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Best Buy · Best Buy Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Collection of Fingerprints for Trade-In Fraud

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

When does Best Buy collect fingerprints?
“Fingerprints (when required by law for fraud detection in connection with Best Buy's product trade-in program)”
Version CA-V-006820, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Best Buy collects fingerprints when required by law for fraud detection in connection with its product trade-in program.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Best Buy collects biometric fingerprint data, but collection is conditional on a legal requirement and is limited to the trade-in program fraud-detection context.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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If you participate in Best Buy's product trade-in program and applicable law requires it, Best Buy may collect your fingerprints.

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Fingerprints (when required by law for fraud detection in connection with Best Buy's product trade-in program)

Excerpt from Best Buy's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Best Buy Privacy Policy
Entity
Best Buy
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006820, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-053057
Document ID
CA-D-000623
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006820)
1d30473722aea44bc686906ab20b845303362fd62944c5b0a9907298ee86c89d
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 11:21 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006820, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Best Buy
Document: Best Buy Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-053057
Version: CA-V-006820
Captured: 2026-09-11 01:07:29 UTC
SHA-256: 1d30473722aea44b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/best-buy/best-buy-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-053057/collection-of-fingerprints-for-trade-in-fraud/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Best Buy's Collection of Fingerprints for Trade-In Fraud clause do?

Best Buy collects biometric fingerprint data, but collection is conditional on a legal requirement and is limited to the trade-in program fraud-detection context.

How does this clause affect you?

If you participate in Best Buy's product trade-in program and applicable law requires it, Best Buy may collect your fingerprints.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Best Buy?

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