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Updated Nov 5, 2024

Privacy Documents

Key Findings
Experimental AI insights paired with associated risk to users.
Data Collection
We've identified 5 categories of information that are collected about you.

Identifiers

Name
Date of Birth
Payment method type
Card type
Card expiration date
Certain digits of card number
ZIP/postal code
Mobile phone number
Profile name
Email address
Password
Phone number
Gender
Street address
Country
University/college
IP address

Commercial Information

Details of purchase and paymen...

Characteristics of Protected Classifications under California or U.S. Law

Age
Gender

Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information

Search queries
Streaming history
Playlists created
Browsing history
Account settings
Interactions with other Spotif...
Use of third party services, d...

Geolocation Data

Non-precise location derived f...
Purpose for Collection
We've identified 15 reasons for collecting your data.

To set up and personalize your account

To provide the Spotify app when you download it onto your device

To enable you to share Spotify content with someone else

To diagnose, troubleshoot, and fix issues with the Spotify Service

To process your payment data when you make purchases or sign up for a paid service option

To understand how you are accessing and using the Spotify Service

To combine limited information about your usage of the Spotify Service with your Spotify account data

To provide the right experience for you based on your country or region

To disclose personal data when you choose to use a Spotify Service feature or a third-party application, service, or device

To make inferences about your interests and preferences based on your usage of the Spotify Service

To collect and process content you provide when participating in Spotify promotions or posting to any part of the Spotify Service

To collect technical data such as URL information, online identifiers, IP addresses, and information about the devices you use

To publicly display certain personal data on the Spotify Service, such as your profile name, profile photo, public playlists, and other content you post

To share certain information on third-party services when you or another user shares content from Spotify

To collect and process information about how you use the Spotify Service, including your actions, search queries, streaming history, playlists created, browsing history, account settings, interactions with other Spotify users, and use of third-party services, devices, and applications

Third Party Sharing
We've identified 5 third parties that your data is shared with.

These may be companies, organizations, other entities, or even broader categories of recipients.

Law enforcement and other authorities
Purchasers of the business
Third party sources (Authentication part...
Third party services (social media or me...
Third party applications, services, or d...
Opt Out Options
We've identified 2 links to help you opt out of data collection & sharing.
  • tounotice@spotify.com
If you want to stop Spotify from using your data for ads that are picked just for you, you can change this in a few ways. First, if you have a Spotify account, go to the 'Privacy Settings' on your account page and turn off 'Tailored Ads'. If you don't have an account or aren't logged in, look for a link called 'Your Privacy Choices' at the bottom of the Spotify website. You can also click on the 'AdChoices' icon in ads to stop them. If you want to say no to changes in how Spotify uses your data, you can send an email to tounotice@spotify.com.