Spotify Updates, Consolidates Privacy Policy Agreements in Non-US Markets
Spotify updated its privacy policy in countries outside the U.S. to consolidate all agreements under its Sweden-based parent company Spotify AB, it said in a Monday blog post. The company clarified its third-party subscription policy saying users who buy Spotify…
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through a third-party are subject also to the terms of those companies. Users who don’t live in the U.S. will be guided by rules of arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, it clarified. It also changed, at the end of terms and conditions, the name and address of the Spotify company that provides subscribers’ service to the legal entity responsible for their data, it said. This company will now be Spotify AB everywhere but in the U.S. “to better reflect the reality of our business operations,” it said. Spotify attributed the changes to “operational efficiencies,” not tax considerations, and said the changes won't have an impact on its obligation to pay taxes in local markets as required under local tax rules.