Signal makes an unconditional promise never to sell, rent, or make money from your personal data or the content of your messages.
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This is a direct, unqualified commitment that distinguishes Signal from ad-supported platforms and provides a clear baseline expectation for users concerned about commercial data use.
Users' personal data and message content will not be sold or monetized in any form, which means Signal's business model cannot rely on profiling or data brokering activities involving user information.
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If we collect health information from these integrations (such as heart rate), we will not sell or use it for advertising or other similar purposes; we do not disclose it to third parties without your prior consent; and we will only use it for the specific purposes described in this Policy.
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If you are located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and, where our processing is based on your...
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"Signal does not sell, rent or monetize your personal data or content in any way – ever.— Excerpt from Signal's Signal Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages the FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive trade practices; a public, unqualified no-sale commitment creates a binding consumer-facing representation enforceable by the FTC and state attorneys general. Under CCPA, California residents have a statutory right to opt out of the sale of personal information, and this provision effectively forecloses that activity entirely. The FTC is the primary enforcement authority. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The commitment is unambiguous and architecturally supported by Signal's end-to-end encryption model, which limits the data available for monetization in the first place. The primary compliance risk would arise if Signal's business practices were found to diverge from this stated commitment, which would constitute a deceptive practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California residents benefit from CCPA's enforcement framework in addition to FTC oversight. EU/EEA users would also be protected under GDPR's prohibition on processing personal data for incompatible purposes without a valid legal basis. The commitment appears globally applicable as stated. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations procuring Signal for business communications can rely on this provision as a contractual representation against data monetization. However, Signal does not offer formal Data Processing Agreements, which may be required by GDPR Article 28 for enterprise deployments; this gap should be flagged in vendor assessments. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should document this provision as a key privacy representation in vendor risk assessments. Any future update to this language should trigger immediate review, as modification of this commitment could constitute a material change requiring user notification and potentially regulatory scrutiny.
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This is a direct, unqualified commitment that distinguishes Signal from ad-supported platforms and provides a clear baseline expectation for users concerned about commercial data use.
Users' personal data and message content will not be sold or monetized in any form, which means Signal's business model cannot rely on profiling or data brokering activities involving user information.
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