Twitch takes your privacy seriously, so we provide you with a variety of choices regarding how we use the information we collect about you, and how you can manage your online privacy when you use the Twitch Services. Here’s how you can exercise those choices.
If you want more information or have questions, contact us at privacy@twitch.tv.
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Update your user profile information and preferences |
Log into your account and go to your Settings page |
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Disable or deactivate your Twitch user account |
Log into your Twitch account and go to your Settings page |
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Close your account and delete your profile information Note: If you close your account, Twitch may retain other information about you for the activities described in our Privacy Policy, or as permitted or required by applicable law.
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For www.twitch.tv: go here For Curse websites: go here For other Twitch services: access the “My Account” area of the service, or by submitting a help ticket to that service. |
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Download your VODs or highlights or export them to YouTube |
Log into your account and go to your video manager page |
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Prevent other users from exporting your VODs or highlights to YouTube |
Go to the Security and Privacy tab in your Settings |
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Disable activity sharing with friends |
See this article for more information on how to limit the information you share with your friends |
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Block whispers from strangers |
Go to the Security and Privacy tab in your Settings |
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Block receiving gifts on channels you don't follow |
Go to the Security and Privacy tab in your Settings |
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De-link your account from your other accounts and services (such as Blizzard Battle.net, Steam, and League of League of Legends) and opt out of sharing between the Twitch Services and these accounts and services of user-related data. |
Go to the Connections tab in your Settings |
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Opt out of non-transactional email or push notifications |
Go to the Notifications tab in your Settings For Curse services: access the settings tab made available in connection with the particular service, or use the “unsubscribe” link included in each message |
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Opt out of marketing emails from Twitch or Curse |
Use the “unsubscribe” link included in each email |
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Opt out of Google Analytics in connection with your use of the Twitch Services |
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Opt out of INFOnline Tracking or Ad Tracking on the Twitch mobile app |
Go to the Security & Privacy tab on your mobile device. |
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Opt out of tracking by participating third-party advertising networks’ and ad servers. |
Go to the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page, the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page, or the Your Online Choices page. |
Residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) can exercise certain data subject rights available to them under applicable data protection laws. If you are an EEA resident and wish to exercise one of these rights, please click here.
Residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), can exercise certain data subject rights available to them under applicable data protection laws. Where such rights apply, we will comply with requests to exercise these rights in accordance with applicable law. Please note, however, that we are not legally required to accommodate such requests under all circumstances, which may include if we need to keep processing your information for our legitimate interests or to comply with a legal obligation.
We may request you provide us with information necessary to confirm your identity (such as your IP address, date of birth, transaction IDs, and email address) before responding to your request.
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Obtain access to or a copy of certain personal information we hold about you. |
If you want to see your account information, go to the drop-down menu on the top of your screen. If you want to download your VODs or highlights or export them to YouTube, please go to your video manager. If you want to obtain other types of information that we hold about you, submit your request here. |
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Update personal information which is out of date or incorrect |
To update your account or profile information, log into your account and go to your Settings page If you want to update other out of date or incorrect information, submit your request here |
| Delete certain personal information which we are holding about you |
If you want to delete your account: For twitch.tv: go to http://www.twitch.tv/user/delete_account For other Twitch services: access the “My Account” area of the service, or submit a help ticket to that service If you want to delete other information we are holding about you, submit your request here. |
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Restrict the way that we process and disclose specific personal information about you. |
Submit your request here |
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Transfer your personal information to a third-party provider of services |
To export your VODs or highlights to YouTube, please go to your video manager page. To obtain a copy of your information so that you can transfer that information, submit your request here. |
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Object to the processing of your personal information |
If you wish to object to processing of personal information, submit your request here. |