Change record
CA-C-004517
Faire Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
August 20, 2026
Effective date
August 20, 2026
Severity
Direction
Negative
Taxonomy
Data collection expansion
Changes
+17 sentences added · −3 sentences removed · 12 sentences modified

Impact Summary

Medium Negative for users
Affected users
Retailers All users Brands

Faire's updated privacy policy expands data collection and use practices for retailers and expands how marketplace information is shared between users. The policy now explicitly describes collecting inferred or predicted business attributes (store type, category), implementing automated credit decision-making for retailers, and sharing business profile information with other Faire users and Brands to facilitate marketplace discovery and transactions. The policy also introduces Faire Pay, a credit facility requiring collection of additional information including Social Security numbers, shared with banking partner Lead Bank.

3 new obligations 2 obligations expanded

Retailers: Faire can infer what type of business you operate and collect that information even if you don't explicitly tell them.

Retailers: Faire will automatically set your credit limit and payment terms using an algorithm based on your payment history and credit risk profile.

Retailers: More detailed information about your business is now shared with other retailers and brands using the marketplace.

Retailers applying for faire pay: Applying for Faire Pay requires providing your Social Security number and employment information to Faire and its banking partner.

Retailers applying for faire pay: Your Social Security number and sensitive financial information will be shared with Faire's banking partner to evaluate your credit application.

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What this means for you

The updated terms expand the types of data collected and how that data is used and shared. For retailers, Faire now explicitly collects inferred or predicted business attributes (store type, category) and implements automated decision-making to determine credit limits and payment terms based on credit risk assessment. Business profile information, including store type, location, and engagement data, may now be displayed to other marketplace users and Brands to facilitate ordering and transactions. For users applying for Faire Pay, the policy now authorizes collection of Social Security numbers and employment information, shared with Lead Bank for credit assessment. You can review your account privacy settings to limit visibility of certain profile information to other users.

What you can do

Review your account privacy settings to limit visibility of your business profile information to other Faire users

Assess whether you want to apply for Faire Pay given the requirement to provide Social Security number and share information with external banking partner Lead Bank

Review your credit information and payment history on your Faire account, as this will be used in automated credit limit assessment

Key Clauses Affected

Inferred business attributes collection

Policy now explicitly authorizes Faire to infer or predict business attributes (store type, category) based on provided information, public data, website analysis, and activity on the Services.

Automated credit decision-making

Policy discloses that credit limits and payment terms are determined through automated decision-making based on credit risk assessment without explicit individual review requirement.

Expanded marketplace information sharing

Business profile information, inferred attributes, and engagement data may now be displayed to other retailers and Brands to facilitate marketplace functionality.

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Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
7459d6d9641fdc8d4987204c0a055578d5696257379fad17ae546e1172a0425e
August 12, 2026 01:29 UTC
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Current Version
8019488de1c643e16a7e6cf20f21ceb43b89d2f74604c32983b021361600abaa
August 20, 2026 01:33 UTC
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Change Detected
August 20, 2026 01:33 UTC
Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://www.faire.com/privacy
Citation Record
Entity: Faire
Document: Faire Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-004517
Captured: 2026-08-20 01:33:02 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-20-faire-faire-privacy-policy-4517/
Accessed: Aug. 20, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Faire expanded its data collection, use, and sharing practices across three key areas: inferred business attribute collection and use for retailers; automated credit decision-making disclosed to retailers; and data sharing with other marketplace users and …

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Document Context

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Document
Faire Privacy Policy
Entity
Faire
Captured
August 20, 2026
Source URL
https://www.faire.com/privacy
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