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Contact Import and Third-Party Data Certification

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes a certification mechanism by which users represent they hold the legal authority to share contact data with PayPal. This structure places responsibility for third-party consent on the user rather than requiring PayPal to independently verify contact permissions.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 5, 2026
First Seen
Apr 18, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 967 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who import contacts authorize PayPal to process that contact data for specified operational purposes and attest they have obtained necessary permissions from those contacts. The user assumes the obligation to ensure contact-level consent compliance before initiating the import.

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Process information about your contacts. We may use Personal Information in order to make it easy for you to find and connect your contacts, improve payment accuracy and suggest connections with people you may know. By providing us with information about your contacts you certify that you have permission to provide that information to PayPal for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement.

— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002270
Document ID
CA-D-00045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3472030bc5dcca97c07809d8a57c82459fa06f7e44c6e287a15f7ba1c512805e
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 00:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-002270
Captured: 2026-05-10 00:17:27 UTC
SHA-256: 3472030bc5dcca97…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/contact-import-and-third-party-data-certification/
Accessed: June 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's Contact Import and Third-Party Data Certification clause do?

The provision establishes a certification mechanism by which users represent they hold the legal authority to share contact data with PayPal. This structure places responsibility for third-party consent on the user rather than requiring PayPal to independently verify contact permissions.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who import contacts authorize PayPal to process that contact data for specified operational purposes and attest they have obtained necessary permissions from those contacts. The user assumes the obligation to ensure contact-level consent compliance before initiating the import.

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