CA-C-001466
Patreon — Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
April 29, 2026
Effective date
April 29, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users
Changes
1 sentence modified
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Event Summary

Patreon updated its privacy policy on April 29, 2026, but the change detected is limited to a technical rebuild timestamp in the HTML metadata (from April 28 00:47 UTC to April 28 19:29 UTC). No substantive policy language, rights, disclosures, or consumer protections were modified. This appears to be a routine platform update with no impact on how Patreon collects, uses, or protects user data.

LOW

Consumer Impact

This change has no material impact on consumers. The detected modification is limited to a technical HTML metadata timestamp indicating when Patreon rebuilt the privacy policy web page. No policy language, disclosure, data handling practice, or user right was added, removed, or modified. Users' data rights, consent requirements, and privacy protections remain unchanged.

Governance Analysis

This change does not materially affect consumers. The modification is limited to a technical page rebuild timestamp and does not alter any privacy policy language, data handling practices, or consumer rights.

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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
191aaa5dfd60f495edc526219b225466f89e75947633d0a8483ea5987d967041
April 28, 2026 06:13 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
6e4fe7d0bede02113a31c4f3afa3c471e9a3b1e42561bba30f07c1ce36ae2905
April 29, 2026 06:26 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
April 29, 2026 06:26 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://www.patreon.com/policy/privacy
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-001466
Captured: 2026-04-29 06:26:00 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-29-patreon-patreon-privacy-policy-1466/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

The detected change is purely technical—a page rebuild timestamp in HTML metadata from April 28 00:47 UTC to April 28 19:29 UTC. No substantive privacy policy language was modified. This does not create new compliance obligations, alter existing vendor obligations, or trigger regulatory exposure. No internal review is required unless there is reason to believe the metadata change masks an unreported substantive policy revision.

Full compliance analysis

Obligation analysis, escalation trigger, board language, and recommended action.

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Document Context

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Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Captured
April 29, 2026
Source URL
https://www.patreon.com/policy/privacy
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Next change Apr 30, 2026
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Low Neutral
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