Coinbase Privacy Policy

This document explains what personal information Coinbase collects about you—including sensitive items like biometric data, government IDs, and social security numbers—how Coinbase uses and shares that information, and how long it keeps it. Coinbase may share your data with advertisers such as Meta and AppLovin, and may transfer it to another company if Coinbase is acquired or undergoes a major corporate change. You can ask Coinbase to delete your information, but legal obligations may prevent full deletion, and you cannot opt out of communications Coinbase deems critical for legal or security purposes.

The Coinbase Privacy Policy establishes the categories of personal information Coinbase collects—including biometric data, government-issued identity documents, social security numbers, and counterparty transaction data—and the purposes for which that information is used, shared, and retained. Coinbase retains personal information as long as needed to provide Services, satisfy legal obligations, or protect its or others' interests, with no fixed deletion timeline. The document grants Coinbase authority to use automated decision-making for regulatory and contractual obligations related to safety, security, and integrity, and to transfer personal information in the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or similar change of control. Users hold a qualified right to request erasure subject to applicable law, but have no right to opt out of critical legal or security communications. Unresolved privacy complaints under the Data Privacy Frameworks may be subject to binding arbitration through ICDR-AAA.

As an individual user, your most sensitive personal information—including biometric data generated from photos or videos, government-issued identity documents, and social security numbers—is collected as part of identity verification and may be retained beyond the end of your account relationship if legal obligations or protective interests require it. Your conversion data, including your IP address, is shared with named third-party advertisers such as Meta and AppLovin. If Coinbase undergoes an acquisition, merger, or bankruptcy, your personal information may transfer to a different entity. Coinbase will close your account if it is unable to process your personal information for its stated purposes. You can contact Coinbase to submit a personal information erasure request, though applicable law may limit whether that request must be honored.