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The provision operationalizes GDPR and CCPA compliance by establishing the procedural mechanisms through which users can exercise statutory data rights and clarifies the responsible entity for data control purposes across different regulatory jurisdictions. This structure allocates legal responsibility for data handling obligations based on user location.
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.
View change record →Users in covered jurisdictions are authorized to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information through designated app controls or web portal, with the applicable data controller determined by their geographic location. The terms specify the administrative entity responsible for responding to such requests based on jurisdiction.
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If you are located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and, where our processing is based on your...
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information, the right to data portability, and the right to object to or withdraw consent for certain processi...
For individuals in the United States, please also refer to our Notice For Individuals Residing In Certain US States below and the Consumer Health Data Policy.
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"Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the information we hold about you. You can exercise many of these controls by visiting your privacy settings in the Snapchat app or by going to accounts.snapchat.com. For users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, the data controller is Snap Group Limited. For users in the United States and elsewhere, the data controller is Snap Inc.— Excerpt from Snapchat's Snapchat Privacy Policy
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The provision operationalizes GDPR and CCPA compliance by establishing the procedural mechanisms through which users can exercise statutory data rights and clarifies the responsible entity for data control purposes across different regulatory jurisdictions. This structure allocates legal responsibility for data handling obligations based on user location.
Users in covered jurisdictions are authorized to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information through designated app controls or web portal, with the applicable data controller determined by their geographic location. The terms specify the administrative entity responsible for responding to such requests based on jurisdiction.
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