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“If you do not have a Ring Protect Plan, Ring does not record or store your videos, but you can still view your device's live video stream (Live View).”
“If you do have a Ring Protect Plan (including a free trial), Ring records and stores videos when motion is detected by your device (including motion detected via Linked Devices), the video doorbell button is pressed, or you initiate Live View.”
“Ring does not disclose user information in response to government demands...unless we're required to comply and it is properly served on us.”
“Does Ring sell personal information to third parties? No.”
“Unless Ring is prohibited from doing so or has clear indication of illegal conduct...Ring notifies an account owner before disclosing user information in response to a valid and binding legal demand.”
“After a share link has been created, the video recording may be viewed and downloaded by anyone with the share link ID.”
This document explains how Ring handles your video recordings and personal data. Ring only records and stores your videos if you have a Ring Protect Plan, and those recordings are automatically deleted when your plan's storage period—up to 180 days—expires. Ring does not sell your personal information, but once you create a share link for a video, anyone with that link can view and download it.
Ring's Privacy Notice establishes the conditions under which Ring collects, stores, shares, and deletes user video recordings and personal information. Video recording and cloud storage are contingent on an active Ring Protect Plan, with recordings triggered by motion detection, doorbell presses, or user-initiated Live View, and retained for up to 180 days before automatic deletion at the storage period's expiration. Ring restricts employee access to stored videos through policy controls and prohibits employee access to live streams entirely, while imposing a dual condition—legal obligation and proper service—before complying with government demands for user information, with pre-disclosure notice to account owners unless prohibited or indicative of illegal conduct. Third-party analytics services collect personal information including email, device identifiers, and IP addresses through automated means on Ring's platforms, and share links, once created, permit any possessor of the link ID to view and download the associated recording without further restriction.
Whether Ring records and stores your video footage depends entirely on whether you have an active Ring Protect Plan; without one, no footage is saved by Ring, though you can still view your live stream. Stored recordings are automatically and permanently deleted when the storage period expires, and any recording you share via a link can be viewed and downloaded by anyone who obtains that link ID—you have no further control over access once the link exists. Ring will notify you before disclosing your information under a valid legal demand unless prohibited from doing so or if there is a clear indication of illegal conduct, giving you a window to seek a legal remedy in qualifying situations.
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“If you do not have a Ring Protect Plan, Ring does not record or store your videos, but you can still view your device's live video stream (Live View).”
“If you do have a Ring Protect Plan (including a free trial), Ring records and stores videos when motion is detected by your device (including motion detected via Linked Devices), the video doorbell button is pressed, or you initiate Live …”
“Ring does not disclose user information in response to government demands...unless we're required to comply and it is properly served on us.”
“Does Ring sell personal information to third parties? No.”
“Unless Ring is prohibited from doing so or has clear indication of illegal conduct...Ring notifies an account owner before disclosing user information in response to a valid and binding legal demand.”
“After a share link has been created, the video recording may be viewed and downloaded by anyone with the share link ID.”
“Stored recordings are automatically deleted following the expiration of your Protect Plan's applicable storage period.”
“Some of these services use automated technologies to collect and analyze information, including personal information (such as email, device identifier, and IP addresses)...”
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