eBay collects your credit card numbers, bank account details, and full transaction history as part of operating its marketplace and payment services.
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The collection and retention of credit card numbers and bank account details by eBay and its payment affiliates creates significant financial data security obligations and exposure risk for users if security controls fail.
eBay's updated privacy notice now provides more structured and detailed information about what personal data it collects, why it processes that data, and how it handles cross-border transfers. The addition of explicit data protection officer contact information and a clear table of contents makes the privacy framework more accessible and transparent. You can review the new notice to understand what data categories eBay collects and contact the designated data protection officer with privacy concerns.
View change record →eBay collects and retains your credit card numbers, account numbers, and detailed transaction records, which are among the most sensitive categories of personal data from a fraud and identity theft risk perspective. Users should be aware that this data is subject to payment card industry security standards but also represents a high-value target for data breaches.
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"Financial information (e.g. credit card and account numbers, transaction details, and form of payment).Excerpt from eBay's Privacy Notice
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection and processing of credit card and bank account data engages PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance requirements, which are contractual obligations imposed by card networks rather than statutory law …
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The collection and retention of credit card numbers and bank account details by eBay and its payment affiliates creates significant financial data security obligations and exposure risk for users if security controls fail.
eBay collects and retains your credit card numbers, account numbers, and detailed transaction records, which are among the most sensitive categories of personal data from a fraud and identity theft risk perspective. Users should be aware that this data is subject to payment card industry security standards but also represents a high-value target for data breaches.
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