Craigslist tries to keep your data safe but is not promising that it will succeed, meaning there is no enforceable security guarantee.
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This language limits Craigslist's liability in the event of a data breach, and means users cannot rely on a contractual security commitment when entrusting the platform with personal and financial information.
Personal data you share with Craigslist, including your name, phone number, address, and payment information, is stored without a formal security guarantee, which is relevant context in the event of a data breach or unauthorized access incident.
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"We make good faith efforts to store data securely, but can make no guarantees.— Excerpt from Craigslist's Craigslist Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The FTC Act requires companies to maintain reasonable data security practices; the 'good faith efforts' language does not necessarily satisfy the FTC's reasonableness standard, and the FTC has brought enforcement actions against companies whose security practices were inadequate regardless of disclaimer language in privacy policies. State data security laws (including California's CCPA security requirements and New York's SHIELD Act) may impose minimum security obligations that exist independently of contractual disclaimers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. While security disclaimers are common in consumer-facing policies, the complete absence of any described security measure (encryption, access controls, incident response) limits the policy's value as a compliance document and may attract regulatory scrutiny in the event of a breach. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's CCPA and the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act impose security obligations on businesses handling California resident data. The New York SHIELD Act requires reasonable safeguards for New York residents' data. EU and UK GDPR require appropriate technical and organizational measures under Article 32, which the 'good faith' standard may not satisfy as a documented security posture. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Businesses using Craigslist for employee recruitment or commercial transactions should be aware that no contractual security standard is being offered, which may affect vendor risk assessments and internal data handling policies. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: In the event of a data breach involving Craigslist user data, the 'good faith efforts' language would be evaluated against the FTC and applicable state law reasonableness standards, not the policy's own disclaimer. Legal teams should assess whether their organizations' vendor policies require minimum security representations that this policy does not provide.
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This language limits Craigslist's liability in the event of a data breach, and means users cannot rely on a contractual security commitment when entrusting the platform with personal and financial information.
Personal data you share with Craigslist, including your name, phone number, address, and payment information, is stored without a formal security guarantee, which is relevant context in the event of a data breach or unauthorized access incident.
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