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===Biometric data selling===

On July 22nd, 2024, Photobucket ~~updates~~ its terms of service to allow user biometric data such as facial features, iris, retina, finger or handprints and voice to be sold to third parties for the purpose of AI training. The policy is opt-in by default, meaning users are automatically included in the policy unless they state they manually choose to opt-out.<ref name=":0">https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy</ref>

On July 22nd, 2024, Photobucket updated its terms of service to allow user biometric data such as facial features, iris, retina, finger or handprints and voice to be sold to third parties for the purpose of AI training. The policy is opt-in by default, meaning users are automatically included in the policy unless they state they manually choose to opt-out.<ref name=":0">https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy</ref>

According to the policy, "Opting out requires account deletion"<ref name=":0" /> meaning users must delete their accounts to prevent their biometric data from being included in these transactions. Deleting your account after use does not guarantee that they will be able to recall your data, but they will stop selling it.

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 ===Biometric data selling===
-On July 22nd, 2024, Photobucket updates its terms of service to allow user biometric data such as facial features, iris, retina, finger or handprints and voice to be sold to third parties for the purpose of AI training. The policy is opt-in by default, meaning users are automatically included in the policy unless they state they manually choose to opt-out.<ref name=":0">https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy</ref>
+On July 22nd, 2024, Photobucket updated its terms of service to allow user biometric data such as facial features, iris, retina, finger or handprints and voice to be sold to third parties for the purpose of AI training. The policy is opt-in by default, meaning users are automatically included in the policy unless they state they manually choose to opt-out.<ref name=":0">https://photobucket.com/legal/biometric-information-privacy-policy</ref>
 According to the policy, "Opting out requires account deletion"<ref name=":0" /> meaning users must delete their accounts to prevent their biometric data from being included in these transactions.  Deleting your account after use does not guarantee that they will be able to recall your data, but they will stop selling it.