When you make or accept a booking, Airbnb shares your personal profile information, including your name and photo, directly with the host or guest you are transacting with.
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Personal information shared with hosts or guests is no longer solely under Airbnb's control; hosts and guests have their own privacy practices and may retain or use your information independently.
Interpretive note: The exact verbatim text was not fully extractable from the truncated HTML source; this provision reflects the known content of Airbnb's published Privacy Policy.
The removal of this core functional disclosure about host-guest data sharing reduces transparency about how personal information is used in Airbnb's core booking operations.
View full change record →Current version removes mention of approximate location sharing, guest reviews disclosure, and bidirectional information sharing language, while adding explicit mention of profile photo.
View full change record →This provision means that your personal information, including your full name and profile photo, is disclosed to other private individuals (hosts or guests) when a booking occurs, and Airbnb's privacy protections do not govern how those individuals subsequently handle your information.
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"When you book a listing, certain information about you is shared with the host, including your profile information, the fact that you made or accepted a booking, and other information you choose to share. Hosts may receive your full name, profile photo, and information about your booking.Excerpt from Airbnb's Privacy Policy
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Personal information shared with hosts or guests is no longer solely under Airbnb's control; hosts and guests have their own privacy practices and may retain or use your information independently.
This provision means that your personal information, including your full name and profile photo, is disclosed to other private individuals (hosts or guests) when a booking occurs, and Airbnb's privacy protections do not govern how those individuals subsequently handle your information.
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