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Apple Music has several settings you should be aware of regarding your privacy. Your profile information, including handle, display name, photo, followers, and who you follow, is visible to everyone by default (risk_flags-1). Additionally, after your subscription ends, music and playlists from the Apple Music catalog will become inaccessible after a grace period (risk_flags-2). Even if you delete your Apple Account, certain data may be retained for legal, fraud prevention, enforcement of terms, or security purposes (risk_flags-3). When listening to broadcast radio through Apple Music, your device's IP address will be visible directly to the radio station (gotchas-1), and if you allow third-party apps access, they can both access and modify your cloud library information (gotchas-2).
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Risk Flags
Critical issues that users should be aware of, as they may lead to significant harm or loss.
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Your Profile Information is Public by Default
Your profile information, such as handle, display name, photo, your followers, and who you are following, are visible to everyone by default.
Why it matters: This means that personal details you choose to include in your profile will be publicly accessible unless you manually change your privacy settings.
However, your profile information, such as handle, display name, photo, your followers, and who you are following, are visible to everyone by default.
Title: Legal - Apple Music & Privacy- Apple, paragraph 13 · Citation strength: strong
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Subscription Content Inaccessible After Grace Period Post-Cancellation
If your subscription ends, Apple Music may retain the music and playlists you added or created from the Apple Music catalog for a grace period to allow reactivation without loss of content. After this period, content from the Apple Music catalog may become inaccessible.
Why it matters: Upon cancellation and after a grace period, music and playlists from the Apple Music catalog that you added or created will no longer be accessible.
If your subscription ends, Apple Music may retain the music and playlists you added or created from the Apple Music catalog for a grace period to allow reactivation without loss of content. After this period, content from the Apple Music catalog may become inaccessible.
Apple Music Subscriptions Through Apple Partners, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
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Data Retention After Account Deletion for Legal and Fraud Prevention Reasons
If you delete your Apple Account, certain data may be retained where required by law, or to protect against fraud, enforce the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, or maintain the security of Apple services.
Why it matters: Even if you delete your Apple Account, specific data may still be retained by the provider for legal compliance, fraud protection, terms enforcement, or service security.
If you delete your Apple Account, certain data may be retained where required by law, or to protect against fraud, enforce the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, or maintain the security of Apple services.
Apple Music Subscriptions Through Apple Partners, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
Data Use
How the service collects, uses, and shares your data.
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Location Data Used for Concert Recommendations
If you allow Apple Music to access your location, your approximate location may be used to save a preferred city of interest to provide you locally relevant information such as nearby concerts.
Why it matters: If location access is granted, Apple Music will use your approximate location to suggest local concerts and save a preferred city of interest.
If you allow Apple Music to access your location, your approximate location may be used to save a preferred city of interest to provide you locally relevant information such as nearby concerts.
Title: Legal - Apple Music & Privacy- Apple, paragraph 24 · Citation strength: strong
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Historical Listening Data Retained Post-Cancellation
Information about your listening activity, library content, playlists, and your searches is retained for as long as your subscription is active and for up to two years following account cancellation to support reactivation and to communicate with you about music that may be of interest to you and offers for which you may be eligible.
Why it matters: Your listening history, library content, playlists, and searches will be kept for up to two years after you cancel your subscription, to help with reactivation and to send you music recommendations and offers.
Information about your listening activity, library content, playlists, and your searches is retained for as long as your subscription is active and for up to two years following account cancellation to support reactivation and to communicate with you about music that may be of interest to you and offers for which you may be eligible.
Apple Music Subscriptions Through Apple Partners, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
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Broad Data Collection for Service Personalization and Improvement
Apple collects information about your Apple Music and Apple Music Classical activity, such as the songs you play and how long you play them, to personalize the services when you are subscribed, send you notifications, and compensate our partners.
Why it matters: The service collects extensive data on your music activity, including what you play and for how long, to personalize content, send notifications, and handle partner compensation.
* Apple collects information about your Apple Music and Apple Music Classical activity, such as the songs you play and how long you play them, to personalize the services when you are subscribed, send you notifications, and compensate our partners.
Title: Legal - Apple Music & Privacy- Apple, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation and Renewal
How to cancel the service, what happens upon cancellation, and any auto-renewal clauses.
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Gotchas
Unexpected or less-than-obvious clauses that could be disadvantageous to the user.
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IP Address Visible to Broadcast Radio Stations
When you use Apple Music to listen to broadcast radio, your device connects directly to the broadcast radio station to provide you the requested content. When it connects, your device’s IP address will be visible to the broadcast radio station.
Why it matters: Using Apple Music to listen to broadcast radio will expose your device's IP address directly to the radio station, meaning its privacy policy will govern the handling of your IP address.
When you use Apple Music to listen to broadcast radio, your device connects directly to the broadcast radio station to provide you the requested content. When it connects, your device’s IP address will be visible to the broadcast radio station.
Title: Legal - Apple Music & Privacy- Apple, paragraph 35 · Citation strength: strong
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Third-Party Apps Can Access and Modify Cloud Library Information
If you give such permission to an app, it can access information like your cloud library on device, whether you are an Apple Music subscriber, your music and video play activity, and your recommendations in Apple Music. A permitted app can also modify data associated with your account, such as which songs are in your library and playlists.
Why it matters: Granting permission to third-party apps can allow them to access details about your cloud library, subscription status, and music activity, and also to modify your library and playlists.
If you give such permission to an app, it can access information like your cloud library on device, whether you are an Apple Music subscriber, your music and video play activity, and your recommendations in Apple Music. A permitted app can also modify data associated with your account, such as which songs are in your library and playlists.
Title: Legal - Apple Music & Privacy- Apple, paragraph 39 · Citation strength: strong
Protections
Commitments and features that protect user rights and privacy.
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User Control Over Location-Based Settings
You can change your location-based settings at any time on your iOS or iPadOS device by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Music.
Why it helps: This provides users with direct control over whether Apple Music can access and use their location data.
You can change your location-based settings at any time on your iOS or iPadOS device by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Music.
Title: Legal - Apple Music & Privacy- Apple, paragraph 24 · Citation strength: strong
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