Twitch Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

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Summary

Twitch collects extensive user data for service operations, personalization, and marketing. The platform is primarily focused on streaming and user interactions, collecting information through user accounts, automatic tracking, and third-party integrations.

Safety Concerns

  • Extensive data collection across multiple sources
  • Sharing of personal information with affiliates and third-party services
  • Data collected may be used for targeted advertising

Third Party Sharing

Twitch shares data with service providers, affiliates, advertisers, and third-party platforms

Amazon

Parent company with access to combined user information

Services used:
Amazon.com
Amazon subsidiaries
Data collected:
Personal Identifiers
Usage Data

Third-Party Service Providers

Providers processing data for Twitch's operational purposes

Services used:
Hosting
Maintenance
Security
Analytics
Data collected:
System Information

Social Platforms

Platforms from which additional user information is obtained

Services used:
Discord
Steam
YouTube
Data collected:
Social Connection Data

Data Collection

Comprehensive data collection across user interactions, device usage, and third-party integrations

User-Provided Information

Name, email, address, payment details

Automatically Collected Information

IP address, device identifiers, usage metrics

Event and Live Stream Information

User interactions, stream data, event participation

Social Media Integration

Data from connected social platforms

Opt-Out Options

Account Settings

  1. 1Log into Twitch account
  2. 2Navigate to privacy settings
  3. 3Adjust data sharing preferences

Promotional Material Opt-Out

  1. 1Go to account settings
  2. 2Unsubscribe from promotional emails
  3. 3Adjust notification preferences

Data Subject Rights Request

  1. 1Contact Twitch Support
  2. 2Submit request under 'Privacy Questions'
  3. 3Request data access, deletion, or limitation