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PayPal · PayPal Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

Mandatory Service Messages Cannot Be Opted Out

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You won't be able to opt-out of messages that are considered necessary for the Services, such as digital receipts and emails that alert you to changes in your account(s) or Fastlane profile's status.

Excerpt from PayPal's Privacy Statement

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Date stated by the document
Sept. 28, 2026
As printed in PayPal’s text (version CA-V-007391), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 6, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007338, captured Oct. 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-020215
Document ID
CA-D-000045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007338)
73a476d8e2eed9e46527b83097ed45b320ef6dd7dbd09c3fedb0602bbbd38982
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-007338 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-020215
Version: CA-V-007338
Captured: 2026-10-04 00:10:09 UTC
SHA-256: 73a476d8e2eed9e4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-020215/mandatory-service-messages-cannot-be-opted-out/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does PayPal's Mandatory Service Messages Cannot Be Opted Out clause do?

The clause states: “You won't be able to opt-out of messages that are considered necessary for the Services, such as digital receipts and emails that alert you to changes in your account(s) or Fastlane profile's status.”

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