Key Facts
What may enable others to access the Netflix account?
Netflix warns that failure by account holders or other users to maintain security of email address, login information, and signed-in devices may enable others to access the Netflix account, including personal information stored in it.
What user-generated information may be publicly available to other players?
Netflix discloses that certain user-generated information — including game handle, gameplay, text or voice chat, and user-generated content — may be publicly available to other players when a user participates in a Netflix game with features such as leaderboards.
What age must subscribers be?
Netflix requires subscribers to be at least 18 years of age, or the age of majority in their country of residence, whichever applies.
How may individuals below the minimum subscription age use the Netflix service?
Netflix requires that individuals below the minimum subscription age may only use the Netflix service with the involvement, supervision, and approval of a parent or legal guardian.
What may Netflix and its Service Providers monitor and record?
Netflix and its Service Providers may monitor and record message content, such as text or voice chat, to identify harmful behavior and help maintain the safety and security of the service and users.
Why may Netflix and its Service Providers monitor and record message content?
Netflix and its Service Providers may monitor and record message content, such as text or voice chat, to identify harmful behavior and help maintain the safety and security of the service and users.
What information about advertisements does Netflix collect?
Netflix collects information about advertisements on the Netflix service that users view or interact with, as well as inferences Netflix makes about users or their households based on data collected from or about them.
What inferences does Netflix make about users or their households?
Netflix collects information about advertisements on the Netflix service that users view or interact with, as well as inferences Netflix makes about users or their households based on data collected from or about them.
What information does Netflix collect about users' interactions with the Netflix service?
Netflix collects information about users' interactions with the Netflix service, including playback events such as play and pause, as well as voice inputs including transcripts and recordings when users use voice-related features.
What does Netflix collect when users use voice-related features?
Netflix collects information about users' interactions with the Netflix service, including playback events such as play and pause, as well as voice inputs including transcripts and recordings when users use voice-related features.
Summary
This document explains what information Netflix collects about you, how it uses that information, and what choices you have. Netflix collects data on everything from what you watch to your voice inputs and the ads you see, and it may use that data to show you targeted advertisements—though not on Kids profiles. If you are a US resident and do not want Netflix to sell or share your personal information, you can use the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link at the bottom of netflix.com.
Analysis
The Netflix Privacy Statement establishes Netflix's data collection, usage, and disclosure practices, along with corresponding user rights and platform obligations. Netflix collects interaction data—including playback events, voice inputs with transcripts and recordings, ad engagement data, and household-level inferences—and uses that data across the full advertising lifecycle, including for Behavioral Advertisements, with an express exclusion for Kids profiles. The statement sets minimum age requirements for subscribers, places affirmative account-security and parental-supervision obligations on users and guardians, and discloses that game features such as leaderboards may render user-generated content publicly visible to other players. Netflix and its Service Providers are permitted to monitor and record text and voice chat for safety and content moderation purposes but expressly disclaim any obligation to do so. US residents are granted access and copy rights over their personal information, and an opt-out mechanism for the sale or sharing of personal information is provided via the netflix.com footer.
What this means for you
Netflix collects a broad range of data about you, including playback behavior, voice recordings and transcripts when you use voice features, ad interactions, and inferences about you and your household. Your text and voice chat in Netflix games may be monitored and recorded by Netflix and its Service Providers, and certain game features such as leaderboards may make your game handle, gameplay, and chat publicly visible to other players with no described user control over that visibility. You are responsible for securing your login credentials and signed-in devices; Netflix does not accept responsibility for account access resulting from your failure to do so. If you are a US resident, you can opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by using the 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' link in the footer of netflix.com, and you have the right to confirm whether Netflix processes your personal information and to request a copy of it.
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What changed
Netflix modified four sentences in its Privacy Statement on April 23, 2026, making minor punctuation changes and adding language about cart abandonment tracking and SMS cart reminders. The changes remove commas in subsection headers and expand the stated uses of cookies and similar technologies to explicitly include tracking shopping cart activity and sending cart reminder messages via SMS. These updates clarify and expand the technical mechanisms Netflix uses to track user behavior and communicate with users.
Why this matters
The updated Privacy Statement now explicitly discloses that Netflix uses cookies and similar technologies to track items placed in shopping carts, monitor when carts are abandoned, and determine when to send cart reminder messages via SMS. Previously, this specific use case was not mentioned in the policy's description of technology deployment. The revised language does not establish new consent requirements or opt-out mechanisms; it clarifies an existing technical practice in the stated purposes section. You can manage cookie preferences through the 'How can I exercise choice regarding these technologies?' section of the policy, though the SMS reminder functionality may be governed by separate communication preferences.
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What changed
Netflix updated its privacy statement on April 19, 2026 to add a new section covering US state privacy requirements, clarify how it collects and uses personal information, and expand disclosure of data collection practices. The statement now explicitly includes voice inputs with transcripts and recordings as collected data, describes new inferences made about user preferences for ad targeting, and references a separate US State Privacy Notice. The changes formalize existing practices under state privacy laws and provide more granular disclosure of data categories.
Why this matters
The updated privacy statement now explicitly discloses that Netflix collects voice inputs including transcripts and recordings when users interact with voice-related features, and that it makes inferences about user and household preferences for ad targeting purposes. The statement adds a new section titled 'Supplemental Privacy Disclosures for US Residents' that references a separate US State Privacy Notice containing 'Notice at Collection' details, alongside new subsections covering personal information collection, uses, disclosure for business purposes, data sales or sharing, retention, use of de-identified information, appeals rights, and financial incentive notices. The change brings the privacy statement into alignment with state privacy laws like CCPA and similar frameworks. You can access the US State Privacy Notice by clicking the provided link, visiting netflix.com/privacy#states, or scrolling to the new US residents section.
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March 6, 2026
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Netflix's updated privacy statement on March 6, 2026 removed specific US state privacy disclosures from the main document and consolidated regional privacy information. The statement simplified language around data collection …
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