Snapchat

Snap collects precise location, device contacts/phonebook, camera/microphone data, biometric-adjacent face-grouping information, and content-based personalization signals, with device-level permissions the main opt-out mechanism.

From: PRIVACY POLICYdevice information may also include information about your device phonebook (contacts and related information), images and other information from your device's camera, photos, and microphone... and precise location information (precise location through methods like GPS signals)

Snap shares data with advertising partners and third parties for ad targeting and measurement, and uses cookies/pixels across partner sites, without an explicit sale disclosure but with broad ad-partner sharing.

From: PRIVACY POLICYwe may use these technologies to collect information when you interact with Services we offer through one of our partners. For example, we may use information collected on an advertiser's website to show you more relevant ads.

For Public Content, users grant an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license permitting commercial and non-commercial use by Snap, affiliates, other users, and business partners, without compensation.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEyou grant Snap, our affiliates, other users of the Services, and our business partners an unrestricted, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, and perpetual right and license to create derivative works from, promote, exhibit, broadcast, syndicate, reproduce, distribute, synchronize, overlay graphics and auditory effects on, publicly perform, and publicly display all or any portion of your Public Content in any form and in any and all media or distribution methods, now known or later developed, for commercial and non-commercial purposes.

Snap can restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts at any time for any reason, including reasons outside its control, with notice only attempted on a best-efforts basis.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEWe may restrict, terminate, or temporarily suspend your access to the Services if you fail to comply with these Terms, our Community Guidelines or the law, for reasons outside of our control, or for any other reason.

Mandatory binding arbitration applies with a class-action waiver and jury trial waiver, but a small claims carveout and a 30-day opt-out right are both provided (for the US entity); non-US business users are subject to LCIA arbitration in London.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEall claims and disputes... that are not brought in small claims court will be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis... You may opt out of this Arbitration Agreement.

The core Snapchat service is free, but paid features like Snapchat+ are governed by separate Paid Features Terms not detailed in this document, so standard disclosure/renewal terms are assumed to apply.

From: TERMS OF SERVICEif you purchase or use any paid features that we make available to you on Snapchat (such as a Snapchat+ subscription, but excluding advertising services) you agree that our Paid Features Terms apply.