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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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What happened

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.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.



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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies are required for Service functionality, including for system administration, security and fraud prevention, and to enable any purchasing capabilities.”
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The specific use of 'Strictly Necessary Cookies' is only detailed by Nbcwashington. The Wikipedia entry for App Store is not relevant to the specific functionality of NBCUniversal's cookies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an el…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The App Store is an app marketplace developed and maintained by Apple, for mobile apps and desktop apps on its iOS, macOS and iPadOS operating systems. The store allows users to browse and download ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(Apple)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Duncanville is an American animated sitcom created by Amy Poehler, Mike Scully, and Julie Scully for the Fox Broadcasting Company that premiered in the United States on February 16, 2020. The series …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncanville_(TV_series)
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Claim 2: “Content Selection and Delivery Cookies: Data collected under this category can also be used to select and deliver personalized content, such as news articles and videos.”
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The use of 'Content Selection and Delivery Cookies' for personalized news/videos is only mentioned by Nbcwashington. The Wikipedia entry for CDN describes general technology, not NBCUniversal's specific cookie policy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer based in San Francisco. The studio is best known for the Natural Selection and Subnautica series. In October 2021, the studio was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Worlds_Entertainment
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Content delivery network interconnection (CDNI) is a set of interfaces and mechanisms required for interconnecting two independent content delivery networks (CDNs) that enables one to deliver content …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network_inter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A content delivery network (CDN) or content distribution network is a geographically distributed network of proxy servers and corresponding data centers. CDNs provide high availability and performance…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network
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Claim 3: “Personalization Cookies: These Cookies enable us to provide certain features, such as determining if you are a first-time visitor, capping message frequency, remembering choices you have made (e.g., your language preferences, time zone), and assist you with logging in after registration”
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The specific features enabled by 'Personalization Cookies' are only listed by Nbcwashington.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Personalization Cookies: These Cookies enable us to provide certain features, such as determining if you are a first-time visitor, capping message frequency, remembering choices you have made (e.g., y…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/alfred-street…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Personalization Cookies: These Cookies enable us to provide certain features, such as determining if you are a first-time visitor, capping message frequency, remembering choices you have made (e.g., y…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/consumer/susan-make…
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Claim 4: “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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Claim 5: “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”
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Claim 6: “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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Claim 7: “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)”
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Claim 8: “First-party Cookies are placed by us (including through the use of third-party service providers)”
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The definition of first-party cookies used by the company is only provided by Nbcwashington.
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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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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/gov-moore-dis…
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Claim 9: “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”
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Claim 10: “Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies collect data regarding your usage of and performance of the Services, apply market research to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness of content and advertising.”
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The specific purpose of 'Measurement and Analytics' cookies is only reported by Nbcwashington.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies collect data regarding your usage of and performance of the Services, apply market research to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness o…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/northern-virg…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies collect data regarding your usage of and performance of the Services, apply market research to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness o…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/sports/naacp-black-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Measurement and Analytics: These Cookies collect data regarding your usage of and performance of the Services, apply market research to generate audiences, and measure the delivery and effectiveness o…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/american-soun…
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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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The claim regarding third-party cookie placement is only supported by the Nbcwashington source.
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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/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/thousands-gat…
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Claim 12: “Social Media Cookies: These Cookies are set by social media platforms on the Services to enable you to share content with your friends and networks.”
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Claim 13: “connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”)”
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The claim is only supported by multiple entries from a single source (Nbcwashington).
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cross reference SUPPORTS — NBCUniversal and its affiliates use cookies and similar tracking technologies... [on] connected devices, including those used in our theme parks
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/transportatio…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — connected devices, including those used in our theme parks (“Services”)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/science-4-eve…
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https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/national-internatio…
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Claim 14: “Information Storage and Access: These Cookies allow us and our partners to store and access information on the device, such as device identifiers.”
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The claim regarding information storage and device identifiers is only supported by Nbcwashington.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Information Storage and Access: These Cookies allow us and our partners to store and access information on the device, such as device identifiers.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/news4-rundown…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Information Storage and Access: These Cookies allow us and our partners to store and access information on the device, such as device identifiers.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/northern-virg…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Information Storage and Access: These Cookies allow us and our partners to store and access information on the device, such as device identifiers.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/local/103-for-a-tan…
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Claim 15: “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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While there are 5 cross-references, they all originate from the same source (Nbcwashington), which is the company's own policy statement. No independent third-party sources corroborate this.
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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 (“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/sports/becky-g-leno…
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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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Claim 16: “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 technical list of tracking technologies is only mentioned in the Nbcwashington source.
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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/national-internatio…
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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/gov-moore-dis…
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Claim 17: “Ad Selection and Delivery Cookies: These Cookies are used to collect data about your browsing habits, your use of the Services, your preferences, and your interaction with advertisements across platforms and devices for the purpose of delivering interest-based advertising content”
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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.