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Samsung's privacy policy describes what data Samsung collects about you — including your device identifiers, location signals, and voice recordings — and how it uses that data to deliver advertising on Samsung and third-party platforms. It also discloses that your personal information may be used to train Samsung's AI systems, and acknowledges that sharing data with ad services may count as 'selling' your data under some privacy laws. U.S. users may have the right to opt out of that sale or sharing, depending on the laws of their state.
This document establishes Samsung's collection, use, sharing, and retention practices for personal information across its Services and participating third-party platforms. Samsung collects an extensive range of device identifiers (including IMEI, MAC address, IP address, serial number, and advertising ID), approximate location data via Wi-Fi and cell towers without additional consent, precise geolocation with separate consent, and voice recordings from both voice-command use and Customer Service interactions. Samsung uses this personal information for personalized and generalized advertising and direct marketing across its own Services, third-party websites, and social media platforms, and may additionally use personal information of U.S. residents to develop and train AI algorithms and models. The document acknowledges that sharing personal information with ad services may constitute a 'sale' or 'targeted advertising' use under certain privacy laws, provides U.S. users a conditional right to opt out of such sale or sharing, and grants users the right to receive their collected data in a structured, machine-readable format.
As an individual user, your device identifiers, approximate location, voice recordings, and usage data are collected by Samsung across its own Services and third-party platforms participating in its ad networks, and may be used to train Samsung's AI systems in addition to delivering targeted advertising. Samsung acknowledges it cannot guarantee the security of your data. If you are a U.S. resident, you may submit a request to Samsung to opt out of the sale of your personal information and the sharing of your information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes, subject to the privacy laws applicable in your state.
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20 important changes detected
33 versions captured · Last updated: August 2026
Samsung's privacy policy was updated on July 31, 2026 to reflect regional availability changes. The document now lists India as a supported region alongside existing regions like USA and other …
View change record →In an update detected on July 25, 2026, Samsung's privacy policy removed a reference to 'Pakistan / English' from its language and region selection menu at the top of the …
View change record →Samsung updated its privacy policy website navigation and promotional sections in an update detected on July 23, 2026. The changes added references to new Samsung products (Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy …
View change record →Samsung's Privacy Policy was revised in an update detected on July 22, 2026, with effective date July 20, 2026. The policy now covers services provided through US Samsung experience stores …
View change record →In an update detected on July 15, 2026, Samsung modified one sentence in its privacy policy. The change involved removing the text 'Back to School 2026 Innovation Signup' from its …
View change record →Samsung's privacy policy header was updated on July 11, 2026 to remove a link to a Chile/Español language option. The first change removed the Chile/Español selector from the navigation header, …
View change record →Samsung's privacy policy was updated on July 8, 2026 to reflect a regional language and localization change in the document's navigation menu. The policy previously listed 'Romania / Romanian' as …
View change record →The change detected involves modifications to Samsung's website navigation and product listing structure, not substantive privacy policy language. The diff shows reorganization of product category labels and removal of 'NEW' …
View change record →Samsung's privacy policy was updated on June 24, 2026, but the detected changes appear to be limited to navigation menu and footer restructuring rather than substantive privacy provisions. Two sentences …
View change record →Samsung's privacy policy website was updated on June 16, 2026 with minor navigational and promotional content changes. The header language changed from 'USA / ENGLISH USA / English Other Countries' …
View change record →Samsung's Privacy Policy was updated on June 9, 2026 with three sentence-level modifications in the navigation and footer sections. The changes removed 'Australia / English' from the geographic language selector, …
View change record →The provided diff context shows truncated navigation and product menu content from Samsung's website, but does not contain substantive privacy policy language. The change summary indicates one sentence was modified …
View change record →Samsung removed the text 'USA / ENGLISH' from the language selection header of its privacy policy website on May 27, 2026. The header now reads 'Other Countries' instead of 'USA …
View change record →Samsung's Privacy Policy was updated on May 26, 2026 with two minor modifications to navigation and product listing formatting. The changes removed the 'NEW' label from one product category (Galaxy …
View change record →Samsung updated its Privacy Policy on May 19, 2026 to reflect regional availability. The policy previously listed 'Singapore / English' as a language and location option; it now lists 'India …
View change record →The detected change appears to be a navigation menu update on Samsung's website rather than a substantive privacy policy modification. The diff shows removal of 'Why Smart Monitor' from the …
View change record →Samsung's privacy policy change detected on May 11, 2026 involves a modification to navigational and promotional content on their website. The change updated references from 'Mother's Day' to 'Samsung AI …
View change record →The detected change involves navigation menu formatting on Samsung's website within the privacy policy document. Specific product category labels and navigation items were reorganized, removing certain 'NEW' tags and reordering …
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