For EEA users, the policy states that PayPal updates its list of third-party recipients quarterly, with a 30-day notice period before new disclosures begin. Failure to object within 30 days after publication is treated as acceptance of the updated third-party list and associated privacy statement changes.
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This provision establishes a deemed-consent mechanism for EEA users under which silence within a 30-day window following quarterly third-party list updates constitutes acceptance of new disclosure arrangements. The compatibility of this mechanism with GDPR's requirements for freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent may require regulatory evaluation.
⚠ Failure to object within 30 days of quarterly third-party list publication will be treated as acceptance of new Personal Information disclosure arrangements as stated in the policy
⚠ The only described alternative to acceptance is account closure
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Compare across platforms →"PayPal may update the list of third parties referred to above on the first business day of every quarter (January, April, July and October). PayPal will only start transferring any Personal Information to any of the new entities or for the new purposes or Personal Information types indicated in each update after 30 days from the date when that list is made public through this Privacy Statement. You should review the list each quarter on the PayPal website on the dates stated above. If you do not object to the new Personal Information disclosure, within 30 days after the publication of the updated list of third parties, you are deemed to have accepted the changes to the list and to this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree with the changes, you may close your account and stop using our services.Excerpt from PayPal's Privacy Statement
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This provision establishes a deemed-consent mechanism for EEA users under which silence within a 30-day window following quarterly third-party list updates constitutes acceptance of new disclosure arrangements. The compatibility of this mechanism with GDPR's requirements for freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent may require regulatory evaluation.
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