Effective Date: September 30, 2022
Introduction
This Privacy Notice for California Residents (the “Notice”) supplements the information contained in our Privacy Policy and applies only to individual residents of the State of California (“California Residents”). This Notice addresses the specific disclosure requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100–1798.199, the California Privacy Rights Act, and the associated regulations (collectively, the “CCPA”).
This Notice provides additional information about how we collect, use, share, and otherwise process the personal information of California Residents, the rights of California residents in relation to that personal information, and the ways in which California residents may exercise those rights. You can find more information and details about AppLovin and our personal information collection and use practices in our Privacy Policy. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms in this Notice have the same meanings as defined in our Privacy Policy or as otherwise defined in the CCPA.
Contents
- Collection, Use, Disclosure, and Sharing of Personal Information
- Sharing—Not Selling—of Personal Information
- Data Retention
- Your California Privacy Rights
- How to Exercise Your California Privacy Rights
- Children Under the Age of 16
- Appointment of an Authorized Agent
- Data Access and Deletion Transparency Report
- Updates or Amendments to this Privacy Notice
- How to Contact Us
Collection, Use, Disclosure, and Sharing of Personal Information
As explained in our Privacy Policy, depending on the type of interaction you have with AppLovin, we may collect information about you when you use a mobile game or other application that contains the AppLovin SDK, when you interact with our advertising platform in another way, or when your visit our corporate website at www.applovin.com. In addition, publishers of mobile games or other applications that you use may choose to share certain additional information with us for advertising purposes (“Publishers”). We encourage you to review the Publishers’ privacy policies and other materials, which may contain additional information regarding their sharing of personal information with AppLovin or other parties.
The chart below summarizes the categories of personal information we collect, the sources of the personal information collected, the business purposes for our collection, and the categories of third parties with whom we “disclose” or “share” personal information. The chart describes our practices, both current and during the last 12 months.
| Category of Personal Information Collected | Source(s) of Personal Information | Business Purpose(s) for Collection | Third Parties — Disclosure for a Business Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers, such as name, email address and other contact information, IP address, and online identifiers (like advertising IDs) | • You or your device(s) • Publishers • Advertising Partners • Affiliates | • Service Delivery • Delivery of Advertisements • Technical Support • Customer Support • Processing Payments • Analytics • Business Research & Development • Marketing & Promotions • Platform Protection & Fraud Prevention • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates • Online identifiers with Advertising Partners (shared for personalized advertisements) • Your Specified Recipient(s) • Government Entities/Law Enforcement |
| Additional California Customer Records, such as bank account number or other financial information | • You (only for business users) | • Service Delivery • Technical Support • Customer Support • Processing Payments • Platform Protection • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates • Your Specified Recipient(s) |
| Characteristics of Protected Classifications, such as age or gender | • Publishers | • Service Delivery • Delivery of Advertisements • Analytics • Business Research & Development • Platform Protection & Fraud Prevention • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates • Your Specified Recipient(s) • Government Entities/Law Enforcement |
| Sensitive Personal Information, such as social security numbers, precise geolocation, or genetic and biometric data* | • AppLovin does not collect or seek to elicit end users’ “sensitive personal information” as defined by the CCPA | N/A | N/A |
| Commercial Information, such as records of services considered or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | • You or your device(s) • Publishers | • Service Delivery • Delivery of Advertisements • Analytics • Business Research & Development • Platform Protection & Fraud Prevention • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates • Your Specified Recipient(s) |
| Internet or Network Information, such as information regarding interactions with a website, application, or advertisement | • You or your device(s) • Service Providers | • Service Delivery • Delivery of Advertisements • Analytics • Business Research & Development • Platform Protection & Fraud Prevention • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates • Advertising Partners (shared for personalized advertisements) • Your Specified Recipient(s) |
| Geolocation Data, such as city or county-level geolocation information | • You or your device(s) • Publishers • Advertising Partners | • Service Delivery • Delivery of Advertisements • Analytics • Business Research & Development • Platform Protection & Fraud Prevention • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates • Advertising Partners (shared for personalized advertisements) • Your Specified Recipient(s) • Government Entities/Law Enforcement |
| Inferences, such as the derivation of information, data, or assumptions from the categories of personal information included above | • You or your device(s) • Publishers • Advertising Partners • Affiliates • Service Providers | • Service Delivery • Delivery of Advertisements • Analytics • Business Research & Development • Platform Protection & Fraud Prevention • Compliance with Legal Obligations | • Service Providers • Affiliates |
*AppLovin does not collect or seek to elicit end users’ “sensitive personal information” as defined by the CCPA. This means that AppLovin does not collect social security numbers, drivers’ licenses, financial account or credit card numbers (except as provided by our business customers to us for payment processing purposes), precise geolocation, racial and ethnic characteristics, religious and philosophical beliefs, union membership, the contents of messages (mail, email, or text), or genetic and biometric data.
Sharing—Not Selling—of Personal Information
AppLovin does not “sell” information as most people would commonly understand that term or in the way that the CCPA primarily defines the term “sale.” The CCPA defines a “sale” as a disclosure of personal information to third parties for money or “other valuable consideration.” AppLovin does not, and will not, disclose your personal information in direct exchange for money or some other form of payment.
AppLovin may “share” personal information about you for purposes of serving you with personalized ads or content, otherwise known as “interest-based advertising” or “cross-context behavioral advertising.” The CCPA defines “sharing” as “communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer’s personal information” to “a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether or not for money or other valuable consideration.” In other words, AppLovin may share your personal information with a third party to help serve you with personalized content or ads that may be more relevant to your interests, and to perform other advertising-related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics, and market research.
The chart included above sets forth the categories of third parties with whom we have “shared” personal information within the last 12 months.
Data Retention
As explained in our Privacy Policy, we retain the categories of personal information included in the chart above for up to 2 years.
Your California Privacy Rights
As a California Resident, you may be able to exercise the following rights in relation to the personal information that we may have collected about you, subject to certain limitations and requirements, including the verification of your identity and our right to retain information to comply with our legal obligations, among other circumstances.
| California Privacy Right | Brief Details |
|---|---|
| Know and Access your Personal Information | You may request, up to two times in a 12-month period, that we disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which your personal information has been collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting your personal information, the categories of personal information that we disclosed for a business purpose, any categories of personal information about you that we sold or shared, the categories of third-parties with whom we have shared your personal information, and the business or commercial purpose for selling your personal information, if applicable. |
| Request Deletion of your Personal Information | You have the right to request that we delete certain personal information that we may have collected from you. |
| Opt-Out of the “Sale” or “Sharing” of your Personal Information | We do not sell your personal information in exchange for money, nor have we done so in the last 12 months. AppLovin may “share” personal information about you for purposes of serving you with personalized ads or content, otherwise known as “interest-based advertising,” “targeted advertising,” or “cross-context behavioral advertising.” You have the right to opt-out of any future “sales” or “sharing” of your personal information as defined by the CCPA (and as explained above). |
| Non-Discrimination | You have the right to exercise the rights conferred on you by the CCPA without discrimination. |
| Data Portability | You have the right to request that we transmit certain personal information that we may have collected from you to other entities, unless transmitting the information would not be technically feasible. |
| Correct Inaccurate Information Effective January 2023 | You have the right to request that we correct errors or inaccurate information in the personal information that we may have collected from you. |
| Opt-Out of Sharing for Cross-Contextual Behavioral Advertising Effective January 2023 | You have the right to opt-out of the “sharing” of your personal information for “cross-contextual behavioral advertising,” often referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “targeted advertising.” |
| Limit the Use or Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Effective January 2023 | In certain circumstances, you have the right to limit the use of any sensitive categories of personal information. As noted above, AppLovin does not collect or seek to elicit sensitive categories of personal information. |
| Opt-Out of the Use of Automated Decision Making Effective January 2023 | In certain circumstances, you have the right to opt-out of the use of automated decision making in relation to your personal information. |
How to Exercise Your California Privacy Rights
To exercise your rights to know and access your personal information or to request deletion of your personal information, you have the following options (listed according to the types of interaction you may have with AppLovin):
For Users of Mobile Games or Other Applications Containing the AppLovin SDK
- To manage the personal information that AppLovin may have about you from the mobile games or other applications that you use, you may download the AppLovin Privacy Management Application from the Apple or Google Play Stores:
By navigating through the tabs in the AppLovin Privacy Management Application, you can erase the personal information that AppLovin may have collected about you or request a copy of that personal information.
To exercise your right to opt-out of interest-based advertising, you have the following options:
- Opt-Out through AppLovin Ads. AppLovin allows you to opt-out of all interest-based advertising served by AppLovin through the “i” or “Learn more about ad preferences” link available on the face of an ad served by AppLovin. Once you click on the link, you will see a button to “Opt-Out of Interest-Based Advertising.”
- Opt-Out through Device-Level Choices. In addition, if you do not want to receive interest-based advertisements, you can limit the collection of certain information through your device’s settings. Detailed instructions on how to change these device settings can be found in the “Manage Your Privacy Choices” section of our Privacy Policy and in the instructions available here.
- Opt-Out through Industry Consumer-Choice Platforms. Finally, you can make choices about data collection for certain companies by visiting an industry consumer-choice platform, such as the NAI or DAA.
Please know that opting out of interest-based advertising does not mean that you will not receive advertising. You may still receive ads, but those ads may be less relevant to your interests.
To exercise any other rights that you may have under applicable law, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the information in the “Contact Us” section of our Privacy Policy.
For Our Website Visitors
- To opt-out of the automated collection of your personal information by certain cookies or other data collection technologies through our website, you can click “Cookie Settings” in the footer of our website. In addition, you may follow the steps outlined in the “Cookies and Other Similar Technology” and “Your Advertising/Marketing Choices” sections of our Privacy Policy. To access or manage information that you have manually submitted to us, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the information in the “Contact Us” section of our Privacy Policy.
For Our Customers and Business Contacts
- Please contact our Data Protection Officer using the information in the “Contact Us” section of our Privacy Policy. Please provide enough information about you and your request for our Data Protection Officer to be able to identify your information in our records.
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Please note that requesting to exercise your rights through us will not bear on the personal information processed about you by our third-party partners and customers, including the Publishers that have the AppLovin SDK embedded in their mobile games or other applications. If you wish to exercise your rights with respect to these third parties, please submit a request with each party directly.
Children Under Age 16
As explained in our Privacy Policy, children under the age of 16 may not use the AppLovin Services and we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16.
Appointment of an Authorized Agent
In certain circumstances, you may appoint an authorized agent to exercise any rights that you may have on your behalf. If you choose to exercise any rights through an authorized agent, you will need to verify your identity directly with us before we can process any requests. In addition, we will need written documentation demonstrating the authorized agent’s authority to act on your behalf.
Data Access and Deletion Transparency Report
| Type of Request | Requests Completed* | Average Time to Substantively Respond |
|---|---|---|
| Requests to Know and Access | 3081 | Less than 1 day (successful requests processed automatically) |
| Requests for Deletions | 26830 | Less than 1 day (successful requests processed automatically) |
*The Data Access and Deletion Transparency Report includes data for US-based users, who submitted requests via the AppLovin Privacy Management App. The AppLovin Privacy Management Application processes all requests automatically, except where the requests cannot be verified.
Updates or Amendments to this Notice
As explained in our Privacy Policy, we may make changes to this Notice from time to time. If we make any changes, we will update the “Effective Date” posted at the top of this Notice. We encourage you to review this Notice periodically.
How to Contact Us
You can find our contact information in the “Contact Us” section of our Privacy Policy.
