If you use Roblox's voice chat or other voice features, Roblox records and stores your voice. The company states it uses voice data for service improvement and safety moderation, and says it does not use voice data for advertising.
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The provision establishes the scope and permissible uses of voice data collected through the platform's voice features. By limiting stated uses to service provision, improvement, and moderation while explicitly excluding advertising, the clause defines the operational boundaries for voice data processing and sets expectations for data handling practices.
Interpretive note: The policy does not specify retention periods for voice recordings or confirm whether voice data constitutes a biometric identifier under the specific technical method used, creating uncertainty about which biometric privacy statutes are triggered.
Removal of this provision eliminates transparency about voice data collection practices and the explicit assurance that voice data is not used for advertising, reducing user awareness of biometric data processing.
View full change record →Using Roblox voice features means your voice is recorded and may be stored for service improvement and moderation purposes. Users in Illinois and other states with biometric privacy laws may have specific rights regarding voice recordings used as biometric identifiers, and users should be aware this data may persist beyond individual sessions.
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"When you use voice features, we may collect and use voice recordings when you speak through our voice features. We may use your voice data to provide and improve voice features and for safety and moderation purposes. We do not use voice data for advertising purposes.— Excerpt from Roblox's Roblox Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Voice data used to identify individuals constitutes biometric information under Illinois BIPA and Texas CUBI, creating consent, retention, and prohibition-on-sale obligations. Under GDPR, voice data processed in a way that uniquely identifies a natural person is special category data under Article 9. The FTC has also indicated that voice data collected from users, particularly minors, falls within its COPPA and broader privacy enforcement mandate. The policy's assertion that voice data is not used for advertising is a meaningful limitation but does not eliminate the collection and retention exposure. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for users in biometric-law jurisdictions; medium for general user base. The collection of voice data for moderation purposes implies some level of retention and human or automated review, which requires clear consent disclosures and data minimization protocols. The policy does not specify retention periods for voice recordings, which is a gap that regulators in the EU and Illinois may scrutinize. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Illinois (BIPA, private right of action), Texas (CUBI), EU and EEA (GDPR Article 9), UK (UK GDPR). California's CPRA classifies voiceprints as sensitive personal information. Age-based restrictions on voice feature access should be confirmed, given the COPPA implications of voice collection from users under 13. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: If voice data is processed by third-party moderation or transcription vendors, their data processing agreements must specify retention limits, prohibition on secondary use, and biometric-specific safeguards. B2B partners integrating Roblox voice features into their experiences should assess their own exposure under applicable biometric laws. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should confirm the retention period for voice recordings used for safety moderation, audit consent flows for voice feature activation (particularly for users in Illinois and EU jurisdictions), and assess whether voice data processed for moderation is subject to automated decision-making provisions under GDPR Article 22. A DPIA may be warranted for voice data processing at scale.
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The provision establishes the scope and permissible uses of voice data collected through the platform's voice features. By limiting stated uses to service provision, improvement, and moderation while explicitly excluding advertising, the clause defines the operational boundaries for voice data processing and sets expectations for data handling practices.
Using Roblox voice features means your voice is recorded and may be stored for service improvement and moderation purposes. Users in Illinois and other states with biometric privacy laws may have specific rights regarding voice recordings used as biometric identifiers, and users should be aware this data may persist beyond individual sessions.
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