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Ancillary definition
This is a rework of the alternative text that I proposed in #457, moved to a pull request because it was starting to get unwieldy.
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[=Sites=] sometimes use data in ways that aren't needed for the user's immediate
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goals. For example, they might bill advertisers, measure site performance, or
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tell developers about bugs. These uses are known as <dfn data-lt="ancillary
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use">ancillary uses</dfn>.
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tell developers about bugs.
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These are examples of [=ancillary use=] of [=data=].
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An <dfn>ancillary use</dfn> is any case where [=data processing=]
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provides direct benefit only to [=actors=]
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other than the [=person=] who is the subject of that [=data=].
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Ancillary uses of [=personal data=] might provide benefit that [=person=],
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but any benefit is indirect.
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For example, being able to charge advertisers provides benefit in that
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the site can sustain its business and remain available for future interactions,
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but this benefit is primarily realized by the site's owners.
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[=Sites=] can get the data they want for [=ancillary uses=] from a variety of places:
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