If you consent, Hulu can store your payment information and share it for purchases across all Walt Disney Company services, not just Hulu.
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Consent to cross-service payment data sharing means your financial information may be used across a broad portfolio of Disney-owned services, expanding the scope of payment data use beyond your initial Hulu subscription context.
Interpretive note: The scope of entities within The Walt Disney Company covered by this consent is not defined in the agreement, creating ambiguity about the full range of services and entities that may receive payment data.
Subscribers who consent to cross-service payment data sharing allow their credit card details to be available for use across the broader Walt Disney Company ecosystem, which may include purchases on platforms or services beyond streaming.
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"We may store and allow you to use your payment information for purchases across the Services and across The Walt Disney Company, if you have consented to such usage.Excerpt from Hulu's Subscriber Agreement
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cross-entity payment data sharing engages state privacy laws including the California Privacy Rights Act, which requires disclosure of data sharing purposes and categories of recipients.
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Consent to cross-service payment data sharing means your financial information may be used across a broad portfolio of Disney-owned services, expanding the scope of payment data use beyond your initial Hulu subscription context.
Subscribers who consent to cross-service payment data sharing allow their credit card details to be available for use across the broader Walt Disney Company ecosystem, which may include purchases on platforms or services beyond streaming.
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