Music streaming app Saavn and telecom firm Airtel are among the dozens of companies that received either a special, one-time exemption from Facebook after it cut off access to user data in 2015 or signed data sharing agreements with the social networking giant as part of an “integration partnership”.

This information comes from new written submissions made by the Silicon Valley-based technology firm to the US Congress.

The company disclosed the existence of two groups of deals, each with separate permissions and restrictions
When contacted, a Saavn spokesperson denied that any extension had been given to the company.

“Saavn has not requested nor been given an extension to access any Facebook user data,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement.