Change record
CA-C-001472
Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Entity
Date detected
April 29, 2026
Effective date
April 29, 2026
Severity
Direction
Negative
Taxonomy
Transparency removal
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Medium Negative for users
Affected users
All users California residents US users

Booking.com removed a single link from its footer navigation on April 29, 2026. The link 'Don't sell or share my personal information' was deleted from the footer menu. This removal eliminates a direct consumer access point to a privacy control that may be required under certain US state privacy laws like the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

1 protection removed

Consumers: Consumers no longer have a prominent footer link to exercise their right to opt out of data sales and sharing, making this right harder to find and exercise.

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What this means for you

Booking.com removed a footer link that provided direct access to opt-out controls for data sales and sharing. This does not necessarily eliminate the underlying right to opt out, but it removes a prominent, easy-to-find disclosure mechanism that many privacy laws require companies to make available. Consumers may still be able to exercise opt-out rights through account settings or privacy notice submissions, but they must now actively search for these options rather than finding them in the footer navigation.

What you can do

Check your Booking.com account privacy settings to locate the opt-out controls for data sales and sharing.

Contact Booking.com customer service to request information about how to exercise your data privacy rights under state law.

Historical Context

This is the 2nd significant Transparency Removal change Booking.com has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.

ConductAtlas has recorded 4 material changes to this document (since April 2026). An additional minor or cosmetic changes were excluded.

Across all monitored documents, Booking.com has made 7 significant changes.

5 of Booking.com's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.

Key Clauses Affected

Data sale and sharing opt-out disclosure link

Removed footer navigation link providing direct access to opt-out controls, potentially reducing the conspicuousness of the mechanism required by state privacy laws.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
387c49c9a7f13892c115c02c45d9641bab149b2b7690f0c7e62d90babdeb0a83
April 23, 2026 06:21 UTC
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Current Version
37a3b1d12c09471659f63f172c688cdf9db41e521bbcca4c1257a7f936bd9950
April 29, 2026 06:32 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
April 29, 2026 06:32 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://www.booking.com/content/terms.html
Citation Record
Entity: Booking.com
Document: Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-C-001472
Captured: 2026-04-29 06:32:11 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-29-bookingcom-bookingcom-terms-and-conditions-1472/
Accessed: Aug. 11, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

The removal of a footer link labeled 'Don't sell or share my personal information' may create compliance risk under CCPA and similar state privacy laws, which require companies to provide a conspicuous, easy-to-use mechanism for …

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Entity
Booking.com
Captured
April 29, 2026
Source URL
https://www.booking.com/content/terms.html
Other changes to Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Previous change Apr 23, 2026
Booking.com's Terms and Conditions were substantially rewritten on April 23, 2026. The document expanded from a security challenge page to …
High Negative
Next change May 5, 2026
The captured document appears to be a security challenge page (WAF/bot verification) rather than Booking.com's actual Terms and Conditions. The …
Low Neutral
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