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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Some updates you should know about

We're always working to ensure that you know — and have meaningful control over — what data we collect, how it's used, and when it is shared. As our services and the regulations around data protection evolve, we will revise and refine our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to give you the information you need to make informed decisions about the data you share with us.

We're updating our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective 01 January 2020. We encourage you to read both documents in full. If you have any questions, please contact us as described in our Privacy Policy. Continued use of Twitter on or after the date will represent acceptance of these updates. You can always deactivate your account by following these instructions.

Thank you for continuing to use Twitter.

– Twitter

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Updates to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Protecting your privacy

We believe you should always know what data we collect from you and how we use it, and that you should have meaningful control over both. As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency, and in preparation for new data protection laws that take effect next month, we're updating our Privacy Policy to empower you to make the best decisions about the information that you share with us.

You should read our new policy in full, but the key updates include:

•		More focus on the controls we offer you over your personal data;
•		More focus on how Twitter shares your public data broadly and instantly, including through our developer tools;
•		More transparency and control over how we share your data with business partners; and
•		More clarity about how we share your data to prevent harm, comply with law, serve the public interest, and keep Twitter safe and welcoming for everyone.

We've also updated our Terms of Service so that we have one set of terms for both Twitter and Periscope, and to clarify that you must have rights to the content you share on our services. We encourage you to read both documents in full, and to contact us as described in our Privacy Policy if you have questions. The new Terms and Privacy Policy will take effect on May 25, 2018. By using our services on or after that date, you'll be agreeing to these updates.

Remember, you can use the controls we highlight in our updated policy to limit the information we collect about you or how we use it. You can also choose to deactivate your Twitter account. You have the final say about whether and how we process your personal data.

Thank you for your trust and for using Twitter!

- Twitter

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Saturday, May 20, 2017

Important updates to our Privacy Policy

Update to our Privacy Policy

We're updating our Privacy Policy to reflect improvements we've made to Twitter. We encourage you to read the updated policy in full — by using our services on or after June 18, 2017, you'll be agreeing to these revisions. Here are some of the important updates:

Transparency and control: We've launched new Personalization and Data settings and expanded Your Twitter Data to give you more transparent access to your information and more granular controls over how your data is used by Twitter. These enhanced settings will replace Twitter's reliance on the Do Not Track browser setting, which we will no longer support.

Web data: We've updated how we store and use data from other websites that integrate Twitter content like embedded timelines, to improve our services and personalize the content we show you including ads. We do not store web page visit data for users who are in the European Union and EFTA States.

Data sharing: We've updated how we share non-personal, aggregated, and device-level data, including under select partnership agreements that allow the data to be linked to your name, email, or other personal information if you give the partner your consent. You can control whether your data is shared under these partnership agreements in your Personalization and Data settings.

Personalization across your devices: We've explained how we use data to personalize across your devices, and given you additional control in your Personalization and Data settings for devices that you haven't used to log into Twitter.

Privacy Shield and the Digital Advertising Alliance: We're excited to announce that we will be participating in the Swiss-US Privacy Shield program and adhering to the Digital Advertising Alliance Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.

We hope you see value in these changes as we continue to improve your Twitter experience in a way that dovetails with our heartbeat as a company — a commitment to protecting and defending your privacy. If you have any questions, feel free to write to us here. Thank you for using Twitter!

-Twitter