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Passive Data Collection from Non-Customers

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Most people have no idea Cloudflare is collecting their data, because they interact with the website they're visiting, not with Cloudflare directly — yet Cloudflare still processes their personal information.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Cloudflare's policy means your personal data, including IP address, device identifiers, and browsing behavior, may be collected both when you directly use Cloudflare services and when you visit third-party websites that use Cloudflare's network infrastructure, often without your direct awareness. The policy authorizes use of this data for security, analytics, and marketing purposes, and permits sharing with service providers, partners, and in response to legal requests. You can submit a data access, deletion, or opt-out request through Cloudflare's privacy rights portal at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacyrequest/.

How other platforms handle this

PlanetScale Medium

When you visit the Careers portion of our websites, we collect the information that you provide to us in connection with your job application. This includes but is not limited to business and personal contact information, professional credentials and skills, educational and work history and other in...

American Airlines Medium

American does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children – persons under the age of 13, or another age if required by applicable law – other than when required to comply with the law or for safety and security reasons. Due to the nature of our Services, we may collect travel i...

GOAT Medium

We may collect information about your location, including precise geolocation information, when you use our Services. We use this information to provide location-based services, such as showing you products available in your area, and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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When you visit a website that uses Cloudflare's services, Cloudflare may act as a data processor on behalf of the website operator. In this capacity, Cloudflare processes information transmitted as part of the connection, including IP addresses and other network-level data, in order to provide its services to the website operator.

— Excerpt from Cloudflare's Cloudflare Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
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
Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Entity
Cloudflare
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004658
Document ID
CA-D-00282
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a064dbc72c132183a5977f85d35f4fcab210be3ae8baa95a0ce1278288c6ad03
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 18:32 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cloudflare
Document: Cloudflare Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-004658
Captured: 2026-05-09 18:32:48 UTC
SHA-256: a064dbc72c132183…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cloudflare/cloudflare-privacy-policy/passive-data-collection-from-non-customers/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cloudflare's Passive Data Collection from Non-Customers clause do?

Most people have no idea Cloudflare is collecting their data, because they interact with the website they're visiting, not with Cloudflare directly — yet Cloudflare still processes their personal information.

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