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Netflix uses data to support behavioral advertisements

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause discloses that Netflix's advertising data use extends across the full advertising lifecycle, and that the resulting advertisements may be behaviorally targeted, affecting the nature of ads users receive.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Apr 19, 2026

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.

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Medium Mar 6, 2026

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.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3354 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers should be aware that Netflix uses collected data across multiple advertising functions and that some advertisements they see may be Behavioral Advertisements.

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Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To support advertisements including to provide, analyze, administer, enhance, optimize, select, deliver and measure advertisements...Some of our advertisements may be Behavioral Advertisements.

— Excerpt from Netflix's Netflix Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Netflix Privacy Statement
Entity
Netflix
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-019613
Document ID
CA-D-00039
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ce870de529bc75e6806cade2505d73e2a7fdd058ecced65ee63e9d53d37458e1
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 05:55 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Netflix
Document: Netflix Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-019613
Captured: 2026-05-12 05:55:18 UTC
SHA-256: ce870de529bc75e6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/netflix/netflix-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-019613/netflix-uses-data-to-support-behavioral-advertisements/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Netflix's Netflix uses data to support behavioral advertisements clause do?

The clause discloses that Netflix's advertising data use extends across the full advertising lifecycle, and that the resulting advertisements may be behaviorally targeted, affecting the nature of ads users receive.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers should be aware that Netflix uses collected data across multiple advertising functions and that some advertisements they see may be Behavioral Advertisements.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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