Cision

Cision is a registered data mining company located in Chicago, Illinois. Cision engages in the collection of personal information, which may include: financial status; health status; immigration status; sexual orientation; children’s personal information; biometric data; geolocation data; reproductive health care data; public records data; and court judgment data. Cision sells, for profit, certain personal information to customers, of which type may include: private businesses; law enforcement agencies; state governments; the U.S. federal government; foreign entities; and artificial intelligence (AI) developers. (See below for the specific data collection and sales practices of Cision.)

To opt-out of data collection and sale by Cision, individual consumers must submit their request to Cision directly. California residents may use the state’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) to submit a single request that forces Cision, as well as +600 registered data brokers, to delete and stop selling their data. (If you don’t live in California, you must submit removal requests directly through the privacy portal of each data mining company.)

In addition, all Americans have access to their special credit reports and special credit scores. These companies maintain consumer files relating to medical records and payments; residential and tenant history; banking and checking writing history; employment and work history; and insurance claims history (auto, property, life, long-term care, disability). View the Directory of Special Credit Reporting Agencies to request your files and scores.

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What Types of Data does Cision Collect?

• Cision collects personal information of minors: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ account logins or numbers with security codes that grant access to third‑party accounts: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ government‑issued identification numbers used to verify an individual’s identity: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ citizenship data, including immigration status: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ union membership status: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ sexual orientation status: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ gender identity and gender expression data: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ biometric data: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ precise geolocation: No.
• Cision collects consumers’ reproductive health care data: No.

What Categories of Customers does Cision Sell To?

• Cision shared or sold consumers’ data to a foreign actor in the past year: Yes.
• Cision shared or sold consumers’ data to the federal government in the past year: Yes.
• Cision shared or sold consumers’ data to other state governments in the past year: Yes.
• Cision shared or sold consumers’ data to law enforcement in the past year, except when required by subpoena or court order: No.
• Cision shared or sold consumers’ data to a developer of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system or model in the past year: No.

Do Other Data Protection Laws Apply to Cision?

• Is Cision or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act: No.
• If Cision or its subsidiaries are regulated by the FCRA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Cision or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the Gramm‑Leach‑Bliley Act (GLBA) and implementing regulations: No.
• If Cision or its subsidiaries are regulated by the GLBA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Cision or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the California Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act (IIPPA): No.
• If Cision or its subsidiaries are regulated by the IIPPA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Cision or any of its subsidiaries is regulated by the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA): No.
• If Cision or its subsidiaries are regulated by the CMIA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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• Is Cision or its subsidiaries are regulated by the HIPAA privacy, security, and breach‑notification rules: No.
• If Cision or its subsidiaries are regulated by HIPAA, describe the types of personal information covered:
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Did Cision Provide Additional Context or Comments?

Cision collects the Personally Identifiable Information (which may include name, email address) of journalists, influencers and online authors who have made their information publicly available.
We are a media intelligence business, so provide these contact details to PR departments of commercial businesses and other organisations who may wish to provide content by email to these individuals on topics they write about for their readers.
More information can be found here -https://privacy.cision.com/dataprivacynotice_influencers

They can enact their privacy rights via
1. The form found here https://portals.dporganizer.com/fa778b0e-817f-4c96-b13d-e2b614470033
2. Emailing Privacy@cision.com
3. Calling toll free on 877-297-8921