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Spotify Inability to Delete Data in Certain Circumstances

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Clause Stability Stable

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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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...

Excerpt from Spotify's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

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-018866
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
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Spotify
Document: Spotify Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018866
Captured: 2026-04-28 08:47:36 UTC
SHA-256: 62bfd0910e1d9815…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-018866/spotify-inability-to-delete-data-in-certain-circumstances/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Spotify's Spotify Inability to Delete Data in Certain Circumstances clause do?

The clause states: “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...”

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