Grade A- — Mostly protective (score 86/100)
BuzzFeed provides a clear, accessible mechanism to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising.
Provides clear opt-out for data sharing and tracking.
You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information to third parties.
You are explicitly granted the right to stop the company from selling or sharing your data with third parties for advertising purposes.
Information may also be disclosed by us to third parties on IAB's List of Downstream Participants that may further disclose it to other third parties.
The company shares your personal information with a large network of advertising partners who may further distribute it.
They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
Third-party advertisers use tracking cookies to build a behavioral profile of you to target ads across the internet.
Last reviewed 2026-07-31 under rubric v3.5.