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Automated Decision-Making Restriction Without Basis

High severity High confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 215 of 352 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause restricts eBay's use of automated decision-making to three defined bases, providing users with a conditional protection against consequential automated outcomes.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

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
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 931 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are protected from significantly affecting automated decisions except in three named circumstances, one of which requires their own prior consent.

How other platforms handle this

Anthropic Medium

Anthropic does not engage in decision making based solely on automated processing or profiling in a manner which produces a legal effect...or significantly affects you in a similar way...

ZipRecruiter Medium

We use automated decision-making to help improve our products and services to you. For example, we may use automated technologies to send you job alert emails regarding roles that may be of interest to you based upon your search criteria...

Tabnine Medium

Object to an automated decision-making (including profiling) in certain circumstances.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We will not make any automated decisions about you that would significantly affect you unless such a decision is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract with you, we have obtained your consent, or we are required by applicable law...

— Excerpt from eBay's eBay Privacy Notice

Applicable regulations

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-033835
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-033835
Captured: 2026-05-10 11:09:19 UTC
SHA-256: eecb7cb887ecc8c9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/ebay/ebay-privacy-notice/provision/CA-P-033835/automated-decision-making-restriction-without-basis/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does eBay's Automated Decision-Making Restriction Without Basis clause do?

The clause restricts eBay's use of automated decision-making to three defined bases, providing users with a conditional protection against consequential automated outcomes.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are protected from significantly affecting automated decisions except in three named circumstances, one of which requires their own prior consent.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 215 platforms. See the full comparison.

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