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Location Data Used for Location-Based Services

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Recent Activity

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Medium May 1, 2026

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.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

Notion Medium

Developing new products and services and improving the Services

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Processing of general location data (such as IP address or postal code) in order to provide you with location-based services (such as radius search and other content that is personalized on the basis of your general location data).

Excerpt from eBay's Privacy Notice

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
eBay Privacy Notice
Entity
eBay
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-033769
Document ID
CA-D-00256
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
eecb7cb887ecc8c91eb3d59fbb033add1299a620d3c0325c86a8d86571cc93a6
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 11:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: eBay
Document: eBay Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-033769
Captured: 2026-05-10 11:09:19 UTC
SHA-256: eecb7cb887ecc8c9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/ebay/ebay-privacy-notice/provision/CA-P-033769/location-data-used-for-location-based-services/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does eBay's Location Data Used for Location-Based Services clause do?

The clause states: “Processing of general location data (such as IP address or postal code) in order to provide you with location-based services (such as radius search and other content that is personalized on the basis of your general location data).”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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