X
Good overall compliance, with 3 red flags.
The policy scores 100 out of 100 and is graded C. It describes collecting 10 categories of personal data and sharing it with 3 third parties.
Source policy: twitter.com
100Good
- Privacy grade
- Grade C
- Overall score
- 100/100
- Data categories
- 10 collected
- Third parties
- 3 shared
- Red flags
- 3 found
Critical attention required
Red flags identified
Our analysis flagged 3 points of concern in X's privacy policy: Vague Language and Ambiguity, Unilateral Policy Changes and Tracking Across Sites.
Vague Language and Ambiguity
Analyze outcome:
3/27
Use of broad or unclear terms that provide the service with excessive leeway in data handling.
Unilateral Policy Changes
Analyze outcome:
3/27
The company can change the privacy policy at any time without notifying users.
Tracking Across Sites
Analyze outcome:
3/27
The service tracks users' activities on third-party websites, indicating extensive data collection.
What data is collected?
10 of 16Categories of personal data the policy says are collected.
Demographic
Data such as age, gender, ethnicity, and possibly education level or employment status.
Purchase and Order History
Specific financial information detailing items bought or services contracted.
Location
GPS data, IP address-based location, and other geolocation data.
Cookies and Tracking Elements
Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies used to track user behavior and preferences online.
User Online Activities
Information about how users interact with a website or application, such as browsing history, search queries, and usage patterns.
Personal Identifier
Data that can be used to identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued IDs.
Contact Information
Phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact points.
Computer Information
IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.
Biometric Data
Fingerprints, facial recognition data, or other biometric identifiers.
Financial
Encompasses payment information, transaction history, credit card details, and financial account details.
Data shared with third parties
3Organisations the policy says data is shared with.
Ad Partners
Publishers
Developers
Purpose of data collection
7 of 10Understand why your data is requested.
Service Provision
Data is often collected to provide and improve the services or products that users have requested. This could involve using personal data for account creation, service delivery, or customer support.
Marketing and Advertising
With user consent, data may be used for marketing purposes, such as targeting advertisements or promotions to users who might find them relevant.
Personalization
To enhance user experience, data might be collected to personalize content, recommendations, and features based on individual preferences and behaviors.
Communication
Organizations often collect contact information to communicate with users, such as sending transactional emails, updates, newsletters, or responding to inquiries.
Security and Fraud Prevention
Information might be collected to protect against and detect fraud, unauthorized activities, and other security threats.
Research and Development
Data might be used for research and development to innovate and develop new features, technologies, or services.
Analytics and Improvement
Data is used to analyze how users interact with a service or product. This helps in improving user experience, addressing issues, and making informed business decisions.
Data retention periods
2How long the policy says data is kept.
Long-term Retention
Data retained for several years due to legal, contractual, or business reasons. This might include transaction records, certain legal compliance data, and employee records.
Medium-term Retention
Data kept for several months to a few years. Examples include marketing data retained until a user unsubscribes or demonstrates inactivity for a certain period.
Mobile app permission concerns
1Based on the permissions the application requests, beyond what the policy states it collects.
User Profile
Information users provide to create a profile, which might include a username, bio, preferences, etc.
Your rights
7 of 7 grantedWhat the policy says about your data protection rights.
- Right to access your dataYes
- Right to erasureYes
- Right to correct your dataYes
- Right to data portabilityYes
- Right to object to processingYes
- Right to restrict processingYes
- Right to withdraw consentYes
Security measures applied to protect the data
3 of 11Technical and organisational safeguards the policy describes for protecting your data.
Secure Data Transfer
Data is protected while it moves between devices and servers, typically over encrypted connections.
Secure User Authentication
Accounts are protected by measures such as strong passwords, two-factor authentication or secure session handling.
Data Access Limitation
Access to personal data is restricted to the staff and systems that need it, for example through role-based permissions.
When will users be notified about privacy policy changes
1 of 8Circumstances that trigger user notification regarding updates to data handling practices.
Privacy-Relevant Changes
Changes that affect what personal data is collected, how it is used, or who it is shared with.
How will users be notified about privacy policy changes
1 of 8The channels and methods used to communicate privacy policy updates to users.
Update in Privacy Policy Document
The revised policy is published, usually with a new "last updated" date, and users are expected to check it themselves.
Legal basis for data processing
3 of 6The lawful grounds under which your personal data is collected and processed.
Legitimate Interests
Processing is needed for the legitimate interests of the organization or a third party, unless the user's rights and interests override them.
Consent
The user has agreed to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.
Legal Obligation
Processing is needed to comply with a law the organization is subject to.
Children's data
What the policy says about collecting data from children.
Addresses data from children
Whether the policy specifically covers how data from children and minors is handled.
Yes
Collects data from children
Whether the policy says the service collects personal data from children.
Yes
Minimum age
The age below which the policy says personal data is not collected.
13 years
Age for consent
The age the policy gives for obtaining consent to process a child's data.
13 years
Legal basis for children's data
Consent
The user has agreed to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.
Contact information
Reach out to the data controller for questions, requests, or concerns about your personal data.
Email
- contact us via our Privacy Policy Inquiries page
Phone number
- N/A
Website
- https://developer.x.com
Address
- 865 FM 1209, Building 2 Bastrop, TX 78602
Company name
- X Corp.
About this application
- Platform
- Android
- Application id
- com.twitter.android
- Category
- News & Magazines
- Store listing
- Store page