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Advertising Disclosures May Constitute State Law Sale

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Key Facts

Is disclosure of personal information to advertising services classified as a 'sale' under state privacy laws?
Binance.US states that its disclosure of personal information to advertising services may be classified as a 'sale' under various state privacy laws, even though no monetary consideration is exchanged.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users in states with broad privacy-law definitions of 'sale' may have legal rights—such as opt-out rights—triggered by this disclosure, regardless of whether money is exchanged.

Interpretive note: The canonical claim focuses on the legal-classification risk. The companion proposition—that no monetary consideration is exchanged—is recorded in omitted_material.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 23, 2026

The updated policy now explicitly authorizes collection of Web3 wallet information including wallet addresses, token balances, transaction data, device identifiers, and related metadata. Under the revised terms, Binance.US may disclose pseudonymous wallet information (including read-only access to associated balances and transaction history) to third parties. Additionally, the policy no longer restricts data storage to the United States; data may now be stored and processed both within and outside the country. The updated language does not specify an opt-out mechanism for Web3 wallet data collection.

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Medium May 5, 2026

The updated privacy policy now discloses that Binance.US collects information from interactions with AI chatbots, including prompts, market research, and uploaded information. The policy states this data may be shared with OpenAI, which according to the revised language may receive information about your account, portfolio, and communication contents along with associated metadata. The updated terms also broaden the stated use of personal information to include generating interactive responses through AI chatbots that provide market research and portfolio-specific analysis, as well as collecting inferences about your service use. Your continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of these updated data collection and sharing practices.

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Medium Apr 19, 2026

The updated policy explicitly authorizes Binance.US to disclose user information to law enforcement, government agencies, regulators, financial institutions, and industry partners to detect and prevent fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. This establishes a new disclosure authority that was not previously explicitly stated. Additionally, the revised language discloses that email addresses and other identifiers collected by Binance.US may be used for tailored advertising on other websites and social media platforms. The policy now provides a 'Your Privacy Rights' webform in addition to email contact as a mechanism for submitting privacy rights requests and appeals. You can submit privacy rights requests through privacy@binance.us or by using the company's 'Your Privacy Rights' webform.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Jul 10, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4429 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Depending on a user's state of residence, the disclosure to advertising services may activate state-law privacy rights even though Binance.US receives no monetary payment for the data.

How other platforms handle this

Squarespace Medium

we may use, retain or share information with law enforcement or others in circumstances where a person's vital interests require protection, such as in the case of emergencies.

Lime Medium

if you are accessing and using Lime Services under a corporate account...you acknowledge and agree that Lime may share certain of your usage information with whomever provided you with access to the Lime Services

Adobe Medium

The types of third parties your information may be disclosed to include: our resellers and other sales and advertising partners, retailers, advertisers, ad agencies, advertising networks and platforms, information service providers, fraud monitoring and prevention providers, and publishers.

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Binance.US does not 'sell' personal information with these advertising services for monetary consideration, but disclosure may be classified as a 'sale' under various state privacy laws.

Excerpt from Binance.US's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Binance.US Privacy Policy
Entity
Binance.US
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-021636
Document ID
CA-D-00065
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
fe2ef7996a029ceacac9b979b2d9ece66167de76b6cd93f9c5bbf824aeca1bbf
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 05:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Binance.US
Document: Binance.US Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-021636
Captured: 2026-05-10 05:50:20 UTC
SHA-256: fe2ef7996a029cea…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/binanceus/binanceus-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-021636/advertising-disclosures-may-constitute-state-law-sale/
Accessed: Aug. 19, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Binance.US's Advertising Disclosures May Constitute State Law Sale clause do?

Users in states with broad privacy-law definitions of 'sale' may have legal rights—such as opt-out rights—triggered by this disclosure, regardless of whether money is exchanged.

How does this clause affect you?

Depending on a user's state of residence, the disclosure to advertising services may activate state-law privacy rights even though Binance.US receives no monetary payment for the data.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 288 platforms. See the full comparison.

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