Advertising section. <br> <br> To improve the user experience of our products, websites and applications, we use standardized analysis methods. How you can prevent the use of your data for analysis purposes is described in the GMX Services section.</p> 3.3.4 Duration of Storage <p>We usually store the pseudonymized usage data in connection with the GMX search for 7 days, up to a maximum of 21 days.</p> 3.3.5 Transfer to Third Parties or Abroad <p>With your consent, GMX offers Internet search in partnership with Google, YouTube (Google), Verizon Media Group (Yahoo Search) and Microsoft (Bing). In the scope of this partnership, search queries, IP addresses and anonymous data from the user’s web browser are shared with the partner.<br> Google, YouTube (Google), Verizon Media Group (Yahoo Search) and Microsoft (Bing) use these data and clicks on search results to improve search products, for research and analysis, to better tailor the search results and ads, and to identify and protect from fraudulent activity related to advertisement.<br> GMX Search formats the search results provided by Google, YouTube (Google), Verizon Media Group (Yahoo Search) and Microsoft (Bing) in order to adapt the search to the user’s ideas and expectations and to optimize it accordingly. <br> <br> For more information about the collection and use of data by our partners, see the data privacy policies of our partners linked below. Please bear in mind that, depending on the partner company, your IP address may be processed outside Europe. </p> <ul> <li>Google</li> <li>Yahoo EMEA Limited (Yahoo Search)</li> <li>