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This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as…

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This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as…

Why it matters

This Notice provides more information about these technologies, your choices, and is part of the NBCUniversal Privacy Policy available here.

Common ground

You should read the Privacy Policy and this Notice for a full picture of NBCUniversal’s use of your information.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “we use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and other tracking technologies on the Services... including HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage/flash cookies, web beacons/GIFs, embedded scripts, ETags/cache browsers, and software development kits.”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — we use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and other tracking technologies on the Services... including HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage/flash cookies, web beacons/…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/washington-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — we use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and other tracking technologies on the Services... including HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage/flash cookies, web beacons/…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/pageantry-on-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — we use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and other tracking technologies on the Services... including HTTP cookies, HTML5 and Flash local storage/flash cookies, web beacons/…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/news4-rundown…
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Claim 2: “To opt out of mobile ad tracking from Nielsen or other third parties, you can do so by selecting the “Limit Ad Tracking” (for iOS devices) or “Opt out of Ads Personalization” (for Android devices) options in your device settings.”
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The specific claim regarding the opt-out process for Nielsen on NBCUniversal services is only found in the Nbcwashington source. While Wikipedia discusses web tracking generally, it does not confirm these specific device setting paths for Nielsen.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first-generation Oculus Quest is a virtual reality headset developed by Oculus (now Reality Labs), a brand of Facebook, Inc., and released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Quest
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Web tracking is the practice by which operators of websites and third parties collect, store and share information about visitors' activities on the World Wide Web. Analysis of a user's behaviour may …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_tracking
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Claim 3: “NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, interactive TV, voice-activated assistants, and other services”
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While there are multiple cross-references, they all originate from the same source (Nbcwashington), which is the entity's own policy. No independent third-party sources corroborate this specific claim.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal and its affiliates, along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, inter…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/washington-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal and its affiliates, along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applications, such as games, inter…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/national-internatio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal and its affiliates (“NBCUniversal” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you use our websites, applicati…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/gov-moore-dis…
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Claim 4: “First-party Cookies are placed by us (including through the use of third-party service providers) and are used to allow you to use the Services and their features and to assist in analytics activities.”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First-party Cookies are placed by NBCUniversal and used for Service functionality and analytics.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/transportatio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First-party Cookies are placed by NBCUniversal and used for Service functionality and analytics.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/washington-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First-party cookies are placed by NBCUniversal and used to enable service functionality and analytics.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/science-4-eve…
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Claim 5: “Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out, Omniture’s Privacy Policy and Omniture’s Opt-Out, Mixpanel’s Privacy Policy and Mixpanel’s Opt-Out... are examples of our analytics providers”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out, Omniture’s Privacy Policy and Omniture’s Opt-Out, Mixpanel’s Privacy Policy and Mixpanel’s Opt-Out [are analytics providers]
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/share-the-wea…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out, Omniture’s Privacy Policy and Omniture’s Opt-Out, Mixpanel’s Privacy Policy and Mixpanel’s Opt-Out [are analytics providers]
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/ncaab/ncaa-u…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out, Omniture’s Privacy Policy and Omniture’s Opt-Out, Mixpanel’s Privacy Policy and Mixpanel’s Opt-Out [are analytics providers]
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/back-to-schoo…
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Claim 6: “Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-Out Page, Twitter Privacy Policy and Twitter’s Opt-Out Page, Liveramp’s Privacy Policy and Liveramp Opt-Out Page... are examples of our advertising providers”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-Out Page, Twitter Privacy Policy and Twitter’s Opt-Out Page, Liveramp’s Privacy Policy and Liveram…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/early-voting-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-Out Page, Twitter Privacy Policy and Twitter’s Opt-Out Page, Liveramp’s Privacy Policy and Liveram…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/share-the-wea…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-Out Page, Twitter Privacy Policy and Twitter’s Opt-Out Page, Liveramp’s Privacy Policy and Liveram…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/back-to-schoo…
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Claim 7: “Certain third parties may place their Cookies on your device and use them to recognize your device when you visit the Services and when you visit other websites or online services.”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Certain third parties may place their Cookies on your device and use them to recognize your device when you visit the Services and when you visit other websites or online services.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/golf/us-wome…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Certain third parties may place their Cookies on your device and use them to recognize your device when you visit the Services and when you visit other websites or online services.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/prince-george…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Certain third parties may place their Cookies on your device and use them to recognize your device when you visit the Services and when you visit other websites or online services.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/transportatio…
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Claim 8: “Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services.”
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The claim that social media platforms track activity outside of specific services is corroborated by the Nbcwashington source and confirmed by the general definition of 'Web tracking' in Wikipedia, which describes third parties collecting information about visitors' activities across the web.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/washington-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Social Media Cookies are set by social media platforms to enable content sharing and may track user activity outside of NBCUniversal's Services.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/messed-up-roa…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/black-materna…
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Claim 9: “For inquiries about this Cookies Notice, please contact us at Privacy@nbcuni.com or Chief Privacy Officer, NBCUniversal Legal Department, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112, US.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “The Services use the following types of first and third-party Cookies... Strictly Necessary Cookies... Information Storage and Access... Measurement and Analytics... Personalization Cookies... Content Selection and Delivery Cookies... Ad Selection and Delivery Cookies... Social Media Cookies”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Services use the following types of first and third-party Cookies for these purposes: Strictly Necessary Cookies... Information Storage and Access... Measurement and Analytics... Personalization C…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/see-the-natio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Services use the following types of first and third-party Cookies for these purposes: Strictly Necessary Cookies... Information Storage and Access... Measurement and Analytics... Personalization C…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/national-internatio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Services use the following types of first and third-party Cookies for these purposes: Strictly Necessary Cookies... Information Storage and Access... Measurement and Analytics... Personalization C…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/northern-virg…
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Claim 11: “Depending on where you live, you may be able to adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of relevant websites.”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington). No independent verification is available.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Depending on where you live, you may be able to adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of relevant websites.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/prince-george…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Depending on where you live, you may be able to adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of relevant websites.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/fairfax-count…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Depending on where you live, you may be able to adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of relevant websites.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/meet-your-fav…
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Claim 12: “For inquiries from users who reside in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, please contact us at Privacy@nbcuni.com or Privacy, Legal Department, Central Saint Giles, St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8NU, UK”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.