Jagex claims to "share" your personal data to advertisers like Google without getting any "monetary" benefit. For Free! What great friendships these corporate entities must have.

You can opt out with this link here, just be careful not to accidentally delete your account (unless...?):

https://support.runescape.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360001370829

The Opt Out works for all UK and EU members, but if you live in the USA and Brazil there are some extra requirements such as living in Virginia or California for the USA. You can do this by entering your ZIP Code on the form. The California Zip Code, which you live in, Capische?

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[–] kyub@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well this whole area is mostly based on deceit. Like if they claim they MAY do something they will absolutely do it all the time, if they claim they aren't getting anything from it, it just means they aren't getting anything directly, but indirectly instead, or from a different involved party. I also like the message at the top of the page: "Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.". Under some circumstances you have rights. Which is weirdly accurate. Because in most circumstances, they will just sh*t on data protection rights. Which is also evident by everything being opt-out, rather than opt-in. And then, most likely, even when you disable everything, data will still flow somewhere. Then again, it's an industry-wide problem. Not specific to Jagex.