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The absence of defined retention timelines creates operational flexibility for Netflix to maintain personal information based on service delivery needs and legal requirements, rather than fixed schedules. This approach permits indefinite retention of data categories where ongoing service provision or legal obligation applies.
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 a retention framework where personal data persists for as long as Netflix determines it necessary to provide the service, rather than being subject to specified deletion timelines. The terms do not establish automatic data purging upon service termination or at defined intervals.
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The absence of defined retention timelines creates operational flexibility for Netflix to maintain personal information based on service delivery needs and legal requirements, rather than fixed schedules. This approach permits indefinite retention of data categories where ongoing service provision or legal obligation applies.
Users operate under a retention framework where personal data persists for as long as Netflix determines it necessary to provide the service, rather than being subject to specified deletion timelines. The terms do not establish automatic data purging upon service termination or at defined intervals.
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