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title: "X (US): what refusing costs you"
url: "https://isitsellingme.com/entity/x-us/"
grade: "C"
category: "Social"
last_checked: "2026-09-21"
---

# X (US)

**Grade C.** What refusing costs you: A setting, depth unverified.

Social · US

## The clause

> You can control whether X shares your personal information with these partners by using the "Data sharing with business partners" option in your Privacy and Safety settings.

Source: https://x.com/en/privacy, checked 21 September 2026. Archived copy: https://github.com/jgarpotter/isitsellingme-archive/blob/main/captures/platforms/x/policy/2026-09-21T124206Z.html

## How this grade was reached

- Base grade B, from what refusing costs you.
- −1: Recipients are sold to, or described only by category rather than named.
- Final grade C.

## The three axes

### What refusing costs you

Finding: A setting, depth unverified.
The way to refuse: The "Data sharing with business partners" option in Privacy and Safety settings

> You can control whether X shares your personal information with these partners by using the "Data sharing with business partners" option in your Privacy and Safety settings.

Source: https://x.com/en/privacy, checked 21 September 2026. Archived copy: https://github.com/jgarpotter/isitsellingme-archive/blob/main/captures/platforms/x/policy/2026-09-21T124206Z.html

### Who receives you

Finding: Categories only.
Categories: Ad partners, Affiliates, Service providers, Third-party collaborators, who may use data for their own purposes unless you opt out.

> Since X does not "sell" personal information as defined by the CCPA, the requirement to provide an opt-out of the "sale" of data under the CCPA is not applicable.

Source: https://privacy.x.com/en/ccpa, checked 21 September 2026. Archived copy: https://github.com/jgarpotter/isitsellingme-archive/blob/main/captures/platforms/x-us/policy/2026-09-21T124206Z.html

### Whether the refusal covers everything

Finding: The document does not address 6 points about what the refusal covers.
- Not stated: Whether it applies to data already collected
- Not stated: Whether it covers in-store purchases
- Not stated: Whether it covers data bought about you
- Not stated: Whether it covers profiles inferred about you
- Not stated: Whether it binds a device or your account
- Not stated: Whether it expires

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Page: https://isitsellingme.com/entity/x-us/
How grades work: https://isitsellingme.com/methodology/
Last checked: 21 September 2026