About the use of the information in your contacts

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The phone numbers saved in your device's contacts are automatically added as friends if they're registered to LINE. When this happens, their names will appear in your friend list on LINE with the names saved to your device's contacts.

Topics covered
- Conditions for the information in your contacts to be sent to our servers
- Privacy protection for your phone number and the phone numbers in your contacts
- Stopping the information saved in your contacts from being sent to our servers


Conditions for the information in your contacts to be sent to our servers:
Information in your contacts will be sent to our servers if you:
• Select OK on the pop-up about LINE's use and sending of information in your contacts when signing up for a LINE account.
• Go to the Home tab, tap Settings > Friends, and then turn on Auto-add friends.
• Have Auto-add friends already on and tap the refresh icon next to Last auto-add > OK on the pop-up about LINE's use and sending of information in your contacts.


Privacy protection for your phone number and the phone numbers in your contacts:
Rest assured that your phone number and the other phone numbers in your contacts will not be disclosed to anyone else. This information is securely protected as follows:
• When you sign up for a LINE account, we ask that you agree to our Terms of Use as well as the LY Corporation Privacy Policy, both of which include information about the use of information in your contacts.
• If you agree to let LINE find your friends, the phone numbers in your contacts will be encrypted, sent to our servers, and securely stored there.
• Encrypted strings are used to compare whether you and someone else have each other's contact information.


Stopping the information saved in your contacts from being sent to our servers:
1. Tap the Home tab > Settings > Friends.
2. Turn off Auto-add friends.
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- Users who already appear in your friend list can be deleted after blocking or hiding them.
- The only way to remove yourself from another user's friend list or friend recommendations is to delete your LINE account.