CA-C-000756
Patreon — Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
May 1, 2026
Effective date
May 1, 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 May 1, 2026, but the only detected change was a build timestamp update in the page's technical metadata — the build time changed from April 29 to April 30, 2026. There is no visible change to the actual privacy policy content or any consumer-facing language. This appears to be a routine technical deployment with no meaningful impact on users.

Consumer Impact (what this means for users)

Patreon's privacy policy page was refreshed on May 1, 2026, but the change detected is limited to a backend build timestamp in the page's HTML metadata. No policy language, user rights, or data practices were altered. There is no action required by consumers as a result of this update.

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 has no material impact on users — it is a technical metadata update only. No privacy rights, data practices, or policy terms were changed.

Key Clauses Affected

Build Timestamp Metadata

The page's internal build timestamp updated from April 29 to April 30, 2026, reflecting a routine technical redeployment with no policy content changes.

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Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
99374feeda790267a88d534d405d8998579478e3834709f327e74cbb2b9beead
April 30, 2026 06:15 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
e145c486471ebed3a0b52d0090c7bdd3acdcac7bb478e423c714dc6b08bdc36e
May 1, 2026 06:12 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
May 1, 2026 06:12 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-000756
Captured: 2026-05-01 06:12:48 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-01-patreon-patreon-privacy-policy-756/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

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Institutional Analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

Assessment

The only detected change between the two versions of Patreon's privacy policy page is a build timestamp update in the HTML metadata (from 'Wed Apr 29 21:44:07 UTC 2026' to 'Thu Apr 30 19:08:53 UTC 2026'). No substantive policy language was modified. No regulatory framework is implicated and no compliance action is required. This is a routine technical redeployment with zero material impact on privacy obligations.

Regulatory Exposure

No regulatory frameworks are implicated by this change. The modification is limited to an HTML build timestamp in the page header and does not affect any consumer-facing policy language, data processing descriptions, consent mechanisms, or rights disclosures. GDPR (including Art. 13, 14), CCPA (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq.), and other applicable frameworks are unaffected.

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Document Context

Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Captured
May 1, 2026
Source URL
https://www.patreon.com/policy/privacy
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