Visit the Leesburg historic home that protected America's founding documents

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · Apr 14, 2026 · 1525 words · By Tommy McFly

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Claim 1: “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 on the Services and on third-party sites.”

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Reported by Nbcwashington in multiple cross-references but only one independent source.

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Claim 2: “Like many companies, we use cookies (small text files placed on your computer or device) and other tracking technologies on the Services.”

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Reported by Nbcwashington in multiple cross-references but only one independent source.

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Claim 3: “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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Reported by Nbcwashington in multiple cross-references but only one independent source.

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Claim 4: “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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Reported by Nbcwashington in multiple cross-references but only one independent source.

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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 …
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Claim 5: “You may manage the collection of information for interest-based advertising purposes in mobile apps via the device’s settings, including managing the collection of location data.”

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Claim 6: “You may adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of relevant websites.”

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Claim 7: “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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Confirmed by three web search sources: Analytics Cookies 101, GA4 Cookie usage, and Understanding Google Analytics Cookies.

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Claim 8: “Disabling Cookies may impair certain Service functionalities.”

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Claim 9: “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 (including across platforms and devices).”

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Confirmed by Nbcwashington cross-reference and three web search sources: Privacy vs. Personalization, Cookies and Privacy, Log in from multiple computers/mobile devices.

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Claim 10: “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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Claim 11: “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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