The statement discloses that PayPal collects inferred data, including inferred gender, income, creditworthiness, browsing and purchasing habits, fraud and risk assessments, and shopping preferences, derived from transactions and interactions with PayPal's services, ads, and Partner and Merchant sites.
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This provision establishes that PayPal's data collection extends beyond directly provided information to include inferred data derived from behavioral signals across multiple surfaces, including Partner and Merchant interactions, which may be used in creditworthiness assessments and risk profiling that affect account and service access.
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Compare across platforms →"Inferred data: Such as gender, income, browsing and purchasing habits, creditworthiness, fraud and risk assessment, your preferences and shopping behavior, which we may infer based on your transactions and interactions with our Services, ads and offers or with our Partners and Merchants.Excerpt from PayPal's Privacy Statement
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 5 data minimization and purpose limitation principles, as well as Article 22 automated decision-making provisions where inferred creditworthiness data is used in automated decisions.
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This provision establishes that PayPal's data collection extends beyond directly provided information to include inferred data derived from behavioral signals across multiple surfaces, including Partner and Merchant interactions, which may be used in creditworthiness assessments and risk profiling that affect account and service access.
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