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Source-backed from the published policy documents behind this report

69
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
15
verified controls

5 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 1 finding
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Messages 2 findings
  • Sensitive Data 2 findings
  • Tracking 5 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 7 findings
  • Sharing 14 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 22 findings
  • Other 15 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Advertising & Profiling No direct setting Temu may use your browsing, search and purchase history for ads on its platform

What this means

Temu may use your browsing, searching and purchasing history on the Service, and account profile information such as your country if recorded, to show you interest-based ads on its platform that display a merchandise partner's listing or product more prominently.

Temu may use your browsing, searching and purchasing history on the Service and account profile information, such as your country if recorded, to show you interest-based advertising on its platform that promotes merchandise partners' listings.

Why this matters

What you browse and buy on Temu can decide which listings are shown to you more prominently.

What the policy says

For example, we may use your interactions with the Service (e.g., your browsing, searching and purchasing history on the Service), and information included in your account profile (e.g., your country if recorded) to show you interest-based advertising on our platform, which displays a merchandise partner’s listing or product more prominently. We do not use information which on its own personally identifies you, such as your name or email address, to show you interest-based advertising.

From Temu Privacy Policy (United States)

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What you can do

No setting found that directly changes this practice.

In the Temu documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.

A broader option is available

Residents of certain U.S. states may, depending on their state, have the right to opt out of the processing of their personal information for targeted advertising, through Temu's privacy choices web form or by contacting Temu.

That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.

Sensitive Data No direct setting Temu support complaints may include health details you choose to provide

What this means

When you submit a complaint or request through Temu's customer support, you may choose to provide health details, medical treatments, tests, reports, medications or other evidence of product-related injuries or health impacts.

When submitting a complaint or request through customer support, you may choose to provide health details, medical treatments, tests, reports, medications or other evidence of product-related injuries or health impacts.

Why this matters

Reporting a product injury can mean handing Temu information about your health.

What the policy says

When submitting a complaint or request through our customer support functions, you may choose to provide documentation, information, or photographs including health details, medical treatments, tests, reports, medications or other evidence for product-related injuries or health impacts. For more information regarding our collection of consumer health data, please see our Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy .

From Temu Privacy Policy (United States)

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What you can do

No setting found that directly changes this practice.

In the Temu documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.

A broader option is available

Residents of certain U.S. states may, depending on their state, have the right to request access to or deletion of personal information Temu has collected, through Temu's privacy choices web form or by contacting Temu.

That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.

Tracking Temu collects the pages you view, your searches, your cart and your email clicks

What this means

Temu collects your interactions with the Service, including where you arrived from, the pages you view, your browsing, searching and purchasing history, the items in your shopping cart, and whether you open its emails or click the links in them.

Temu collects your interactions with the Service, including where you arrived from, pages viewed, browsing, searching and purchasing history, shopping cart items, and whether you opened or clicked links in its emails.

Why this matters

Temu collects a detailed record of how you shop, down to whether you opened its emails.

What the policy says

We collect personal information about your interactions with the Service, including the source from which you arrived at our pages, the pages you viewed, other interactions with the Service (e.g., your browsing history, searching and purchasing history), the items in your shopping cart and whether you opened our emails or clicked on the links within our emails. We also collect service-related, diagnostic, and performance information, including crash reports and performance logs.

From Temu Privacy Policy (United States)

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice.

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  • Controls & Permissions 3
  • Advertising & Profiling 2
  • Other 2
  • Sharing 2
  • Messages 1
  • Sensitive Data 1
  • Tracking 1

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 54 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Location 1 more
  • Camera & Photos 1 more
  • Messages 1 more
  • Tracking 3 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 4 more
  • Sharing 12 more
  • Controls & Permissions 19 more
  • Other 13 more

  • Complete report

    54 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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    15 verified privacy controls, 4 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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