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Slack Processes Customer Data Per Customer Instructions

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Key Facts

Does Slack use Customer Data in accordance with the Customer's instructions?
Slack uses Customer Data in accordance with the Customer's instructions, including to provide the Services, any applicable terms in the Customer Agreement, the Customer's use of Services functionality, and as required by applicable law.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Customer Data use is bounded by Customer instructions and applicable law, meaning individual users' data is governed by the Customer's choices rather than the user's own.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your Customer Data is used by Slack according to your Customer's instructions, not at Slack's independent discretion.

How other platforms handle this

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Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer Data will be used by Slack in accordance with a Customer's instructions, including to provide the Services, any applicable terms in the Customer Agreement, a Customer's use of Services functionality, and as required by applicable law.

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-031977
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-031977
Captured: 2026-05-07 06:09:29 UTC
SHA-256: 257c3df8c163d6b7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/slack/slack-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-031977/slack-processes-customer-data-per-customer-instructions/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Slack's Slack Processes Customer Data Per Customer Instructions clause do?

Customer Data use is bounded by Customer instructions and applicable law, meaning individual users' data is governed by the Customer's choices rather than the user's own.

How does this clause affect you?

Your Customer Data is used by Slack according to your Customer's instructions, not at Slack's independent discretion.

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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