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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.

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improvedhigh materialityprivacyAug 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
Data Collection and Use. Through the Influencer Marketing platform, Sprout Social collects personal information about creators from various sources, including customer-enabled and authenticated social media accounts and integrations, optional customer contributions to creator profiles, creators who opt in through the platform, and publicly available social media data collected through official social media platform APIs, and makes that information available to its customers for the business purpose of helping them identify, evaluate, and connect with creators for influencer marketing campaigns, including by providing creator profiles, audience insights, and engagement analytics. The following summarizes the categories of personal information collected and sold through the Influencer Marketing platform in the preceding 12 months, the sources from which such information was collected, and the categories of third parties to whom such information was sold.
§ 24 (Influencer Marketing Disclosures)
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After · third party or vendor sharing
medium
4.3. Third-party Content. You acknowledge and agree that: (a) with respect to any Third-party Content, you act as a data controller and Sprout Social and its Affiliates, as applicable, act as a data processor; (b) if you connect your Subscription Services Account to any of your accounts with a Third-Party Service, you authorize Sprout Social to process any data from the connected accounts of such Third-Party Services on your behalf; and (c) you shall comply with any applicable Third-party Service Terms (including, but not limited to, any applicable developer policies) and any applicable privacy laws in the creation or use of Third-party Content.
§ 4.3
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worsenedhigh materialityprivacyAug 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
3. **4.3. Third-party Content.** You acknowledge and agree that: (a) with respect to any Third-party Content, you act as a data controller and Sprout Social and its Affiliates, as applicable, act as a data processor; (b) if you connect your Subscription Services Account to any of your accounts with a Third-Party Service, you authorize Sprout Social to process any data from the connected accounts of such Third-Party Services on your behalf; and (c) you shall comply with any applicable Third-party Service Terms (including, but not limited to, any applicable developer policies) and any applicable privacy laws in the creation or use of Third-party Content.
Terms of Service › “**4\.  THIRD-PARTY SERVICES**”
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After · sale or sell
high
Data Collection and Use. Through the Influencer Marketing platform, Sprout Social collects personal information about creators from various sources, including customer-enabled and authenticated social media accounts and integrations, optional customer contributions to creator profiles, creators who opt in through the platform, and publicly available social media data collected through official social media platform APIs, and makes that information available to its customers for the business purpose of helping them identify, evaluate, and connect with creators for influencer marketing campaigns, including by providing creator profiles, audience insights, and engagement analytics. The following summarizes the categories of personal information collected and sold through the Influencer Marketing platform in the preceding 12 months, the sources from which such information was collected, and the categories of third parties to whom such information was sold.
§ 24 (Influencer Marketing Disclosures)
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improvedhigh materialityprivacyJul 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
We do not knowingly “sell” or “share,” as those terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, the personal information of minors under 16 years old who are California residents.
Privacy Policy › “**17\. Children**”
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After · third party or vendor sharing
medium
3. **4.3. Third-party Content.** You acknowledge and agree that: (a) with respect to any Third-party Content, you act as a data controller and Sprout Social and its Affiliates, as applicable, act as a data processor; (b) if you connect your Subscription Services Account to any of your accounts with a Third-Party Service, you authorize Sprout Social to process any data from the connected accounts of such Third-Party Services on your behalf; and (c) you shall comply with any applicable Third-party Service Terms (including, but not limited to, any applicable developer policies) and any applicable privacy laws in the creation or use of Third-party Content.
Terms of Service › “**4\.  THIRD-PARTY SERVICES**”
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worsenedhigh materialityprivacyJun 17, 2026 to Jul 27, 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
3. **4.3. Third-party Content.** You acknowledge and agree that: (a) with respect to any Third-party Content, you act as a data controller and Sprout Social and its Affiliates, as applicable, act as a data processor; (b) if you connect your Subscription Services Account to any of your accounts with a Third-Party Service, you authorize Sprout Social to process any data from the connected accounts of such Third-Party Services on your behalf; and (c) you shall comply with any applicable Third-party Service Terms (including, but not limited to, any applicable developer policies) and any applicable privacy laws in the creation or use of Third-party Content.
“**4\.  THIRD-PARTY SERVICES**”
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After · sale or sell
high
We do not knowingly “sell” or “share,” as those terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, the personal information of minors under 16 years old who are California residents.
Privacy Policy › “**17\. Children**”
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improvedhigh materialityprivacyJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 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
To opt out of us using your data for Matched Ads, please click the “ [**Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information**](https://sproutsocial.com/do-not-sell/)” link. You can also set your browser to send a Global Privacy Control signal that communicates to us that you would like to opt-out of Matched Ads. Please note that opting out of Matched Ads does not mean that you will stop seeing ads. You will still see ads related to the Services, but you will stop receiving ads that are personalized to you.
Privacy Policy › “**11\. Cookies, similar tracking technology, and analytics**”
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After · third party or vendor sharing
medium
3. **4.3. Third-party Content.** You acknowledge and agree that: (a) with respect to any Third-party Content, you act as a data controller and Sprout Social and its Affiliates, as applicable, act as a data processor; (b) if you connect your Subscription Services Account to any of your accounts with a Third-Party Service, you authorize Sprout Social to process any data from the connected accounts of such Third-Party Services on your behalf; and (c) you shall comply with any applicable Third-party Service Terms (including, but not limited to, any applicable developer policies) and any applicable privacy laws in the creation or use of Third-party Content.
“**4\.  THIRD-PARTY SERVICES**”
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Generated from live stance events. Informational only, not legal advice.

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