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Location and Device Data Collection

Medium severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Rare · 2 of 325 platforms
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Precise location data combined with financial transaction data can reveal sensitive information about where you live, work, and spend money, and this data is available to third-party analytics and advertising partners under the policy.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The policy states that Coinbase collects government-issued identification documents, financial account details, transaction history, biometric data, and device and geolocation information from users of its platform. This information may be shared with third-party identity verification providers, blockchain analytics companies, advertising and analytics partners, and disclosed to law enforcement or regulators upon legally permissible request, including in jurisdictions where Coinbase determines disclosure is required without user notice. You can submit a data access, deletion, or opt-out request through Coinbase's privacy request page at https://www.coinbase.com/legal/privacy.

How other platforms handle this

Uber Medium

Uber collects precise or approximate location data from riders' and order recipients' mobile devices when the Uber app is running in the foreground (app open and on-screen) or background (app open but not on-screen) of their device. Uber collects this data from the time a ride or order is requested ...

Robinhood Medium

Geolocation data, such as device location. Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement. Device identifiers, such as IP address, unique d...

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...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our Services. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device identifiers, and information about how and when you use our Services. We may also collect location information, including precise geolocation data, when you enable location services on your device.

— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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
TCPA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Coinbase Privacy Policy
Entity
Coinbase
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007639
Document ID
CA-D-00048
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9f0565aa17e055fd83bf764cba2bfd8ee0bfb4068429e611e0ecdd002d63925e
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 21:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Coinbase
Document: Coinbase Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-007639
Captured: 2026-05-09 21:10:12 UTC
SHA-256: 9f0565aa17e055fd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/coinbase/coinbase-privacy-policy/location-and-device-data-collection/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Coinbase's Location and Device Data Collection clause do?

Precise location data combined with financial transaction data can reveal sensitive information about where you live, work, and spend money, and this data is available to third-party analytics and advertising partners under the policy.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 2 platforms. See the full comparison.

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