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PayPal · PayPal Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

GLBA Notice: Sharing Categories and Opt-Out Limitations

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What it is

The GLBA Notice states that PayPal shares Personal Information for everyday business purposes, marketing, joint marketing with financial companies, and affiliates' transaction and experience information without offering a limiting opt-out. Users may limit sharing of creditworthiness information with affiliates, affiliate marketing use, and nonaffiliate marketing use by calling 1-888-221-1161 or adjusting Data and Privacy settings.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes the categories of GLBA-governed sharing for which no consumer opt-out is available, including sharing for everyday business purposes, PayPal's own marketing, joint marketing with financial companies, and affiliate transaction data. The available opt-outs are limited to creditworthiness sharing, affiliate marketing, and nonaffiliate marketing.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Call PayPal Customer Service at 1-888-221-1161 to limit sharing of creditworthiness information with affiliates, affiliate marketing use, and nonaffiliate marketing. You may also adjust these preferences in the Data and Privacy section of your PayPal account settings.

If You Do Nothing

Personal information will continue to be shared for everyday business purposes, PayPal marketing, joint marketing with financial companies, and affiliate transaction data purposes as described in the GLBA Notice without consumer opt-out

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Reasons we can share your personal information Does PayPal share? Can you limit this sharing? For our everyday business purposes – such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus Yes No For our marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you Yes No For joint marketing with other financial companies Yes No For our affiliates' everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences Yes No For our affiliates' everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness Yes Yes For our affiliates to market to you Yes Yes For our nonaffiliates to market to you Yes Yes

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Applicable agencies

  • CFPB
    The CFPB has enforcement authority over GLBA Regulation P compliance for non-bank financial institutions including payment processors such as PayPal
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  • State AG
    State attorneys general in California, Vermont, and North Dakota have jurisdiction over state financial privacy law compliance beyond federal GLBA requirements
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Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
Aug. 3, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-00045008
Document ID
CA-D-00045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:08 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-00045008
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:08:48 UTC
SHA-256: 323a171a636780ae…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/glba-notice-sharing-categories-and-opt-out-limitations/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's GLBA Notice: Sharing Categories and Opt-Out Limitations clause do?

This provision establishes the categories of GLBA-governed sharing for which no consumer opt-out is available, including sharing for everyday business purposes, PayPal's own marketing, joint marketing with financial companies, and affiliate transaction data. The available opt-outs are limited to creditworthiness sharing, affiliate marketing, and nonaffiliate marketing.

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