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Brand Must Not Imply Unauthorized Endorsement

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Brand may follow users and create and share playlists, provided that the Brand does not take any action that implies an endorsement or commercial relationship between the Brand and the followed user, artist, songwriter, or any other person, unless the Brand has independently obtained the rights...

Excerpt from Spotify's Terms and Conditions

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Document information
Document
Spotify Terms and Conditions
Entity
Spotify
Date stated by the document
Sept. 4, 2026
As printed in Spotify’s text (version CA-V-007553), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 6, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000645, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-019160
Document ID
CA-D-000035
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000645)
b0ecf48fbf672cf5c3f4e8ef5237bc05cdc24eed6b3c0a987b45116edfc4000b
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 08:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000645, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007553, captured Oct. 16, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Spotify
Document: Spotify Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-019160
Version: CA-V-000645
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:03:44 UTC
SHA-256: b0ecf48fbf672cf5…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/spotify/spotify-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-019160/brand-must-not-imply-unauthorized-endorsement/
Accessed: Nov. 1, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Spotify's Brand Must Not Imply Unauthorized Endorsement clause do?

The clause states: “Brand may follow users and create and share playlists, provided that the Brand does not take any action that implies an endorsement or commercial relationship between the Brand and the followed user, artist, songwriter, or any other person, unless the Brand has independently obtained the rights...”

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