AOL Privacy Policy
AOL added contact details for an EU representative and a Data Protection Officer, and made it easier to reach the DPO when exercising your privacy rights. These are purely administrative/contact additions with no change to what data is collected, shared, or how it's used.
Cosmetic change: formatting, typos, or contact details.
| 1 | 1 | This Privacy Policy ("**Privacy Policy**") applies to the collection, use, and processing of personal data of users ("**user**" or "**you**") by AOL Media LLC ("**we**" or "**us**") in connection with your use of AOL website, available at https://www.aol.com/ ("**Website**"), as well as the app, services and platform ("**Services**"). We provide this Privacy Policy in accordance with the applicable data protection laws, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - General Data Protection Regulation ("**GDPR**" and, collectively, "**Applicable Privacy Laws**"). |
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| 3 | 3 | Residents of certain U.S. States may have different privacy rights under their applicable U.S. State Privacy Laws. If you are a U.S. Consumer, in addition to this Privacy Policy, please also refer to the relevant [U.S. State Laws page](https://legal.aol.com/privacy/us-state-laws/index.html) for additional information and a detailed description of your rights and how to exercise them. |
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| 5 | 5 | 1. ## Data Controller |
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| 7 | The Data Controller is AOL Media LLC, based in 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, United States of America. | |
| 7 | The Data Controller is AOL Media LLC, based in 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003, United States of America. As we are established outside the European Economic Area, we have designated Bending Spoons S.p.A., based in Via Nino Bonnet 10, 20154, Milan, Italy, as our representative in the European Union pursuant to Article 27 GDPR. You may contact our EU Representative at eurepresentative.aol@bendingspoons.com on all matters relating to the processing of your personal data. We have also appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be reached at dpo@teamaol.com, for any question relating to this Privacy Policy or to the processing of your personal data. | |
+ ADDEDAdded EU representative and Data Protection Officer contact info AOL now names Bending Spoons S.p.A. as its official EU representative (as required under GDPR since AOL is based outside the EU) and lists contact emails for the EU representative and a newly appointed Data Protection Officer. | ||
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| 9 | 9 | 2. ## Categories of Personal Data that We Collect, Purposes and Legal Bases for Our Processing |
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| 11 | 11 | Below is a list of the categories of personal data that we collect and process, along with the purposes and the legal grounds for processing it. Please be aware that not all information listed may be considered as personal data in your jurisdiction under Applicable Privacy Laws. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Purpose | Legal Basis | Categories of Processed Data | |
| 350 | 350 | You also have the right to lodge a complaint before the competent national Data Protection Authority, or other applicable regulator in the jurisdiction where you reside. |
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| 352 | 352 | If the UK GDPR applies, you have the right to lodge a data protection complaint with us about the processing of your data or our compliance with applicable data protection legislation. |
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| 354 | 354 | To contact us and exercise your rights, please visit your privacy dashboard, which you can access [here](https://preferences.aol.com/). |
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| 356 | You may also contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@teamaol.com in relation to any matter concerning the processing of your personal data or the exercise of your rights. | |
+ ADDEDAdded DPO contact for exercising privacy rights The section on your privacy rights now tells you that you can also email the Data Protection Officer directly about any request related to your personal data. | ||
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| 356 | 358 | We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity prior to responding to your request, such as by asking you for information that matches information we have on file about you. If you are submitting a rights request as an authorized agent, we may ask you to provide proof of your authorization to make the request, or we may contact the individual who is the subject of the request for confirmation, in accordance with Applicable Privacy Laws. |
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| 358 | 360 | If you are a U.S. Consumer, please also refer to the relevant U.S. State Laws page for a detailed description of your rights and how to exercise them. |
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| 360 | 362 | If you used products and services offered under the AOL brand by Yahoo prior to January 1st, 2026, Yahoo Inc. remained an independent data controller for your personal data in accordance with Applicable Privacy Laws. If you wish to receive additional information on the processing of personal data by Yahoo, or exercise your rights in relation to the personal data retained by Yahoo, please refer to [Yahoo's privacy policy](https://legal.yahoo.com/xw/en/yahoo/privacy/intl/index.html) or contact Yahoo directly via [this form](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/account) (or [this form](https://uk.help.yahoo.com/kb/account) for European users). |
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