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Deletion requests are not absolute under this policy; Spotify asserts discretion to retain data based on broadly defined business and legal interests, which means some data may persist after a deletion request is submitted.
Interpretive note: The breadth of the 'overriding interest' retention exception is not clearly mapped to a specific statutory basis, and its application in practice depends on Spotify's internal determination processes and regulatory enforcement of applicable state privacy laws.
The policy states Spotify collects extensive usage data including search queries, streaming history, AI feature prompts and transcripts, device identifiers, and inferred interests, and authorizes sharing this data with advertising and analytics partners for tailored advertising on an opt-out basis. Spotify also discloses that facial photographs may be collected for age estimation by a third-party provider, though the policy states this Age Check Data is deleted immediately after verification. You can opt out of tailored advertising through the 'Tailored Ads' setting at spotify.com/account/privacy, and you can request a copy or deletion of your data through the 'Download your data' tool on the same page.
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"Please note there are situations where Spotify is unable to delete your data, for example when: it's still necessary to process the data for the purpose we collected it for; we have an overriding interest in continuing to process the data, for example where we need the data to protect our services from fraud; Spotify has a legal obligation to keep the data, or; Spotify needs the data to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. For example, if there's an unresolved issue relating to your account— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Privacy Policy
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Deletion requests are not absolute under this policy; Spotify asserts discretion to retain data based on broadly defined business and legal interests, which means some data may persist after a deletion request is submitted.
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