Glossary
Opt-out
Quick answer
A choice that lets a person stop a company from using their data for a particular purpose.
Several U.S. state privacy laws give consumers the right to opt out of sale, sharing or targeted advertising.
Records from people who opted out of a relevant use should be excluded from any licensed dataset.
Why Opt-out matters when licensing company data to AI
Opt-out is a choice that lets a person stop a company from using their data for a particular purpose. Several U.S. state privacy laws give consumers the right to opt out of sale, sharing or targeted advertising. When business records are prepared for licensing, records from people who opted out of a relevant use are excluded from the dataset before any release.
- 01Your work records
- 02Personal details removed
- 03You approve the release
- 04Licensed to AI developers
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