Provision record
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Slack Sends Mandatory Service Communications

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 278 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

We and our affiliates may send service-related and promotional communications to our users. We and our affiliates may also send promotional communications to prospective users and customers to inform them about our services.

MyFitnessPal Medium

Send You Promotional and Marketing Materials Consent (where required by law) Legitimate Interests when consent is not required by law (specifically our interests in marketing features and products that may interest you...)

Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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we may: send you service, technical and other administrative emails, messages, and other types of communications...These communications are considered part of the Services and you may not opt out of them.

Excerpt from Slack's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Slack Privacy Policy
Entity
Slack
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032001
Document ID
CA-D-00192
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
257c3df8c163d6b7cd5088cc1ab5b799eb8d2cd3f2c533ba3772a0ac8b767be5
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 06:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Slack
Document: Slack Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-032001
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:09:29 UTC
SHA-256: 257c3df8c163d6b7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/slack/slack-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-032001/slack-sends-mandatory-service-communications/
Accessed: Aug. 7, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Slack's Slack Sends Mandatory Service Communications clause do?

The clause states: “we may: send you service, technical and other administrative emails, messages, and other types of communications...These communications are considered part of the Services and you may not opt out of them.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 278 platforms. See the full comparison.

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