Sprout Social AI policy evolution
Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions, with exact citations. If no before/after delta is available yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
improvedhigh materialitycommercial useAug 21, 2026 to Aug 21, 2026
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sale or sell
high
“For more information on information we collect, including the sources we receive information from, review the “ Information Collected and Processed About You ” section. We collect and use these categories of personal information for the business purposes described in the Use of Information section, including to provide and manage our Service. Sprout Social does not generally sell personal information as the term “sell” is traditionally understood. However, through our Influencer Marketing platform, Sprout Social does sell personal information about creators to our customers, as further described in the “ Influencer Marketing Disclosures ” section below. Additionally, to the extent “sale” or “sharing” under the CCPA is interpreted to include advertising technology activities such as those disclosed in the Cookies, similar tracking technology, and analytics section as a “sale” or “sharing,” including the sharing of advertising identifiers, hashed contact information, and conversation information with technology partners for advertising measurement and optimization, we will comply with applicable law as to such activity. Sprout Social discloses the following categories of personal information for commercial purposes: identifiers, demographic information, commercial information, internet activity, geolocation data and inferences. We may disclose each of the foregoing categories of personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in this Privacy Policy to the extent permitted by applicable law to the categories of third parties as described in this Privacy Policy, which may include our service providers and suppliers; our business and marketing partners, including advertising networks, data analytics providers, data brokers, and social”
§ 21 (California, Colorado, Virginia, and Other U.S. State Disclosures)
Open citationAfter · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“12.1. Permitted Disclosures . Sprout Social and its Affiliates may provide your data to third parties if required by law or as permitted by you to provide the Services. Before providing your data to any third party service provider, we will take steps designed to ensure that the third party service provider maintains commercially reasonable data practices for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your data and for preventing unauthorized access to such data. We do not provide your data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.”
§ 12.1
Open citationworsenedhigh materialitycommercial useAug 7, 2026 to Aug 21, 2026
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“1. **12.1. Permitted Disclosures**. Sprout Social and its Affiliates may provide your data to third parties if required by law or as permitted by you to provide the Services. Before providing your data to any third party service provider, we will take steps designed to ensure that the third party service provider maintains commercially reasonable data practices for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your data and for preventing unauthorized access to such data. We do not provide your data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.”
Terms of Service › “**12**. **DATA PRIVACY**”
Open citation“For more information on information we collect, including the sources we receive information from, review the “ Information Collected and Processed About You ” section. We collect and use these categories of personal information for the business purposes described in the Use of Information section, including to provide and manage our Service. Sprout Social does not generally sell personal information as the term “sell” is traditionally understood. However, through our Influencer Marketing platform, Sprout Social does sell personal information about creators to our customers, as further described in the “ Influencer Marketing Disclosures ” section below. Additionally, to the extent “sale” or “sharing” under the CCPA is interpreted to include advertising technology activities such as those disclosed in the Cookies, similar tracking technology, and analytics section as a “sale” or “sharing,” including the sharing of advertising identifiers, hashed contact information, and conversation information with technology partners for advertising measurement and optimization, we will comply with applicable law as to such activity. Sprout Social discloses the following categories of personal information for commercial purposes: identifiers, demographic information, commercial information, internet activity, geolocation data and inferences. We may disclose each of the foregoing categories of personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in this Privacy Policy to the extent permitted by applicable law to the categories of third parties as described in this Privacy Policy, which may include our service providers and suppliers; our business and marketing partners, including advertising networks, data analytics providers, data brokers, and social”
§ 21 (California, Colorado, Virginia, and Other U.S. State Disclosures)
Open citationimprovedhigh materialitycommercial useJul 27, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sale or sell
high
“- Right to Know. You have the right to request certain information about our data practices in the preceding 12 months, including the categories of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected, the categories of personal information disclosed for a business purpose or sold, the categories of third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.”
§ 10.3 (Additional Rights for US State Residents)
Open citationAfter · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“1. **12.1. Permitted Disclosures**. Sprout Social and its Affiliates may provide your data to third parties if required by law or as permitted by you to provide the Services. Before providing your data to any third party service provider, we will take steps designed to ensure that the third party service provider maintains commercially reasonable data practices for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your data and for preventing unauthorized access to such data. We do not provide your data to third parties for their own marketing purposes.”
Terms of Service › “**12**. **DATA PRIVACY**”
Open citationGenerated from live stance events. Informational only, not legal advice.