Airbnb uses Technologies to run the platform, Payment Services, sign-in and accessibility tools
Among the purposes Airbnb lists for its Technologies are letting you use and access the Airbnb Platform and the Payment Services, including for account authentication; making the platform function smoothly and controlling authorized access to it; and providing accessibility tools. The list is introduced with "such as", so these are examples of purposes rather than a complete list.
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We use these Technologies for a number of purposes, such as:
to enable you to use and access the Airbnb Platform and the Payment Services, including for account authentication,
to facilitate and streamline the functioning of, and authorized access to, the Airbnb Platform,
Provide accessibility tools,
Qualifications & exceptions
The purposes are introduced with "such as"; the list is not exhaustive.
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Airbnb uses Technologies to serve personalized ads on Airbnb, in emails and push notifications, and on other websites
Airbnb lists serving you personalized advertising as one purpose of its Technologies. This includes targeted advertising that may be served on the Airbnb Platform, through emails and push notifications, and on third-party websites. Airbnb also uses Technologies to show you content that is more relevant to you and to monitor and analyze how well its advertisements perform.
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to serve you personalized advertising, including or targeted advertising that may be served on the Airbnb Platform, through emails and push notifications, and also on third-party websites,
to show you content that is more relevant to you,
to monitor and analyze the performance, operation, and effectiveness of the Airbnb Platform and Airbnb advertisements,
Qualifications & exceptions
Targeted ads "may" be served in each listed place; the policy does not say every user sees ads in all of them.
Section 9 says that if you opt out of personalized or targeted advertising you will still see ads, just not tailored to your interests.
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The phrase "including or targeted advertising" appears garbled in the source; the intended wording is not known.
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Airbnb uses Technologies for analytics, research, product development and to develop and improve its AI
Airbnb lists understanding how visitors navigate and interact with the Airbnb Platform and improving it, and monitoring the platform's performance and operation, as purposes of its Technologies. It also uses them for its own customer support, analytics, research, product development, and the development and improvement of its AI. The policy does not say which Technologies or which data feed AI development.
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to better understand how our visitors navigate through and interact with the Airbnb Platform and to improve the Airbnb Platform,
to monitor and analyze the performance, operation, and effectiveness of the Airbnb Platform
for purposes of our own customer support, analytics, research, product development, the development and improvement of our AI, and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications & exceptions
These are listed as examples of purposes ("such as"), not a complete list.
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The policy does not say what information collected through Technologies is used to develop or improve Airbnb's AI, or whether you can opt out of that use.
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Cookies let Airbnb recognize you when you return, customize your experience and detect certain fraud
Airbnb says cookies allow it to recognize you when you return to the Airbnb Platform, help it provide a customized experience, and can enable it to detect certain kinds of fraud. As an example, it may use information it collects to understand website traffic patterns and optimize its website experience.
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Cookies allow us to recognize you when you return to the Airbnb Platform. They also help us provide a customized experience and can enable us to detect certain kinds of fraud.
For example, we may use information we collect to better understand website traffic patterns and to optimize our website experience.
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Airbnb uses app data such as profile and location to fix issues, detect fraud and tailor content and marketing
Airbnb says it uses information shared through APIs, which might include profile data or location information, to identify technical issues, evaluate how popular features are and prioritize future improvements. It also uses this information to optimize app performance, detect fraudulent activities and tailor content and marketing efforts to your interests.
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Airbnb uses this information to identify technical issues, evaluate feature popularity, and prioritize future improvement.
It also helps Airbnb to optimize app performance, detect fraudulent activities, and tailor content and marketing efforts to align with user interests.