PayPal collects personal data about people who have never agreed to PayPal's terms of service, and places the legal responsibility for having their permission onto you rather than obtaining that permission itself.
Provision name changed from 'Contact Information Sharing Certification' to 'Contact Import and Third-Party Data Certification' but excerpt text remains identical.
View full change record →PayPal collects an exceptionally broad range of personal data — including biometrics, inferred creditworthiness, and precise geolocation — and shares it with merchants, credit bureaus, data brokers, fraud agencies, and other financial institutions for purposes including AI training and targeted advertising. Users who have not opted out may have their transaction behavior profiled and shared with partners and merchants for product recommendations and commercial purposes. You can review and adjust your data sharing preferences by visiting paypal.com/us/myaccount/privacy/profiles/search.
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