Over the weekend, Twitter sent out an email to it’s members alerting them of new changes to their privacy policy and terms of service, as well as information about the latest mobile apps and more available languages.

“New things are always happening here at Twitter HQ. We’re growing at a rapid pace, and our commitment to simplicity, transparency, and reaching every person on the planet continues.”

Here are some of the main changes they’ve made to their Privacy Policy, with links for more information:

• Twitter has provided more details about the information they collect and how they use it to deliver their services and to improve Twitter. One example: their new tailored suggestions feature, which is based on your recent visits to websites that integrate Twitter buttons or widgets, is an experiment that they’re beginning to roll out to some users in a number of countries. Learn more here.
• They’ve noted the many ways you can set your preferences to limit, modify or remove the information they collect. For example, they now support the Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting, which stops the collection of information used for tailored suggestions.
• They’ve clarified the limited circumstances in which your information may be shared with others (for example, when you’ve given them permission to do so, or when the data itself is not private or personal). Importantly, their privacy policy is not intended to limit your rights to object to a third party’s request for your information.

In their Terms of Service, they’ve clarified how your relationship with Twitter works and made a number of small changes and formatting improvements, such as new headings for easy reference and updated descriptions of their services.

Take a moment to read their new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, and let us know what you think of these new policies.

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