Yes. Buried in the settings there's an option to disable it

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https://factually.co/fact-checks/technology/does-duckduckgo-track-you-809f45

https://blog.ssuiteoffice.com/articles/general/duckduckgo-privacy-controversy.htm

tldr; DDG specifically allows Microsoft, a company that profits from collecting specific user data, to collect some (anonymous) user data through its ad program.

I don't think it's proven that DDG creates user profiles like Google does, more that there is a concern that they receive their money from Microsoft, or that they have agreements with Microsoft to send them any data in the first place.

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