Twitter has updated it updates its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service highlighting its popularity and growth. The social networking site that was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched in July, currently it has over 140 million active users worldwide. The micro blogging site which uses 14 characters has enlisted itself as one of most popular and powerful brand.

According to twitter, “We’re growing at a rapid pace, and our commitment to simplicity, transparency, and reaching every person on the planet continues. We thought you might be interested in knowing about some of our most recent developments. We have incorporated a new weekly email that delivers the most interesting news and have added more languages. In addition, we’ve made a number of updates to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.”

“We’ve noted the many ways you can set your preferences to limit, modify or remove the information we collect. For example, we now support the Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting, which stops the collection of information used for tailored suggestions. We’ve clarified the limited circumstances in which your information may be shared with others (for example, when you’ve given us permission to do so, or when the data itself is not private or personal). Importantly, our privacy policy is not intended to limit your rights to object to a third party’s request for your information. In our Terms of Service, we’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 our services,” added twitter.