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Prohibition on Collecting Sensitive or Special Category Data

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Advertisers are prohibited from using ads as a mechanism to gather sensitive or special category data, with the full scope of prohibited data defined by reference to external Rules.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional enumerated categories of sensitive or special category data exist in the full clause but are not quoted. The canonical claim and derived fields reflect only the categories present in the excerpt. The definition of sensitive information and special category data is expressly deferred to external 'Rules', the content of which is not provided.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Ads on Snapchat Ads are prohibited from collecting your sensitive information or special category data, including information about alleged or actual crimes or your health.

How other platforms handle this

ZipRecruiter Medium

authorize ZipRecruiter to connect your account to the account of a "Connected Site" (e.g., Google, LinkedIn, Monster, Facebook or Twitter), we may be able to access information you have provided to the Connected Site...

NVIDIA NIM Medium

telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.

Glassdoor Medium

Some of our ad partners may also enable us to collect similar data directly from their website or app by integrating our or our affiliates' advertising technology.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Ads may not collect sensitive information or special category data, as defined in the Rules, including any information that is based on or includes: (i) an alleged or actual commission of a crime; (ii) health information...

— Excerpt from Snapchat Ads's Snapchat Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snapchat Advertising Policies
Entity
Snapchat Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-067253
Document ID
CA-D-00878
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
031c79ac9fe162d4d0b91c924d50f73defae47ace68173dfad643727a6c1d1a3
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:19 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Snapchat Ads
Document: Snapchat Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-067253
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:19:45 UTC
SHA-256: 031c79ac9fe162d4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snapchat-ads/snapchat-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-067253/prohibition-on-collecting-sensitive-or-special-category-data/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Snapchat Ads's Prohibition on Collecting Sensitive or Special Category Data clause do?

Advertisers are prohibited from using ads as a mechanism to gather sensitive or special category data, with the full scope of prohibited data defined by reference to external Rules.

How does this clause affect you?

Ads on Snapchat Ads are prohibited from collecting your sensitive information or special category data, including information about alleged or actual crimes or your health.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 299 platforms. See the full comparison.

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