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You can withdraw your consent to our use of cookies on Spotify's desktop application at any time. If you no longer wish to receive cookies, navigate to your Account Settings page and turn on the Desktop Cookie Opt-Out feature. When the feature is turned on, it will block cookies from that installation of the Spotify desktop application on that computer; if you have Spotify installed on more than one machine, or if you re-install the application, then you will need to turn the feature on for each installation. You will need to restart the application for this feature to take effect.

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Please note that if you set the Spotify desktop application to block cookies, then your Spotify experience may be affected.

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### Interest-Based Advertising

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Certain targeted advertisements that we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) display to you based on information about your online activities across websites and other interactive properties operated by third parties may include the "Ad Choices" icon or another mechanism to opt out of receiving interest-based advertisements. You may click on the AdChoices icon or visit [www.aboutads.info](https://www.aboutads.info/) to receive more information about the collection and use of information about your online activities for interest based advertising or to learn how to opt out of having your data used for interest based advertising by Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) participating companies.

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Certain targeted advertisements that we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) display to you based on information about your online activities across websites and other interactive properties operated by third parties may include the "Ad Choices" icon or another mechanism to opt out of receiving interest-based advertisements. You may click on the AdChoices icon or visit [www.aboutads.info](https://aboutads.info/) to receive more information about the collection and use of information about your online activities for interest based advertising or to learn how to opt out of having your data used for interest based advertising by Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) participating companies.

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> - Canadian users can also visit [www.youradchoices.ca](https://www.youradchoices.ca/).

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> - European users can also visit [www.youronlinechoices.com](https://www.youronlinechoices.com/) to learn how to opt out of having their data used for interest-based advertising by European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) member companies.

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> - The Network Advertising Initiative's (NAI) Opt-Out Tool at [www.networkadvertising.org/choices](https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices) allows you to opt out from the use of information about your online activities for interest based advertising by NAI member companies.

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Please note that even if you opt out using the mechanisms above, you may still receive advertisements when using the Spotify Service.

1	1	## Spotify Cookie Policy
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3		Effective as of May 25, 2018
	3	Effective as of January 16, 2019
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5	5	1 [What are cookies and other similar technologies?]()
6	6	2 [How does Spotify use cookies?]()
7	7	3 [How to manage your cookie preferences]()
8	8	4 [Updates to this Policy]()
9	9	5 [How to contact us]()
71	71	\| Cookie Type \| Purpose \|
72	72	\| --- \| --- \|
73	73	\| Strictly Necessary \| These cookies are necessary to allow us to operate the Spotify Service as you have requested. For example, they let us recognise what type of subscriber you are and then provide you with services accordingly. \|
74	74	\| Performance / Analytics \| We use cookies and other similar technologies to analyse how the Spotify Service is accessed, is used, or is performing. We use this information to maintain, operate, and continually improve the Spotify Service. We may also obtain information from our email newsletters or other communications we send to you, including whether you opened or forwarded a newsletter or clicked on any of its content. This information tells us about our newsletters' effectiveness and helps us ensure that we're delivering information that you find interesting. \|
75	75	\| Functional \| These cookies let us operate the Spotify Service according to your preferences. For example, when you continue to use or come back to the Spotify Service, we can provide you with our services based on information you provide to us, such as remembering your username, how you have customised our services, and reminding you of content you have enjoyed or listened to on the service previously. \|
76	76	\| Targeted Advertising \| We use these cookies and other similar technologies to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests, including interest-based advertising. The information may also be used to record how many times you've been served a particular advertisement and to ensure we do not display the same advertisement to you repeatedly, and to otherwise help us measure their effectiveness. \|
77		\| Third Party \| We may allow our business partners to use cookies or other similar technologies on or outside the Spotify Service for the same purposes identified above, including collecting information about your online activities over time and across different websites, applications, and/or devices. \|
	77	\| Third Party \| We may allow our [Business Partners](https://www.spotify.com/legal/cookies-vendor-list) to use cookies or other similar technologies on or outside the Spotify Service for the same purposes identified above, including collecting information about your online activities over time and across different websites, applications, and/or devices. \|
78	78	\| Spotify Ads \| We work with website publishers, application developers, advertising networks, and service providers to deliver advertisements and other content promoting Spotify on other web sites and services. Cookies and other similar technologies may be used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests on other websites, applications, and devices, and to regulate the advertisements you receive and measure their effectiveness. \|
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80	80	## 3\. How to manage your cookie preferences
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82	82	### Browser Cookies
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94	94	You can withdraw your consent to our use of cookies on Spotify's desktop application at any time. If you no longer wish to receive cookies, navigate to your Account Settings page and turn on the Desktop Cookie Opt-Out feature. When the feature is turned on, it will block cookies from that installation of the Spotify desktop application on that computer; if you have Spotify installed on more than one machine, or if you re-install the application, then you will need to turn the feature on for each installation. You will need to restart the application for this feature to take effect.
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96	96	Please note that if you set the Spotify desktop application to block cookies, then your Spotify experience may be affected.
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98	98	### Interest-Based Advertising
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100		Certain targeted advertisements that we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) display to you based on information about your online activities across websites and other interactive properties operated by third parties may include the "Ad Choices" icon or another mechanism to opt out of receiving interest-based advertisements. You may click on the AdChoices icon or visit [www.aboutads.info](https://www.aboutads.info/) to receive more information about the collection and use of information about your online activities for interest based advertising or to learn how to opt out of having your data used for interest based advertising by Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) participating companies.
	100	Certain targeted advertisements that we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) display to you based on information about your online activities across websites and other interactive properties operated by third parties may include the "Ad Choices" icon or another mechanism to opt out of receiving interest-based advertisements. You may click on the AdChoices icon or visit [www.aboutads.info](https://aboutads.info/) to receive more information about the collection and use of information about your online activities for interest based advertising or to learn how to opt out of having your data used for interest based advertising by Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) participating companies.
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102	102	> - Canadian users can also visit [www.youradchoices.ca](https://www.youradchoices.ca/).
103	103	> - European users can also visit [www.youronlinechoices.com](https://www.youronlinechoices.com/) to learn how to opt out of having their data used for interest-based advertising by European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) member companies.
104	104	> - The Network Advertising Initiative's (NAI) Opt-Out Tool at [www.networkadvertising.org/choices](https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices) allows you to opt out from the use of information about your online activities for interest based advertising by NAI member companies.
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106	106	Please note that even if you opt out using the mechanisms above, you may still receive advertisements when using the Spotify Service.

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