PayPal's Automated Decision Making systems use profiling techniques to assess users for credit risk, fraud, money laundering indicators, and identity inconsistencies, and may refuse new services, terminate existing services, or impose account restrictions based on those automated assessments. Users in certain jurisdictions may request human review of automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
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This provision establishes the operational mechanism by which PayPal may restrict or suspend account access and service availability based on automated profiling outputs without prior human review, subject to applicable law. For EEA and UK users, GDPR Article 22 establishes specific rights regarding automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects, including the right to request human review; the policy acknowledges this right for non-US jurisdictions.
⚠ Account restrictions, service refusals, or service terminations resulting from automated decisions will apply as stated in the policy terms
⚠ If no review request is submitted, the automated determination remains in effect and may limit access to PayPal services
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Compare across platforms →"PayPal uses Automated Decision Making technology to make assessments or decisions, including related to risk, fraud and creditworthiness, where permitted and in accordance with applicable law. Our Automated Decision Making technology may use profiling techniques to evaluate personal aspects about you, including to analyze or predict your economic situation, reliability and/or behavior. This enables us to assess, for example, whether you display traits indicating possible credit or financial risk, money laundering or fraudulent activity, that are inconsistent with any submissions you have made to us, or that suggest you have hidden your real identity. In making an Automated Decision, PayPal may process Users' Personal Information. If we determine that you pose a credit, fraud, money laundering or other risk, we may refuse to provide new services to you, stop providing services you currently use, or place limits or restrictions on the services you use.Excerpt from PayPal's Privacy Statement
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages GDPR Article 22, which establishes the right not to be subject to solely automated decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects, with exceptions for contractual necessity, legal authorization, …
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This provision establishes the operational mechanism by which PayPal may restrict or suspend account access and service availability based on automated profiling outputs without prior human review, subject to applicable law. For EEA and UK users, GDPR Article 22 establishes specific rights regarding automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects, including the right to request human review; the policy …
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