Nextdoor requires you to provide your home address or neighborhood location to create an account — you cannot use the service without sharing this information.
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The provision establishes address collection as a mandatory operational requirement for service access. This data collection enables the platform's core neighborhood-based organizational structure and user verification mechanisms.
The updated footer no longer includes a direct link to the 'Do not Sell or Share My Personal Data' page. Previously, this link provided quick access to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) opt-out controls from the footer menu. Users can likely still access these controls through the main Privacy Policy page or dedicated privacy settings, but the removal eliminates a prominent, footer-based navigation shortcut. You should verify whether this opt-out functionality remains accessible through other menu locations or settings.
View change record →Your precise home address or neighborhood location is collected as a non-negotiable requirement to use Nextdoor, creating a permanent link between your identity and your physical residential location in Nextdoor's systems.
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"To use Nextdoor, you must provide your neighborhood address so that we can verify which neighborhood you belong to. We use this information to place you in the correct neighborhood, and to provide the Nextdoor services to you.— Excerpt from Nextdoor's Nextdoor Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Art. 7(4), which provides that consent is not freely given where access to a service is conditional on consent to processing not necessary for that service — the ICO and EDPB have issued guidance (Guidelines 05/2020) that tying location collection to service access may vitiate freely-given consent. Also engages CCPA §1798.121 (sensitive personal information, which includes precise geolocation) and CPRA's right to limit use of sensitive personal information. The FTC Act Section 5 is implicated if collection practices are not clearly disclosed. Enforced by CPPA, California AG, ICO, and EU DPAs. (2)
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The provision establishes address collection as a mandatory operational requirement for service access. This data collection enables the platform's core neighborhood-based organizational structure and user verification mechanisms.
Your precise home address or neighborhood location is collected as a non-negotiable requirement to use Nextdoor, creating a permanent link between your identity and your physical residential location in Nextdoor's systems.
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