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The policy indicates that content shared by users can be screenshotted or copied outside the app by other users (data_use-1). Additionally, the company states that it is not responsible for the data collection and usage practices of its integrated partners (data_use-2).
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Risk Flags
Not clearly stated
Critical issues that could lead to significant user harm, financial loss, or privacy violations. These are often difficult to reverse.
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Not clearly stated
No cited risk flags — wording is unclear
There were no findings that could be confidently categorized as Risk Flags. This is a positive indicator, but it does not guarantee the complete absence of risk. Users should still exercise caution and make informed decisions.
Data Use
2 findings
Practices related to the collection, processing, and sharing of user data. This section highlights how your information is used, by whom, and for what purposes.
Not clearly stated: No additional claims about data use were identified that lacked clear support from the provided text.
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User content can be screenshotted, saved, or copied outside the app by other users.
Snapchatters who view your Snaps, Chats, and any other content, can always screenshot that content, save it, or copy it outside the Snapchat app.
Why it matters: Content shared within the Snapchat app, such as Snaps and Chats, can be screenshotted, saved, or copied by other users outside the app, leading to loss of control over the shared content.
Keep in mind that Snapchatters who view your Snaps, Chats, and any other content, can always screenshot that content, save it, or copy it outside the Snapchat app.
Information You Provide, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
medium90% confidence
Integrated partners are not subject to Snapchat's privacy policy.
The company states that it is not responsible for how integrated partners collect or use user information and encourages users to review the privacy policies of third-party services.
Why it matters: When using features that integrate with third-party partners, your information may be provided to those partners, and their data collection and use practices are not covered by Snapchat's privacy policy, potentially exposing your data to different terms.
Your information may be provided to the integrated partner through these integrations, as well as to Snap. We are not responsible for how those partners collect or use your information. As always, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of every third-party service that you visit or use, including those third parties you interact with through our Services.
How We Share Information, paragraph 14 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation and Renewal
Not clearly stated
Terms and conditions related to account cancellation, service termination, and subscription renewals. This section clarifies processes and potential implications.
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Not clearly stated
No cited billing terms — wording is unclear
The provided clauses do not contain information regarding cancellation or renewal policies.
Gotchas
Not clearly stated
Unexpected or less-than-obvious clauses that could be disadvantageous to the user. These often require careful attention to avoid unintended consequences.
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Not clearly stated
No cited gotchas — wording is unclear
No additional claims about gotchas were identified that lacked clear support from the provided text.
Protections
7 findings
Explicit commitments and features designed to protect user privacy, security, and control over their data and experience.
Not clearly stated: No additional claims about protections were identified that lacked clear support from the provided text.
Protection95% confidence
Users can access and update their basic account information.
Users can access and edit most of their basic information, including account details such as name, username, email address, birthday, and phone number, directly within the Services.
Why it helps: This allows users to maintain accurate personal information and correct any discrepancies, promoting data integrity and user control.
You can access and edit most of your basic information, including account details (information about you, like your name, username, email address, birthday, and phone number), right in our Services. Just navigate to your settings and you will see the options available to you.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Users have the ability to delete their account and certain content.
Users can delete their account and specific content within the Services, such as items saved to Memories or shared with My AI.
Why it helps: This provides users with direct control over their data retention, allowing them to remove information they no longer wish to have on the platform.
If you want to delete your account, learn how here . You can also delete some information within our Services, like content you’ve saved to Memories, content you’ve shared with My AI, Spotlight submissions, and more.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Tools are provided to control content visibility.
The service offers tools that allow users to choose who can view their shared content, whether with friends or the public.
Why it helps: This empowers users to manage their privacy settings for content, ensuring they can decide the audience for their posts and control the spread of their personal information.
We’ve built a number of tools that let you choose who you share your content with. In some cases you may want to share content with just your friends, and in other instances you may want to share it with the public.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Users can control who can contact them and block unwanted communications.
The platform offers controls to help users decide who can contact them and allows them to block and report unwanted communications.
Why it helps: This helps users manage their interactions and protect themselves from harassment or unwanted contact, enhancing their personal safety and experience.
Snapchat is intended for close friends and family, that’s why we’ve built controls that help you decide who can contact you. If you receive unwanted communications, you can always block and report that person.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Users can change permissions for findability and contact access.
Users can change their permissions at any time, including opting out of being findable by phone number or email, and revoking access to phone or third-party contacts.
Why it helps: This ensures users have flexible control over how discoverable they are on the platform and who can connect with them based on their contact information.
In most cases, you can change your permissions at any time. For example, by default you are findable to others through your phone number and/or email address that you provided. If you no longer want to be findable, you can always change your settings. Or if you provided access to your phone or third party platform contacts to make friending easier, you can change that later on in your app settings.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Users can download a copy of their data.
Users can export a copy of their Snapchat information using the 'Download My Data' tool.
Why it helps: This enables users to have a personal record of their data, supporting data portability and allowing them to review the information the company holds.
You can make a request in our Download My Data tool to export a copy of your Snapchat information.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong
Protection95% confidence
Users can change advertising preferences for a less personalized experience.
Users have the option to change their advertising settings within the Snapchat app to receive a less personalized experience.
Why it helps: This allows users to limit targeted advertising based on their interests and preferences, enhancing their control over the ad content they see.
We try to show you ads that we think will be relevant to your interests, but if you’d like to have a less personalized experience, you can change your advertising settings in the Snapchat app.
Control Over Your Information, paragraph 9 · Citation strength: strong
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