CA-C-002206
Samsung — Samsung Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
May 19, 2026
Effective date
May 19, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users india users
Changes
2 sentences modified
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Event Summary

Samsung updated its Privacy Policy on May 19, 2026 to reflect regional availability. The policy previously listed 'Singapore / English' as a language and location option; it now lists 'India / English' instead. Additionally, the policy revised the phrasing of an email verification prompt from 'Double check the address...just to make sure!' to 'Please double check your email address.' These changes appear to be geographic expansion and interface text refinement with no material change to Samsung's data practices or consumer rights.

LOW

Consumer Impact

The updated Privacy Policy reflects Samsung's regional availability by substituting India for Singapore as a language and location option in the policy interface. The email verification prompt text has been clarified from informal language to standard phrasing. These changes do not modify Samsung's data collection, processing, retention, or sharing practices, nor do they alter consumer rights or obligations under the policy.

Governance Analysis

This change reflects Samsung's expansion of regional language options to India and clarifies user-facing interface text. No substantive modifications to privacy practices, data handling procedures, or consumer rights are introduced by this update.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
a456fb4ec020cf05c76d41867c82379f501fde49146892dad20399304849724a
May 14, 2026 07:09 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
509949ac014d1187497da3162ec1d8d4c35c29e5f488f7fc38205af1cdc5a2c3
May 19, 2026 16:20 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
May 19, 2026 16:20 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Samsung
Document: Samsung Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-002206
Captured: 2026-05-19 16:20:42 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-19-samsung-samsung-privacy-policy-2206/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change is a geographic and interface update with no substantive policy modifications. Samsung expanded regional language options to include India and refined a user-facing text prompt. No new data handling practices, obligations, or rights are introduced. This appears to be a localization or operational adjustment rather than a policy substantiation change. No compliance action is indicated.

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Clause-Level Changes

Provisions Modified
Children's Privacy and COPPA Compliance
Medium

Severity increased from low to medium, indicating heightened concern about children's privacy protection.

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7 provisions unchanged.

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Document
Samsung Privacy Policy
Entity
Samsung
Captured
May 19, 2026
Source URL
https://www.samsung.com/us/account/privacy-policy/
Other changes to Samsung Privacy Policy
Previous change May 14, 2026
Samsung's Privacy Policy was updated on May 14, 2026 to add Singapore/English as a language and regional option alongside the …
Low Neutral
Next change May 21, 2026
Samsung's privacy policy was updated on May 21, 2026 to replace a reference to 'India / English' with 'USA / …
Low Neutral
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