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The clause establishes the procedural mechanism by which privacy policy modifications become binding, requiring only notice and continued use rather than affirmative consent. This structure allows Netflix to unilaterally update privacy obligations during the membership period.
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.
View change record →The updated privacy statement reorganizes and consolidates disclosures rather than expanding data collection practices. However, the statement removes explicit reference to the US State Privacy Notice from the main body, requiring users to navigate to supplemental sections to access state-specific privacy rights and disclosures. The revised language also removes the prior statement that Netflix makes inferences about household ad preferences, and removes mention of voice inputs and transcripts from the usage information description, narrowing the scope of explicitly disclosed data collection practices. You can access US state privacy notices by navigating to the 'Supplemental Privacy Disclosures for Certain Services' section or visiting netflix.com/privacy#states.
View change record →Users operate under privacy terms that may be modified by Netflix during their membership. The provision requires users either to accept modified terms through continued service use or to cancel their membership if they do not accept the updates.
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We will provide notice of significant updates, but please check our Privacy Notice periodically for changes. We'll always post the date our Privacy Notice was last updated at the top of the Notice.
No amendment shall apply to a dispute for which an arbitration has been initiated prior to the change in Terms.
We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date the last changes were published, and if changes are significant, we'll provide a more prominent notice as required by law...
"We will update this Privacy Statement from time to time in response to changing legal, regulatory, or operational requirements. We will provide notice of any such changes (including when they will take effect) in accordance with applicable law. Your continued use of the Netflix service after any such updates take effect will constitute acknowledgment and (as applicable) acceptance of those changes. If you do not wish to acknowledge or accept any updates to this Privacy Statement, you may cancel your membership.Excerpt from Netflix's Privacy Statement
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The clause establishes the procedural mechanism by which privacy policy modifications become binding, requiring only notice and continued use rather than affirmative consent. This structure allows Netflix to unilaterally update privacy obligations during the membership period.
Users operate under privacy terms that may be modified by Netflix during their membership. The provision requires users either to accept modified terms through continued service use or to cancel their membership if they do not accept the updates.
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