Samsung has admitted that its smart TVs with voice recognition will record data and transmit it to third parties.

The company warns users to be careful when speaking about personal or other sensitive information in its privacy policy, Digital Spy reports citing The Korea Times.

The exact clause reads: "Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party through your use of Voice Recognition."

Further down the policy, Samsung also mentions that it is not responsible for how third parties use data.

"Please note that when you watch a video or access applications or content provided by a third party, that provider may collect or receive information about your SmartTV (e.g. its IP address and device identifiers), the requested transaction (e.g. your request to buy or rent the video), and your use of the application or service.

"Samsung is not responsible for these providers' privacy or security practices. You should exercise caution and review the privacy statements applicable to the third-party websites and services you use."

Samsung does note that voice recognition can be switched off to prevent any data being captured, but you will lose the ability to use the feature altogether.