eBay retains your personal data for as long as necessary to provide services, comply with legal obligations, and protect against fraud or legal claims — and will delete it when it is no longer needed for these purposes.
eBay may hold your data for extended periods, including after you close your account, for legal and business reasons, which means deleting your account does not necessarily result in immediate deletion of all your personal data.
Retention policies must comply with GDPR Article 5(1)(e) storage limitation principles, CCPA/CPRA requirements, and applicable financial record-keeping regulations including IRS and anti-money laundering requirements for payment-related data. Legal teams should verify that retention schedules are documented and defensible under all applicable frameworks.
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eBay collects an extensive range of personal data including financial details, government IDs, biometric data (for sellers), browsing behavior, and location data, and shares this information with advertising partners, payment processors, and other third parties for targeted marketing and fraud detection. Consumers' messages sent through eBay's platform may be filtered and scanned, and their data may be transferred internationally across eBay's global affiliates. You can manage your communication preferences, advertising settings, and submit data rights requests through eBay's Privacy Center at https://www.ebayinc.com/company/privacy-center/privacy-contact/.