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Category A: Identifiers. Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, driver's license number, passport number... Collected: Yes.
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"you may have to provide Patreon some combination of the following: email address; phone number; username; password; first and last name/surname; business name; address; social security number and/or employer identification number...Excerpt from Patreon's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “you may have to provide Patreon some combination of the following: email address; phone number; username; password; first and last name/surname; business name; address; social security number and/or employer identification number...”
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