Klarna may use automated systems to make decisions about you — such as whether to approve a purchase or assess your creditworthiness — without a human reviewing the decision.
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The provision's operational significance is that it permits Klarna to implement automated decision systems without requiring human review at each decision point. This authorization allows the entity to process large volumes of consumer data through algorithmic evaluation to make eligibility and service determinations at scale.
Previous version had no excerpt; current version renamed to 'Automated Decision-Making for Credit Assessments' with detailed explanation of credit assessment and service eligibility impacts.
View full change record →If an automated system declines your transaction or limits your Klarna services, EU and UK users have the right under GDPR to request a human review of that decision and to challenge outcomes that significantly affect them.
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Object to an automated decision-making (including profiling) in certain circumstances.
Request a review of decisions made solely based on automated processing of personal data.
Automated decision-making with legal or similarly significant effects triggers GDPR Article 22 obligations, requiring companies to provide meaningful information about the logic involved, offer human review, and allow the data subject to contest the decision.
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The provision's operational significance is that it permits Klarna to implement automated decision systems without requiring human review at each decision point. This authorization allows the entity to process large volumes of consumer data through algorithmic evaluation to make eligibility and service determinations at scale.
If an automated system declines your transaction or limits your Klarna services, EU and UK users have the right under GDPR to request a human review of that decision and to challenge outcomes that significantly affect them.
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