Privacy Policy

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33## **1\. About this Policy**
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55This Privacy Policy describes how we process your personal data at Spotify USA Inc. From now on, we'll call it the 'Policy'.
66
77It applies to your use of:
631631• enable you to share a link to Spotify content with someone else, or
632632
633633• provide various optional features of the Spotify Service
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635635 |
636636
637• User Data
637- User Data
638- Street Address Data
639- Usage Data
640- Payment and Purchase Data
641- Survey and Research Data
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639• Street Address Data
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641• Usage Data
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643• Payment and Purchase Data
644
645• Survey and Research Data
646
647643 |
648644|
649645
650646To diagnose, troubleshoot, and fix issues with the Spotify Service.
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652648 |
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654• User Data
650- User Data
651- Usage Data
655652
656• Usage Data
657
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659654|
660655
661656To evaluate and develop new features, technologies, and improvements to the Spotify Service.
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663658For example:
665660• we use personal data to develop and improve our personalized recommendation algorithms
666661
667662• we analyze how our users react to a particular new feature and see whether we should make any changes
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670665
671• User Data
666- User Data
667- Usage Data
668- Survey and Research Data
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673• Usage Data
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675• Survey and Research Data
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677• User Data
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679• Usage Data
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681• Survey and Research Data
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685672
686673For marketing or advertising purposes.
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688675For example:
690677• when we use your personal data to tailor advertising to your interests, or
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692679• when we send you email marketing
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694681 |
695682
696• User Data
683- User Data
684- Usage Data
685- Survey and Research Data
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698• Usage Data
699
700• Survey and Research Data
701
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704689
705690To comply with a legal obligation that we are subject to.
706691
707692This might be:
713698• EU law that applies to us
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715700For example, when we use your date of birth when required for age verification purposes.
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717702 |
718703
719• User Data
704- User Data
705- Street Address Data
706- Usage Data
707- Payment and Purchase Data
708- Survey and Research Data
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721• Street Address Data
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723• Usage Data
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725• Payment and Purchase Data
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727• Survey and Research Data
728
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730711|
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732713To comply with a request from law enforcement, courts, or other competent authorities.
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734715 |
735716
736• User Data
717- User Data
718- Street Address Data
719- Usage Data
720- Payment and Purchase Data
721- Survey and Research Data
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738• Street Address Data
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740• Usage Data
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742• Payment and Purchase Data
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744• Survey and Research Data
745
746723 |
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749726To fulfill contractual obligations with third parties.
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751728For example, when we provide pseudonymized data about our users' listening because we have an agreement with a Spotify rightsholder to do so.
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753730Pseudonymized data means that your data is identified by a code rather than your name or other directly identifying information.
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755732 |
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757• User Data
734- User Data
735- Usage Data
736- Payment and Purchase Data
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759• Usage Data
760
761• Payment and Purchase Data
762
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766741To take appropriate action with reports of intellectual property infringement and inappropriate content.
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768743 |
769744
770• User Data
745- User Data
746- Usage Data
747- Payment and Purchase Data
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772• Usage Data
773
774• Payment and Purchase Data
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776749 |
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778751
779752To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
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781754For example, if we are involved in litigation, we need to provide information to our lawyers in relation to that legal case.
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783756 |
784757
785• User Data
758- User Data
759- Street Address Data
760- Usage Data
761- Payment and Purchase Data
762- Survey and Research Data
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787• Street Address Data
788
789• Usage Data
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791• Payment and Purchase Data
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793• Survey and Research Data
794
795764 |
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797766
798767To conduct business planning, reporting, and forecasting.
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800769For example, when we look at aggregated user data like the number of new sign ups in a country in order to plan new locations to launch our products and features in.
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803772
804• User Data
773- User Data
774- Usage Data
775- Payment and Purchase Data
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806• Usage Data
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808• Payment and Purchase Data
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810777 |
811778|
812779
813780To process your payment.
814781
815782For example, when we use your personal data to let you purchase a Spotify subscription.
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819• User Data
786- User Data
787- Payment and Purchase Data
788- Street Address Data
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821• Payment and Purchase Data
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823• Street Address Data
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825790 |
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827792
828793To keep the Spotify Service secure and to detect and prevent fraud.
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830795For example, when we analyze Usage Data to check for fraudulent use of the Spotify Service.
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832797 |
833798
834• User Data
799- User Data
800- Street Address Data
801- Usage Data
802- Payment and Purchase Data
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836• Street Address Data
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838• Usage Data
839
840• Payment and Purchase Data
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844806
845807To conduct research and surveys.
846808
847809For example, when we contact our users to ask for your feedback.
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850812
851• User Data
813- User Data
814- Usage Data
815- Survey and Research Data
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853• Usage Data
854
855• Survey and Research Data
856
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858818
859819## **5\. Disclosing your personal data**
860820
861821This section sets out who receives personal data which is collected or generated through your use of the Spotify Service.
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10531013
10541014So they can help us deliver more relevant advertising to you on the Spotify Service, and help measure the effectiveness of ads.
10551015
10561016For example, our ad partners help us facilitate tailored advertising.
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1058With respect to Spotify Service users under the age of 16, we do not disclose personal data to advertising partners by default.
1018With respect to Spotify Service users under the age of 18, we do not disclose personal data to advertising partners by default.
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10631023Marketing Partners
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10851045• websites and mobile apps who sell us advertising space on their services
10861046
10871047• device, app and mobile partners who also offer Spotify promotions
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10891049Our partners may also combine the personal data we disclose to them with other data they collect about you, e.g. your use of their services. We and our partners may use this information to present you with offers, promotions, or other marketing that we think you'll find relevant.
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1091With respect to Spotify Service users under the age of 16, we do not disclose personal data to marketing partners by default.
1051With respect to Spotify Service users under the age of 18, we do not disclose personal data to marketing partners by default.
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10961056Ticketing and event partners
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