What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each.
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Location1 finding
Contacts1 finding
Sensitive Data1 finding
Tracking7 findings
Advertising & Profiling6 findings
Sharing14 findings
Controls & Permissions19 findings
Other4 findings
3 findings, in full
The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.
TrackingNo direct settingWebMD logs your device details and the content you view
Why this matters
On a health site, the pages you read can say a lot about you.
What this means
WebMD says it automatically collects information from your browser or mobile device, such as your IP address, browser or device ID, preferences and settings, cookies, and information about the content you have viewed and actions taken.
What the policy says
When you access and use the Services, WebMD automatically collects and stores in its server logs information from your browser or mobile device such as your IP address, browser ID or unique device ID, browser information (including referring URL), your preferences and settings, cookies and information about the content you have viewed and actions taken (e.g., search queries, viewed content, ad engagement, clicking behavior and the associated dates and times).
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What you can do
No setting found that directly changes this practice.
In the WebMD documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.
A broader option is available
WebMD's policy says you can request access, correction or deletion of personal information by contacting it.
That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.
Advertising & ProfilingAd partners may collect certain content you view on WebMD
Why this matters
Ad partners may learn some of what you read about your health.
What this means
WebMD says its advertising partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about certain uses of its sites, including certain viewed content.
What the policy says
Our advertising service partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about certain uses of the WebMD Sites, including certain viewed content. These third parties may use this information to help WebMD deliver advertising on the WebMD Sites and on other third party websites based on your interactions and browsing activity on the WebMD Sites.
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SharingNo direct settingSubject to applicable law, WebMD may share data with PulsePoint
Why this matters
PulsePoint is a WebMD affiliate; it may use your information for targeted ads and for its own clients.
What this means
WebMD says that, subject to applicable law, it may disclose your information to PulsePoint, which may use tracking technologies for behavioral or targeted advertising and to provide analytics to WebMD and similar services to its own clients.
What the policy says
Subject to applicable law, we may disclose your information to PulsePoint, which may also use cookies and other tracking technologies described herein, for behavioral or targeted advertising, and to provide to us analytics, insights, actions and other information related to your use of the Services or those of third parties and to its clients to provide similar services to you. Please review PulsePoint’s privacy policy for more information on its privacy practices.
From WebMD Privacy Policy
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What you can do
No setting found that directly changes this practice.
In the WebMD documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.
A broader option is available
WebMD's policy says you can request access, correction or deletion of personal information by contacting it.
That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.
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Controls & Permissions
3
Advertising & Profiling
2
Sharing
2
Contacts
1
Location
1
Other
1
Sensitive Data
1
Tracking
1
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