WBD Privacy Policy (CNN)

Use & Processing · Company practice

Which WBD company controls your Information depends on the Service

Different members of the WBD family control Information depending on the Service used. A Controllers List link shows the controlling entity; an Affiliates List includes all members of the family that may receive or use Information, always under this Privacy Policy unless they notify you that other policies apply. The policy also states WBD may disclose Information to its Affiliates in connection with any use set out in the policy, and, where permitted by law, to other Controllers in the family so they can contact you about other WBD Services.

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Different members of the WBD family of companies control Information about you depending on the Services you are using.

includes all members of the WBD family that may receive or use Information, always in accordance with this Privacy Policy (unless they notify you that other policies apply)

Affiliates. We may disclose Information to our Affiliates in connection with any of the uses of your Information set out in this Privacy Policy.

Also, where we are permitted to do so under applicable law, we may disclose Information to other Controllers in our family of companies so that they can contact you about other Services we provide.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Affiliate use is “always in accordance with this Privacy Policy (unless they notify you that other policies apply)”

Not stated here

• The Controllers List and Affiliates List are linked pages not supplied in the source; their named entities and contents are unknown

Use & Processing · Restriction or exception

Does not cover child-directed Services; separate Children’s Privacy Policy applies

This Privacy Policy itself does not apply to Services or experiences directed to children. A separate, linked Children’s Privacy Policy explains handling of children’s data on child-directed Services and child-specific experiences (for example, children’s profiles on HBO Max).

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This Privacy Policy is not for Services or experiences directed to children.

which explains how we handle children’s data on child-directed Services and in child-specific experiences

Not stated here

• The Children’s Privacy Policy is linked but not supplied in the source; its terms are unknown

Use & Processing · Company commitment

Uses are limited to law, this policy, or disclosure at collection

WBD uses Information to provide its Services. As a limit, WBD states it uses Information only as permitted or required by law, as described in this privacy policy, or otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

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How Do We Use the Information We Collect?

We use Information only as permitted or required by law and as described in this privacy policy or otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.

Cross-references

• referred to by (model-proposed): Consent-based uses described at the point of collection — Consent-based uses are one of the stated limits on uses: they must be disclosed at the point of collection, consistent with the ‘only as permitted or required by law and as described in this policy or otherwise disclosed at the time of collection’ limit.

Use & Processing · Company practice

Providing and personalizing the Services; streaming example

WBD uses Information to provide the Services you request, view or otherwise engage with, including customization and personalization. For streaming services such as HBO Max, this can mean recommending shows, movies or sports events, managing subscription orders and payments, and targeting/delivering marketing and advertising on an ad-supported subscription tier.

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We use your Information to provide our wide range of Services that you request, view, or otherwise engage with. This might include customizing and personalizing the Services for you.

We may use it to recommend shows, movies, or sports events we think you’ll want to watch, manage your subscription orders and payments, or to target and deliver marketing and advertising on an ad-supported subscription service (see also Advertising and Marketing below).

Qualifications & exceptions

• Personalization “might” be included; recommendations are “may use”, not a fixed practice

Use & Processing · Company practice

Games: personalization, features, and permission-gated camera/speaker access

When you play WBD games and interactive products, Information may be used to personalize your experience, or to recommend or enable in-game features, leaderboards, purchases or rewards. For some Services, WBD asks permission to access the device’s speaker or camera; if you grant it, you may be able to record audio or take pictures/video in the app, or use AR or similar features.

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For some Services, we will ask for permission to access your device’s speaker or camera. If you grant permission, you may be able to record audio, take pictures or video within the app experience, or access certain augmented reality (“AR”) features or similar interactive features.

Use & Processing · Company practice

Studio tours and events: ticketing, prizes, event management, venue security cameras

At WBD Studio Tours, events or competitions, Information is used to facilitate ticket purchase/registration, personalize your experience, or send products or prizes. WBD may also collect other information for event management (for example, a food allergy or need for special assistance you tell them about), and its venues may have cameras to facilitate security and enable the experience.

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When you come in person to experience the magic of one of our Studio Tours or take part in a WBD event or competition, we may use your Information to facilitate a ticket purchase or registration, to personalize your experience, or to send you a product you’ve bought or prize you’ve won.

We may also collect other information for managing the event, like when you tell us you have a food allergy or need special assistance.

Our venues may also have cameras available to facilitate security and to enable the experience.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Venue cameras are “may” have, for security and the experience; event-management collection is “may”

Use & Processing · Company practice

Analyzing information, aggregated data, and third-party analytics to improve the Services

WBD may analyze your information (and create aggregated data from it) to develop, maintain, analyze, optimize, improve, measure and report on the Services and their features and how they are used. In the policy’s cookies section, WBD adds that it uses Google Analytics and other third-party services to improve the performance of the Services and for other analytics purposes.

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We may analyze your information (and create aggregated data derived from your Information) to develop, maintain, analyze, optimize, improve, measure, and report on our Services and Services features and how they are used.

WBD uses Google Analytics and other third-party services to improve the performance of the Services and for other analytics purposes.

Qualifications & exceptions

• The third-party analytics collection in that section is for non-advertising purposes; those third parties may use their identifiers for their own purposes with your consent

Use & Processing · Company practice

Communications, optional recording, and provider access to those recordings

WBD may send communications by email, push notification or text about purchases, your account, offers, contests, surveys, policy changes, customer service inquiries or feedback requests. It may also record your comments, text or voice communications for making features available, improving services, and addressing potential abuses of the visitor-agreement terms that apply to the Services, or other concerns on behalf of users. The policy’s disclosure section adds that chat, comment, survey, or moderation service providers may obtain recordings of those comments, texts or voice communications for the same purposes.

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We may send you communications, including by email, push notifications, or text, about purchases, your account, offers, contests, surveys, changes to policies, customer service inquiries, or to request feedback.

We may record your comments, text, or voice communications for purposes of making features available, improving our services, and addressing potential abuses of the terms of usethat apply to our Services. or other concerns on behalf of our users.

These chat, comment, survey, or moderation service providers may obtain recordings of your comments, text, or voice communications for purposes of making the feature available, improving our services, or addressing potential abuses of our Terms of Use or other concerns on behalf of our users.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Recording is “may”, purpose-limited; providers “may obtain” the recordings; the source garbles the punctuation after the terms-of-use link (a stray period), so the quoted wording is reproduced exactly

Not stated here

• The linked Visitor Agreement (wbd.com/visitor-agreement) is not supplied; its terms are unknown

Use & Processing · Company practice

Advertising and marketing use of your Information

WBD promotes its brands on its own Services and via third-party services, and provides advertising services for third-party advertisers. Information may be used to model, segment, target, offer, market and advertise its Services — including discounts or offerings from affiliates, business partners and select third parties — and to provide and improve WBD’s own advertising services, including how it targets and measures its ads for third-party advertisers. Control options are in the later control section and Ad Choices.

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We may use your Information to model, segment, target, offer, market, and advertise our Services, including providing discounts or offerings from our affiliates, business partners, and select third parties, and running competitions on social media and other channels.

We may also use your Information to provide and improve our advertising services, including how we target and measure our publishing of ads for third party advertisers.

We also provide advertising services for third party advertisers.

for their own purposes, including marketing products or services to you, showing you relevant advertising, or providing an enhanced experience that integrates with one of our Services.

We and third-party advertising companies may use this Information to help serve advertising tailored to your interests, both on and off the WBD Services.

Qualifications & exceptions

• Use of Information for ads is “may” on both WBD and third-party advertising company sides

Cross-references

• narrowed by (model-proposed): Opt out of WBD targeted advertising, with continuing uses — The Ad Choices opt-out narrows WBD’s use and sharing of Information for targeted advertising, but only that purpose: the card states other collection and uses continue, and ads based on Services activity may still be delivered.

Use & Processing · Company practice

Internal business functions use Information

WBD also uses Information to support internal business functions, including finance, accounting and audit.

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We also use Information to support our internal business functions, including finance, accounting, and audit.

Use & Processing · Permission or license

Consent-based uses described at the point of collection

With your consent, WBD may use your Information for other purposes that the policy states are described at the point of collection.

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We may use your Information with your consent for other purposes described at the point of collection.

Cross-references

• refers to (model-proposed): Uses are limited to law, this policy, or disclosure at collection — Consent-based uses are one of the stated limits on uses: they must be disclosed at the point of collection, consistent with the ‘only as permitted or required by law and as described in this policy or otherwise disclosed at the time of collection’ limit.

Use & Processing · Permission or license

Aggregated data may feed any use in the section

WBD may analyze your Information to create aggregated data and use it in connection with any of the other uses in this section (from providing Services through compliance and safety).

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We may analyze your Information to create aggregated data that we use in connection with any of the other uses of Information set out in this section.