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Personal Data Used for Research and Surveys

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

We may use your personal data to conduct research...we conduct and publish research about the labor market, the economy, job opportunities, jobseeker and employee behaviors...

Lyft Medium

Find and prevent fraud; and Block and remove unsafe or fraudulent users from the Lyft Platform.

Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To conduct research and surveys. For example, when we contact our users to ask for your feedback.

Excerpt from Spotify's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
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-018971
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-018971
Captured: 2026-04-28 08:47:36 UTC
SHA-256: 62bfd0910e1d9815…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-018971/personal-data-used-for-research-and-surveys/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Spotify's Personal Data Used for Research and Surveys clause do?

The clause states: “To conduct research and surveys. For example, when we contact our users to ask for your feedback.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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