Effective as of 1 September 2021
This Policy describes how we process your and your child's personal data when using Spotify Kids. The aim of this Policy is to explain how Spotify gives your child a great experience when using Spotify Kids, and in particular to:
This information can also be found in our Kids resource, designed to be understood by the older children using Spotify Kids.
The Spotify® Premium for Family Terms and Conditions is a separate document outlining the legal contract between you and Spotify for using the Spotify Premium Family Plan, including Spotify Kids.
We are committed to protecting your and your child's personal data. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect the security of your child's personal data; however, be aware that no system is ever completely secure. We have implemented various policies including pseudonymization, encryption, access, and retention policies to guard against unauthorised access and unnecessary retention of personal data in our systems.
To help ensure a good environment for your child when using Spotify Kids, we've also implemented the following controls:
In the Spotify Privacy Policy you can learn more about the rights and preferences applicable to any of your personal data which is processed by Spotify. You can, at any time, access the personal data associated with the Spotify Kids account. In addition, you can always request that we delete the personal data associated with the Spotify Kids account. If you request deletion of your own Spotify account, the personal data associated with the Spotify Kids account will automatically be deleted.
If you have any questions about your child's privacy, your rights, or how to exercise them, please contact our Data Protection Officer using the "Contact Us" form on the Privacy Center. We will respond to your request within a reasonable period of time upon verification of your identity. You also have the right to contact the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection or your local data protection authority about any questions or concerns.
These tables set out the categories of personal data we collect and use.
| Collected when you sign up for the Spotify Kids Service or when you update your account | |
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| Categories of personal data | Description of category |
| User Data | Personal data that we need to create your Spotify Kids account and which enables you and your child to use Spotify Kids. This includes your child’s name. You also have the option to provide us with your child’s birthdate and select a color and an avatar in order to make your child’s Spotify Kids account more personalized. In addition, we use the country you provided in your Spotify account. |
| Collected through your use of the Spotify Kids Service | |
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| Categories of personal data | Description of category |
| Usage Data | Personal data collected about you and your child when you’re accessing and/or using Spotify Kids:
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| Collected from third party sources | |
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| Third party applications and devices you connect to your Spotify Kids account | If you connect your Spotify Kids account to a third party application and/or device(s), we may collect certain information from them to make the integration possible. We will only collect personal data from these third parties when you as a parent allow us to do so, e.g. by selecting the appropriate setting, allowing bluetooth connection on the device, and/or by providing your consent. |
| Technical service partners | We work with technical service partners that give us certain data, such as mapping IP addresses to non-precise location data (e.g., city, state, or post code). This makes it possible for us to provide Spotify Kids content and features. |
The table below sets out:
In Section 4 in the Spotify Privacy Policy we provide a general explanation of each legal basis to help you understand the table.
| Purpose for processing your data | Legal basis that permits the purpose | Categories of personal data used for the purpose |
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| To provide Spotify Kids to you and your child, including basic content recommendations based on for example; age group, country, and time of day. For example, if you have a young child and it is night time, we might position lullabies and bedtime content more prominently in the app for you. |
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| To understand, diagnose, troubleshoot, and fix issues with Spotify Kids. |
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| To evaluate and develop new features, technologies, and improvements to Spotify Kids. |
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| To market Spotify Kids, and send offers, promotions, recommendations, and surveys to you as a parent. |
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| To comply with legal obligations, law enforcement requests, and fulfill contractual obligations with third parties, such as rights holders. |
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| To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. |
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| To conduct business planning, reporting, and forecasting. |
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| To detect fraud, including fraudulent use of Spotify Kids. |
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If you require further information about the balancing test that Spotify has undertaken to justify its reliance on the legitimate interest legal basis under the GDPR, please see Section 9 'How to contact us' for further details on how to contact us.
This section sets out the categories of recipients of the personal data collected or generated through your and your child's use of Spotify Kids.
Personal data you may choose to share
| Categories of Recipients | Reason for sharing |
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| Third party applications and devices you connect to the Spotify Kids account | We work with trusted third parties to enable certain features and functionalities on Spotify Kids that you choose to use, such as listening on Spotify Kids through your home speaker. We will only share personal data with these third parties when you as a parent allow us to do so, e.g. by selecting the appropriate setting, allowing bluetooth connection on the device, and/or by providing your consent. If you do allow us to do so in that way, we will only share personal data required to enable that integration such as username/identifier. |
Information we may share
| Categories of Recipients | Reason for sharing |
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| Categories of Recipients | Reason for sharing |
| Service providers | So they can provide their services to Spotify. These service providers may include those we hire to:
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| Other Spotify Group Companies | Where we have offices, to carry out our daily business operations and so we can maintain and provide Spotify Kids to you. |
| Law enforcement and other authorities | When we believe in good faith it’s necessary for us to do so, for example:
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| Purchasers of our business | Where we sell or negotiate to sell our business to a buyer or possible buyer. In this situation, Spotify will continue to ensure the confidentiality of your personal data and give you notice before your personal data is transferred to the buyer or becomes subject to a different privacy policy. |
Retention
We keep your and your child's personal data only as long as necessary to provide you and your child with Spotify Kids and for Spotify's legitimate and essential business purposes, such as:
Deletion
If you close or request that we close your account, we will delete or anonymise your and your child's personal data so that it no longer identifies you, unless, we are legally allowed or required to keep something.
Here are some examples of situations where we're legally allowed or required to keep some of your personal data:
We may transfer your and your child's personal data to other countries as described in Section 7 in the Spotify Privacy Policy.
We may occasionally make changes to this Policy.
When we make material changes to this Policy, we'll provide you with prominent notice as appropriate under the circumstances. For example, we may display a prominent notice within the Spotify Service or send you an email or device notification.
For any questions or concerns about this Policy, contact our Data Protection Officer any one of these ways:
Spotify AB is the data controller of personal data processed under this Policy.
We hope you enjoy Spotify Kids!
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