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This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how Versant Media LLC and its affiliates (“Versant,” “our,” “us,” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our websites, applications, and…

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This Notice provides more information about what these technologies are, why we use them, and your choices, and is part of the Versant Privacy Policy available here.

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You should read the Privacy Policy and this Notice for a full picture of Versant’s use of your personal data.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Cookies might also be used to share your information, including: to Versant; to another party on our behalf; and/or to a third party (e.g., an advertising or marketing partner)”

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The MDN documentation on HTTP cookies confirms that third-party cookies are used to share user profile information and count ad impressions. The 'Cookie Notice | VERSANT MEDIA' confirms Versant's use of such data.

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web search NEUTRAL — By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy.Share. Copy. LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasondfox_my-team-at-versant-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Zoom in: Versant is looking to acquire assets that will help enhance the offerings across its current portfolio of NBCU cable networks, which can be bucketed into four main genres: Political news and …
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/10/all-eyes-on-versant-media-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Third-party cookies can be set by third-party content embedded in sites via s. They have many legitimate uses include sharing user profile information, counting ad impressions, or collecting analytics…
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Coo…

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Claim 2: “we may use other tracking technologies in the same way, such as web beacons/GIFs, pixels, embedded scripts, ETags/cache browsers, and software development kits”

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While the general existence of these technologies (web beacons, pixels, SDKs) is a known technical fact, there is no specific independent evidence in the provided search results confirming that Versant Media specifically utilizes this exact list of technologies beyond the claim itself.

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web search NEUTRAL — Versant Media Group, Inc., doing business as Versant (/ ˈvɜːrsənt / [1]), is an American multinational mass media company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versant

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web search NEUTRAL — To view these files, download the following free software. Get Adobe® Reader® to view PDF's © 2019 Versant Health Holdco, Inc. – All rights reserved.
https://ecp.versanthealth.com/prelogin/login

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web search NEUTRAL — At VERSANT, we bring together bold ideas and iconic brands to shape the future of media. Join a team where trust, teamwork and transparency are the values that drive the way we inform, entertain, and …
https://www.versantmedia.com/

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Claim 3: “Versant Media LLC and its affiliates (“Versant,” “our,” “us,” or “we”), along with our partners, including advertisers and vendors, use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our websites, applications, and other online services”

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The claim that Versant Media uses cookies and tracking technologies is supported by the 'Cookie Notice | VERSANT MEDIA' web result and the 'Candidate Privacy Policy | Versant Careers' which identifies Versant Media, LLC and its affiliates.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA season will be the 30th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The league will expand from 13 to 15 teams with the addition of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via its website and its mobile app. It also owns Fandango at Home (formerly owned by Walmart and originally known as Vudu)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fandango_Media

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Free TV Networks, LLC is an American broadcasting company. Owned by Versant, it operates digital multicast and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) networks. The company was founded by Jonath…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_TV_Networks

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Claim 4: “Cookies may involve the automatic collection and storage of information, such as your IP address, a unique identifier, and/or other data about you and your device.”

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General cookie policies and technical definitions (Kaspersky, IP address search results) confirm that cookies collect IP addresses and unique identifiers. The 'Cookies policy' web result specifically mentions collecting IP addresses and anonymized identifiers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of television productions produced by Universal Television and other NBCUniversal-owned companies, including television series, streaming television series, and television films.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NBCUniversal_televisio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Work at VERSANT. At VERSANT, we bring together bold ideas and iconic brands to shape the future of media. Join a team where trust, teamwork and transparency are the values that drive the way we inform…
https://www.versantmedia.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — This includes, where available, your IP address and anonymized identifiers, your operating system and browser type, and depending on the cookie preferences, also includes statistical data about our us…
https://ezfh.life/pages/cookies-policy

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Claim 5: “Versant participates in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework and complies with its Specifications and Policies.”

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No independent evidence from the provided search results or Wikipedia confirms Versant's specific participation in the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework.

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web search NEUTRAL — Versant Media Group, Inc., doing business as Versant (/ ˈvɜːrsənt / [1]), is an American multinational mass media company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versant

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Claim 6: “For inquiries about this Cookies Notice, please contact us at privacy@versantmedia.com or Chief Privacy Officer, Versant Legal Department, 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, USA”

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The Bloomberg Markets company profile for Versant Media Group Inc explicitly lists the address as 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632, United States, and the website as www.versantmedia.com, which aligns with the contact details provided in the claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — You should read the Privacy Policy and this Notice for a full picture of Versant’s use of your personal data. Please note that if you turn cookies off, you won’t have access to many features that make…
https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy/cookies

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web search NEUTRAL — Versant Media, LLC, together with our subsidiaries and controlled affiliates (“Versant”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This po…
https://careers.versantmedia.com/candidate-privacy-policy

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web search NEUTRAL — ADDRESS. 900 Sylvan Avenue Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 United States. WEBSITE. www.versantmedia.com.
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/2601837D:US

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Claim 7: “we use cookies, which are small text files placed on your computer or device when you utilize our Services.”

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The definition of cookies as small text files placed on a device is a standard technical fact confirmed by Kaspersky and general cookie policy search results, and the application of this to Versant is supported by their own Cookie Notice.

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Claim 8: “We may use different types of cookies, such as HTTP cookies, HTML5, and Flash local storage/flash cookies.”

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The 'Cookie Policy (US) - The Versant Group' mentions marketing/tracking cookies and local storage. Wikipedia and other web results confirm the technical nature of HTTP cookies and Flash local shared objects (LSOs).

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web search NEUTRAL — Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for simil…
https://theversantgroup.com/cookie-policy-us/

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web search NEUTRAL — Flash cookies, also known as Local Shared Objects (LSOs), are data files stored locally on a user's device by Adobe Flash Player, introduced in 2002 to save user preferences, game states, and other Fl…
https://www.cookieyes.com/blog/flash-cookies/

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web search NEUTRAL — A local shared object (LSO), commonly called a Flash cookie (due to its similarity with an HTTP cookie), is a piece of data that websites that use Adobe Flash may store on a user's computer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_shared_object

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