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Snapchat's privacy policy now includes expanded language describing how the platform collects, processes, and shares user data. The updated policy discloses additional practices and operational procedures governing user information. Review of the specific added sentences is necessary to determine whether new data collection, retention, or sharing practices are described, or whether existing practices receive clarified disclosure.
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"If you've explicitly granted device-level permissions, device information may also include information about your device phonebook (contacts and related information)Excerpt from Snapchat's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you've explicitly granted device-level permissions, device information may also include information about your device phonebook (contacts and related information)”
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