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All Rights Reserved. * * Licensed under the W3C SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENT NOTICE AND LICENSE. * * https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document * */ (function() { 'use strict'; // Exit early if we're not running in a browser. if (typeof window !== 'object') { return; } // Exit early if all IntersectionObserver and IntersectionObserverEntry // features are natively supported. if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && 'IntersectionObserverEntry' in window && 'intersectionRatio' in window.IntersectionObserverEntry.prototype) { // Minimal polyfill for Edge 15's lack of `isIntersecting` // See: https://github.com/w3c/IntersectionObserver/issues/211 if (!('isIntersecting' in window.IntersectionObserverEntry.prototype)) { Object.defineProperty(window.IntersectionObserverEntry.prototype, 'isIntersecting', { get: function () { return this.intersectionRatio > 0; } }); } return; } /** * Returns the embedding frame element, if any. * @param {!Document} doc * @return {!Element} */ function getFrameElement(doc) { try { return doc.defaultView && doc.defaultView.frameElement || null; } catch (e) { // Ignore the error. return null; } } /** * A local reference to the root document. */ var document = (function(startDoc) { var doc = startDoc; var frame = getFrameElement(doc); while (frame) { doc = frame.ownerDocument; frame = getFrameElement(doc); } return doc; })(window.document); /** * An IntersectionObserver registry. This registry exists to hold a strong * reference to IntersectionObserver instances currently observing a target * element. Without this registry, instances without another reference may be * garbage collected. */ var registry = []; /** * The signal updater for cross-origin intersection. When not null, it means * that the polyfill is configured to work in a cross-origin mode. * @type {function(DOMRect|ClientRect, DOMRect|ClientRect)} */ var crossOriginUpdater = null; /** * The current cross-origin intersection. Only used in the cross-origin mode. * @type {DOMRect|ClientRect} */ var crossOriginRect = null; /** * Creates the global IntersectionObserverEntry constructor. * https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/#intersection-observer-entry * @param {Object} entry A dictionary of instance properties. * @constructor */ function IntersectionObserverEntry(entry) { this.time = entry.time; this.target = entry.target; this.rootBounds = ensureDOMRect(entry.rootBounds); this.boundingClientRect = ensureDOMRect(entry.boundingClientRect); this.intersectionRect = ensureDOMRect(entry.intersectionRect || getEmptyRect()); this.isIntersecting = !!entry.intersectionRect; // Calculates the intersection ratio. var targetRect = this.boundingClientRect; var targetArea = targetRect.width * targetRect.height; var intersectionRect = this.intersectionRect; var intersectionArea = intersectionRect.width * intersectionRect.height; // Sets intersection ratio. if (targetArea) { // Round the intersection ratio to avoid floating point math issues: // https://github.com/w3c/IntersectionObserver/issues/324 this.intersectionRatio = Number((intersectionArea / targetArea).toFixed(4)); } else { // If area is zero and is intersecting, sets to 1, otherwise to 0 this.intersectionRatio = this.isIntersecting ? 1 : 0; } } /** * Creates the global IntersectionObserver constructor. * https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/#intersection-observer-interface * @param {Function} callback The function to be invoked after intersection * changes have queued. The function is not invoked if the queue has * been emptied by calling the `takeRecords` method. * @param {Object=} opt_options Optional configuration options. * @constructor */ function IntersectionObserver(callback, opt_options) { var options = opt_options || {}; if (typeof callback != 'function') { throw new Error('callback must be a function'); } if ( options.root && options.root.nodeType != 1 && options.root.nodeType != 9 ) { throw new Error('root must be a Document or Element'); } // Binds and throttles `this._checkForIntersections`. this._checkForIntersections = throttle( this._checkForIntersections.bind(this), this.THROTTLE_TIMEOUT); // Private properties. this._callback = callback; this._observationTargets = []; this._queuedEntries = []; this._rootMarginValues = this._parseRootMargin(options.rootMargin); // Public properties. this.thresholds = this._initThresholds(options.threshold); this.root = options.root || null; this.rootMargin = this._rootMarginValues.map(function(margin) { return margin.value + margin.unit; }).join(' '); /** @private @const {!Array<!Document>} */ this._monitoringDocuments = []; /** @private @const {!Array<function()>} */ this._monitoringUnsubscribes = []; } /** * The minimum interval within which the document will be checked for * intersection changes. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.THROTTLE_TIMEOUT = 100; /** * The frequency in which the polyfill polls for intersection changes. * this can be updated on a per instance basis and must be set prior to * calling `observe` on the first target. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.POLL_INTERVAL = null; /** * Use a mutation observer on the root element * to detect intersection changes. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.USE_MUTATION_OBSERVER = true; /** * Sets up the polyfill in the cross-origin mode. The result is the * updater function that accepts two arguments: `boundingClientRect` and * `intersectionRect` - just as these fields would be available to the * parent via `IntersectionObserverEntry`. This function should be called * each time the iframe receives intersection information from the parent * window, e.g. via messaging. * @return {function(DOMRect|ClientRect, DOMRect|ClientRect)} */ IntersectionObserver._setupCrossOriginUpdater = function() { if (!crossOriginUpdater) { /** * @param {DOMRect|ClientRect} boundingClientRect * @param {DOMRect|ClientRect} intersectionRect */ crossOriginUpdater = function(boundingClientRect, intersectionRect) { if (!boundingClientRect || !intersectionRect) { crossOriginRect = getEmptyRect(); } else { crossOriginRect = convertFromParentRect(boundingClientRect, intersectionRect); } registry.forEach(function(observer) { observer._checkForIntersections(); }); }; } return crossOriginUpdater; }; /** * Resets the cross-origin mode. */ IntersectionObserver._resetCrossOriginUpdater = function() { crossOriginUpdater = null; crossOriginRect = null; }; /** * Starts observing a target element for intersection changes based on * the thresholds values. * @param {Element} target The DOM element to observe. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.observe = function(target) { var isTargetAlreadyObserved = this._observationTargets.some(function(item) { return item.element == target; }); if (isTargetAlreadyObserved) { return; } if (!(target && target.nodeType == 1)) { throw new Error('target must be an Element'); } this._registerInstance(); this._observationTargets.push({element: target, entry: null}); this._monitorIntersections(target.ownerDocument); this._checkForIntersections(); }; /** * Stops observing a target element for intersection changes. * @param {Element} target The DOM element to observe. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.unobserve = function(target) { this._observationTargets = this._observationTargets.filter(function(item) { return item.element != target; }); this._unmonitorIntersections(target.ownerDocument); if (this._observationTargets.length == 0) { this._unregisterInstance(); } }; /** * Stops observing all target elements for intersection changes. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.disconnect = function() { this._observationTargets = []; this._unmonitorAllIntersections(); this._unregisterInstance(); }; /** * Returns any queue entries that have not yet been reported to the * callback and clears the queue. This can be used in conjunction with the * callback to obtain the absolute most up-to-date intersection information. * @return {Array} The currently queued entries. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype.takeRecords = function() { var records = this._queuedEntries.slice(); this._queuedEntries = []; return records; }; /** * Accepts the threshold value from the user configuration object and * returns a sorted array of unique threshold values. If a value is not * between 0 and 1 and error is thrown. * @private * @param {Array|number=} opt_threshold An optional threshold value or * a list of threshold values, defaulting to [0]. * @return {Array} A sorted list of unique and valid threshold values. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._initThresholds = function(opt_threshold) { var threshold = opt_threshold || [0]; if (!Array.isArray(threshold)) threshold = [threshold]; return threshold.sort().filter(function(t, i, a) { if (typeof t != 'number' || isNaN(t) || t < 0 || t > 1) { throw new Error('threshold must be a number between 0 and 1 inclusively'); } return t !== a[i - 1]; }); }; /** * Accepts the rootMargin value from the user configuration object * and returns an array of the four margin values as an object containing * the value and unit properties. If any of the values are not properly * formatted or use a unit other than px or %, and error is thrown. * @private * @param {string=} opt_rootMargin An optional rootMargin value, * defaulting to '0px'. * @return {Array<Object>} An array of margin objects with the keys * value and unit. */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._parseRootMargin = function(opt_rootMargin) { var marginString = opt_rootMargin || '0px'; var margins = marginString.split(/\s+/).map(function(margin) { var parts = /^(-?\d*\.?\d+)(px|%)$/.exec(margin); if (!parts) { throw new Error('rootMargin must be specified in pixels or percent'); } return {value: parseFloat(parts[1]), unit: parts[2]}; }); // Handles shorthand. margins[1] = margins[1] || margins[0]; margins[2] = margins[2] || margins[0]; margins[3] = margins[3] || margins[1]; return margins; }; /** * Starts polling for intersection changes if the polling is not already * happening, and if the page's visibility state is visible. * @param {!Document} doc * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._monitorIntersections = function(doc) { var win = doc.defaultView; if (!win) { // Already destroyed. return; } if (this._monitoringDocuments.indexOf(doc) != -1) { // Already monitoring. return; } // Private state for monitoring. var callback = this._checkForIntersections; var monitoringInterval = null; var domObserver = null; // If a poll interval is set, use polling instead of listening to // resize and scroll events or DOM mutations. if (this.POLL_INTERVAL) { monitoringInterval = win.setInterval(callback, this.POLL_INTERVAL); } else { addEvent(win, 'resize', callback, true); addEvent(doc, 'scroll', callback, true); if (this.USE_MUTATION_OBSERVER && 'MutationObserver' in win) { domObserver = new win.MutationObserver(callback); domObserver.observe(doc, { attributes: true, childList: true, characterData: true, subtree: true }); } } this._monitoringDocuments.push(doc); this._monitoringUnsubscribes.push(function() { // Get the window object again. When a friendly iframe is destroyed, it // will be null. var win = doc.defaultView; if (win) { if (monitoringInterval) { win.clearInterval(monitoringInterval); } removeEvent(win, 'resize', callback, true); } removeEvent(doc, 'scroll', callback, true); if (domObserver) { domObserver.disconnect(); } }); // Also monitor the parent. var rootDoc = (this.root && (this.root.ownerDocument || this.root)) || document; if (doc != rootDoc) { var frame = getFrameElement(doc); if (frame) { this._monitorIntersections(frame.ownerDocument); } } }; /** * Stops polling for intersection changes. * @param {!Document} doc * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._unmonitorIntersections = function(doc) { var index = this._monitoringDocuments.indexOf(doc); if (index == -1) { return; } var rootDoc = (this.root && (this.root.ownerDocument || this.root)) || document; // Check if any dependent targets are still remaining. var hasDependentTargets = this._observationTargets.some(function(item) { var itemDoc = item.element.ownerDocument; // Target is in this context. if (itemDoc == doc) { return true; } // Target is nested in this context. while (itemDoc && itemDoc != rootDoc) { var frame = getFrameElement(itemDoc); itemDoc = frame && frame.ownerDocument; if (itemDoc == doc) { return true; } } return false; }); if (hasDependentTargets) { return; } // Unsubscribe. var unsubscribe = this._monitoringUnsubscribes[index]; this._monitoringDocuments.splice(index, 1); this._monitoringUnsubscribes.splice(index, 1); unsubscribe(); // Also unmonitor the parent. if (doc != rootDoc) { var frame = getFrameElement(doc); if (frame) { this._unmonitorIntersections(frame.ownerDocument); } } }; /** * Stops polling for intersection changes. * @param {!Document} doc * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._unmonitorAllIntersections = function() { var unsubscribes = this._monitoringUnsubscribes.slice(0); this._monitoringDocuments.length = 0; this._monitoringUnsubscribes.length = 0; for (var i = 0; i < unsubscribes.length; i++) { unsubscribes[i](); } }; /** * Scans each observation target for intersection changes and adds them * to the internal entries queue. If new entries are found, it * schedules the callback to be invoked. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._checkForIntersections = function() { if (!this.root && crossOriginUpdater && !crossOriginRect) { // Cross origin monitoring, but no initial data available yet. return; } var rootIsInDom = this._rootIsInDom(); var rootRect = rootIsInDom ? this._getRootRect() : getEmptyRect(); this._observationTargets.forEach(function(item) { var target = item.element; var targetRect = getBoundingClientRect(target); var rootContainsTarget = this._rootContainsTarget(target); var oldEntry = item.entry; var intersectionRect = rootIsInDom && rootContainsTarget && this._computeTargetAndRootIntersection(target, targetRect, rootRect); var rootBounds = null; if (!this._rootContainsTarget(target)) { rootBounds = getEmptyRect(); } else if (!crossOriginUpdater || this.root) { rootBounds = rootRect; } var newEntry = item.entry = new IntersectionObserverEntry({ time: now(), target: target, boundingClientRect: targetRect, rootBounds: rootBounds, intersectionRect: intersectionRect }); if (!oldEntry) { this._queuedEntries.push(newEntry); } else if (rootIsInDom && rootContainsTarget) { // If the new entry intersection ratio has crossed any of the // thresholds, add a new entry. if (this._hasCrossedThreshold(oldEntry, newEntry)) { this._queuedEntries.push(newEntry); } } else { // If the root is not in the DOM or target is not contained within // root but the previous entry for this target had an intersection, // add a new record indicating removal. if (oldEntry && oldEntry.isIntersecting) { this._queuedEntries.push(newEntry); } } }, this); if (this._queuedEntries.length) { this._callback(this.takeRecords(), this); } }; /** * Accepts a target and root rect computes the intersection between then * following the algorithm in the spec. * TODO(philipwalton): at this time clip-path is not considered. * https://w3c.github.io/IntersectionObserver/#calculate-intersection-rect-algo * @param {Element} target The target DOM element * @param {Object} targetRect The bounding rect of the target. * @param {Object} rootRect The bounding rect of the root after being * expanded by the rootMargin value. * @return {?Object} The final intersection rect object or undefined if no * intersection is found. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._computeTargetAndRootIntersection = function(target, targetRect, rootRect) { // If the element isn't displayed, an intersection can't happen. if (window.getComputedStyle(target).display == 'none') return; var intersectionRect = targetRect; var parent = getParentNode(target); var atRoot = false; while (!atRoot && parent) { var parentRect = null; var parentComputedStyle = parent.nodeType == 1 ? window.getComputedStyle(parent) : {}; // If the parent isn't displayed, an intersection can't happen. if (parentComputedStyle.display == 'none') return null; if (parent == this.root || parent.nodeType == /* DOCUMENT */ 9) { atRoot = true; if (parent == this.root || parent == document) { if (crossOriginUpdater && !this.root) { if (!crossOriginRect || crossOriginRect.width == 0 && crossOriginRect.height == 0) { // A 0-size cross-origin intersection means no-intersection. parent = null; parentRect = null; intersectionRect = null; } else { parentRect = crossOriginRect; } } else { parentRect = rootRect; } } else { // Check if there's a frame that can be navigated to. var frame = getParentNode(parent); var frameRect = frame && getBoundingClientRect(frame); var frameIntersect = frame && this._computeTargetAndRootIntersection(frame, frameRect, rootRect); if (frameRect && frameIntersect) { parent = frame; parentRect = convertFromParentRect(frameRect, frameIntersect); } else { parent = null; intersectionRect = null; } } } else { // If the element has a non-visible overflow, and it's not the <body> // or <html> element, update the intersection rect. // Note: <body> and <html> cannot be clipped to a rect that's not also // the document rect, so no need to compute a new intersection. var doc = parent.ownerDocument; if (parent != doc.body && parent != doc.documentElement && parentComputedStyle.overflow != 'visible') { parentRect = getBoundingClientRect(parent); } } // If either of the above conditionals set a new parentRect, // calculate new intersection data. if (parentRect) { intersectionRect = computeRectIntersection(parentRect, intersectionRect); } if (!intersectionRect) break; parent = parent && getParentNode(parent); } return intersectionRect; }; /** * Returns the root rect after being expanded by the rootMargin value. * @return {ClientRect} The expanded root rect. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._getRootRect = function() { var rootRect; if (this.root && !isDoc(this.root)) { rootRect = getBoundingClientRect(this.root); } else { // Use <html>/<body> instead of window since scroll bars affect size. var doc = isDoc(this.root) ? this.root : document; var html = doc.documentElement; var body = doc.body; rootRect = { top: 0, left: 0, right: html.clientWidth || body.clientWidth, width: html.clientWidth || body.clientWidth, bottom: html.clientHeight || body.clientHeight, height: html.clientHeight || body.clientHeight }; } return this._expandRectByRootMargin(rootRect); }; /** * Accepts a rect and expands it by the rootMargin value. * @param {DOMRect|ClientRect} rect The rect object to expand. * @return {ClientRect} The expanded rect. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._expandRectByRootMargin = function(rect) { var margins = this._rootMarginValues.map(function(margin, i) { return margin.unit == 'px' ? margin.value : margin.value * (i % 2 ? rect.width : rect.height) / 100; }); var newRect = { top: rect.top - margins[0], right: rect.right + margins[1], bottom: rect.bottom + margins[2], left: rect.left - margins[3] }; newRect.width = newRect.right - newRect.left; newRect.height = newRect.bottom - newRect.top; return newRect; }; /** * Accepts an old and new entry and returns true if at least one of the * threshold values has been crossed. * @param {?IntersectionObserverEntry} oldEntry The previous entry for a * particular target element or null if no previous entry exists. * @param {IntersectionObserverEntry} newEntry The current entry for a * particular target element. * @return {boolean} Returns true if a any threshold has been crossed. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._hasCrossedThreshold = function(oldEntry, newEntry) { // To make comparing easier, an entry that has a ratio of 0 // but does not actually intersect is given a value of -1 var oldRatio = oldEntry && oldEntry.isIntersecting ? oldEntry.intersectionRatio || 0 : -1; var newRatio = newEntry.isIntersecting ? newEntry.intersectionRatio || 0 : -1; // Ignore unchanged ratios if (oldRatio === newRatio) return; for (var i = 0; i < this.thresholds.length; i++) { var threshold = this.thresholds[i]; // Return true if an entry matches a threshold or if the new ratio // and the old ratio are on the opposite sides of a threshold. if (threshold == oldRatio || threshold == newRatio || threshold < oldRatio !== threshold < newRatio) { return true; } } }; /** * Returns whether or not the root element is an element and is in the DOM. * @return {boolean} True if the root element is an element and is in the DOM. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._rootIsInDom = function() { return !this.root || containsDeep(document, this.root); }; /** * Returns whether or not the target element is a child of root. * @param {Element} target The target element to check. * @return {boolean} True if the target element is a child of root. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._rootContainsTarget = function(target) { var rootDoc = (this.root && (this.root.ownerDocument || this.root)) || document; return ( containsDeep(rootDoc, target) && (!this.root || rootDoc == target.ownerDocument) ); }; /** * Adds the instance to the global IntersectionObserver registry if it isn't * already present. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._registerInstance = function() { if (registry.indexOf(this) < 0) { registry.push(this); } }; /** * Removes the instance from the global IntersectionObserver registry. * @private */ IntersectionObserver.prototype._unregisterInstance = function() { var index = registry.indexOf(this); if (index != -1) registry.splice(index, 1); }; /** * Returns the result of the performance.now() method or null in browsers * that don't support the API. * @return {number} The elapsed time since the page was requested. */ function now() { return window.performance && performance.now && performance.now(); } /** * Throttles a function and delays its execution, so it's only called at most * once within a given time period. * @param {Function} fn The function to throttle. * @param {number} timeout The amount of time that must pass before the * function can be called again. * @return {Function} The throttled function. */ function throttle(fn, timeout) { var timer = null; return function () { if (!timer) { timer = setTimeout(function() { fn(); timer = null; }, timeout); } }; } /** * Adds an event handler to a DOM node ensuring cross-browser compatibility. * @param {Node} node The DOM node to add the event handler to. * @param {string} event The event name. * @param {Function} fn The event handler to add. * @param {boolean} opt_useCapture Optionally adds the even to the capture * phase. Note: this only works in modern browsers. */ function addEvent(node, event, fn, opt_useCapture) { if (typeof node.addEventListener == 'function') { node.addEventListener(event, fn, opt_useCapture || false); } else if (typeof node.attachEvent == 'function') { node.attachEvent('on' + event, fn); } } /** * Removes a previously added event handler from a DOM node. * @param {Node} node The DOM node to remove the event handler from. * @param {string} event The event name. * @param {Function} fn The event handler to remove. * @param {boolean} opt_useCapture If the event handler was added with this * flag set to true, it should be set to true here in order to remove it. */ function removeEvent(node, event, fn, opt_useCapture) { if (typeof node.removeEventListener == 'function') { node.removeEventListener(event, fn, opt_useCapture || false); } else if (typeof node.detatchEvent == 'function') { node.detatchEvent('on' + event, fn); } } /** * Returns the intersection between two rect objects. * @param {Object} rect1 The first rect. * @param {Object} rect2 The second rect. * @return {?Object|?ClientRect} The intersection rect or undefined if no * intersection is found. */ function computeRectIntersection(rect1, rect2) { var top = Math.max(rect1.top, rect2.top); var bottom = Math.min(rect1.bottom, rect2.bottom); var left = Math.max(rect1.left, rect2.left); var right = Math.min(rect1.right, rect2.right); var width = right - left; var height = bottom - top; return (width >= 0 && height >= 0) && { top: top, bottom: bottom, left: left, right: right, width: width, height: height } || null; } /** * Shims the native getBoundingClientRect for compatibility with older IE. * @param {Element} el The element whose bounding rect to get. * @return {DOMRect|ClientRect} The (possibly shimmed) rect of the element. */ function getBoundingClientRect(el) { var rect; try { rect = el.getBoundingClientRect(); } catch (err) { // Ignore Windows 7 IE11 "Unspecified error" // https://github.com/w3c/IntersectionObserver/pull/205 } if (!rect) return getEmptyRect(); // Older IE if (!(rect.width && rect.height)) { rect = { top: rect.top, right: rect.right, bottom: rect.bottom, left: rect.left, width: rect.right - rect.left, height: rect.bottom - rect.top }; } return rect; } /** * Returns an empty rect object. 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These cookies enable such companies to track your activity across various sites where they display ads and record your activities so they can show ads that they consider relevant to you as you browse the web.\u003cbr\u003eCookies also allow us and third parties to know whether you’ve seen an ad or a type of ad, and how long it has been since you’ve last seen it. This information is used for frequency capping purposes, to help tailor the ads you see, and to measure the effectiveness of ads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"width: 50.0000%;\"\u003eSocial Media Cookies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd style=\"width: 50.0000%;\"\u003eThird parties that make their applications available through/on our Sites may set their own cookies in order to track the performance of their applications or customize those applications for you. For example, when you share an article using a social media sharing button on our Sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram), the social network that has created the button will record that you have done this. Because of how cookies work, we cannot access these cookies, nor can the third parties access the data in cookies used by us. Some pages of our website may also contain embedded content, such as video content from YouTube, and these sites may set their own cookies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eCOOKIE CONTROLS.\u003c/u\u003e You can control your cookie settings as explained below. 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Opting out only means that those selected members should no longer deliver certain Interest/behavioral/targeted -based ads to you, but does not mean you will no longer receive any targeted content and/or ads (e.g., from other ad networks). Dictionary is not responsible for effectiveness of, or compliance with, any third-parties’ opt out options or programs or the accuracy of their statements regarding their programs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cu\u003ePromotional Communications.\u003c/u\u003e You can opt-out of receiving certain promotional communications (e-mails and push notifications) from us at any time by (i) for e-mails, following the instructions as provided in e-mails to click on the unsubscribe link; and (ii) for push notifications or in-app messages, adjusting the permissions in your mobile device.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION. We may use your information for the following purposes:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdentification and authentication: We use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use our Services and to ensure the security of your personal information. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvide the Services: We process your personal information to facilitate the sale of and provide the Services you have requested. 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It is in our legitimate interest to appropriately determine amounts to be paid to our partners and inform our product roadmap and distribution strategy.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunicating with you: We may use your personal information when we communicate with you, for example if we are providing information about changes to the terms and conditions or if you contact us with questions. It is in our legitimate interest that we are able to provide you with appropriate responses and provide you with notices about our Services.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarketing: We may use your personal information to deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you. It is in our legitimate interest to provide more relevant and interesting advertising messages and inform our marketing strategy. We may use automated decision-making to deliver tailored advertisements based on your personal information. Where necessary, we will obtain your consent before sending such marketing messages.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExercising our rights: We may use your personal information to exercise our legal rights where it is necessary to do so, for example to detect, prevent and respond to fraud claims, intellectual property infringement claims or violations of law or our Terms of Service.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplying with our obligations: We may process your personal information to, for example, carry out fraud prevention checks or comply with other legal or regulatory requirements, where this is explicitly required by law.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustomizing your experience: When you use the Services, we may use your personal information to improve your experience of the Services, such as by providing interactive or personalized elements on the Services and providing you with content based on your interests. We may use automated decision-making to customize your experience based on your personal information.\u003cbr\u003eWe may also aggregate and de-identify your information in such a way that you may not reasonably be re-identified by us or any other company, and may use this information for any other purpose.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION. We share user information with others for various reasons. 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We may disclose information collected about you in order to exercise or protect legal rights or defend against legal claims. We also may be required to disclose an individual’s personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale or merger of our business: We may transfer your information to a third party if we or any of our affiliates are involved in a corporate restructuring (e.g., a sale, merger, or other transfer of assets).\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvertisers and advertising networks: Advertisers and advertising networks place ads on our Sites. These companies may collect information, such as your computer’s IP address, browser information, mobile device ID, and search queries, as you use our Site and Services. They also may use cookies and other technologies to collect this information when you use our Service as described above (Cookie \u0026amp; other Trackers).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe require all third parties to respect your privacy and to treat your information in accordance with the law. We only permit third parties to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our agreements with them.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSECURITY. We take the security of your information seriously and use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage. We also limit access to information about you to employees who reasonably need access to it to provide products or services to you, or in order to do their jobs. However, because no security system can be 100% effective, we cannot completely guarantee the security of any information we may have collected from or about you.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRETENTION. We retain the information we collect about and from you for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose we collected it for and for the purpose of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information we process, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your information, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. In some circumstances we may aggregate and de-identify your information in such a way that you may not reasonably be re-identified by us or any other company in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see ACCESS, REVIEW, REVISION \u0026amp; DELETION RIGHTS below for further information.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS. Consumers residing in California have certain rights with respect to their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act or (“CCPA”) (California Civil Code Section 1798.100 et seq.) and the “Shine the Light” Law (California Civil Code Section 1798.83). If you are a California resident, this section applies to you.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdditional Disclosures Related to the Collection, Use, Disclosure and Sale of Personal Information\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection and Use of Personal Information:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eIn the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers, such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and IP address; categories of personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80, such as name, address, credit card number, debit card number, or other financial information; commercial information, such as record of purchases; internet or other electronic network activity information, such as log data and information about the devices and computers you use to access the Services; geolocation data, such as GPS, Bluetooth, or WiFi signals, where you have allowed access to that information; other information you choose to provide, such as messages to customer service; inferences drawn from any of this information, including about the content or ads that may be of interest to you. For details about the precise data points we collect and the categories of sources of such collection, please see Section 3, “INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND MEANS OF COLLECTION” above. We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in Section 4, “HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION” above.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk42192501\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisclosure of Personal Information:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003eWe may share your personal information with third parties as described in Section 5, “HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION” above. In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for business or commercial purposes to the following categories of recipients.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCategory of Personal Information\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCategories of Recipients\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifiers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks, data analytics providers, data brokers, operating systems and platforms, email service providers, data storage providers, customer support providers, payment processing providers, account management providers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommercial information\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePayment processing providers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternet or other electronic network activity information\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks, data analytics providers, data brokers, operating systems and platforms, data storage providers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeolocation data\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, data storage providers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eInferences\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, data storage providers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale of Personal Information\u003c/strong\u003e: California law requires that we provide transparency about personal information we “sell,” which for the purposes of the CCPA, broadly means scenarios in which Dictionary has shared personal information with third parties in exchange for valuable consideration. In the preceding 12 months, we have “sold” the following categories of personal information, depending on how the CCPA is interpreted, to the following categories of third parties:\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCategory of Personal Information\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCategories of Recipients\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifiers\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternet or other electronic network activity information\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eInferences\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvertising networks\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk41991251\"\u003eWe “sell” personal information for the following commercial purposes:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/a\u003e to provide you with targeted advertising. California consumers above the age of 16 have the right to opt out of these sales at any time. We do not knowingly sell personal information about consumers under the age of 16. Please visit our “Do Not Sell My Info” webpage \u003ca href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__privacyportal.onetrust.com_webform_b7274337-2D1a89-2D410c-2Db2c8-2D1d563f27053a_draft_291e3f46-2D17e2-2D4417-2Db88e-2D843d45f1b775\u0026d=DwMGaQ\u0026c=XRWvQHnpdBDRh-yzrHjqLpXuHNC_9nanQc6pPG_SpT0\u0026r=a_09kzNoh240RRfs1MZExyTSkbMl4260-b00r2zDWik\u0026m=JqLK6mRjXzIfiLNRYFCmEtX2c68-6IigW_YRZaHX5n4\u0026s=M-L-GHa6uoGgX35nLqjzCLDkGe6gbnB1NIIhoiX9yMw\u0026e=\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e to learn more about how we sell information and to make an opt-out request.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour Consumer Rights\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eIf you are a California resident, subject to certain limitations, you have the right to (1) request more information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, sold and disclosed for a business purpose in the last 12 months, (2) deletion of your personal information, and (3) opt out of the sale of your personal information, if applicable, and (4) be free from discrimination for exercising your rights under the CCPA. You may make these requests by visiting \u003ca href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__privacyportal.onetrust.com_webform_b7274337-2D1a89-2D410c-2Db2c8-2D1d563f27053a_draft_d1e5169c-2D8ea0-2D47a2-2Db4fc-2D5c467c7fe7e4\u0026d=DwMGaQ\u0026c=XRWvQHnpdBDRh-yzrHjqLpXuHNC_9nanQc6pPG_SpT0\u0026r=a_09kzNoh240RRfs1MZExyTSkbMl4260-b00r2zDWik\u0026m=JqLK6mRjXzIfiLNRYFCmEtX2c68-6IigW_YRZaHX5n4\u0026s=YwoMnubJ85rqf1npMQCrZ6jnCOiVtnSrhFUES6JQpQI\u0026e=\"\u003ethis webpage\u003c/a\u003e or emailing us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:privacy@dictionary.com\"\u003eprivacy@dictionary.com\u003c/a\u003e. To opt out of sales, you can also visit our “Do Not Sell My Info” webpage \u003ca href=\"https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__privacyportal.onetrust.com_webform_b7274337-2D1a89-2D410c-2Db2c8-2D1d563f27053a_draft_291e3f46-2D17e2-2D4417-2Db88e-2D843d45f1b775\u0026d=DwMGaQ\u0026c=XRWvQHnpdBDRh-yzrHjqLpXuHNC_9nanQc6pPG_SpT0\u0026r=a_09kzNoh240RRfs1MZExyTSkbMl4260-b00r2zDWik\u0026m=JqLK6mRjXzIfiLNRYFCmEtX2c68-6IigW_YRZaHX5n4\u0026s=M-L-GHa6uoGgX35nLqjzCLDkGe6gbnB1NIIhoiX9yMw\u0026e=\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. We will verify your request by confirming the email address we have on file for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eIf we receive your request from an authorized agent, we may ask for evidence that you have provided such agent with a power of attorney or that the agent otherwise has valid written authority to submit requests to exercise rights on your behalf. If you are an authorized agent seeking to make a request, please contact us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:privacy@dictionary.com\"\u003eprivacy@dictionary.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShine the Light\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eIf you are a resident of the State of California, under the California Civil Code, you have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed personal information (as defined by California law) during the preceding year for direct marketing purposes. Alternatively, the law provides that if a company has a privacy policy that gives either an opt-out for use of your personal information by third parties for their own marketing purposes, the company may instead provide you with information on how to exercise your disclosure choice options. We qualify for the alternative option. If you are a California resident and you want to opt out of such sharing, please send your request via email to \u003ca href=\"mailto:privacy@dictionary.com\"\u003eprivacy@dictionary.com\u003c/a\u003e and include your name, street address, city, state, and zip code (your street address is optional if you wish to receive a response to your request via email. Please include your zip code for our own record-keeping).\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eLegal rights applicable to personal data collected in the EEA.\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e Pursuant to the \u003ca href=\"http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.ENG\u0026toc=OJ:L:2016:119:TOC\"\u003eEU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679)\u003c/a\u003e (“GDPR”) natural persons (called data subjects) are afforded certain rights regarding their personal data, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to our use of, and receive a portable copy in a usable electronic format of your personal information. You also have the right to withdraw any consent that you have previously provided to us.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to exercise any of the rights outlined above, and the law of your jurisdiction requires us to honor that request, please send your request in writing to \u003ca href=\"mailto:privacy@dictionary.com\"\u003eprivacy@dictionary.com\u003c/a\u003e. To assist us in processing your request in timely manner, please make your request in English if you are able to do so. Your request should include any information relevant to your request, including, without limitation: (i) your name, email and postal address; (ii) the specific right you are asserting (e.g., removal); and (iii) if you are requesting removal, a brief explanation of why you believe such information should be removed.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eTo help us prevent fraudulent removal requests, please also include a legible copy of a document that verifies your identity. You need not provide a government-issued document; a utility bill or similar mailing will suffice. You may also obscure parts of the document such as identifying numbers so long as the document continues to clearly identify you. If you are making the request on behalf of another person, please indicate your relationship to that person and provide evidence of your authority to make such request. All requests for removal will be reviewed by Dictionary’s legal and compliance team and we reserve the right, in compliance with applicable laws, to accept or reject, or make further inquiries regarding, any requests.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eYou will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eWe try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003eWe are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy. If, however, you believe that we have not been able to assist with your complaint or concern, you may have the right to make a complaint to the data protection authority of your country of residence.\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERNATIONAL TRANSFER. If you are receiving the Services from outside the United States, your data will be transferred to and stored in our servers in the U.S. By using the Services, you consent to our collection and use of your data as described in this Privacy \u0026amp; Cookie Policy. Further, if you are receiving the Services from the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) we note your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country that is not regarded as providing the same level of protection for personal information as the laws of your home country, and may be available to the government of those countries under a lawful order made in those countries. However, whenever we transfer your personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eModel Contracts. Where appropriate, we put in place specific contractual commitments in accordance with applicable legal requirements to provide adequate protections for your information. For further details, see European Commission: Model contracts for the transfer of personal data to third countries.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrivacy Shield. We may also transfer data to the U.S. under the Privacy Shield framework which requires them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between the EU and the US.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTACT INFORMATION. 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These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) constitute the agreement between us and you as a user who accesses, subscribes to access, or otherwise establishes a connection (“user,” “you,” or “your”) to the world wide web sites known as Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Lexico.com (including any sub-domains) (the “Sites”) and any related Dictionary products and services. Our provision of the Site and related products and services, is collectively referred to as the “Services.”</p><p><br></p><p>PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TERMS OF USE CONTAIN A MANDATORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION WAIVER, AND WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL CLAUSE, WHICH AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING HOW TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE WITH DICTIONARY. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.</p><p>This Site may collect personal information from our users. By using the Services and/or agreeing to these Terms, you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your data as set forth in our Privacy & Cookie Policy.</p><p>Our Services are intended for general audiences over the age of 16 years old. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16 years old.</p><p><br></p><p align="center">IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD, DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.</p><p>You must agree to abide by all of the provisions of these Terms in order to remain an authorized user of the Site and your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to abide by these Terms. You are solely responsible for your use of the Site and for ensuring that your use complies fully with the provisions of these Terms. Your rights are personal and non-assignable. This means that you will be responsible for the acts of anyone accessing the Site through you or using your name and password.</p><p>We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change any or all of the provisions of these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting them on the Site or through other reasonable means of providing notice. Any changes to these Terms will be effective immediately upon notice to you unless we advise otherwise. Your use of the Site after notice of changes to this agreement will be deemed your acceptance of the changes. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change, limit, or discontinue any aspect, content, or feature of the Site, as well as any aspect pertaining to the use of the Services.</p><p>IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OR ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR SERVICES, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR SERVICES, AS APPLICABLE.</p><p>USER ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION ON THE SITE; LINKS</p><p>You will use the Site, Services, and any tools, features, content, material, or information found on the Site solely for lawful, non-commercial purposes. You will not allow any third party to access the Site through your account, upload to, distribute to, or otherwise disseminate through the Site any material or information of any kind that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise violates any law or infringes or violates any rights of any other person or entity, or contains a solicitation of funds, advertising, or a solicitation for goods or services.</p><p>You warrant that any material or information that you make available through the Site, including, for example, postings to comment sections and forums, is solely your original work, or that you have all necessary rights to make the material or information of any other person or entity available on the Site. You will be solely responsible for the content of any material or information that you make available through the Site. You will also be liable for any damage resulting from making any material or information available through the Site.</p><p>By making any material or information available through the Site, you automatically grant to Dictionary a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute and sublicense any such material or information (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in other works regardless of form, media, or technology. By making any material or information available through the Site, you also grant to users other than yourself the right and license to access, view, store, or reproduce your material and information for that user’s personal use.</p><p>We have no obligation to, and does not and cannot, review every item of material or information that you and users other than yourself made available through the Site, and we are not responsible for any content of this material or information. However, we reserve the right to delete, move, or edit any material or information that it deems, in its sole discretion, unacceptable, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise in violation of any law or that infringes or violates any rights of any other person or entity. Further, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any material or information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request.</p><p>We reserve the right to collect, use, and distribute demographic data about you and your use of the Site in forms that do not identify you individually or reveal your identity.</p><p>The Site and Services may provide links to other sites or resources. Because we do not review or have control over such sites and resources, we shall not be responsible or liable for use of or reliance on any content, products, services or information at such sites or resources. Inclusion of any links does not imply any endorsement, affiliation, approval, association or sponsorship by Dictionary of the linked websites, resources, their operators or owners. When you select a link, you may be leaving our Site. The information available on third party websites may have certain restrictions on its use or distribution which differ from this agreement.</p><p>RIGHTS IN SITE CONTENT AND THE SITE</p><p>All content provided on the Site is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable intellectual property and proprietary rights laws and is owned, controlled, and/or licensed by Dictionary. The Site is protected by copyright, patent, trademark, and other applicable intellectual property and proprietary rights laws and is owned, controlled, and/or licensed by Dictionary. Any and all trademarks appearing on the Site are the property of Dictionary or their respective owners.</p><p>You will not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. You agree that all rights to the Site, content, and any derivative work will remain with us. You will download copyrighted content solely for your personal use, but will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of Dictionary and the copyright owner. You will not make any changes to any content that you are permitted to download under these Terms, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any downloaded content.</p><p>DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY</p><p>YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER DICTIONARY, NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SITE, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR CONTENTS OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIAL, POSTINGS, OR POSTING RESPONSES FOUND ON THE SITE, ANY MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITE, OR ANY LINKS TO OTHER SITES MADE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE.</p><p>TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, MATERIAL, INFORMATION, POSTINGS, OR POSTING RESPONSES FOUND ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</p><p>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, WILL DICTIONARY.COM (OR ANY OF ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS), BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, ANY TOOL, CONTENT, INFORMATION, MATERIAL, POSTINGS, OR POSTING RESPONSES ON THE SITE OR THE SITE ITSELF. THESE LIMITATIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PARTY LIABLE OR ALLEGEDLY LIABLE WAS ADVISED, HAD OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT KNEW OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT DICTIONARY (AND ANY OF ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS), IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER, INCLUDING YOU.</p><p><strong>INDEMNIFICATION.</strong> You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Dictionary (and any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agents, third party content providers, or licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents) from and against all claims, liability, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and legal fees and costs, arising out of your use of the Site or your breach of any provision of this agreement. We reserve the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>NOTICES BETWEEN US.</strong> You will contact us by submitting your message via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://www.dictionary.com/e/contact/">our form</a>. We will contact you by the e-mail address you provide to us, or by posting a notice on the Site.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>TERMINATION.</strong> We may terminate this agreement and your use of the Site at any time. We also have the right to immediately terminate your use of the Site in the event of any conduct by you which we, in our sole discretion, consider to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by you of these Terms.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>LAW GOVERNING PERFORMANCE AND DISPUTES.</strong> Any dispute arising from the Site and your use of the Services will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Michigan, except to the extent preempted by U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of Michigan or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties that is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court will be resolved in the state or federal courts of Michigan and the United States, respectively, sitting in Wayne County, Michigan.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CLAIMS SUBJECT TO MANDATORY AND BINDING ARBITRATION, CLASS WAIVER, AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER. </strong>Please read the following important section carefully.<br></p><ul><li>Except for small claims disputes or claims related to intellectual property, you and we waive our rights to a jury trial and to have any dispute arising out of or related to the Sites or Services resolved in court. Instead, disputes relating in any way to the Sites or Services must be submitted to binding arbitration administered by JAMS. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to this agreement. The most recent version of the JAMS Rules are available at www.jamsadr.com/rules-download and are hereby incorporated by reference. The arbitrator, not the court, will resolve the issue of arbitrability.</li><li>You and we agree that any dispute arising out of or related to the Sites or our Services is personal to you and us and that any dispute will be resolved solely through individual action, and will not be brought as a class arbitration, class action, or any other type of representative proceeding.</li><li>You and we agree that for any arbitration you initiate, you will pay the filing fee (up to a maximum of $250 if you are a consumer), and we will pay the remaining JAMS fees and costs. For any arbitration initiated by us, we will pay all JAMS fees and costs. You have the right to an in-person arbitration hearing in your hometown area. Any state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof may enter judgment of any award the arbitrator renders.</li><li>You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within 30 days of the date you first accepted the terms of this section by sending an email to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/mailto:privacy@dictionary.com">privacy@dictionary.com</a>. In order to be effective, the opt-out notice must include your full name and address and clearly indicate your intent to opt out of binding arbitration. By opting out of binding arbitration, you are agreeing to resolve disputes in accordance with the section, "Governing Law and Forum Selection."</li><li>If any portion of this section is found to be unenforceable or unlawful for any reason, (a) the unenforceable or unlawful provision shall be severed from these Terms of Use; (b) severance of the unenforceable or unlawful provision shall have no impact whatsoever on the remainder of this section or the parties' ability to compel arbitration of any remaining claims on an individual basis pursuant to this section; and (c) to the extent that any claims must therefore proceed on a class, collective, consolidated, or representative basis, such claims must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction and not in arbitration, and the parties agree that litigation of those claims shall be stayed pending the outcome of any individual claims in arbitration. Further, if any part of this section is found to prohibit an individual claim seeking public injunctive relief, that provision will have no effect to the extent such relief is allowed to be sought out of arbitration, and the remainder of this section will be enforceable.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>GENERAL TERMS.</strong> These Terms and any posted rules on the Site constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No waiver by Dictionary of any breach or default under these Terms will be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Our agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Dictionary and its successors, trustees, and permitted assignees. We may assign this agreement or any of its rights or obligations under these Terms with or without notice to you.</p><p><br></p><p>PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY</p><p>Last Updated on: [July 9, 2020]</p><p>Dictionary.com, LLC (“Dictionary,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about the tracking technologies we use. This Privacy & Cookie Policy describes our practices concerning the personal information collected through our websites, including Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Lexico.com (including any subdomains) (the “Sites”) and any related Dictionary products and services (provision of the Sites and related products and services, is collectively referred to as the “Services.”) and explains how cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, clear gifs, and other similar files or technologies may be used to collect and store the information automatically collected about your computer, device, and Service usage and how you can control the use of these technologies.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>If you do not accept the use of cookies, please disable them as described in the Cookie Controls.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE. Below we describe what information we collect when you use our Services, how we protect that information, how long we retain it, with whom we share it, and what your privacy and cookie options are. By using the Services, you consent to our collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy & Cookie Policy.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Services are controlled and offered by Dictionary.com from the United States of America and, regardless of your place of residence, your use of them is governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, USA. Dictionary.com makes no representations that the Services are appropriate for use in other locations or are legal in all jurisdictions. Those who access or use the Services from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local law. You hereby consent to the transfer and processing of your data in the United States of America and any other jurisdiction throughout the world, which may or may not have different levels of privacy protection than those in your jurisdiction.</p><p>We will continue to evaluate this Privacy & Cookie Policy against new technologies, applicable laws, business practices, and our user’s needs, and may make changes accordingly. Please check this page periodically for updates. If we make any material changes, we will post the updated Privacy & Cookie Policy here, along with its effective date, and notify you by email or by means of a notice on the Sites. Except in connection with updates that materially change the ways in which we process your information, your continued use of the Services after our posting of changes to this Privacy & Cookie Policy means that you agree to be bound by such changes. We will provide notice in advance of the effective date with regard to any updates that materially change the ways in which we process your personal information.</p><p>The Services may provide links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.</p><p>Our Services are intended for general audiences over the age of 16 years old. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16 years old.</p><p>We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.</p><p><strong><u>IF YOU ARE NOT AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD, DO NOT USE THE SERVICES.</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES. You have choices when it comes to the privacy practices described in this Privacy & Cookie Policy, including your choices related to:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Targeted Advertising. See Web Browser Controls and Third Party Advertising Controls</p><p>Website Analytics. See Web Browser Controls and Google Analytics Controls</p><p><strong>INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND MEANS OF COLLECTION. We collect information about you from a variety of sources, including from you directly providing it to us (e.g., when you open an account or contact us), from cookies and other tracking technologies that automatically collect information in the course of your use of the Services (see the “</strong><strong>Cookies and Other Trackers</strong><strong>” section) and from various third parties and public sources. You can use some of the Services without directly providing any information, but if you do not provide certain information or limit the operation of some cookies, you may not be able to use some of the Services we offer.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Information you Provide directly to us.</u></strong> Access to the general content on our Sites does not require you to provide us any personal (e.g., name, date of birth), contact (e.g., email address, phone number) and/or account (username and password) information. You may provide personal information to us, if you choose to:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Open an account or sign up for one of our newsletters;</li><li>Purchase a subscription or sign up to receive any additional services like Dictionary.com Premium;</li><li>Submit a help request, a customer services inquiry or other inquiry to us, or fill in any other forms for the purposes of receiving our Services;</li><li>Participate in some of the features accessible via the Services (for example, message boards, chat groups, social networking, games, surveys, polls, promotions, contests, or sweepstakes);</li><li>Contact us about employment opportunities posted on the Sites; or</li><li>Otherwise use the Services in a manner that you have requested.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Depending on which of these or any other Services you use, the personal information you provide may include your name, email address, user name, home address, telephone number, demographic information (age, gender, etc.), information posted by you on sites accessed via the Services and/or information provided by you in any help request or inquiry you make to us.</p><p>There is no need to provide to us, and we strongly discourage you from, providing any <u>sensitive information</u> about you or anyone else including, details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership or information about your health.</p><p><strong style="background-color: initial;"><u><br>Information collected via automated technologies and interactions.</u></strong><span style="background-color: initial;"> As you interact with the Services, we may collect information via automated means about your computer or mobile device, your preference settings, your location and your activities, including:</span><strong><u> </u></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>IP address of your computer;</li><li>Unique mobile device identifier;</li><li>Technical information about your computer or mobile device such as type of device, mobile device ID number, screen resolution, web browser information and operating system or platform;</li><li>Your preferences and settings (time zone, language, etc.);</li><li>Internet provider or mobile carrier name;</li><li>The URL of the last webpage you visited before visiting the Site;</li><li>Information about your activity on the Services (e.g., your search queries, mis-formatted DNS entries, search results selected, clicks, pages viewed, search history, comments);</li><li>If you are using a mobile device, your mobile device’s geographic location (specific geographic location if you’ve enabled collection of that information, or general geographic location automatically); and</li><li>If you installed an Application, we may also collect information about that Application (e.g. the specific release date and distribution source of your Application, a unique Application ID, Application partner ID, the ads you click on, and information contained in error log files or cookies, aggregate query or click data and erroneous domain name system requests).Third-parties who provide us with products and services may also place cookies, ad tags and/or beacons that collect the information outlined above in order to provide us with products and services including, analytics tools (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en&ref_topic=2919631" target="_blank">Google Analytics</a>), functionalities like playing video content (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://www.brightcove.com/en/legal/privacy" target="_blank">Brightcove</a>), and targeted advertising. These third parties may also collect information about you from other sources and combine it with other information collected about you from third party websites not affiliated with us. For example, advertiser and advertising networks, as well as data analytics companies who service them, may participate in Online Behavioral Advertising and track your activity across various sites and/or devices where they display ads and record your activities, so they can show ads that they consider relevant to you.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><u>Mobile Device Location Information:</u> When you use one of our location-enabled services (for example, when you access Services from a mobile device), we may need to collect and process information about your specific GPS location (including the latitude, longitude or altitude of your mobile device) and the time the location information was recorded, and we may use that information to customize the Services with location-based information, advertising, and features. Some of these services require us to associate location data with your device ID and other information we hold about you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Cookies and other Trackers.</strong></p><p><u> </u></p><p><u>WHAT IS A COOKIE?</u> <u>Cookies</u> are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. A <u>pixel tag</u> (also called a <u>web beacon</u> or clear <u>GIF</u>) is a tiny graphic with a unique identifier, embedded invisibly on a webpage (or an online ad or email) that links web pages to particular web servers and their cookies, and may be used for a variety of purposes, such as counting the number of visitors to the Sites, analyzing how users navigate around the Sites, assessing what content or ads are viewed or clicked on by our visitors. Some ad companies and game developers use “<u>flash cookies</u>” for ads and games that use Flash media technology. <u>We use the term “cookies” in this policy to refer to cookies and all such similar technologies. </u>Cookies are widely used in order to make websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. We use these technologies to let you navigate between pages efficiently, remember your preferences, track your use of the Services and generally improve your experience. Ad companies we work with place cookies on your computer to track your activities across various sites so that they can display ads on our Sites and third-party websites that are more relevant to you and your interests.<br></p><p>There are two broad categories of cookies:<br></p><ul><li>First party cookies, served directly by us to your computer or mobile device.</li><li>Third party cookies, which are served by a third party on our behalf. We use third party cookies for functionality, performance / analytics, advertising and social media purposes.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are ‘session cookies’, meaning that they exist only while your browser is open. These are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are ‘permanent cookies’, meaning that they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used by websites to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.</p><p><u>HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?</u> We use cookies to:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Track traffic flow and patterns of travel in connection with our Services;</li><li>Understand the total number of visitors to our sites on an ongoing basis and the types of internet browsers (e.g. Chrome, Safari or Edge), operating systems (e.g. Windows or Mac OS), and screen resolutions used by our visitors;</li><li>Monitor and analyze the performance of our Services and to continually improve them;</li><li>Customize and enhance your online experience; and</li><li>Enable Dictionary and third-party advertising both on and off our Sites.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Third parties whose products or services are accessible or advertised through the Services, including social networking services, may also use cookies or similar tools, and we advise you to check their privacy policies for information about their cookies and other practices. We do not control the practices of such partners and their privacy policies govern their interactions with you. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.</p><p><br></p><p><u>WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?</u> The types of cookies used by us and our partners in connection with the Services can be classified into one of the five categories below. We’ve set out some further information about each category, and the purposes of the cookies we and third parties set in the following table.</p><table style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 50%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong>TYPE OF COOKIE</strong><br></td><td style="width: 50%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><p><strong>WHAT IT DOES</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50.0000%;"><p>Strictly Necessary Cookies</p></td><td style="width: 50.0000%;">These cookies are essential to operate the Sites and provide the Services by helping us provide basic functionality such as loading and rendering pages on the Sites and enabling your navigation around the Sites and use of certain features. They are also used to identify and prevent fraud and improve security.<br></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50.0000%;">Functionality Cookies<br></td><td style="width: 50.0000%;">Functionality cookies record information about choices you’ve made and allow us to tailor the Sites to you. These cookies mean that when you continue to use or come back to the Sites, we can provide you with our Services as you have asked for them to be provided. For example, these cookies allow us to store language preference. They may also be used to provide certain functionality such as playing video content.<br></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50.0000%;">Performance / Analytics Cookies<br></td><td style="width: 50.0000%;">We use performance/analytics cookies to analyze how the Sites are accessed, used, or is performing in order to provide you with a better user experience and to maintain, operate and continually improve the Sites. For example, these cookies allow us to:<br>• Better understand our website visitors so that we can improve how we present our content;<br>• Test different design ideas for particular pages, such as our homepage;<br>• Collect information about site visitors such as where they are located and what browsers they are using;<br>• Determine the number of unique users of the Sites;<br>• Improve the Sites by measuring any errors that occur; and<br>• Conduct research and diagnostics to improve product offerings.<br></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50.0000%;">Advertising and Tracking Cookies<br></td><td style="width: 50.0000%;">As you use our Sites, you will notice that it includes advertising. We allow third party advertising companies to place cookies on our Sites. These cookies enable such companies to track your activity across various sites where they display ads and record your activities so they can show ads that they consider relevant to you as you browse the web.<br>Cookies also allow us and third parties to know whether you’ve seen an ad or a type of ad, and how long it has been since you’ve last seen it. This information is used for frequency capping purposes, to help tailor the ads you see, and to measure the effectiveness of ads.<br></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 50.0000%;">Social Media Cookies<br></td><td style="width: 50.0000%;">Third parties that make their applications available through/on our Sites may set their own cookies in order to track the performance of their applications or customize those applications for you. For example, when you share an article using a social media sharing button on our Sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram), the social network that has created the button will record that you have done this. Because of how cookies work, we cannot access these cookies, nor can the third parties access the data in cookies used by us. Some pages of our website may also contain embedded content, such as video content from YouTube, and these sites may set their own cookies.<br></td></tr></tbody></table><p><u> </u></p><p><u>COOKIE CONTROLS.</u> You can control your cookie settings as explained below. We may disclose your opt-out choices to third parties so that they can honor your preferences in accordance with applicable laws.</p><p><u> </u></p><p><u>Web Browser Controls.</u> Most browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. Users can usually set their browsers to block all third-party cookies (which are those set by third-party companies collecting information on websites operated by other companies), block all cookies (including first-party cookies such as the ones We uses to collect search activity information about its users), or block specific cookies. These settings will typically be found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful, otherwise you should use the “Help” option in your browser for more details.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy" target="_blank">Cookie settings in Microsoft Edge</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies">Cookie settings in Internet Explorer</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies" target="_blank">Cookie settings in Firefox</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647" target="_blank">Cookie settings in Chrome</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042" target="_blank">Cookie settings in Safari web</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677" target="_blank">iOS</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>We note that an optional browser setting known as Do Not Track allows you to express your preferences regarding tracking by advertisers and other third-parties. However, we do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT.</p><p><u>Flash Cookie Controls.</u> You can manage the use of Flash technologies with the Flash management tools available at Adobe’s website.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><u>Web-Beacons.</u> You can usually prevent the operation of web-beacons by changing your web-browser cookie settings and your ad choices, or for those in emails, by switching off images in your email client or viewing emails using only the “text” display (rather than “HTML” display”). See the “Help” section of your email client for instructions. Please see the All About Cookies website for further information about managing your options.</li><li><u>Mobile Apps.</u> With respect to our mobile apps, you can stop all collection of information via an app by uninstalling the app. Also, you may be able to exercise specific privacy choices, such as enabling or disabling certain location-based services, by adjusting the permissions in your mobile device.</li><li><u>Google Analytics Controls.</u> To see an overview of privacy at Google and how to opt out of certain Google practices, visit https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy. You can prevent your data from being collected by Google Analytics by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Opting-out is generally done by the third party dropping a cookie on your browser indicating your intent to opt-out. If you get a new device, install a new browser, erase, or otherwise alter the third party’s browser cookie file, you may clear the opt-out cookie and no longer be subject to its opt-out.</li><li><u>Third Party Advertising Controls.</u> You may exercise choices regarding certain third-party advertising cookies through the following organizations:<br></li><li>Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. You exercise the DAA choices regarding Interest-based Advertising <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://youradchoices.com/">here</a>. You can also download the DAA AppChoices app for control over how information about your interests is used for in-app advertising on your mobile device <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://youradchoices.com/appchoices">here</a>.<br></li><li>European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (“EDAA”). To learn more about the EDAA and your opt out options, see <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://www.edaa.eu/">https://www.edaa.eu/</a>.</li><li>Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To learn more about the NAI and your opt out options for their members, see <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/">http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/</a>.</li></ul><p>Please be aware that, even if you are able to opt out of certain Interest/behavioral/targeted -based advertising, you may continue to receive other types of ads. Opting out only means that those selected members should no longer deliver certain Interest/behavioral/targeted -based ads to you, but does not mean you will no longer receive any targeted content and/or ads (e.g., from other ad networks). Dictionary is not responsible for effectiveness of, or compliance with, any third-parties’ opt out options or programs or the accuracy of their statements regarding their programs.</p><ul><li><u>Promotional Communications.</u> You can opt-out of receiving certain promotional communications (e-mails and push notifications) from us at any time by (i) for e-mails, following the instructions as provided in e-mails to click on the unsubscribe link; and (ii) for push notifications or in-app messages, adjusting the permissions in your mobile device.</li></ul><p><strong>HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION. We may use your information for the following purposes: </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Identification and authentication: We use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use our Services and to ensure the security of your personal information. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.</strong></li><li><strong>Provide the Services: We process your personal information to facilitate the sale of and provide the Services you have requested. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.</strong></li><li><strong>Improving our Services: We analyze information about how you use our Services to provide an improved experience for our customers of all our Services, including product testing and site analytics. It is in our legitimate business interests to use the information provided to us for this purpose, so we can understand any issues with our Services and improve them.</strong></li><li><strong>Compensating our partners: We process your personal information for purposes of calculating compensation to be paid to our third party product/service providers and distributors and to analyze usage across products, services and distribution partner/channel. It is in our legitimate interest to appropriately determine amounts to be paid to our partners and inform our product roadmap and distribution strategy.</strong></li><li><strong>Communicating with you: We may use your personal information when we communicate with you, for example if we are providing information about changes to the terms and conditions or if you contact us with questions. It is in our legitimate interest that we are able to provide you with appropriate responses and provide you with notices about our Services.</strong></li><li><strong>Marketing: We may use your personal information to deliver relevant advertisements to you and measure the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you. It is in our legitimate interest to provide more relevant and interesting advertising messages and inform our marketing strategy. We may use automated decision-making to deliver tailored advertisements based on your personal information. Where necessary, we will obtain your consent before sending such marketing messages.</strong></li><li><strong>Exercising our rights: We may use your personal information to exercise our legal rights where it is necessary to do so, for example to detect, prevent and respond to fraud claims, intellectual property infringement claims or violations of law or our Terms of Service.</strong></li><li><strong>Complying with our obligations: We may process your personal information to, for example, carry out fraud prevention checks or comply with other legal or regulatory requirements, where this is explicitly required by law.</strong></li><li><strong>Customizing your experience: When you use the Services, we may use your personal information to improve your experience of the Services, such as by providing interactive or personalized elements on the Services and providing you with content based on your interests. We may use automated decision-making to customize your experience based on your personal information.<br>We may also aggregate and de-identify your information in such a way that you may not reasonably be re-identified by us or any other company, and may use this information for any other purpose.</strong></li></ul><p><strong>HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION. We share user information with others for various reasons. What information we make available to other companies depends on the nature of our relationships with them.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Service Providers: We may share your information with vendors who provide services on our behalf such as payment processing, voice transcription, email messaging, customer service, trouble shooting, survey providers, video players.</strong></li><li><strong>Contests/Sweepstakes Partners: When you sign up to participate in a contest or sweepstakes, your information may be provided to our sweepstakes or contest advertisers, operators, or sponsors and the use of that information will be also governed by those advertisers, operators, or sponsors’ privacy policies or practices.</strong></li><li><strong>Group Companies: We may share your information with our affiliates, which are entities under common ownership or control of our ultimate parent company, Rock Holdings Inc. for security, internal reporting and regulatory compliance.</strong></li><li><strong>Fraud prevention: We may disclose your information when we believe disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or respond to suspected illegal or fraudulent activity or to protect the safety, rights, or property of us, our users, or others.</strong></li><li><strong>Law enforcement purposes and public safety: If requested or required by government authorities, such as law enforcement authorities, courts, or regulators, or otherwise to comply with the law, we may disclose any information we have about our users. We may disclose information collected about you in order to exercise or protect legal rights or defend against legal claims. We also may be required to disclose an individual’s personal information in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.</strong></li><li><strong>Sale or merger of our business: We may transfer your information to a third party if we or any of our affiliates are involved in a corporate restructuring (e.g., a sale, merger, or other transfer of assets).</strong></li><li><strong>Advertisers and advertising networks: Advertisers and advertising networks place ads on our Sites. These companies may collect information, such as your computer’s IP address, browser information, mobile device ID, and search queries, as you use our Site and Services. They also may use cookies and other technologies to collect this information when you use our Service as described above (Cookie & other Trackers).<br><br></strong></li></ul><strong> <p><strong>We require all third parties to respect your privacy and to treat your information in accordance with the law. We only permit third parties to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our agreements with them.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>SECURITY. We take the security of your information seriously and use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage. We also limit access to information about you to employees who reasonably need access to it to provide products or services to you, or in order to do their jobs. However, because no security system can be 100% effective, we cannot completely guarantee the security of any information we may have collected from or about you.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>RETENTION. We retain the information we collect about and from you for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose we collected it for and for the purpose of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information we process, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your information, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. In some circumstances we may aggregate and de-identify your information in such a way that you may not reasonably be re-identified by us or any other company in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see ACCESS, REVIEW, REVISION & DELETION RIGHTS below for further information.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS. Consumers residing in California have certain rights with respect to their personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act or (“CCPA”) (California Civil Code Section 1798.100 et seq.) and the “Shine the Light” Law (California Civil Code Section 1798.83). If you are a California resident, this section applies to you.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong><em>California Consumer Privacy Act</em></strong></p> <p><em>Additional Disclosures Related to the Collection, Use, Disclosure and Sale of Personal Information</em></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Collection and Use of Personal Information: </strong>In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers, such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and IP address; categories of personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80, such as name, address, credit card number, debit card number, or other financial information; commercial information, such as record of purchases; internet or other electronic network activity information, such as log data and information about the devices and computers you use to access the Services; geolocation data, such as GPS, Bluetooth, or WiFi signals, where you have allowed access to that information; other information you choose to provide, such as messages to customer service; inferences drawn from any of this information, including about the content or ads that may be of interest to you. For details about the precise data points we collect and the categories of sources of such collection, please see Section 3, “INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND MEANS OF COLLECTION” above. We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in Section 4, “HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION” above.</p> <p><a name="_Hlk42192501"><strong> </strong></a></p> <p><strong>Disclosure of Personal Information: </strong>We may share your personal information with third parties as described in Section 5, “HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION” above. In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for business or commercial purposes to the following categories of recipients.</p> <p><br></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p><strong><em>Category of Personal Information </em></strong></p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p><strong><em>Categories of Recipients </em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Identifiers</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks, data analytics providers, data brokers, operating systems and platforms, email service providers, data storage providers, customer support providers, payment processing providers, account management providers</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Commercial information</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Payment processing providers</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Internet or other electronic network activity information</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks, data analytics providers, data brokers, operating systems and platforms, data storage providers</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Geolocation data</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, data storage providers</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Inferences</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, data storage providers</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Sale of Personal Information</strong>: California law requires that we provide transparency about personal information we “sell,” which for the purposes of the CCPA, broadly means scenarios in which Dictionary has shared personal information with third parties in exchange for valuable consideration. In the preceding 12 months, we have “sold” the following categories of personal information, depending on how the CCPA is interpreted, to the following categories of third parties:</p> <p><br></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p><strong><em>Category of Personal Information </em></strong></p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p><strong><em>Categories of Recipients </em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Identifiers</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Internet or other electronic network activity information</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks</p></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Inferences</p></td><td valign="top" width="312"><p>Advertising networks</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br></p> <p><a name="_Hlk41991251">We “sell” personal information for the following commercial purposes: </a> to provide you with targeted advertising. California consumers above the age of 16 have the right to opt out of these sales at any time. We do not knowingly sell personal information about consumers under the age of 16. Please visit our “Do Not Sell My Info” webpage <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__privacyportal.onetrust.com_webform_b7274337-2D1a89-2D410c-2Db2c8-2D1d563f27053a_draft_291e3f46-2D17e2-2D4417-2Db88e-2D843d45f1b775&d=DwMGaQ&c=XRWvQHnpdBDRh-yzrHjqLpXuHNC_9nanQc6pPG_SpT0&r=a_09kzNoh240RRfs1MZExyTSkbMl4260-b00r2zDWik&m=JqLK6mRjXzIfiLNRYFCmEtX2c68-6IigW_YRZaHX5n4&s=M-L-GHa6uoGgX35nLqjzCLDkGe6gbnB1NIIhoiX9yMw&e=">here</a> to learn more about how we sell information and to make an opt-out request.</p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em>Your Consumer Rights</em></p> <p><br></p> <p>If you are a California resident, subject to certain limitations, you have the right to (1) request more information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected, sold and disclosed for a business purpose in the last 12 months, (2) deletion of your personal information, and (3) opt out of the sale of your personal information, if applicable, and (4) be free from discrimination for exercising your rights under the CCPA. You may make these requests by visiting <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__privacyportal.onetrust.com_webform_b7274337-2D1a89-2D410c-2Db2c8-2D1d563f27053a_draft_d1e5169c-2D8ea0-2D47a2-2Db4fc-2D5c467c7fe7e4&d=DwMGaQ&c=XRWvQHnpdBDRh-yzrHjqLpXuHNC_9nanQc6pPG_SpT0&r=a_09kzNoh240RRfs1MZExyTSkbMl4260-b00r2zDWik&m=JqLK6mRjXzIfiLNRYFCmEtX2c68-6IigW_YRZaHX5n4&s=YwoMnubJ85rqf1npMQCrZ6jnCOiVtnSrhFUES6JQpQI&e=">this webpage</a> or emailing us at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/mailto:privacy@dictionary.com">privacy@dictionary.com</a>. To opt out of sales, you can also visit our “Do Not Sell My Info” webpage <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__privacyportal.onetrust.com_webform_b7274337-2D1a89-2D410c-2Db2c8-2D1d563f27053a_draft_291e3f46-2D17e2-2D4417-2Db88e-2D843d45f1b775&d=DwMGaQ&c=XRWvQHnpdBDRh-yzrHjqLpXuHNC_9nanQc6pPG_SpT0&r=a_09kzNoh240RRfs1MZExyTSkbMl4260-b00r2zDWik&m=JqLK6mRjXzIfiLNRYFCmEtX2c68-6IigW_YRZaHX5n4&s=M-L-GHa6uoGgX35nLqjzCLDkGe6gbnB1NIIhoiX9yMw&e=">here</a>. We will verify your request by confirming the email address we have on file for you.</p> <p><br></p> <p>If we receive your request from an authorized agent, we may ask for evidence that you have provided such agent with a power of attorney or that the agent otherwise has valid written authority to submit requests to exercise rights on your behalf. If you are an authorized agent seeking to make a request, please contact us at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/mailto:privacy@dictionary.com">privacy@dictionary.com</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong><em>Shine the Light</em></strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>If you are a resident of the State of California, under the California Civil Code, you have the right to request from companies conducting business in California a list of all third parties to which the company has disclosed personal information (as defined by California law) during the preceding year for direct marketing purposes. Alternatively, the law provides that if a company has a privacy policy that gives either an opt-out for use of your personal information by third parties for their own marketing purposes, the company may instead provide you with information on how to exercise your disclosure choice options. We qualify for the alternative option. If you are a California resident and you want to opt out of such sharing, please send your request via email to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/mailto:privacy@dictionary.com">privacy@dictionary.com</a> and include your name, street address, city, state, and zip code (your street address is optional if you wish to receive a response to your request via email. Please include your zip code for our own record-keeping).</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong><u>Legal rights applicable to personal data collected in the EEA.</u></strong> Pursuant to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211027041305/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.119.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2016:119:TOC">EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679)</a> (“GDPR”) natural persons (called data subjects) are afforded certain rights regarding their personal data, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to our use of, and receive a portable copy in a usable electronic format of your personal information. 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