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Federal tort

A type of civil wrong (not a crime) that allows an individual to sue another person or company in a federal court for harm caused by their actions, as defined by federal law.

Appropriate, use, collect, process, sell, or otherwise exploit

To take, utilize, gather, handle, trade, or benefit from an individual's data in any way, including using it to train AI systems or for AI to generate content based on that data.

Covered data

Any information, data, or material that can identify, relate to, or be linked to a specific person, including personal details, device IDs, location data, browsing history, and even copyrighted content created by that person.

Express, prior consent

A clear, specific, and affirmative 'yes' from an individual, given beforehand, agreeing to a particular use of their personal data. It cannot be forced or part of a blanket agreement for data uses beyond what's strictly necessary for a service.

Generative artificial intelligence system

An AI system that can create new content like text, videos, images, or audio based on instructions or data it's given.

Predispute arbitration agreement

An agreement signed before a problem arises, where someone agrees to resolve any future disagreements through a private arbitration process instead of in court.