AnUnbearableAsshole t1_irc6er0 wrote on October 6, 2022 at 10:23 PM

Reply to comment by RavenclawMuggle 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

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.

AnUnbearableAsshole t1_irbhhdm wrote on October 6, 2022 at 7:20 PM

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.