Change record
CA-X-004401
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
Date detected
August 15, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Positive
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+5 sentences added · 2 sentences modified

Impact Summary

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Low Positive for users
Affected users
UK users South korea users Nevada users

PayPal updated contact information for privacy inquiries in South Korea and Nevada, changing email addresses from generic privacy addresses to jurisdiction-specific contacts. Additionally, PayPal added a new regulatory status disclosure for PayPal UK Ltd, stating that it is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an electronic money institution and for cryptocurrency services, with specific firm reference numbers and registered office details. The disclosure also notes that some products like PayPal Working Capital are not FCA-regulated and may offer lower protection.

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What this means for you

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The updated privacy statement now provides clearer contact information for privacy inquiries in South Korea and Nevada, directing users to jurisdiction-specific email addresses. For UK users, PayPal added explicit disclosure that PayPal UK Ltd is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as an electronic money institution and for cryptocurrency services, with specific firm reference numbers and registered office details. The disclosure also clarifies that certain products like PayPal Working Capital are not FCA-regulated and may offer lower consumer protection.

Key Clauses Affected

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FCA regulatory status disclosure

Added explicit statement that PayPal UK Ltd is authorized and regulated by the FCA as an electronic money institution and for cryptocurrency services, with specific firm reference numbers and registered office details.

Privacy contact information updates

Updated email addresses for privacy inquiries in South Korea and Nevada to jurisdiction-specific contacts.

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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

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Previous Version
e18f4a34d84e4f4e630f173201a425ad4123c13dae37872db72807e6999740b3
August 5, 2026 00:08 UTC
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Current Version
fde8a24bf5ca4ca5b9a3d100953e755767b80806013c664f784af3e36652738a
August 15, 2026 00:11 UTC
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Change Detected
August 15, 2026 00:11 UTC
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Analysis Methodology
Record history

Wording edits to this record that do not change what it claims. Changes to a claim are published as corrections.

2026-10-11 · Feed summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
Added regulatory disclosures and FCA authorization status for PayPal UK Ltd; clarified that some products lack FCA regulation.
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
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The updated terms add explicit regulatory disclosures for PayPal UK Ltd, stating it is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority as an electronic money institution and for cryptocurrency services. The revised language also states that some products and services, such as PayPal Working Capital, are not regulated by the FCA and may offer a lower level of protection. The change establishes clearer transparency around which services carry FCA regulatory oversight and which do not.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
PayPal updated its Privacy Statement to add regulatory and corporate disclosure information for PayPal UK Ltd. The updated terms now include specific language stating that PayPal UK Ltd is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an electronic money institution and for cryptocurrency services, noting that some products like PayPal Working Capital are not FCA-regulated and may offer lower protection. The change also corrects contact information for Nevada privacy inquiries and adds PayPal UK Ltd's company registration number and registered office address.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text
PayPal updated their PayPal Privacy Statement on August 15, 2026. Change detected: 5 sentence(s) added, 2 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 557 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-X-004401
Version: CA-V-005806
Captured: 2026-08-15 00:11:40 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-15-paypal-paypal-privacy-statement-4401/
Accessed: Nov. 13, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

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Assessment

PayPal revised its privacy statement to include updated contact information for privacy inquiries in South Korea and Nevada, and added regulatory status disclosures for PayPal UK Ltd under FCA authorization. The changes appear to be …

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Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Captured
August 15, 2026
Source URL
https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/privacy-full
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