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SimpliSafe collects audio and video from camera-enabled products

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 296 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

Why does SimpliSafe collect audio and video recordings from security cameras and other camera-enabled products?
SimpliSafe collects audio and video recordings from security cameras and other camera-enabled products in order to provide its guaranteed services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Audio and video from inside a user's environment are actively collected by SimpliSafe, making this among the most privacy-sensitive categories of data the company gathers.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4186 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Using SimpliSafe camera-enabled products means SimpliSafe will collect audio and video recordings from those devices.

How other platforms handle this

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ZipRecruiter Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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if you use our security cameras or other camera-enabled products, we collect information such as audio and video recordings from such devices so that we can provide the guaranteed services

Excerpt from SimpliSafe's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
SimpliSafe Privacy Policy
Entity
SimpliSafe
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-058982
Document ID
CA-D-00748
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d978ae843b9fe470f86beea0b6427d347eee153ad3c120c8c6bbccd3ccbdabf9
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:18 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: SimpliSafe
Document: SimpliSafe Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-058982
Captured: 2026-05-07 15:18:01 UTC
SHA-256: d978ae843b9fe470…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/simplisafe/simplisafe-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-058982/simplisafe-collects-audio-and-video-from-camera-enabled-products/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does SimpliSafe's SimpliSafe collects audio and video from camera-enabled products clause do?

Audio and video from inside a user's environment are actively collected by SimpliSafe, making this among the most privacy-sensitive categories of data the company gathers.

How does this clause affect you?

Using SimpliSafe camera-enabled products means SimpliSafe will collect audio and video recordings from those devices.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 296 platforms. See the full comparison.

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