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Privacy Notice

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LAST VERIFIED 2026-10-01

Attention points

12 TO CHECK

Pointers to disclosures this policy may not clearly make, checked against major privacy laws. This is a heuristic — not legal advice, and not a finding that anything is missing or unlawful.

GDPR / UK-GDPR

7/13 ADDRESSED
  • Who controls your data (identity & contact of the data controller)GDPR Art. 13(1)(a)
  • Your data-subject rights (access, erasure, portability, object, …)GDPR Arts. 13(2)(b), 15–21
  • The right to withdraw consent (where consent is the basis)GDPR Art. 13(2)(c)
  • Whether providing your data is required, and what happens if you don'tGDPR Art. 13(2)(e)
  • Automated decision-making or profilingGDPR Arts. 13(2)(f), 22
  • Where your data was obtained, if not collected from you (source)GDPR Art. 14(2)(f)

CCPA / CPRA

4/10 ADDRESSED
  • Categories of third parties data is shared/sold toCCPA §1798.115
  • A 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' option (if it sells/shares)CCPA §1798.135(a)
  • A 'Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information' option (CPRA)CPRA §1798.135(a)
  • Your CCPA rights (know, delete, correct, opt-out, limit, non-discrimination)CCPA §§1798.100–125
  • A non-discrimination promise for exercising your rightsCCPA §1798.125
  • At least two ways to submit a request, plus a contactCCPA §1798.130

Current text

Effective Date: November 2025 Pew Research Center ("we," "us,", "Pew" or "our") shares your concerns about maintaining the integrity and privacy of personal information collected on the internet. We are committed to protecting your privacy, and this Privacy Notice ("Notice") is intended to describe our information ("Personal Information") collection and dissemination practices in connection with Pew Research Center family of websites located at www.pewresearch.org or any…

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