When you visit certain merchant websites or apps, Google may tell that merchant whether or not you have Google Pay set up on your device, so they know whether to display the Google Pay option. You can opt out of this in your privacy settings.
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This means your Google Pay setup status is shared with merchant websites as a form of device or account profiling, even before you initiate any transaction, though an opt-out is available.
Merchant websites can learn whether you have Google Pay configured on your device, which constitutes a disclosure of account information to third parties before any transaction occurs. You can opt out of this disclosure in Google Pay privacy settings at https://payments.google.com/gp/w/u/0/home/settings, though opting out may affect which merchants offer you Google Pay as a checkout option.
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"When you visit a participating Third Party's website or app, Google may disclose to the Third Party whether or not you have Google Pay set up on your device if requested by the third party so that the Third Party knows whether to offer you Google Pay as a payment option. However, you may still see the Google Pay payment option on a Third Party's website or app if the Third Party offers Google Pay as a payment option to all users. You can opt out of Google making this disclosure in Google Pay privacy settings.Excerpt from Google Pay's Terms
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This means your Google Pay setup status is shared with merchant websites as a form of device or account profiling, even before you initiate any transaction, though an opt-out is available.
Merchant websites can learn whether you have Google Pay configured on your device, which constitutes a disclosure of account information to third parties before any transaction occurs. You can opt out of this disclosure in Google Pay privacy settings at https://payments.google.com/gp/w/u/0/home/settings, though opting out may affect which merchants offer you Google Pay as a checkout option.
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