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The clause establishes the operational scope of biometric and voice data collection tied to specific feature access, defining what categories of personal data Spotify processes and under what conditions. This clarifies the company's data handling practices for age verification compliance and voice feature functionality.
Users who activate voice features will have audio recordings collected and processed. Users accessing age-restricted features or parents providing parental consent will provide identity documents and/or facial images to third-party age verification providers. The specific age verification method used depends on Spotify's selection among the available options (identity document verification or facial age estimation).
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"If voice features are available in your market and you've chosen to use a voice feature, we collect and process voice data. Voice data means audio recordings of your voice. Age Check Data is the data you provide if you (i) choose to use a feature that is subject to an Age Check or (ii) are a parent or legal guardian providing parental consent for a Managed Account. Examples of Age Check methods we use, which are powered by a third party provider, are: identity document verification: a photo of your identity document is used to confirm your age. In some cases, we may also use a photo of your face to verify that your ID belongs to you; facial age estimation: a photo of your face which is used to estimate your age.— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the operational scope of biometric and voice data collection tied to specific feature access, defining what categories of personal data Spotify processes and under what conditions. This clarifies the company's data handling practices for age verification compliance and voice feature functionality.
Users who activate voice features will have audio recordings collected and processed. Users accessing age-restricted features or parents providing parental consent will provide identity documents and/or facial images to third-party age verification providers. The specific age verification method used depends on Spotify's selection among the available options (identity document verification or facial age estimation).
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