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Cookie and Tracking Technology Use

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Why it matters

Tracking technologies follow your activity beyond the Patreon website itself, building a behavioral profile that is shared with advertising partners and used to target you with ads on other platforms.

Consumer impact

Patreon collects a broad range of personal data including payment information, IP addresses, browsing behavior, and communications, and shares this data with advertising, analytics, and third-party service providers. Creators are subject to additional data collection tied to their earnings, payout details, and audience metrics, which may be shared with financial and tax compliance partners. You can submit a data access, deletion, or opt-out request through Patreon's privacy center, which is powered by Transcend at privacy.patreon.com.

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.
  • Export Your Data
    Visit Patreon's privacy center at privacy.patreon.com to manage cookie preferences and submit an opt-out of behavioral advertising data sharing.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive tracking practices and enforces against platforms that fail to disclose or honor consumer tracking preferences.
    File a complaint →
  • State AG
    State Attorneys General in California, Connecticut, Colorado, and Virginia enforce state privacy laws governing cookie-based behavioral advertising and opt-out rights.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 1, 2026
Last verified
April 1, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000972
Document ID
CA-D-00180
Evidence Provenance
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Wayback Machine
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Patreon | Document: Patreon Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-000972
Captured: 2026-04-01 13:21:25 UTC | SHA-256: 7e1e489738a8ec29…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-privacy-policy/cookie-and-tracking-technology-use/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
Classification
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