, including in connection with your use of our Products and Services.
The activities of social media companies and their collection and use of your Personal Information is subject to their privacy policies, and we encourage you to review those privacy policies.
Your Rights
You may have rights related to your Personal Information, including the right to access, delete, correct, transfer, and opt out of the use of it for certain purposes. Those rights vary, depending on your relationship with us, where you are located, and the laws that apply in your location.
For example, residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, Oregon, Texas, Montana, Iowa, Delaware, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey and certain other states have a variety of privacy rights, including, but not limited to, the right to opt-out of “sales” and/or “sharing” of Personal Information, which includes Targeted Advertising; and limit, opt-out, or opt-in, as applicable, to the use and disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information. For a more detailed description of these and other rights that may be available to you, please see these sections below:
- Tracking Techniques and Technologies and Targeted Advertising
- Opting-out of Third-Party Tracking Technologies
- Understanding Your Privacy Rights and Choices
- Exercising Your Privacy Rights, Including the Right to Opt Out of Targeted Advertising
There is more detail, including on the topics above, in the Privacy Policy, and we encourage you to read it.
