A multimedia messaging application that allows users to send photos, videos, and messages that disappear after being viewed, along with features like Stories, group chats, and augmented reality filters. The platform collects significant user data including location information, device data, and usage patterns to personalize content and advertising. The company's privacy and terms policies are particularly important given the app's popularity among younger users and its handling of ephemeral content that users may assume is permanently deleted.
Higher = more protective of you, the user/customer — a deliberately user-protective lens, not a universal “good vs bad” score. Computed algorithmically from Snapchat’s cited governance stances; no dimension we haven’t confidently read is ever counted against the score. Free, reproducible, and never purchasable.
Continued use of the Services after material changes constitutes acceptance, which means users who do not stop using the Services are bound by the new Terms even without affirmative agreement.
The deletion commitment is qualified by design intent rather than a guarantee, and two user-controlled exceptions mean deletion is not automatic in all cases.
Snapchat's ad-targeting inputs are not limited to data users provide directly; external parties also supply data that shapes what ads users see.
Snapchat extracts data from the substance of user-posted media—not just metadata—to personalize what content users see.
This cap applies to all claims in aggregate, meaning no matter how many or how serious the claims, the maximum financial exposure Snapchat faces is a nominal dollar amount for most users who pay noth…
This policy explains what information Snapchat collects about you, how it uses that information to personalize your experience and show you ads, and how long it keeps your data. Snapchat …
Snapchat's Terms of Service set the rules for using the platform: by posting content — including to AI features — you give Snapchat and its partners a permanent, worldwide license …
Snapchat updated its Terms of Service effective September 21, 2026, with material changes to age verification, content moderation, and appeals processes. The updated terms now require age verification before account …
View change record →Get the weekly coverage letter
Companies change their terms without announcing it. We capture governance documents, compare each new version with the last, and publish what changed, with the source text behind it. One email a week on what we found and what we could not reach.
ConductAtlas tracks 2 Snapchat documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Snapchat has made 1 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.
ConductAtlas has classified 10 provisions across Snapchat's tracked documents.
Yes. Monitor subscribers ($4.99/month) can add Snapchat to their watchlist and receive an email alert after the daily check that finds a change to a tracked document. We check daily where we can, and show you where we can't.