CA-C-000705
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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What Changed

Patreon updated their privacy policy page on April 29, 2026. The change detected appears to be a technical build timestamp update in the page's underlying code, moving from a build time of April 28 at 00:47 UTC to April 28 at 19:29 UTC. This is a behind-the-scenes technical update and does not appear to change any substantive privacy policy terms that affect users.

Consumer Impact (what this means for users)

This change appears to be a technical update to the build metadata of Patreon's privacy policy web page, not a change to the actual policy text. No consumer rights, data practices, or privacy terms appear to have been altered. There is no action required from users at this time.

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CFAA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Why It Matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This change does not appear to affect any privacy policy terms or consumer rights. However, because the page content is JavaScript-rendered and not visible in the diff, a manual check is advisable to confirm no substantive changes were made.

Key Clauses Affected

Build metadata timestamp

The page build timestamp was updated from 'Tue Apr 28 00:47:36 UTC 2026' to 'Tue Apr 28 19:29:56 UTC 2026', indicating a redeployment of the privacy policy page with no visible substantive content change.

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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
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://www.patreon.com/policy/privacy
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Patreon | Document: Patreon Privacy Policy | Record: CA-C-000705
Captured: 2026-04-29 06:26:00 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-29-patreon-patreon-privacy-policy-705/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

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Institutional Analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

Assessment

The detected change is a build timestamp update in the HTML metadata of Patreon's privacy policy page (build-time moved from 'Tue Apr 28 00:47:36 UTC 2026' to 'Tue Apr 28 19:29:56 UTC 2026'). No substantive policy language, data processing terms, or consumer rights provisions appear to have changed. No regulatory framework is implicated and no compliance action is required at this time.

Regulatory Exposure

No regulatory frameworks are implicated by this change. The modification is limited to an HTML build timestamp in page metadata. No provisions of GDPR (including Art. 13, Art. 14, or Art. 30), CCPA (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq.), UK GDPR, or any other data protection regime are triggered by a technical build metadata update.

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Document Context

Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Captured
April 29, 2026
Source URL
https://www.patreon.com/policy/privacy
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