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Patreon uses data for personalized advertising

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Square Medium

we may use this information to make it easier for you to find the people you want to send payments to, for account and identity verification and fraud prevention purposes, to reduce the risk you will send payments to the wrong person, or to provide other personalized services.

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

Lyft Medium

We may infer certain information from your interactions with the Lyft Platform and other personal information available to us. For example, if you frequently ride to or from airports, we may infer you are a frequent traveler.

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market Patreon products and services to you or to audiences similar to you, including via personalized advertising (also referred to as online behavioral advertising or interest-based advertising) as controlled by your marketing preferences

Excerpt from Patreon's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Patreon Privacy Policy
Entity
Patreon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
Sept. 28, 2026
Last verified
Sept. 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076481
Document ID
CA-D-00180
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
84be5d352cd23e84edc422ae9178917c44225f8c6fbfa126bb60fc485adbf72b
Analysis generated
September 28, 2026 22:25 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Patreon
Document: Patreon Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-076481
Captured: 2026-09-28 22:25:38 UTC
SHA-256: 84be5d352cd23e84…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/patreon/patreon-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-076481/patreon-uses-data-for-personalized-advertising/
Accessed: Oct. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Patreon's Patreon uses data for personalized advertising clause do?

The clause states: “market Patreon products and services to you or to audiences similar to you, including via personalized advertising (also referred to as online behavioral advertising or interest-based advertising) as controlled by your marketing preferences”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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