Collecting facial imagery and identity documents constitutes biometric data collection under several US state laws, and the deletion guarantee applies to Spotify but may not bind the third-party processor — meaning your biometric data could be retained by a vendor Spotify does not fully control.
Spotify collects a wide range of personal data including your listening history, search queries, inferences about your interests and age, voice recordings, and — for age verification — photos of your face and identity documents. Targeted advertising using your data and data from third-party advertising partners is enabled by default for eligible users, meaning your listening behavior and demographic information are used to serve you personalized ads unless you actively opt out. You can opt out of tailored advertising by visiting spotify.com/account/privacy and toggling off 'Tailored Ads', or by clicking 'Your Privacy Choices' at the bottom of Spotify's website.
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When you opt in to provide diagnostic and usage data, you consent to Apple's collection, use, and disclosure of this information as described in Apple's Privacy Policy. Apple may use this information to improve its products and services.
Children under 13 are not allowed to use Pinterest. If you are based in a state or country with an older age requirement, you may only use the Services if you are at or over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing.
We may collect information for purposes of identify verification, government-issued identification documents and self-portrait photographs ("Selfie"); and other information required by federal and industry laws and regulations.
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