AmericanThinker
- The documents do not say whether your data trains AI.
- Your data is used for personalized ads, including by third-party ad companies.
- Data is shared with partners and affiliates; you can opt out.
- The documents do not say who can read your content.
They collect account and traffic data and share hashed email and IP with ad partners like LiveRamp; they say they do not sell it.
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Collected
They collect what you enter (like email), plus IP address, cookies, and pages you visit.
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Privacy policy
“American Thinker automatically receives and records certain "traffic data" on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, American Thinker cookie information, and the page you requested.”
Training
They use it to run the site and to help show ads that may interest you.
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Privacy policy
“These companies may use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you.”
Sharing
They say they do not sell your info, but they share hashed email and IP with ad partners.
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Privacy policy
“When you use our website, we share information that we may collect from you, such as your email (in hashed form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with our partners/service providers, including but not limited to, LiveRamp Inc”
Kept
The policy does not say how long they keep your data.
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Privacy policy
“We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website.”
Controls
You can skip some fields, block cookies, and opt out of some ad tracking on partner sites.
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Privacy policy
“To opt out of this use, please head here: https://liveramp.com/opt_out/.”
Fine print
They can change the privacy rules anytime and expect you to re-read the page.
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Privacy policy
“We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. You agree to obtain changes to this Privacy Policy electronically by visiting this Site.”
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What you can turn off
The controls and opt-outs their own documents describe, and where they say to find them.
Opt out of LiveRamp ad matching
https://liveramp.com/opt_out/
Opt out of behavioral advertising
www.networkadvertising.org
Block or limit cookies in your browser
The help menu in your browser’s toolbar, as described in the privacy policy
If a switch is not where they say, the deletion request above still applies.
Line by line
The lines that matter most, worst first.
They send a coded version of your email plus your IP and device details to ad companies so you can be matched for ads.
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Privacy policy
“When you use our website, we share information that we may collect from you, such as your email (in hashed form), IP address or information about your browser or operating system, with our partners/service providers, including but not limited to, LiveRamp Inc”
For example, visiting the site can let LiveRamp tie your browser to marketing lists used in ad auctions.
Third-party ad companies put trackers on the site so they can show you interest-based ads on this site and others.
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“These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit www.networkadvertising.org.”
For example, clicking an ad here can help other sites show you similar ads later.
They can rewrite the privacy rules whenever they want, and it is on you to notice.
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Privacy policy
“We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. You agree to obtain changes to this Privacy Policy electronically by visiting this Site.”
For example, they could start sharing more data and you would only find out if you re-read this page.
If they sell the company or its assets, your information can go to the buyer.
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“In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if American Thinker, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred.”
For example, a new owner could get your email and traffic logs as part of the deal.
They say they do not rent or sell your personal information, though they still share it in the ways listed.
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“We neither rent nor sell your personal information to anyone. We share your personal information only as described below.”
For example, they claim they will not sell a list of emails, but they still share hashed email with ad partners.
Just visiting records your IP address, cookies, and which pages you open.
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Privacy policy
“American Thinker automatically receives and records certain "traffic data" on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, American Thinker cookie information, and the page you requested.”
For example, opening an article logs your IP and that page even if you never register.
To use some features you must give your email and other details they ask for.
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Privacy policy
“As part of this registration form, we require your email address and other relevant information.”
For example, submitting a link may require an email they then store.
They say account info is behind a password and only some staff can see it.
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“Your American Thinker account information is protected by a password for your privacy and security.”
For example, they tell you to log off a shared computer so others cannot open your account.
You can ask LiveRamp to stop using your data for this ad matching.
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Privacy policy
“To opt out of this use, please head here: https://liveramp.com/opt_out/.”
For example, you can visit that LiveRamp page and follow their opt-out steps.
Words to know
Legal words from the lines above, in plain English.
- cookies
- Small files a website saves on your device so it can recognise you and remember what you did. For example, a cookie keeps you logged in and can also tell an ad company which sites you visited.
- personal data
- Any information that is about you or can be linked to you, from your name to your phone's ID. For example, your email, your IP address and the list of apps on your phone are all personal data.
- service providers
- Outside companies that handle your data on the app's instructions, such as a cloud host or an email sender. For example, the company that stores the app's files in the cloud sees your data but only does what the app tells it.
- opt out
- Something is on by default and stays on until you find the setting and turn it off. For example, your chats may be used for training unless you go into settings and switch it off.
- third parties
- Any company or person other than you and the app, such as advertisers, partners or analytics firms. For example, an analytics company that receives a record of every screen you tap is a third party.
- tracking pixels
- Tiny invisible images or bits of code in a page, app or email that report back when and where you opened it. For example, a pixel in a marketing email tells the sender the moment you read it.
- targeted advertising
- Ads chosen for you based on what you have done across other apps and websites, not just this one. For example, you look at shoes in one app and see shoe ads in a totally different app the next day.
- sell or share
- Under California law, selling means passing your data to others for money or other value; sharing means passing it on for targeted ads. For example, letting an ad network use your browsing history in return for ad space counts as a sale.
How we got here · grade F · score 28/100 · 13 of 15 policy answers backed by a verified quote · 8 not stated
What does the app collect beyond what it needs to work?
They collect what you enter (including email for registration) plus traffic data such as IP address, cookies, and pages you visit.
Does it record your voice, face or body, and what happens to that?
The policy does not describe collecting voice, face, or body data.
Are your chats and uploads used to train AI models, and is that off by default?
Not stated in the documents.
Can employees or contractors read your conversations, and when?
Not stated in the documents.
Are you profiled or tracked for advertising?
Third-party companies serve ads and collect browsing data. They also share hashed email, IP, and browser details with partners like LiveRamp for interest-based ads.
Do they sell or share your data, and can you opt out?
They say they do not rent or sell personal information, but they share hashed email and other details with ad partners. LiveRamp has an opt-out page.
What rights do they take over what you type and what the AI makes?
Not stated in the documents.
How long do they keep your data after you delete it, and can you delete it in the app?
Not stated in the documents.
Does it build a lasting memory or profile of you, and can you see, edit or turn it off?
Not stated in the documents.
Do they commit to basic security, and have they leaked data?
They say accounts are password-protected and only some employees get access. They do not describe audits or a leak history.
Is there a real age gate, and are teens protected?
Not stated in the documents.
Will they tell you when the rules change, and is the policy specific?
The policy has no date. They can change it anytime and tell you to check the page yourself.
Can they close your account without warning, and can you get your data out first?
Not stated in the documents.
If something goes wrong, who pays?
Not stated in the documents.
Do subscriptions renew on their own, and can you get a refund?
The privacy policy does not describe paid subscriptions or refunds.
The privacy policy is 1,190 words at a college level (Flesch reading ease 42.5).
