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Third-Party Data Receipt and Advertising Partner Data Sharing

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

The combination of first-party behavioral data with third-party advertising and social media data enables Spotify to build a much more detailed profile of you than your Spotify usage alone would suggest, and users have limited visibility into what third-party data is being ingested.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

How other platforms handle this

Eventbrite Medium

We are committed to protecting your personal data that you provide or that we collect through Eventbrite Properties as set forth in our Privacy Policy. We and our vendors use cookies, scripts, and other technologies to collect information on a real-time basis about how you use and navigate our Servi...

Uber Medium

Drivers and delivery people can exercise data rights including the right to access personal data held about them, the right to request correction of inaccurate data, the right to request deletion of their data (subject to legal retention obligations), the right to object to processing, and the right...

Robinhood Medium

We disclose information about you if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process or to protect and defend the rights, interests, safety, and security of Robinhood, our users, or the public.

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We receive some of the data mentioned above from third parties. The below table describes the categories of those third parties. [Including] Authentication partners, Advertising or marketing partners, Technical service partners, Payment partners, Operating systems and platforms, Social media platforms, Spotify partners and licensors.

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMA
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
HIPAA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Spotify Privacy Policy
Entity
Spotify
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002179
Document ID
CA-D-00036
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
20e7378325f90f73de8e5f0d9b2d1ec4523f9cf07b406b492edd5753b96f24ad
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Spotify | Document: Spotify Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-002179
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:27:52 UTC | SHA-256: 20e7378325f90f73…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-privacy-policy/third-party-data-receipt-and-advertising-partner-data-sharing/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Spotify's Third-Party Data Receipt and Advertising Partner Data Sharing clause do?

The combination of first-party behavioral data with third-party advertising and social media data enables Spotify to build a much more detailed profile of you than your Spotify usage alone would suggest, and users have limited visibility into what third-party data is being ingested.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Spotify?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Spotify.