Spotify Privacy Policy changes — 20130306_rev01

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2. consent to collection of additional information about you by a Third Party Application provider when you for example register with or log in to the Third Party Application,

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the Third Party Application may be able to identify you and associate the information previously provided by Spotify with you. You agree and understand that a Third Party Application provider's privacy policy governs its use of your information that we provide to it or that it collects from you.

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### 4.4 Service providers and others

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We may from time to time engage other companies in the Spotify group as well as certain trusted business partners and third party service providers to perform functions and process user data, consistent with section 3 above. Such third parties' processing of user data will always be subject to security and confidentiality obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

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We may from time to time share your information with other companies in the Spotify group as well as certain trusted business partners and third party service providers to enable them to perform functions and process user data on our behalf, consistent with section 3 above. Such third parties' processing of user data will always be subject to security and confidentiality obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

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### 4.5 Other sharing

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In addition to the above, we may also share your information to third parties for these limited purposes:

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1. to allow a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets;

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2. to respond to legal process (e.g. a court order or subpoena), if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to do so; to comply with requirements of mandatory applicable law; to protect the safety of any person; to protect the rights and property of Spotify, including to enforce the Terms and Conditions of Use and Mobile Terms; and to address fraud, security or technical issues;

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3. to inform business partners about use of the Service and products and services made available through the Service, in the form of aggregated statistics or otherwise in a format which does not reveal your identity; and

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4. if you expressly opt in to such sharing.

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3. to allow other companies in the Spotify Group to use your information as specified in this Privacy Policy;

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4. to inform business partners about use of the Service and products and services made available through the Service, in the form of aggregated statistics or otherwise in a format which does not reveal your identity; and

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5. if you expressly opt in to such sharing.

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You understand and agree that the privacy policies of third parties will govern all use of information that we provide to them under this section.

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## 5\. Your preferences

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Through your settings, you can choose which communications you receive from us, manage your public information, and set your sharing preferences. However, please note that it may not be possible to make certain information private on the Service, including your name and/or username, profile picture, and other basic information, such as your following relationships. Such information and other information which are set to "public" in your settings, such as playlists, may be used, re-shared or linked to by others on the Service or others across the web, so please use Spotify carefully and manage your account settings regularly. Remember that if you make profile content private, others who already subscribe to or otherwise have the details of such content may still have access to it. Also keep in mind that playlists and other content added to your profile may include personal information, such as username, which could enable other persons to find you in the Spotify Service or other services.

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To change, customise, or limit access to or sharing of information collected from Facebook or Other Integrated Service, please visit your account settings on that service.

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## 6\. Transfer to other countries

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Spotify processes information about our users on servers located in a number of countries. Spotify may also subcontract processing or share your information to a third parties located in countries, other than your home country. Information collected within the European Economic Area ("EEA") and Switzerland may, for example, be transferred to, and processed in, a country outside of the EEA and Switzerland.. You expressly consent to this.

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Spotify processes information about our users on servers located in a number of countries. Accordingly, Spotify may share your information with other companies in the Spotify Group for the purpose of them carrying out any of the activities specified in this Privacy Policy. Spotify may also subcontract processing to or share your information with third parties located in countries, other than your home country. Information collected within the European Economic Area ("EEA") and Switzerland may, for example, be transferred to, and processed by companies in the Spotify Group or other third parties identified above, located in a country outside of the EEA and Switzerland, where you may have fewer legal rights in relation to your information. However, the Spotify Group will only process your information as described in this Privacy Policy in every country. You expressly consent to your information being used as set out in this section 6.

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## 7\. Links

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We may display advertisements from third parties and other content which links to third party websites. We cannot control or be held responsible for third parties' privacy practices and content. Please read their privacy policies to find out how they collect and process your personal information.

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## 8\. Security

+Effective as from 18 December 2012
+Effective as from 19 February 2013
 . [Introduction]()
 . [The information we collect]()
 . [How we use the information we collect]()
 . [How we share the information we collect]()
 . [Your preferences]()
 . consent to collection of additional information about you by a Third Party Application provider when you for example register with or log in to the Third Party Application,
 the Third Party Application may be able to identify you and associate the information previously provided by Spotify with you. You agree and understand that a Third Party Application provider's privacy policy governs its use of your information that we provide to it or that it collects from you.
 ### 4.4 Service providers and others
+We may from time to time engage other companies in the Spotify group as well as certain trusted business partners and third party service providers to perform functions and process user data, consistent with section 3 above. Such third parties' processing of user data will always be subject to security and confidentiality obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
+We may from time to time share your information with other companies in the Spotify group as well as certain trusted business partners and third party service providers to enable them to perform functions and process user data on our behalf, consistent with section 3 above. Such third parties' processing of user data will always be subject to security and confidentiality obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
 ### 4.5 Other sharing
 In addition to the above, we may also share your information to third parties for these limited purposes:
 . to allow a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets;
 . to respond to legal process (e.g. a court order or subpoena), if we believe in good faith that it is necessary to do so; to comply with requirements of mandatory applicable law; to protect the safety of any person; to protect the rights and property of Spotify, including to enforce the Terms and Conditions of Use and Mobile Terms; and to address fraud, security or technical issues;
+. to inform business partners about use of the Service and products and services made available through the Service, in the form of aggregated statistics or otherwise in a format which does not reveal your identity; and
+. if you expressly opt in to such sharing.
+. to allow other companies in the Spotify Group to use your information as specified in this Privacy Policy;
+. to inform business partners about use of the Service and products and services made available through the Service, in the form of aggregated statistics or otherwise in a format which does not reveal your identity; and
+. if you expressly opt in to such sharing.
 You understand and agree that the privacy policies of third parties will govern all use of information that we provide to them under this section.
 ## 5\. Your preferences
 Through your settings, you can choose which communications you receive from us, manage your public information, and set your sharing preferences. However, please note that it may not be possible to make certain information private on the Service, including your name and/or username, profile picture, and other basic information, such as your following relationships. Such information and other information which are set to "public" in your settings, such as playlists, may be used, re-shared or linked to by others on the Service or others across the web, so please use Spotify carefully and manage your account settings regularly. Remember that if you make profile content private, others who already subscribe to or otherwise have the details of such content may still have access to it. Also keep in mind that playlists and other content added to your profile may include personal information, such as username, which could enable other persons to find you in the Spotify Service or other services.
 To change, customise, or limit access to or sharing of information collected from Facebook or Other Integrated Service, please visit your account settings on that service.
 ## 6\. Transfer to other countries
+Spotify processes information about our users on servers located in a number of countries. Spotify may also subcontract processing or share your information to a third parties located in countries, other than your home country. Information collected within the European Economic Area ("EEA") and Switzerland may, for example, be transferred to, and processed in, a country outside of the EEA and Switzerland.. You expressly consent to this.
+Spotify processes information about our users on servers located in a number of countries. Accordingly, Spotify may share your information with other companies in the Spotify Group for the purpose of them carrying out any of the activities specified in this Privacy Policy. Spotify may also subcontract processing to or share your information with third parties located in countries, other than your home country. Information collected within the European Economic Area ("EEA") and Switzerland may, for example, be transferred to, and processed by companies in the Spotify Group or other third parties identified above, located in a country outside of the EEA and Switzerland, where you may have fewer legal rights in relation to your information. However, the Spotify Group will only process your information as described in this Privacy Policy in every country. You expressly consent to your information being used as set out in this section 6.
 ## 7\. Links
 We may display advertisements from third parties and other content which links to third party websites. We cannot control or be held responsible for third parties' privacy practices and content. Please read their privacy policies to find out how they collect and process your personal information.
 ## 8\. Security
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 | Essential Operational | 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. |
+| Performance/Analytics | We use these cookies to analyse how the Spotify Service 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 e-mail newsletters, to learn whether you opened or forwarded the newsletter or clicked on any of the content. This information tells us about our newsletters' effectiveness and helps us ensure that we're delivering information that you find interesting. |
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+| Third Party | We may allow our business partners to use cookies on the Spotify Service for the same targeting/advertising purposes identified above. We may also use service providers acting on our behalf to use cookies for the purposes identified above. |
+| Third Party | We may allow our business partners to use cookies on the Spotify Service for the same purposes identified above. We may also use service providers acting on our behalf to use cookies for the purposes identified above. |
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