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'.
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77It applies to your use of:
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2626**Other resources and settings**
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2828Key information about your personal data is right here in this Policy. However, you might want to take a look at our other privacy resources and controls:
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3030- [Safety & Privacy Center](https://www.spotify.com/us/safetyandprivacy/): A user-friendly hub with summaries of key topics and helpful videos. It includes the 'Your Privacy Controls' video which shows you how to exercise your user rights and make choices about the way we process your data. See [Section 2 'Your personal data rights and controls']() for more on user rights.
31- [Privacy Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/): Control the processing of certain personal data, including [tailored advertising]().
31- [Account Privacy](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/): Control the processing of certain personal data, including [tailored advertising]().
3232- [Notification Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/notifications/) Set which marketing communications you get from Spotify.
3333- Settings (found in the Desktop and Mobile versions of Spotify): Control certain aspects of the Spotify Service such as 'Social' or 'Explicit Content'. On the 'Social' setting, you can:
3434 - start a Private session
3535 - choose whether to share what you listen to on Spotify with your followers
3636 - choose whether to show your recently played artists on your public profile
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8888**Request to know and access the personal data we process about you.**
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9292To request a copy of your personal data from Spotify, either:
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94- use the 'Download your data' tool in your account [Privacy Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/), or
94- use the 'Download your data' tool on your [Account Privacy](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) page, or
9595- [contact us]()
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9797When you download your data you will receive the information about your data that Spotify has to provide under applicable laws. If you would like more information about how we process your personal data, you can [contact us]().
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143143**Request to opt out of the processing of your personal data for tailored advertising.**
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145145For more information about our processing for these purposes, see the section 'Tailored advertising controls' below.
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149You can exercise your right to opt out in your account [Privacy Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) under 'Tailored Ads'.
149You can exercise your right to opt out on your [Account Privacy](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) page under 'Tailored Ads'.
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151151If 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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214214If your request is denied you may have the right to appeal the denial in accordance with the instructions provided to you when the denial was made.
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216216#### **Tailored advertising controls**
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218218What is tailored advertising?
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220- This is when we use information about your use of our services and other websites and mobile apps to tailor ads to be more relevant to you. This is also known as interest based advertising, targeted advertising, or 'sharing' for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising.
220- This is when we use information about your use of our services and other websites and mobile apps to tailor ads to be more relevant to you. This is also known as interest based advertising, targeted advertising, or 'sharing' for purposes of cross-context behavioural advertising.
221221- An example of tailored advertising is when an advertising partner provides us with information indicating that you may be interested in cars. This could enable us to show you ads about cars.
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223223How to control tailored advertising:
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225- You can control tailored advertising in your account [Privacy Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) under 'Tailored Ads'.
225- You can control tailored advertising on your [Account Privacy](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) page under 'Tailored Ads'.
226226- 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.
227227- You can also control tailored advertising for some podcasts using the link in the episode's show description. This applies where the content provider inserts advertising into the podcast to fund it. The hosting provider, which might not be Spotify, manages these controls for the podcast.
228228- You can also visit our services via a browser with a recognized opt-out preference signal enabled, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC). If you use a preference signal you may need to renew your preferences if you visit the Spotify Service with another device or browser, or if you clear your cookies.
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230If you are 'opted out' of tailored advertising in your [Privacy Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/), you will receive less relevant advertising, including on our free Service Option, as well as our paid Service Option, as applicable (for example, advertising in podcasts). This type of advertising is based on your registration information and what you are currently listening to on our services. For example, if you are listening to a cooking podcast, you may hear an ad for a food processor.
230If you are 'opted out' of tailored advertising on your [Account Privacy](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) page, you will receive less relevant advertising, including on our free Service Option, as well as our paid Service Option, as applicable (for example, advertising in podcasts). This type of advertising is based on your registration information and what you are currently listening to on our services. For example, if you are listening to a cooking podcast, you may hear an ad for a food processor.
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232232Appropriate age for tailored advertising:
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234- Younger users may have tailored advertising turned off by default. When you reach the appropriate age, you will start to receive tailored advertising . When this happens, you will receive a message within the Spotify Service to let you know. This message will contain a link to the [Privacy Settings](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) where you can change your preferences or 'opt-out' of tailored advertising at any time under Tailored Ads.
234- Younger users may have tailored advertising turned off by default. When you reach the appropriate age, you will start to receive tailored advertising . When this happens, you will receive a message within the Spotify Service to let you know. This message will contain a link to the [Account Privacy](https://www.spotify.com/account/privacy/) page where you can change your preferences or 'opt-out' of tailored advertising at any time under Tailored Ads.
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236236## **3\. Personal data we collect about you**
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238238These tables set out the categories of personal data we collect from you. You can also watch our video about [Personal Data at Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/privacy).
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