CA-C-000745
Coinbase — Coinbase Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
May 1, 2026
Effective date
May 1, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users india users philippines users argentina users
Changes
5 sentences modified
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What Changed

Coinbase made minor edits to their privacy policy on May 1, 2026, including fixing a typo ('endeavour' changed to 'endeavor') and correcting a grammatical error ('If your reside' changed to 'If you reside' in the Argentina section). A few email addresses also had minor spacing adjustments added. These are cosmetic and editorial corrections that do not change any user rights or data practices.

Consumer Impact (what this means for users)

Coinbase made purely cosmetic edits to their privacy policy on May 1, 2026, correcting typos and minor grammatical errors. These changes do not affect how your personal data is collected, used, or shared, nor do they alter any of your privacy rights. No action is required from consumers as a result of these changes.

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CFAA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
TCPA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Why It Matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This update is purely cosmetic and does not affect any user rights, data practices, or compliance obligations. It is noted here only for completeness and audit trail purposes.

Key Clauses Affected

India grievance resolution clause

Spelling corrected from 'endeavour' to 'endeavor'; no substantive change to the 30-day resolution commitment.

Argentina data protection authority clause

Grammatical typo fixed ('If your reside' corrected to 'If you reside'); no change to the underlying rights or contact information.

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Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
f8e2f7ccb5ea4d94cdd5da5309114e230b9ebc10428393ca43512c2e8128762d
April 29, 2026 06:15 UTC
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Current Version
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May 1, 2026 06:02 UTC
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Change Detected
May 1, 2026 06:02 UTC
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Source Document
https://www.coinbase.com/legal/privacy
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Coinbase | Document: Coinbase Privacy Policy | Record: CA-C-000745
Captured: 2026-05-01 06:02:07 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-01-coinbase-coinbase-privacy-policy-745/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

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Institutional Analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

Assessment

Coinbase's May 1, 2026 privacy policy update consists entirely of editorial corrections: standardizing 'endeavour' to American English 'endeavor', fixing a pronoun typo ('your reside' to 'you reside') in the Argentina section, and adding trailing spaces after email addresses. No substantive obligations, rights, or data practices were altered. No compliance action is required. This change does not materially affect GDPR, CCPA, or any other privacy framework obligations.

Regulatory Exposure

No new regulatory exposure created. The changes are purely editorial. For reference, the document touches frameworks applicable to the jurisdictions mentioned: (1) India — IT Act 2000 and Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023; (2) Philippines — Republic Act 10173 (Data Privacy Act of 2012), enforced by the National Privacy Commission; (3) Argentina — Law 25,326 (Personal Data Protection Law), enforced by the Agency for Public Information Access (AAIP). None of these frameworks are implicated by the editorial corrections made.

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Document Context

Document
Coinbase Privacy Policy
Entity
Coinbase
Captured
May 1, 2026
Source URL
https://www.coinbase.com/legal/privacy
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