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"We automatically collect your sensitive information (geolocation information) through your mobile carrier, when you use the mobile application. This is a requirement of using Apple's Application Store or Google Play."

The app automatically collects geolocation data through the mobile carrier, framing it as a requirement of app stores. While users can adjust settings, the default is automatic collection of sensitive location information.

"We share your personal information with service providers that assist us in providing the Services. These service providers include our email provider, IT provider, call center provider, credit check provider, payment processor provider, and App Stores, if applicable. We have disclosed your internet or other electronic network information collected by cookies to our IT support."

Personal information is shared with a broad range of third-party service providers including credit check providers and IT support, and user browsing data flows to Google Analytics and marketing cookie partners.

"We may amend this Privacy Policy at our sole discretion at any time. If we do, we will post the changes to this page, and will indicate the date the changes go into effect. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy to stay informed."

The company reserves the right to change the privacy policy unilaterally at any time at its sole discretion, with the primary notification mechanism being posting changes on the website and encouraging users to check back.

"We use essential, performance, marketing, and analytics cookies to collect your usage, device, and location information when you interact with the Services. We use this information to: (vi) market to you more effectively across different web pages and social media platforms based on your browsing habits and history."

Ground News uses marketing cookies to track users across different web pages and social media platforms for targeted marketing, enabling cross-site behavioral profiling based on browsing habits.

"We may close your account if you have not used it in the last 90 days. You may delete data that you have provided to the Services at any time. We will delete any account information following the termination of a registered account."

While the company offers data deletion, it also reserves the right to unilaterally close accounts after just 90 days of inactivity, which is an unusually short window that could result in unexpected data loss.