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Under-18 Users Excluded from Marketing Partner Disclosure by Default

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The default protection limits marketing partners' access to minors' personal data without affirmative action to change the setting, reducing minors' exposure to data-driven marketing practices.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 373 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you are under 18, your personal data is not disclosed to Spotify's marketing partners by default.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

If you are located in the European Union, we will not send promotional emails without your consent.

Roblox Medium

Creator events are only available if you are 13 or older.

Shein Medium

In the previous 12 months, we may have shared identifiers and inferences about you with our partners, third parties, and affiliates in such a way that...may be interpreted as "selling" or "sharing".

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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With respect to Spotify Service users under the age of 18, we do not disclose personal data to marketing partners by default.

— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Privacy Policy

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-018995
Document ID
CA-D-00036
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/privacy-policy/
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
62bfd0910e1d9815b6915626d36d1058b28aa407638be86ce562523eaf99f811
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 08:47 UTC
Methodology
summarize_document-v8
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Spotify
Document: Spotify Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018995
Captured: 2026-04-28 08:47:36 UTC
SHA-256: 62bfd0910e1d9815…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-018995/under-18-users-excluded-from-marketing-partner-disclosure-by-default/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Spotify's Under-18 Users Excluded from Marketing Partner Disclosure by Default clause do?

The default protection limits marketing partners' access to minors' personal data without affirmative action to change the setting, reducing minors' exposure to data-driven marketing practices.

How does this clause affect you?

If you are under 18, your personal data is not disclosed to Spotify's marketing partners by default.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 145 platforms. See the full comparison.

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