Netflix collects detailed gaming data including your gameplay activity, game progress, interaction patterns, and gaming history across all Netflix Games titles.
The current version explicitly includes voice input transcripts/recordings, search queries, granular interaction metrics (app clicks, text input, page views), and camera/photo access—significantly expanding the types of behavioral data collected.
View full change record →If you play Netflix Games, Netflix collects granular data about your gameplay including every interaction, your progress, saved game states, and gaming history, which may be used for product improvement, personalization, and potentially advertising targeting.
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Location information. Precise location only with your permission — for example, for features like Find My or Maps. Some location-related functionality uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell tower locations, as well as GPS. Location can also be inferred from other data such as an IP address.
Gaming data collection is an emerging privacy frontier with limited specific regulation, and Netflix's detailed gameplay tracking creates a behavioral profile that extends significantly beyond video streaming data.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Article 6 (lawful basis for processing gaming data); CCPA/CPRA §1798.100 (right to know gaming data is collected and how it is used); COPPA (15 U.S.C. §6501) for gaming data collected from child users on Kids profiles where games may be accessible; Illinois BIPA (740 ILCS 14) if any biometric data is collected through gaming interactions (e.g., facial recognition or motion data); and FTC Act Section 5 for deceptive gaming data practices.
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