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Age Check Data Deleted Immediately After Check

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Key Facts

When does Spotify delete all Age Check Data?
Spotify deletes all Age Check Data immediately after the Age Check is completed.
What does Spotify delete immediately after the Age Check is completed?
Spotify deletes all Age Check Data immediately after the Age Check is completed.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The immediate deletion commitment limits the window during which sensitive age-verification data—which may include biometric or document information—is retained by Spotify.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any data you provide for an Age Check is not retained by Spotify beyond the moment the check is finished.

How other platforms handle this

Squarespace Medium

if you're a Customer, we may not immediately delete your information when your trial expires or you cancel all your paid Services. Instead, we keep your information for a reasonable period of time, so it will be there for you if you come back.

Affirm Medium

Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.

Mistral AI Medium

Mistral AI shall retain the Customer Exportable Data and Assets for a period of thirty (30) days from the earlier between (a) the expiration of the Transitional Period or (b) Customer's notification under Section 2.2.2 (b) of these Additional Terms.

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All Age Check Data is deleted immediately after the Age Check.

Excerpt from Spotify's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Spotify Privacy Policy
Entity
Spotify
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 28, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018922
Document ID
CA-D-00036
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
62bfd0910e1d9815b6915626d36d1058b28aa407638be86ce562523eaf99f811
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 08:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Spotify
Document: Spotify Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018922
Captured: 2026-04-28 08:47:36 UTC
SHA-256: 62bfd0910e1d9815…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-018922/age-check-data-deleted-immediately-after-check/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Spotify's Age Check Data Deleted Immediately After Check clause do?

The immediate deletion commitment limits the window during which sensitive age-verification data—which may include biometric or document information—is retained by Spotify.

How does this clause affect you?

Any data you provide for an Age Check is not retained by Spotify beyond the moment the check is finished.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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