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You are agreeing that the company may sell or share your personal data with third parties.

“- Residents of certain states may have additional information rights, such as the right to request categories or specific third parties to which we disclose or sell Personal Information or share it for targeted advertising.”

What that means: Your activity and identifiers can be used by companies you did not choose.

The document describes selling or commercially sharing personal data with third parties.

You are agreeing that these rules can follow you to other products, venues, or affiliates of the company.

“- **Affiliates and subsidiaries**.”

What that means: A click in one product can later be used to block a lawsuit about a park, store, or different service.

Accepting this document can bind you beyond this app — including physical venues or sister brands.

You are agreeing to cross-service tracking or profiling of your activity.

“When you visit or otherwise interact with our Services, we (and our partners, advertisers, and third-party advertising networks) may automatically collect information about you using device identifiers, cookies, pixels, tags, application programming interfaces (“**APIs**”), software development kits (“**SDKs**”) and similar technologies.”

What that means: Your browsing and device signals can be stitched into a longer profile.

The document allows tracking or profiling beyond a single site session.

You are agreeing that the company may collect location or other sensitive data.

“If you choose to allow the Services to access location services through the permission system used by your device’s operating system or browser, we may collect the precise location of your device.”

What that means: Higher-risk details about you can be stored and shared under the same broad terms.

The company collects location or other sensitive categories of data.

You are agreeing that the company may collect or share health or fitness data.

“Some of this information that we collect about you in connection with your prescription delivery may relate to: (i) your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition; (ii) the provision of health care to you; or (iii) your past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care (“**Personal Health Information**”).”

What that means: Wellness details can be stored or shared with partners you did not choose.

The document describes collecting or sharing health or fitness data beyond running the core service.

You are agreeing that the company may keep your data for an open-ended period.

“Information Retention We keep Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we have collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.”

What that means: Old account data can linger long after you expected it to be gone.

Retention is open-ended or justified with vague business interests.

You are agreeing that loyalty points, tickets, or a membership can add extra terms or expire.

“We may receive Personal Information from our retail partners in whose loyalty programs you participate, such as a confirmation of your loyalty member status, to enable you to receive your loyalty benefits, discounts, and special promotions.”

What that means: Points, tickets, or a membership can expire or stay stuck if you leave.

A rewards, ticket, or membership program adds extra terms or keeps value you already paid for.