You can also use Twitter under a pseudonym if you prefer not to use your name. When you use Twitter, even if you’re just looking at Tweets, we receive some personal information from you like the type of device you’re using and your IP address. We use this information for things like keeping your account secure and showing you more relevant Tweets, people to follow, events, and ads. You can also&nbsp;download&nbsp;information you have shared on Twitter  In addition to information you share with us, we use your Tweets, content you’ve read, Liked, or Retweeted, and other information to determine what topics you’re interested in, your age, the languages you speak, and other signals to show you more relevant content.  Basic Account Information   Public Information   Contact Information and Address Books   Direct Messages and Non-Public Communications   Payment Information If you like, Retweet, reply, or otherwise publicly engage with an ad on our services, that advertiser might thereby learn information about you associated with the ad with which you engaged such as characteristics of the audience the ad was intended to reach. You are responsible for your Tweets and other information you provide through our services, and you should think carefully about what you make public, especially if it is sensitive information. If you update your public information on Twitter, such as by deleting a Tweet or deactivating your account, we will reflect your updated content on Twitter.com, Twitter for iOS, and Twitter for Android. By publicly posting content when you Tweet, you are directing us to disclose that information as broadly as possible, including through our APIs, and directing those accessing the information through our APIs to do the same. Your profile information is displayed under your photo and username on your profile page. Close tooltip Keep a low profile Friends want to tag you in a photo? Lucky you. If you’re not into that sort of thing, you can always change your settings. Close tooltip Close Think carefully What you Tweet becomes instantly public worldwide on Twitter, and can appear on other media like websites, newspapers, or television. When you communicate with others by sending or receiving Direct Messages, we will store and process your communications and information related to them. This includes link scanning for malicious content, link shortening to http://t.co URLs, detection of spam4, abuse and prohibited images, and use of reported issues. We also use information about whom you have communicated with and when (but not the content of those communications) to better understand the use of our services, to protect the safety and integrity of our platform, and to show more relevant content. We receive certain information when you use our services or other websites or mobile applications that include our content, and from third parties including advertisers. Subject to your settings, we may collect, use, and store additional information about your location&nbsp;- such as your current precise position or places where you’ve previously used Twitter - to operate or personalize our services including with more relevant content like local trends, stories, ads, and suggestions for people to follow. Precise location data You can turn on Twitter’s location services, letting Twitter pinpoint your position. This enables you to use additional features on Twitter, like Tweeting with your precise location.  &nbsp; Tweet your location You can choose to share your location in a Tweet publicly, letting everyone know you’re at an event, venue, or anywhere else. A cookie is a small piece of data that is stored on your computer or mobile device. Like many websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect additional website usage data and to operate our services. Cookies are not required for many parts of our services such as searching and looking at public profiles. Although most web browsers automatically accept cookies, many browsers’ settings can be set to decline cookies or alert you when a website is attempting to place a cookie on your computer. However, some of our services may not function properly if you disable cookies. When your browser or device allows it, we use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with our services, to monitor aggregate usage patterns, and to personalize and otherwise operate our services such as by providing account security, personalizing the content we show you including ads, and remembering your language preferences. We do not support the Do Not Track browser option. You can learn more about how we use cookies and similar technologies here. pageReference: /content/twitter-com/legal/en/privacy/chapter-2/chapter-2-3-tooltips---overlays Content: Not hungry? You can change your cookie settings in your web browser. In order to operate our services, we keep track of how you interact with links across our services. This includes links in emails we send you and links in Tweets that appear on other websites or mobile applications. They may also collect other personal data from you, such as cookie identifiers or your IP address. Like many websites, we use cookies and similar technologies to collect additional website usage data and to operate our services.  However, some of our services may not function properly if you disable cookies. We do not support the Do Not Track browser option. We receive information when you view content on or otherwise interact with our services, which we refer to as “Log Data,” even if you have not created an account. For example, when you visit our websites, sign into our services, interact with our email notifications, use your account to authenticate to a third-party service, or visit a third-party service that includes Twitter content, we may receive information about you This Log Data includes information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, the referring web page, search terms (including those not submitted as queries), and cookie information. When you view our content on third-party websites that integrate Twitter content such as embedded timelines or Tweet buttons, we may receive Log Data that includes the web page you visited. We use this information to better understand the use of our services, to protect the safety and integrity of our platform, and to show more relevant content, including ads. We do not associate this web browsing history with your name, email address, phone number, or username, and we delete, obfuscate, or aggregate it after no longer than 30 days. We do not collect this data from browsers that we believe to be located in the European Union or EFTA States.  We use information you provide to us and data we receive, including Log Data and data from third parties, to make inferences like what topics you may be interested in, how old you are, and what languages you speak. Our ad partners and affiliates share information with us such as browser cookie IDs, mobile device IDs, hashed email addresses, demographic or interest data, and content viewed or actions taken on a website or app. 3.2 Service Providers We engage service providers to perform functions and provide services to us in the United States, Ireland, and other countries. For example, we use a variety of third-party services to help operate our services, such as hosting our various blogs and wikis, and to help us understand the use of our services, such as Google Analytics. We may share your private personal data with such service providers subject to obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures, and on the condition that the third parties use your private personal data only on our behalf and pursuant to our instructions. We share your payment information with payment services providers to process payments. prevent, detect, and investigate fraud or other prohibited activities. facilitate dispute resolution such as chargebacks or refunds. and for other purposes associated with the acceptance of credit and debit cards. 3.2 Service Providers We engage service providers to perform functions and provide services to us in the United States, Ireland, and other countries. For example, we use a variety of third-party services to help operate our services, such as hosting our various blogs and wikis, and to help us understand the use of our services, such as Google Analytics. We may share your private personal data with such service providers subject to obligations consistent with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures, and on the condition that the third parties use your private personal data only on our behalf and pursuant to our instructions. We share your payment information with payment services providers to process payments. prevent, detect, and investigate fraud or other prohibited activities. facilitate dispute resolution such as chargebacks or refunds. and for other purposes associated with the acceptance of credit and debit cards. 3.4 Affiliates and Change of Ownership In the event that we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your personal data may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction.   4.2 Deletion We keep Log Data for a maximum of 18 months. If you follow the instructions here (or for Periscope here), your account will be deactivated and then deleted. When deactivated, your Twitter account, including your display name, username, and public profile, will no longer be viewable on Twitter.com, Twitter for iOS, and Twitter for Android. For up to 30 days after deactivation it is still possible to restore your Twitter account if it was accidentally or wrongfully deactivated. Keep in mind that search engines and other third parties may still retain copies of your public information, like your profile information and public Tweets, even after you have deleted the information from our services or deactivated your account. Learn more here. You can download certain account information, including your Tweets, by following the instructions here. On Periscope, you can request correction, deletion, or modification of your personal data, and download your account information, by following the instructions here. Our services are not directed to children, and you may not use our services if you are under the age of 13. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your personal data in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf). You must be at least 16 years of age to use Periscope. Changes to This Privacy Policy   We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the policy will govern our processing of your personal data and will always be at https://twitter.com/privacy. If we make a change to this policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you via an @Twitter update or email to the email address associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy. 

Summary:
The service allows you to use pseudonyms. This service collects your IP address for location use. The service uses your personal data for advertising. This service provides a way for you to export your data. Your profile is combined across various products. The service collects many different types of personal data. The service uses your personal data for advertising. The service informs users about the risk of publishing personal info online. This service holds onto content that you've deleted. You can choose with whom you share content. The service can read your private messages. This service tracks you on other websites. This service may collect, use, and share location data. This service receives your location through GPS coordinates. Twitter does not require cookies to function. Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication. Third party cookies. This service requires first-party cookies. Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service. This service ignores the Do Not Track (DNT) header and tracks users anyway even if they set this header.. They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service. This service tracks which web page referred you to it. This service can view your browser history. Twitter deletes tracking data in 10 days and offers an opt-out. This service gathers information about you through third parties. The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users.. personal data is given to third parties. Your personal data is given to third parties. The service can sell or otherwise transfer your personal data as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or other type of financial transaction.. You have the right to leave this service at any time. You can retrieve an archive of your data. This service is only available to users of a certain age. The service may change its terms at any time, but the user will receive notification of the changes..