Change record
CA-X-004525
Eventbrite Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
August 21, 2026
Severity
Direction
Neutral
Taxonomy
Data collection expansion
Changes
+1 sentence added · 3 sentences modified

Impact Summary

Medium Neutral for users
Affected users
All users Event attendees Event organizers

Eventbrite expanded the circumstances under which organizers receive attendee email addresses. Previously, organizers could access email addresses only from people who registered for their events. The updated policy now also makes email addresses available to organizers when attendees choose to receive marketing communications from them through the Eventbrite platform. The policy also clarifies that organizers act as data controllers for marketing subscriptions, while Eventbrite acts as a data processor.

1 obligation expanded

Consumers: Your email can be shared with event organizers in more situations than before, including when you choose to receive their marketing messages.

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What this means for you

The updated policy expands when your email address is shared with event organizers. Previously, organizers received your email only if you registered for their event. Under the revised terms, organizers also receive your email if you choose to receive marketing communications from them through Eventbrite. The policy clarifies that organizers control your marketing subscription data as data controllers, while Eventbrite processes it on their behalf. You can manage marketing communication preferences through Eventbrite's platform settings.

What you can do

→ Review your marketing communication preferences in your Eventbrite account settings to control whether organizers receive your email address.

→ Understand that opting into an organizer's marketing communications will result in your email being shared with that organizer.

Key Clauses Affected

organizer email access

Expanded to include attendees who opt into organizer marketing communications, not only event registrants.

data controller/processor roles

Clarified that organizers are data controllers of marketing subscriptions and Eventbrite is the data processor.

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Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
926429f881942ad5d3d3cb1bfb50194cd6d5a4e598dcc19ac523e7001fcd37ae
July 30, 2026 00:41 UTC
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Current Version
a194740293303165277f21e28751e848f2ec4585bb89646d235aecd17e421049
August 21, 2026 00:46 UTC
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Change Detected
August 21, 2026 00:46 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
Expands organizer email access to include opt-in marketing subscribers, not just event registrants
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
The updated terms expand the circumstances under which your email address is shared with event organizers. Previously, Eventbrite shared email addresses only with organizers of events you registered for. Under the revised policy, your email is also shared with organizers if you elect to receive their marketing communications through the Eventbrite platform. The policy clarifies that organizers own the data relationship with you for these marketing subscriptions, while Eventbrite processes the consent and delivery on their behalf.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
Previous text
Eventbrite expanded the circumstances under which organizers receive attendee email addresses. Previously, organizers could only access emails of those who registered for their events. The updated policy now also shares email addresses with organizers when attendees choose to receive marketing communications from those organizers through the Eventbrite platform. The policy adds explicit language clarifying that when organizers collect marketing subscriptions through Eventbrite, the organizer is the data controller and Eventbrite acts as a data processor.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text
Eventbrite updated their Eventbrite Privacy Policy on August 21, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) added, 3 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 292 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: Eventbrite
Document: Eventbrite Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-X-004525
Version: CA-V-005971
Captured: 2026-08-21 00:46:02 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-08-21-eventbrite-eventbrite-privacy-policy-4525/
Accessed: Oct. 12, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Eventbrite clarified its data-sharing practices and data controller/processor roles for organizer marketing subscriptions. The change expands the circumstances under which organizer email lists include attendee addresses, now encompassing both event registrants and those who affirmatively …

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Document
Eventbrite Privacy Policy
Entity
Eventbrite
Captured
August 21, 2026
Source URL
https://www.eventbrite.com/support/articles/en_US/Troubleshooting/eventbrite-privacy-policy
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