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Behavioural Data Used for Advertising

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What it is

Klarna collects data about your browsing behaviour, purchase history, and device activity and uses this to serve you personalised advertisements, including through third-party advertising partners.

This analysis describes what Klarna's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes Klarna's operational authority to leverage user behavioral information as part of its data monetization and advertising infrastructure, enabling targeted marketing operations across its service ecosystem.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1153 other provisions on other platforms.

Change history

removed Jun 2, 2026

This provision was replaced by the more specific 'Cookie-Based Behavioral Advertising' provision with explicit consent and withdrawal mechanisms.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Klarna's use of your behavioural data for targeted advertising means your financial and shopping activity contributes to a commercial profile that can follow you across the internet through third-party ad networks.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Log into your Klarna account, go to privacy or marketing settings, and disable personalised advertising or data sharing for marketing purposes.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your information with third-party advertising p...

Adobe Medium

Sending you information about Adobe products and services, special offers and similar information, and sharing your information with third parties for their own marketing purposes, where your consent is not required; In some cases, in order to show you more relevant ads, we disclose with social medi...

Notion Medium

We may share your personal information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your personal information with busines...

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

Behavioural advertising data processing engages GDPR Articles 6(1)(a) and 6(1)(f) (consent and legitimate interests), CCPA/CPRA opt-out rights for California residents, and ePrivacy Directive cookie and tracking requirements for EU/UK users. Compliance teams should assess whether consent mechanisms meet the standard required for advertising purposes under GDPR.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over unfair or deceptive data practices including behavioural advertising and consumer data sharing with third-party ad networks.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Klarna Privacy Policy
Entity
Klarna
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000921
Document ID
CA-D-00166
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
48e8004ac79142a0bae99c30c897a39c3c8005f77fbf1fffb73eaa6d3819e896
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 10:49 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Klarna
Document: Klarna Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-000921
Captured: 2026-03-20 10:49:11 UTC
SHA-256: 48e8004ac79142a0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/klarna/klarna-privacy-policy/behavioural-data-used-for-advertising/
Accessed: July 4, 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 Klarna's Behavioural Data Used for Advertising clause do?

The provision establishes Klarna's operational authority to leverage user behavioral information as part of its data monetization and advertising infrastructure, enabling targeted marketing operations across its service ecosystem.

How does this clause affect you?

Klarna's use of your behavioural data for targeted advertising means your financial and shopping activity contributes to a commercial profile that can follow you across the internet through third-party ad networks.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Klarna?

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