Spotify · Spotify Privacy Policy

Payment and Purchase Data Collection

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Why it matters

Payment data is highly sensitive financial information; while Spotify limits storage of full card numbers, your purchase history and payment method details are retained and used for billing, fraud prevention, and potentially other purposes.

Consumer impact

Spotify collects extensive personal data including your listening habits, inferred interests, voice recordings, precise payment details, and device sensor data, using it for advertising, personalization, and sharing with third-party partners. Free-tier users in particular are subject to tailored advertising based on their listening behavior and demographic data, while all users' data may be shared with advertising partners and transferred internationally. You can opt out of tailored advertising and download your personal data at spotify.com/account/privacy.

Applicable agencies

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (cfpb)
    Regulates consumer financial products and services. Can investigate companies for unfair, deceptive, or abusive financial practices including improper fees, billing errors, and data misuse.
    Who can file: Anyone who has used a consumer financial product or service in the US
    What you need: Account number or details, dates of transactions or events, description of the issue, and any supporting documents
    What to expect: The company must respond within 15 days. The CFPB forwards your complaint and may use it in enforcement actions. Individual compensation is possible in some cases.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
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Spotify Privacy Policy
Entity
Spotify
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
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First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
March 9, 2026
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CA-P-000332
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CA-D-00036
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Entity: Spotify | Document: Spotify Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-000332
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-privacy-policy/payment-and-purchase-data-collection/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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