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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…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/prince-georges-county/pgcps-plan-…

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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: “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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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm the general existence of 'Limit Ad Tracking' on iOS and 'Opt out of Ads Personalization' on Android as standard industry mechanisms for managing mobile ad tracking.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded by three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—in February 2005. Google …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_YouTube
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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 of PayPal. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
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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 2: “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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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington identify Google, Facebook, Twitter, and LiveRamp as advertising providers.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — You can also opt out of some of the advertising providers we use by visiting their opt-out pages: Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/103-for-a-tan…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — You can also opt out of some of the advertising providers we use by visiting their opt-out pages: Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/the-sports-j…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — You can also opt out of some of the advertising providers we use by visiting their opt-out pages: Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Opt-Out Page, Facebook Privacy Policy and Facebook’s Opt-…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/thousands-gat…
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Claim 3: “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.
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Claim 4: “First-party Cookies are placed by us (including through the use of third-party service providers)”
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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington confirm that first-party cookies are placed by the company, sometimes via third-party providers.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First-party Cookies are placed by us (including through the use of third-party service providers)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/thousands-gat…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First-party Cookies are placed by us (including through the use of third-party service providers)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/transportatio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — First-party Cookies are placed by us (including through the use of third-party service providers)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/she-brings-ma…
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Claim 5: “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 provided web search results are irrelevant (discussing Photoshop, IRS, and Pinterest) and do not confirm the specific categories of cookies used by NBCUniversal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Small and medium teams. Startups. Nonprofits.2 GB minimum (8 GB recommended). Storage. 3.1 GB available space.
https://github.com/PandaSL2/Photoshop-2024
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web search NEUTRAL — Social Security, individual taxpayer ID, or employer identification number (for entities). Signature. Nominees are not authorized to apply for an EIN. A nominee who applies for an EIN puts the entity’…
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/employer-identification-numbe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Delivery Ad. Food Ads Social Media.Fast delivery creative ads - shipping social media designs. Groval | Social media design inspiration, Social media branding design, Social media design.
https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/delivery-social-media-design…
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Claim 6: “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 7: “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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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington identify Google Analytics, Omniture, and Mixpanel as their analytics providers.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — To disable analytics Cookies you can use the browser controls discussed above or, for some of our providers, you can use their individual opt-out mechanisms: Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analyti…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/the-sports-j…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — To disable analytics Cookies you can use the browser controls discussed above or, for some of our providers, you can use their individual opt-out mechanisms: Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Analyti…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/103-for-a-tan…
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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
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/running-for-r…
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Claim 8: “connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”)”
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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington confirm that tracking technologies are used on connected devices, specifically including those in theme parks.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/running-for-r…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/thousands-gat…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/transportatio…
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Claim 9: “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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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington explicitly list the types of tracking technologies used, including HTTP cookies, HTML5/Flash storage, web beacons, scripts, ETags, and SDKs.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal 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, we…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/home-reimagin…
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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/she-brings-ma…
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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 10: “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 web search results discuss general website footer design and general cookie management, but do not specifically confirm the existence of a 'Cookie Settings' link in NBCUniversal's footers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Website Footer Example. Because there’s not a single type of footer, there’s no way to describe what a footer looks like. The design for footers is different from one website to another.
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web search NEUTRAL — Store user preferences and settings While cookies enhance convenience and functionality, they also raise important privacy and security concerns that users should manage carefully. Why Managing Cookie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Footer links, also called boilerplate links, typically appear on almost every page of your website. They’re designed to help users navigate, especially if they can’t find what they’re looking for in y…
https://blog.hubspot.com/website/website-footer
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Claim 11: “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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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington confirm that third parties may place cookies to recognize devices across services and other websites.
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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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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/thousands-gat…
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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/she-brings-ma…
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Claim 12: “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, interactive TV, voice-activated assistants, and other services”
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Multiple cross-references from NBC Washington confirm the use of cookies and tracking technologies across websites, apps, and services.
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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/she-brings-ma…
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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/thousands-gat…
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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/local/running-for-r…
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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.