Samsung's Privacy Policy was revised in an update detected on July 22, 2026, with effective date July 20, 2026. The policy now covers services provided through US Samsung experience stores and applies specifically to U.S. residents. The updated terms expand the purposes for which Samsung collects data to include device registration and verification for repairs, clarify marketing communication practices, remove an explicit statement about wiping defective devices of personal information before analysis, and add new disclosures about state law privacy rights including opt-out rights for sale of personal information and cross-context behavioral advertising.
Consumers: Samsung no longer promises to delete your data from defective devices before analyzing them for repair purposes.
Consumers: Samsung now explicitly states it collects data to verify your device for repairs and configure appropriate device settings during registration.
Consumers: For US residents, Samsung now discloses your state law rights to opt out of data sales, behavioral advertising, targeted ads, and sensitive data use, and to request lists of third parties receiving your data.
The updated policy expands Samsung's data collection authority to include device registration, verification for repairs, and configuration of device settings. The terms now explicitly state that Samsung may collect card and transaction information if you apply for a Samsung-branded payment card. Samsung clarified that it will only send personalized marketing when you have provided consent, where required by law. The policy removed its previous statement that defective devices are wiped of personal information before analysis; the updated terms now state Samsung will analyze returned defective devices without that explicit pre-analysis data deletion commitment. For US residents, the policy now discloses rights to opt out of sale of personal information, sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising processing, sensitive data collection or processing, and to request lists of third parties receiving your information.
→ Review the state law privacy rights disclosure in the updated policy to understand your opt-out options for data sale, cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising, and sensitive data processing.
→ If you are applying for a Samsung-branded payment card, review Samsung's data collection and sharing terms for payment card and transaction information.
Removed explicit commitment to wipe personal information from defective devices before analysis; updated policy now permits analysis without pre-deletion guarantee.
Expanded data collection purposes to explicitly include device verification for repairs and configuration of device settings.
Added disclosure of US residents' rights to opt out of data sale, cross-context behavioral advertising, targeted advertising, and sensitive data processing, and to request third-party disclosure lists.
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