Companies/consumer
Spotify
Current privacy policylast checked 8/15/2026healthy
What Spotify takes from you. Straight from the captured policy. Tap any row for the exact quote.
Children's dataData about kids under 13 (or local age limits).Disclosed
“We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under the applicable Age Limit outside of Managed Accounts or Spotify Kids.”
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Account activityHow and when you use your account.Collected
“This type of advertising is based on your registration information and information about your real-time usage of Spotify”
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Device identifiersSerial numbers and IDs that mark your phone or laptop.Collected
“information about the devices you use such as: device IDs”
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Email addressThe email you sign up or log in with.Collected
“we will need to disclose your name, email or other order details to our event partners”
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Inferred profileGuesses about you — interests, habits, demographics.Collected
“inferences (i.e., our understanding) of your age, interests and preferences based on your usage of the Spotify Service”
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IP addressYour network address, which can reveal rough location.Collected
“We may learn this from technical data (e.g. your IP address, language setting of your device)”
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LocationWhere you are or where you've been.Collected
“Your general location includes country, region, state or city. We may learn this from technical data (e.g. your IP address, language setting of your device) or payment currency.”
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Your messagesContents of messages, chats, or emails on the service.Collected
“Message Data”
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Your nameYour legal or profile name.Collected
“This may include your: display name”
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Payment detailsCards, billing info, or transaction data.Collected
“To process your payment. For example, when we use your personal data to let you purchase a Spotify subscription.”
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Photos & videosImages and videos you upload or store.Collected
“your profile photo, if you choose to upload one”
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Purchase historyWhat you buy and when.Collected
“Payment and Purchase Data”
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Voice recordingsAudio of your voice, like assistant commands or calls.Collected
“If voice features are available in your market and you’ve chosen to use a voice feature, we collect and process voice data. Voice data means audio recordings of your voice.”
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Why they use your data.
AdvertisingTargeting or measuring ads.Yes
“For marketing or advertising purposes. For example: when we use your personal data to tailor advertising to your interests, or when we send you email marketing”
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AnalyticsMeasuring how people use the service.Yes
“To improve our personalized recommendations and to improve the Spotify experience for all users, based on precise location data (where available and explicitly permitted by you).”
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Running the productMaking the service itself work.Yes
“To provide the Spotify Service. For example, when we use your personal data to: set up an account for you personalize your account including your content recommendations, or provide the Spotify app when you download it onto your device”
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ResearchStudies and product research.Yes
“To conduct research and surveys. For example, when we contact our users to ask for your feedback.”
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SecurityPreventing fraud and protecting accounts.Yes
“To keep the Spotify Service secure and to detect and prevent fraud. For example, when we analyze Usage Data to check for fraudulent use of the Spotify Service.”
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Sharing, retention & your controls.
You can get a copyYou can request the data they hold on you.Good sign
“If all the members of a household make an access, correction or deletion request, we will respond as if the requests are individual requests.”
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Shares with advertisersData flows to advertising partners.Disclosed
“An example of tailored advertising is when an advertising partner provides us with information about topics you may be interested in”
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You can delete your dataThe policy offers a way to erase your data.Good sign
“To withdraw your consent, you can: • adjust the relevant control on Spotify • contact us”
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You can opt outYou can say no to some uses of your data.Good sign
“If you do not have an account or are not logged in, you can also opt-out by clicking the 'Your Privacy Choices' link at the footer of our website.”
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Shares with third partiesData goes to other companies.Disclosed
“Third party applications, services and devices you connect to your Spotify account”
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No sharing disclosedThe captured policy doesn't disclose sharing.Unclear
“The categories of personal data processed or shared will depend on the nature of the specific request.”
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What changed.
No published changes yet.
Full evidence record (24 published claims)
data collected · payment
We found: disclosed
“To process your payment. For example, when we use your personal data to let you purchase a Spotify subscription.”
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claim d45dc5a4eaaf8b7950753950d45db7c5c291576d78de490853dae614931c5876
data collected · ip address
We found: disclosed
“We may learn this from technical data (e.g. your IP address, language setting of your device)”
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claim 639b2fb61f07d3e0137e9db097767dc955816ed3e591c90215e738ec1ff0a074
data collected · name
We found: disclosed
“This may include your: display name”
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claim 9d8cd165793abe3e414e75e43bce47bb86fb312e3368c25344a89b0e5a72fd9c
data collected · email
We found: disclosed
“we will need to disclose your name, email or other order details to our event partners”
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claim 74601aecaf1c6a571b4e4cda03bdec7d7158f709f904d383a5e43c405a26277f
sharing · none disclosed
We found: unspecified in the captured policy
“The categories of personal data processed or shared will depend on the nature of the specific request.”
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claim 0d587c55561c59df8b5371279ca1669f4feea69484faa49036a3a51b3dd9bcea
data collected · photos
We found: disclosed
“your profile photo, if you choose to upload one”
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claim 47baa4000b618eece6dddfe7c0c8d01db12c424ffb569711b8a517374c81d14e
control · opt out
We found: disclosed
“If you do not have an account or are not logged in, you can also opt-out by clicking the 'Your Privacy Choices' link at the footer of our website.”
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claim f4178da6da9dffb8d12d708a90f97bf294acfc151d0ad3912ce4c925bed79d1b
purpose · advertising
We found: disclosed
“For marketing or advertising purposes. For example: when we use your personal data to tailor advertising to your interests, or when we send you email marketing”
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claim 44f13f7d48696b9865b572d38535cb59d3dc15e185e102d717e624f4c45c8c62
data collected · account activity
We found: disclosed
“This type of advertising is based on your registration information and information about your real-time usage of Spotify”
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claim 9a8ee4eb7a28b3b9273314cbfc4f453306e680bfd6165f4ad8fbf86cd75b85b0
sensitive · children
We found: disclosed
“We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under the applicable Age Limit outside of Managed Accounts or Spotify Kids.”
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claim d050bec73d1d888be989bf180f328893465eab185f2d758b6941aa7cb21e0fec
sharing · advertising partner
We found: disclosed
“An example of tailored advertising is when an advertising partner provides us with information about topics you may be interested in”
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claim bc82ba003ffd73e29befe4f712f943292545e725fea8e3aeae4049eec953b55a
data collected · messages
We found: disclosed
“Message Data”
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claim 4e4733291f57a38658312939ff030dc0aca02160b757f44cfd9560b2ad245499
data collected · purchase
We found: disclosed
“Payment and Purchase Data”
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claim 98349459d9281633cd073ebae6656ab727871f015ba5695661dae6747f234e69
purpose · security
We found: disclosed
“To keep the Spotify Service secure and to detect and prevent fraud. For example, when we analyze Usage Data to check for fraudulent use of the Spotify Service.”
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claim d64684e475bf5d9c93283b56d92e7d552072a24376b60ee0154b8cb1ffd416bc
purpose · analytics
We found: disclosed
“To improve our personalized recommendations and to improve the Spotify experience for all users, based on precise location data (where available and explicitly permitted by you).”
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claim 1da3a6834e746d1a7adf6ee911e48cce975242562c1407994df6fd62e19f2fd2
sharing · third party
We found: disclosed
“Third party applications, services and devices you connect to your Spotify account”
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claim d9c003e87f9db4a95dba283d3e562e89ea3157f53c1ac938529ba0eafa0333db
control · deletion
We found: disclosed
“To withdraw your consent, you can: • adjust the relevant control on Spotify • contact us”
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claim 184c87df51435b71e22d0d01bc905b182e11fdbcdf50990e9983e5fbcd804f8e
data collected · device id
We found: disclosed
“information about the devices you use such as: device IDs”
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claim af1e9e8e1aff55e16d4ff9bfa4c614a53f8a127c384f650656f1a872ae2a855b
data collected · location
We found: disclosed
“Your general location includes country, region, state or city. We may learn this from technical data (e.g. your IP address, language setting of your device) or payment currency.”
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claim 2cf3ff1e442e78b54d89b061101405c1ddfcdbd159113394b4dd8a088c28534a
purpose · research
We found: disclosed
“To conduct research and surveys. For example, when we contact our users to ask for your feedback.”
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claim 83f0d69b45a08f61f707632721eae02512363de32b8e14f16159d76045884fd3
data collected · voice
We found: disclosed
“If voice features are available in your market and you’ve chosen to use a voice feature, we collect and process voice data. Voice data means audio recordings of your voice.”
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claim 22529704c14ca059097cdb624a7c21ddfc0f6d428aa580e5ddb2e2c9f8c57b24
data collected · inferred profile
We found: disclosed
“inferences (i.e., our understanding) of your age, interests and preferences based on your usage of the Spotify Service”
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claim 5744169199194814517b5c32c8fdad80e111eb7da31d36f64942942e7b23e6bc
control · access
We found: disclosed
“If all the members of a household make an access, correction or deletion request, we will respond as if the requests are individual requests.”
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claim 2294bc3533f47335c200fe5729f22645b83af46d007586d4682d8404f56120cb
purpose · product
We found: disclosed
“To provide the Spotify Service. For example, when we use your personal data to: set up an account for you personalize your account including your content recommendations, or provide the Spotify app when you download it onto your device”
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claim 1c2714a9a8b0748fc8a5a9d2b631b6904477075099496dc4e1dc4dfcb0324648