Calm and its partners may collect information automatically
Calm and third parties providing content, advertising or other functionality may use cookies, pixels, local storage and similar technologies to automatically collect information through its websites, mobile apps and other online services. These small data files may be placed on your device, webpages you access or emails you open to access the services.
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Like many organizations, we, as well as third parties we work with that provide content, advertising, or other functionality for us, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect information through our websites, mobile applications, and other online products and services (“Services”). We use Technologies that are essentially small data files that may be placed on the device you use, webpages you access, or emails you open to access the Services.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Cookies can identify logins and track service interactions
Calm may use session and persistent cookies to recognize that you have logged in and learn how and when you interact with its services. It says session cookies, unlike persistent cookies, are deleted when you log off and close your browser.
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“Cookies” are small text files that are placed on your device when you access the Services. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to identify that you’ve logged in to the Services and to tell us how and when you interact with the Services. Unlike persistent cookies, session cookies are deleted when you log off from the Services and close your browser.
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This notice gives no specific lifetime for persistent cookies.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Pixels can track activity in services and emails
Calm describes pixels as tiny, uniquely identified graphics that may appear in its services and emails. They can communicate with cookies, measure performance and monitor views or other activity. Unlike cookies stored on your device, pixels are embedded invisibly in webpages or HTML emails.
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“Pixels”/“Web Beacons” (also known as web bugs, pixel tags, or clear GIFs) are tiny transparent graphics with a unique identifier that may be included on the Services and emails for several purposes, including to deliver or communicate with cookies, to track and measure performance, and to monitor views and other activities. Unlike cookies, which are stored on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device by a website, pixel tags are embedded invisibly on webpages or within HTML formatted emails.
Data Access & Collection · Company practice
Social widgets may collect your IP address and visited page
Social media widgets, such as Facebook Like or LinkedIn Share buttons, may appear on Calm’s website. They may collect your IP address and the page you visit and set a cookie needed for the feature. The widget provider’s privacy policy governs data collected through these interactions.
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“Social Media Widgets,” such as the Facebook “Like” button and the LinkedIn “Share this” button, may be on our website. These features may collect your IP address, which page you visit on our website, and set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. The data collected from your interactions with these features is governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them.
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The widget providers’ privacy policies are not supplied in this notice.
Data Access & Collection · Context
Calm distinguishes its own technologies from third-party technologies
First-party technologies are placed on your device by the service you use; third-party technologies are placed by another party through that service. Calm says it does not control third parties’ collection or further use of data.
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First party Technologies are Technologies that are placed on your device by the Service you are using. Third party Technologies are placed on your device by a third party via a Service. Please note that we do not control the collection or further use of data by third parties.
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qualifies (model-proposed): Social widgets may collect your IP address and visited page — qualifies: Calm says it does not control third parties’ collection or further use; the widget description likewise places interaction data under the widget provider’s privacy policy.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Preference controls appear in the service footer or initial setup
You can manage preferences through controls in the service footer or equivalent area, or, where applicable, when you first use the service.
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You may manage your preferences when using our Services by using the controls available in the footer (or equivalent portion) of our Services or, where applicable, when you first use the relevant Service.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Browser settings can restrict or remove technologies
You may use browser preferences to stop or restrict placement of technologies on your computer or remove them from the browser. Calm warns that blocking technologies needed for core functions may cause some parts of its services to work improperly.
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Additionally, you may stop or restrict the placement of Technologies on your computer or remove them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences.
We may use Technologies that are necessary to the operation of the Services, such as to recognize subscribers, help protect security, or prevent fraud. These are essential to the core functioning of our Services, so if you set your browser to block Technologies, some parts of our Services may not work properly.
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contrast (model-proposed): Blocking essential technologies can affect service operation — contrast: Browser controls let users block technologies, while Calm says blocking operationally necessary technologies may impair parts of the services. This is a practical trade-off, not a contradiction.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Opt-out instructions depend on location and account status
Depending on your location, account holders may opt out through Your Privacy Choices in the website footer and the Account Information instructions, or through the Cookies Preferences Manager. Without a Calm account, you may use device settings: on iOS, Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking > Allow Apps to Request to Track; on Android, Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization. Cookie-based opt-outs must be made separately on every browser and device you want covered.
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Depending on where you are located, if you have a Calm account, you may opt out by selecting Your Privacy Choices in the footer of our website and by following the instructions under “Account Information," or using our Cookies Preferences Manager. If you do not have a Calm account, you may opt out by using your device settings. Specifically, on iOS devices, visit Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking > Allow Apps to Request to Track. On Android devices, visit Settings > Google > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.
To be clear, whether you are using our opt-out or an online industry opt-out, these cookie-based opt-outs must be performed on each device and browser that you wish to have opted-out. For example, if you have opted-out on your computer browser, that opt-out will not be effective on your mobile device. You must separately opt-out on each device.
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The notice does not specify which locations offer each account-based route.
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qualifies (model-proposed): Technologies may personalize ads on Calm and other services — qualifies: The account and location conditions and per-browser/device scope limit how the described opt-out can be exercised for advertising technologies.