Spotify Premium: changes to terms, privacy policy, and pricing

September 5, 2026 · Terms of Service · high impact · Historical, imported

Neither party may participate as a plaintiff, claimant, or class member in any class, collective, consolidated, private attorney general, or representative proceeding (whether in court or arbitration).

Spotify's terms now bar you from joining any class, collective, consolidated, or representative lawsuit or arbitration against Spotify, except for class-wide settlements. The arbitration section now covers claims that arose before the agreement existed, sets New York courts as the venue for disputes outside arbitration, and adds a staged process for mass arbitrations with a 30-day opt-out window. If you have a dispute with Spotify, you would generally have to bring it on your own, either in arbitration or in New York courts, rather than alongside other users. The broader wording also means older claims may fall under these rules, and Spotify can opt some cases out of arbitration in mass-arbitration situations. Note the opt-out window in the arbitration section and the date your subscription renews, and review the full terms before that deadline. If you're unsure how these rules affect your rights, consider speaking with a lawyer.

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June 13, 2026 · Privacy Policy · medium impact · Historical, imported

Precise Location Data | Spotify will only use your precise location data with your permission.

The privacy policy now has a separate Precise Location Data category, which Spotify says it will use only with your permission, for things like nearby concert recommendations and local trending content. Other changes include a new Customer Service Data category, a broader list of what other users can see (such as follower counts and public playlist titles and descriptions), and a clarified note that advertising partners don't receive personal data for users under 18. If you allow location access, Spotify can use your precise location to tailor recommendations and may use what you stream in one area to suggest content to people nearby. Your profile details and public playlists are more visible to other users than the policy previously described. Before your next renewal, check your location permissions in the app and your device settings, and review your profile and privacy settings to see what other users can view.

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April 14, 2026 · Privacy Policy · high impact · Historical, imported

Advertising and marketing partners | We receive data about you from certain advertising or marketing partners, including device identifiers such as hashed contact information.

The privacy policy, updated 13 April 2026, now says advertising and marketing partners send Spotify device identifiers such as hashed contact information, not only interest inferences. The Tailored Ads opt-out is now described as a simple 'Tailored Ads' setting instead of a page under Account Privacy, and the statement that users under 18 are not disclosed to advertising partners by default has been removed. Spotify may now receive more identifying data about you from ad partners, and it may use that data to match you across services for advertising. Because the under-18 reassurance is gone, the policy no longer promises that protection for younger users. Before your next renewal date, open the Tailored Ads setting in your account and decide whether to opt out, and check whether any account holder or family member on the plan is under 18.

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September 23, 2025 · Privacy Policy · high impact · Historical, imported

Message data means text or other content you send directly to another user.

Spotify's privacy policy now has a new category called "Message Data," meaning text or other content you send directly to another user. Spotify says it collects and processes this data where messaging is available in your market and you use it, and it is now listed as shared with other users, service providers, group companies, authorities, and any potential buyer of the business. If you send messages through Spotify, those messages are now explicitly covered by the policy and can be used for purposes such as troubleshooting, fraud checks, and legal requests, and may be passed to the parties listed. If you never use messaging, this change will likely have little practical effect on you. If messaging is available in your market, check your Spotify settings for a messaging option and turn it off if you don't want messages collected, and review this policy before your next renewal date.

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September 23, 2025 · Terms of Service · high impact · Historical, imported

In addition to, and notwithstanding, any other rights we may have under these Terms, we reserve the right to terminate a Paid Subscription at any time, on no less than 14 days' notice to you.

The terms now say Spotify can end a Paid Subscription at any time with at least 14 days' notice, on top of its other rights under the terms. Before, the document only described how you could cancel, with no matching right for Spotify to end the subscription itself. Spotify could end your paid plan and move your account to the free version with 14 days' notice, even if you have not cancelled. Unless Spotify tells you otherwise, you would keep paid access until the end of your current billing period, and notices go to the email address on your Spotify account. Make sure the email address on your Spotify account is current and that you check it, since notices will be sent there. Also note your billing date so you know when any change would take effect.

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August 6, 2025 · Privacy Policy · high impact · Historical, imported

Age Check Data | Age Check Data is the data you provide if you use an Age Check powered by a third party provider on Spotify (“Age Check”).

The policy adds a new "Age Check Data" category covering photos of your face for facial age estimation, or photos of your face and ID for identity verification, handled by a third-party provider. It also adds age-check results and an inferred age to the data Spotify may hold, and includes Age Check Data among the data shared with service providers. If you take an age check, you may need to provide a face photo or an ID, and that data is processed by a third party under its own policies. Spotify says it will ask for your consent first and that Age Check Data is deleted immediately after the check, but the third-party provider's terms govern how that provider handles the data. Before you take an age check, read the third-party provider's policy that Spotify links to and confirm you're comfortable with it. If you'd rather not, check whether your account needs the check at all, and ask Spotify support about other ways to verify your age.

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May 12, 2025 · Privacy Policy · high impact · Historical, imported

This includes development and training of algorithmic and machine learning models, which help us to keep our service safe and enhance our users’ experience.

Spotify's privacy policy, updated 12 May 2025, now covers 'Voice Data' (audio recordings of your voice and their transcripts) when you use voice features. Voice Data is now also used for diagnosing issues, training machine learning and AI features such as AI DJ and AI playlist, and is shared with other Spotify users, service providers, group companies, law enforcement, and any buyer of the business. If you use voice features, Spotify can keep your recordings and transcripts and use them to train its AI and machine learning models, and other users, partners and authorities may see or receive them. The policy also lists new uses for existing data, and the privacy-request figures in the table have changed, including a large drop in tailored-ads opt-out requests. Before your next renewal date, read the Voice Data and model-training sections and check your Spotify privacy and voice settings, including whether you can opt out of tailored ads and request access or deletion of your data.

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December 31, 2024 · Privacy Policy · low impact · Historical, imported

We provide these rights to all residents of the U.S., regardless of where they live.

The privacy policy now says it covers personal data of U.S. residents and gives privacy rights to all U.S. residents, not only those in states with privacy laws. It also drops the table that matched each type of data to California (CCPA) categories, and the rights section now describes how to exercise rights instead of when they apply. If you live in the U.S., you should be able to use the listed privacy rights no matter where you live, but the policy no longer shows exactly how each data type maps to California's legal categories. The overall change looks like a broadening of rights with less technical detail, and the impact is rated low. If you want to use these rights, such as requesting access to or deletion of your data, read the updated 'how to exercise them' section in the policy before your next renewal and follow the steps it lists.

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