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The provision establishes the foundational technical operation of cookie-based tracking, which Netflix uses to maintain session continuity and device identification. This mechanism forms the basis for how the service tracks user interaction patterns and personalizes content delivery across sessions.
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 →The terms authorize Netflix to store and use cookie identifiers on user devices to recognize returning browsers and maintain session state. Users accessing the service accept this cookie-based device identification as part of the standard operational infrastructure.
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"Cookies are small data files that are commonly stored on your device when you access websites and online services. The text in a cookie contains a string of numbers and letters that may uniquely identify a device and can contain other information as well. This allows the web server to recognize your browser each time it connects to that web server.— Excerpt from Netflix's Netflix Privacy Statement
Netflix updated its Privacy Statement on April 18, 2026, disclosing voice recording collection and expanded household ad profiling for the first time.
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The provision establishes the foundational technical operation of cookie-based tracking, which Netflix uses to maintain session continuity and device identification. This mechanism forms the basis for how the service tracks user interaction patterns and personalizes content delivery across sessions.
The terms authorize Netflix to store and use cookie identifiers on user devices to recognize returning browsers and maintain session state. Users accessing the service accept this cookie-based device identification as part of the standard operational infrastructure.
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