This service is still under evaluation process
| Level B
Service is not suitable for all use cases. Services may also collect and/or disclose information to third parties such as advertisers and business partners. Service provider may also unilaterally change the licensing, terms of usage or privacy settings. For example grading information and evaluation, research plans, development information, personal information (PII), financial information (e.g. business or other IPR) and information containing archiving responsibilities are not suitable for level C services. University's has no ability or legal mandate to manage the stored information in case of any problem situations. Such cases can be for example employers death or service provider's bankruptcy. Service provider can unilaterally change terms of service and privacy. NB! Classifications in Cloud Guide pages concern only so-called consumer services, cloud services personally adopted by the user. The services adopted by the University (possibly with a separate agreement) may have different implementation and terms of use. |
Spotify
Spotify is a music streaming service. It requires client software. Spotify is available for most mobile platforms. Spotify also enables buying DRM-free MP3 files.Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
https://www.spotify.com/fi/legal/end-user-agreement/
https://www.spotify.com/fi/legal/privacy-policy/
Evaluation (8.1.2014)
Spotify requires registration or Facebook account. Service provides both free and paid options.
After registration, service provides a six months free trial period. After a free trial period Spotify limits the use for 10 hours per month and 2, 5 hours per week. Unpaid option includes quite much advertising. Advertisements can be avoided updating free version to “Unlimited” version or Premium version. Both provide unlimited listening without time restrictions and Premium also includes some extra features. Paid versions require credit card or PayPal account.
Spotify reserves the right to use posted user content until account has been deactivated. This does not apply to the material which the user has published or otherwise made public.
Personal and non-personal information can be used for marketing purposes. Spotify may utilize also any information from integrated services that have been joined to Spotify (Facebook for example). Service gathers quite much information about the user (cookies, IP address etc.). Basically Spotify does not give personal information to third parties but user should act with caution when using many services integrated to Spotify.
+ Focused easily used music streaming
+ Provides good support for mobile applications
+ Changes in Terms of service or Privacy Policy announced to be informed through the service if considered to be substantial.
+/- Requires client
- Music history ends up easily to Facebook if user is not being careful
- Spotify reserves the right to use posted user content in large extent
Login
With registration or Facebook account
Support
Support site
https://support.spotify.com/fi/?utm_source=spotify&utm_medium=menu&utm_campaign=spotify_help
Provider
Spotify Finland oy
Similar services
Pandora, Last.fm