8 Total
5 High severity
3 Medium severity
0 Low severity
Summary

This is Disney+'s privacy policy, which explains what personal information Disney collects about you — including your viewing history, location, device data, voice recordings, and purchase history — and how it shares that information across all Disney brands and with third-party advertisers. The most important thing to know is that Disney shares your personal data across the entire Walt Disney Family of Companies and with external advertising and analytics partners, meaning your Disney+ streaming behavior can influence ads you see across Disney's many other properties. You can visit https://privacychoices.thewaltdisneycompany.com/ to manage your communication and data-sharing preferences.

Technical Summary

This document is Disney+'s global privacy policy, governed by applicable law in each jurisdiction where The Walt Disney Family of Companies operates, covering data processing across digital platforms, physical properties (theme parks, stores, cruise ships), and third-party applications. The policy obligates Disney to collect, use, and share a broad range of personal information — including registration data, transaction records, location data, device identifiers, viewing history, voice data, and biometric-adjacent information — for purposes spanning service delivery, targeted advertising, analytics, and cross-brand profiling within the Walt Disney Family of Companies. Notably, the policy permits data sharing with a wide array of third parties including advertisers, data analytics providers, co-branded partners, and social media platforms, and explicitly states that privacy choices made on third-party platforms do not carry over to Disney's own data collection, creating a material gap in user consent expectations. The policy engages GDPR (EU/EEA users), CCPA/CPRA (California residents), COPPA (users under 13), and various other regional frameworks, with Disney's OneTrust-based consent management system serving as the primary compliance mechanism. Material compliance considerations include the breadth of the Walt Disney Family of Companies data-sharing network, the collection of sensitive data categories (voice, location, viewing behavior), and the cross-context behavioral advertising practices that may require opt-out mechanisms under CPRA and similar state laws.

Evidence Provenance
Captured April 22, 2026 06:03 UTC
Document ID CA-D-000082
Version ID CA-V-000878
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Analyzed Changes

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What changed Disney+ updated their Disney+ Privacy Policy on April 22, 2026. Change detected: 64 sentence(s) added, 11 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 75 sentences after update.
Consumer impact Disney+ has replaced a minimal subscription page with a full privacy policy that details how your personal data is collected across streaming, physical locations like theme parks and cruise ships, and third-party platforms. Importantly, the policy clarifies that when you use Disney+ through a third-party app or platform, that third party collects data under its own privacy rules — not Disney's. You can review the full privacy policy at Disney+ and check your privacy settings on any third-party platform you use to access Disney+ to understand how your data is handled there.
Why it matters The new policy significantly expands the disclosed scope of data collection beyond streaming activity to include physical Disney properties and third-party platforms, meaning your data may be collected and used in more contexts than you previously understood. Understanding these distinctions is important for making informed choices about how and where you interact with Disney services.

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Applicable Regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CFAA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom