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AnUnbearableAsshole t1_irbhhdm wrote

Reply to comment by WinnieTheBru in Fat Bear Week 2022 - Get out and vote for your favorite fat bear! (Pre-hibernating pics of bears, it's just a fun contest). Daily voting. by therealsix

This is not run by the NPS. It is run by a for-profit media company whose privacy policy says they will use your email address to send you promotional offers. They also collect and share browser information and analytics w/ 3rd parties to feed targeted advertising.

That said, they don't seem sketchy and have opt-out options. I still voted and don't expect much junk to come from it.

edit: Looking into Explore.org more closely they seem to operate similarly to a non-profit and get most of their funding from grants and their parent non-profit Annenberg Family Foundation. They're still not a US Government sponsored initiative but their policies are very straightforward and geared towards education and pubic interest.

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RavenclawMuggle t1_irc0hm6 wrote

I've been voting yearly since 2017 and honestly don't think I've gotten a single email from them. I think it's mainly just for making sure people only vote once

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AnUnbearableAsshole t1_irc6er0 wrote

Agreed. I just wanted to correct the misinformation because I think it's important to be aware of who you're giving your information to.

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