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Data Sharing with Data Brokers and Third Parties

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Data sharing with data brokers may constitute a 'sale' of personal information under CCPA, which would entitle California residents to opt out — the document does not clearly label or restrict this practice, creating potential consumer rights gaps.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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.

How other platforms handle this

Apple Medium

Apple may disclose information, including personal data, to companies who provide services on our behalf. Apple requires them to protect any personal data they receive from Apple and to use it only for the specific service they are providing. Apple may share personal data with Apple-affiliated compa...

Microsoft Medium

Personal data collected by Microsoft may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers maintain facilities. Microsoft complies with applicable legal frameworks relating to the transfer of data across borders, i...

Anthropic Medium

As part of a significant corporate event. If Anthropic is involved in a merger, corporate transaction, bankruptcy, or other situation involving the transfer of business assets, Anthropic will disclose your personal data as part of these corporate transactions.

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View original clause language
Third parties, including service providers, Partners and Merchants, payment partners, such as payment networks and processors, credit reporting agencies and public and private credit databases ("CRAs"), government entities, data brokers, and financial institutions.

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMA
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
HIPAA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002264
Document ID
CA-D-00045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
88e15ed1ee29a80c15e1f44d4a7a869e4f68a15049f8669d6949ec87c64d86cb
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: PayPal | Document: PayPal Privacy Statement | Record: CA-P-002264
Captured: 2026-04-18 08:48:00 UTC | SHA-256: 88e15ed1ee29a80c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/data-sharing-with-data-brokers-and-third-parties/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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What does PayPal's Data Sharing with Data Brokers and Third Parties clause do?

Data sharing with data brokers may constitute a 'sale' of personal information under CCPA, which would entitle California residents to opt out — the document does not clearly label or restrict this practice, creating potential consumer rights gaps.

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