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When you use Twitter , even if you 're just looking at Tweets , we receive some personal information from you like the type of device you 're using and your IP address . You can choose to share additional information with us like your email address , phone number , address book contacts , and a public profile . We use this information for things like keeping your account secure and showing you more relevant Tweets , people to follow , events , and ads . We give you control through your settings to limit the data we collect from you and how we use it , and to control things like account security , marketing preferences , apps that can access your account , and address book contacts you 've uploaded to Twitter . You can also always download the information you have shared on Twitter . In addition to information you share with us , we use your Tweets , content you 've read , Liked , or Retweeted , and other information to determine what topics you 're interested in , your age , the languages you speak , and other signals to show you more relevant content . We give you transparency into that information , and you can modify or correct it at any time .
If you do choose to create an account , you must provide us with some personal data so that we can provide our services to you . On Twitter this includes a display name ( for example , “ Twitter Moments ” ) , a username ( for example , @TwitterMoments ) , a password , and an email address or phone number .
Most activity on Twitter is public , including your profile information , your time zone and language , when you created your account , and your Tweets and certain information about your Tweets like the date , time , and application and version of Twitter you Tweeted from . You also may choose to publish your location in your Tweets or your Twitter profile . The lists you create , people you follow and who follow you , and Tweets you Like or Retweet are also public . Periscope broadcasts you create , click on , or otherwise engage with , either on Periscope or on Twitter , are public along with when you took those actions . So are your hearts , comments , the number of hearts you 've received , which accounts you are a Superfan of , and whether you watched a broadcast live or on replay .
Information posted about you by other people who use our services may also be public . For example , other people may tag you in a photo ( if your settings allow ) or mention you in a Tweet . You are responsible for your Tweets and other information you provide through our services , and you should think carefully about what you make public , especially if it is sensitive information .
In addition to providing your public information to the world directly on Twitter , we also use technology like application programming interfaces ( APIs ) and embeds to make that information available to websites , apps , and others for their use - for example , displaying Tweets on a news website or analyzing what people say on Twitter . We generally make this content available in limited quantities for free and charge licensing fees for large-scale access .
We use your contact information , such as your email address or phone number , to authenticate your account and keep it - and our services - secure , and to help prevent spam , fraud , and abuse . We also use contact information to personalize our services , enable certain account features ( for example , for login verification or Twitter via SMS ) , and to send you information about our services . If you provide us with your phone number , you agree to receive text messages from Twitter to that number as your country 's laws allow . Twitter also uses your contact information to market to you as your country 's laws allow , and to help others find your account if your settings permit , including through third-party services and client applications .
You can choose to upload and sync your address book on Twitter so that we can help you find and connect with people you know and help others find and connect with you . We also use this information to better recommend content to you and others .
If you do , we will use information from that service , including your email address , friends , or contacts list , to recommend other accounts or content to you or to recommend your account or content to others .
When you communicate with others by sending or receiving Direct Messages , we will store and process your communications and information related to them . This includes link scanning for malicious content , link shortening to http://t.co URLs , detection of spam and prohibited images , and review of reported issues . We also use information about whom you have communicated with and when ( but not the content of those communications ) to better understand the use of our services , to protect the safety and integrity of our platform , and to show more relevant content .
You may provide us with payment information , including your credit or debit card number , card expiration date , CVV code , and billing address , in order to purchase advertising or other offerings provided as part of our services .
Your Privacy and safety settings let you decide : Whether your Tweets are publicly available on Twitter Whether others can tag you in a photo Whether you will be able to receive Direct Messages from anyone on Twitter or just your followers Whether others can find you based on your email or phone number Whether you upload your address book to Twitter for storage and use When and where you may see sensitive content on Twitter Whether you want to block or mute other Twitter accounts
We receive certain information when you use our services or other websites or mobile applications that include our content , and from third parties including advertisers . Like the information you share with us , we use the data below to operate our services .
We require information about your signup and current location , which we get from signals such as your IP address or device settings , to securely and reliably set up and maintain your account and to provide our services to you . Subject to your settings , we may collect , use , and store additional information about your location - such as your current precise position or places where you 've previously used Twitter - to operate or personalize our services including with more relevant content like local trends , stories , ads , and suggestions for people to follow .
In order to operate our services , we keep track of how you interact with links across our services . This includes links in emails we send you and links in Tweets that appear on other websites or mobile applications . If you click on an external link or ad on our services , that advertiser or website operator might figure out that you came from Twitter or Periscope , along with other information associated with the ad you clicked such as characteristics of the audience it was intended to reach . They may also collect other personal data from you , such as cookie identifiers or your IP address .
We receive information when you view content on or otherwise interact with our services , which we refer to as “ Log Data , ” even if you have not created an account . For example , when you visit our websites , sign into our services , interact with our email notifications , use your account to authenticate to a third-party service , or visit a third-party service that includes Twitter content , we may receive information about you . This Log Data includes information such as your IP address , browser type , operating system , the referring web page , pages visited , location , your mobile carrier , device information ( including device and application IDs ) , search terms , and cookie information . We also receive Log Data when you click on , view , or interact with links on our services , including when you install another application through Twitter . We use Log Data to operate our services and ensure their secure , reliable , and robust performance .
We also use this data to improve the content we show you , including ads . We use information you provide to us and data we receive , including Log Data and data from third parties , to make inferences like what topics you may be interested in , how old you are , and what languages you speak . This helps us better design our services for you and personalize the content we show you , including ads .
When you view our content on third-party websites that integrate Twitter content such as embedded timelines or Tweet buttons , we may receive Log Data that includes the web page you visited . We use this information to better understand the use of our services , to protect the safety and integrity of our platform , and to show more relevant content , including ads .
We use the information described in this Privacy Policy to help make our advertising more relevant to you , to measure its effectiveness , and to help recognize your devices to serve you ads on and off of Twitter . Our ad partners and affiliates share information with us such as browser cookie IDs , mobile device IDs , hashed email addresses , demographic or interest data , and content viewed or actions taken on a website or app . Some of our ad partners , particularly our advertisers , also enable us to collect similar information directly from their website or app by integrating our advertising technology . Twitter adheres to the Digital Advertising Alliance Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising ( also referred to as “ interest-based advertising ” ) and respects the DAA 's consumer choice tool for you to opt out of interest-based advertising at https://optout.aboutads.info . In addition , our ads policies prohibit advertisers from targeting ads based on categories that we consider sensitive or are prohibited by law , such as race , religion , politics , sex life , or health .
If you are an advertiser or a prospective advertiser , we process your personal data to help offer and provide our advertising services . You can update your data in your Twitter Ads dashboard or by contacting us directly as described in this Privacy Policy .
We may receive information about you from third parties who are not our ad partners , such as others on Twitter , partners who help us evaluate the safety and quality of content on our platform , our corporate affiliates , and other services you link to your Twitter account .
When you log into Twitter on a browser or device , we will associate that browser or device with your account for purposes such as authentication , security , and personalization . Subject to your settings , we may also associate your account with browsers or devices other than those you use to log into Twitter ( or associate your logged-out device or browser with other browsers or devices ) . We do this to operate and personalize our services .
Your Twitter Personalization and data settings let you decide : Whether we show you interest-based ads on and off Twitter How we personalize your experience across devices Whether we collect and use your precise location Whether we personalize your experience based on where you 've been Whether we keep track of the websites where you see Twitter content You can use Your Twitter data to review : Advertisers who have included you in tailored audiences to serve you ads Demographic and interest data about your account from our ads partners Information that Twitter has inferred about you such as your age range , gender , languages , and interests We also provide a version of these tools on Twitter if you do not have a Twitter account , or if you 're logged out of your account . This lets you see the data and settings for the logged out browser or device you are using , separate from any Twitter account that uses that browser or device . On Periscope , you can control whether we personalize your experience based on your watch history through your settings .
In the limited circumstances where we disclose your private personal data , we do so subject to your control , because it 's necessary to operate our services , or because it 's required by law .
Subject to your settings , we also provide certain third parties with personal data to help us offer or operate our services . For example , we share with advertisers the identifiers of devices that saw their ads , to enable them to measure the effectiveness of our advertising business . We also share device identifiers , along with the interests or other characteristics of a device or the person using it , to help partners decide whether to serve an ad to that device or to enable them to conduct marketing , brand analysis , interest-based advertising , or similar activities .
We engage service providers to perform functions and provide services to us in the United States , Ireland , and other countries . For example , we use a variety of third-party services to help operate our services , such as hosting our various blogs and wikis , and to help us understand the use of our services , such as Google Analytics . We may share your private personal data with such service providers subject to obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures , and on the condition that the third parties use your private personal data only on our behalf and pursuant to our instructions . We share your payment information with payment services providers to process payments ; prevent , detect , and investigate fraud or other prohibited activities ; facilitate dispute resolution such as chargebacks or refunds ; and for other purposes associated with the acceptance of credit and debit cards .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Privacy Policy or controls we may otherwise offer to you , we may preserve , use , or disclose your personal data if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law , regulation , legal process , or governmental request ; to protect the safety of any person ; to protect the safety or integrity of our platform , including to help prevent spam , abuse , or malicious actors on our services , or to explain why we have removed content or accounts from our services ; to address fraud , security , or technical issues ; or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of those who use our services .
In the event that we are involved in a bankruptcy , merger , acquisition , reorganization , or sale of assets , your personal data may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction . This Privacy Policy will apply to your personal data as transferred to the new entity . We may also disclose personal data about you to our corporate affiliates in order to help operate our services and our affiliates ' services , including the delivery of ads .
We also provide you tools to object , restrict , or withdraw consent where applicable for the use of data you have provided to Twitter . And we make the data you shared through our services portable and provide easy ways for you to contact us .
If you have registered an account on Twitter , we provide you with tools and account settings to access , correct , delete , or modify the personal data you provided to us and associated with your account.You can download certain account information , including your Tweets , by following the instructions here . On Periscope , you can request correction , deletion , or modification of your personal data , and download your account information , by following the instructions here .
Twitter provides you a means to download the information you have shared through our services by following the steps here . Periscope provides you a means to download the information you have shared through our services by following the steps here .
Thoughts or questions about this Privacy Policy ? Please let us know by contacting us here or writing to us at the appropriate address below . If you live in the United States , the data controller responsible for your personal data is Twitter , Inc. with an address of :
If you are located in the European Union or EFTA States , you can confidentially contact Twitter 's Data Protection Officer here . If you wish to raise a concern about our use of your information ( and without prejudice to any other rights you may have ) , you have the right to do so with your local supervisory authority or Twitter International Company 's lead supervisory authority , the Irish Data Protection Commission . You can find their contact details here .
Our services are not directed to children , and you may not use our services if you are under the age of 13 . You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country ( in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf ) . You must be at least 16 years of age to use Periscope .
Where the laws of your country allow you to do so , you authorize us to transfer , store , and use your data in the United States , Ireland , and any other country where we operate . In some of the countries to which we transfer personal data , the privacy and data protection laws and rules regarding when government authorities may access data may vary from those of your country .
When we transfer personal data outside of the European Union or EFTA States , we ensure an adequate level of protection for the rights of data subjects based on the adequacy of the receiving country 's data protection laws , contractual obligations placed on the recipient of the data ( model clauses may be requested by inquiry as described below ) , or EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield principles .
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time . The most current version of the policy will govern our processing of your personal data and will always be at https://twitter.com/privacy . If we make a change to this policy that , in our sole discretion , is material , we will notify you via an @Twitter update or email to the email address associated with your account . By continuing to access or use the Services after those changes become effective , you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy .