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PayPal may share creator personal data with Patreon

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 19, 2026
First Seen
Jul 19, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4429 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Lime Medium

if you are accessing and using Lime Services under a corporate account...you acknowledge and agree that Lime may share certain of your usage information with whomever provided you with access to the Lime Services

Squarespace Medium

Your personal information may be transferred to countries other than where you live, such as, for example, to our servers in the US.

Ancestry Medium

Under Section 1798.83, Ancestry currently does not share any Personal Information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you choose to receive payouts using a payment partner that requires you to provide to them your personal data like name and email address, such as PayPal, then that payment partner may provide that information to Patreon.

Excerpt from Patreon's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076463
Document ID
CA-D-00180
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ad1902ac7d7a399a936205db8c3fe8e56f9a171290724c773b6fb858a0cb9ee5
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 14:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-076463
Captured: 2026-07-09 14:43:13 UTC
SHA-256: ad1902ac7d7a399a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-076463/paypal-may-share-creator-personal-data-with-patreon/
Accessed: July 27, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Patreon's PayPal may share creator personal data with Patreon clause do?

The clause states: “If you choose to receive payouts using a payment partner that requires you to provide to them your personal data like name and email address, such as PayPal, then that payment partner may provide that information to Patreon.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 287 platforms. See the full comparison.

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