What Spotify's terms say
Spotify's terms of service and privacy policy have 71 rated points: 3 serious, 24 bad, 29 worth knowing and 15 good. 54 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 17 only once you have an account.
Whenever you use Spotify
Serious 1
Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training
Bad 22
Many third parties are involved in operating the service
If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them
Your personal data is used to employ targeted third-party advertising
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage
Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage.
You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes
You waive your right to a class action
You waive your right to a class action.
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user
Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user (or $30 USD)
Extra data may be collected about you through promotions
Location data may be collected, used and/or shared
Your profile is combined across various products
You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels
Some personal data may be kept for business interests or legal obligations
Many different types of personal data are collected
You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting
App required for this service requires broad device permissions
Your biometric data is collected
Information is gathered about you through third parties
Your personal data may be used for marketing purposes
This service shares your personal data with third parties that are not essential to its operation
Your personal data may be sold or otherwise transferred as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction
Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world
Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you
Worth knowing 22
The service can stop being provided at any time
They may stop providing the service at any time
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially
This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet the users' expectations or requirements
Where it says this ↗[DEPRECATED] The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers
No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience
The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third-party services
This service informs you that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites
There is a date of the last update of the agreements
Third parties are involved in operating the service
The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
No guarantee is given regarding quality
The court of law governing the terms is in location X
The court of law governing the terms is in New York, New York
Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder
Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites
You agree to indemnify and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service
The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes
Your IP address is collected, which can be used to view your approximate location
Your personal data may be aggregated into statistics
Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation
The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs
Separate policies are employed for different parts of the service
Good 9
Information is provided about how your personal data is used
A free help desk is provided
Archives of their agreements are provided so that changes can be viewed over time
Information is provided about what kind of personal information is collected
You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
You can opt out of targeted advertising
You can limit how your information is used by third parties and the service
You can limit how your information is used by third-parties and the service
Information is provided about security practices
The service claims to be CCPA compliant for California users
If you have a Spotify account
Serious 2
Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice
You waive your moral rights
Bad 2
Usernames can be rejected or changed for any reason
Your content can be licensed to third parties
Worth knowing 7
You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security
Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service
This service has a no refund policy with some exceptions
You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
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Where it says this ↗This service is only available to users over a certain age
This service is only available to users over 18 years old
You authorise the service to charge a credit card supplied on re-occurring basis
Good 6
The service has non-exclusive use of your content
Your account may be suspended and/or terminated for breaching the Terms of Service
User accounts can be terminated after having been in breach of the terms of service repeatedly
You have the right to leave this service at any time
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Where it says this ↗You are informed about the risk of publishing personal info online
You can retrieve an archive of your data
The documents
Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.