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Opt-out must be personal and cannot be done by third party

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Any Opt-Out Notice will be effective only if you send it yourself, on an individual basis, and Opt-Out Notices from any third party purporting to act on your behalf will have no effect on your or Booking.com's rights.

Excerpt from Booking.com's Terms and Conditions

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Document information
Document
Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Entity
Booking.com
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 1, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005085, captured July 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076654
Document ID
CA-D-000237
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005085)
7681dcea7076649581fc9fe61008f0afc91aa76bb835077c4463e1674f4c59c2
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 13:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005085, captured July 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007731, captured Oct. 21, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Booking.com
Document: Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-076654
Version: CA-V-005085
Captured: 2026-07-19 21:23:26 UTC
SHA-256: 7681dcea70766495…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bookingcom/bookingcom-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-076654/opt-out-must-be-personal-and-cannot-be-done-by-third-party/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Booking.com's Opt-out must be personal and cannot be done by third party clause do?

The clause states: “Any Opt-Out Notice will be effective only if you send it yourself, on an individual basis, and Opt-Out Notices from any third party purporting to act on your behalf will have no effect on your or Booking.com's rights.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 196 platforms. See the full comparison.

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