PayPal · PayPal Privacy Statement

Inferred Data Collection

High severity
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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Inferred data including income estimates and creditworthiness scores can affect what financial products you are offered or denied, and consumers often have no visibility into these inferences or ability to correct them.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

PayPal collects an exceptionally broad range of personal data — including biometrics, precise geolocation, inferred creditworthiness, and full financial histories — and shares it with partners, merchants, credit reporting agencies, data brokers, and members of the PayPal corporate group. Automated decision-making, including AI-driven risk and fraud assessments, can directly affect your account status, credit access, and transaction approvals without transparent human review. You can review and limit certain data uses by visiting your PayPal account privacy settings at paypal.com/us/myaccount/privacy.

How other platforms handle this

Apple Medium

When you opt in to provide diagnostic and usage data, you consent to Apple's collection, use, and disclosure of this information as described in Apple's Privacy Policy. Apple may use this information to improve its products and services.

Epic Games Medium

When you make a purchase on the Epic Games Store, depending on which payment method you use, we may collect your payment information (e.g., credit card number and expiration date, name, and region information) to complete the transaction.

T-Mobile Medium

For more information on types of information collected and used by SyncUP KIDS Watch, read our Children's Privacy Notice.

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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.

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
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
TCPA
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
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002337
Document ID
CA-D-00045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
a5efa287f0b43a6a87f7dfc939ccb3c8edfb0ea67f476b2afeddf66fffa27690
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: PayPal | Document: PayPal Privacy Statement | Record: CA-P-002337
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:34:43 UTC | SHA-256: a5efa287f0b43a6a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/inferred-data-collection/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's Inferred Data Collection clause do?

Inferred data including income estimates and creditworthiness scores can affect what financial products you are offered or denied, and consumers often have no visibility into these inferences or ability to correct them.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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