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Household-Level Ad Inference

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What it is

inferences we make about you or your household based on data we collect from or about you (such as the types of ads you or your household prefer to see), and information provided by Advertising Companies (such as your demographic information, likely interests they have collected or inferred from your interactions and purchases through their own and other websites and apps).

Why it matters

Household-level profiling means data about one person in your home may be used to make assumptions about and target ads to other people who share your account or network, without their individual consent.

Consumer impact

Netflix collects a wide range of personal data including your full viewing history, voice inputs and transcripts, device identifiers across your home network, and behavioral advertising profiles built from your activity on third-party websites and apps outside of Netflix. Netflix shares this data with external Advertising Companies and service providers, and makes inferences about your household's preferences — meaning data collected about one person on your network may influence how others are profiled. You can opt out of behavioral advertising and the sale or sharing of your personal information by visiting your Netflix account settings or navigating to netflix.com/adchoices.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Visit netflix.com/adchoices and opt out of behavioral advertising, which includes household-level ad inferences. You can also adjust your advertising preferences in your Netflix account privacy settings.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive or unfair profiling practices under FTC Act Section 5 and has flagged household-level commercial surveillance in its 2024 commercial surveillance report.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
Netflix Privacy Statement
Entity
Netflix
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002703
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CA-D-00039
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Entity: Netflix | Document: Netflix Privacy Statement | Record: CA-P-002703
Captured: 2026-04-18 08:32:05 UTC | SHA-256: ce870de529bc75e6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/netflix/netflix-privacy-statement/household-level-ad-inference/
Accessed: April 22, 2026
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