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This provision operationalizes data collection across PayPal's service ecosystem regardless of account status, establishing a procedural framework for data consolidation when non-account holders later establish accounts. This enables PayPal to maintain continuous data collection and profile linkage across multiple transaction contexts and service channels.
Users who access PayPal services without an account are subject to personal information collection under these terms, and any transaction data collected prior to account creation may be linked to their profile upon account establishment. This establishes that data collection occurs before account creation and persists through account linkage mechanisms.
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"Our Services may be accessed by individuals without a PayPal account or profile. We will collect Personal Information from you even if you are a non-account holder when you use our Services, such as when you use our Pay without a PayPal Account, use Unbranded Payment Services (e.g., Braintree), use a Fastlane profile, or when you receive a payment through the Visa+ service from a PayPal account holder or a payment from a payor using the Hyperwallet services. If you Pay without a PayPal account, we may link your transaction information with your PayPal account if you create a PayPal account later.— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal Privacy Statement
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This provision operationalizes data collection across PayPal's service ecosystem regardless of account status, establishing a procedural framework for data consolidation when non-account holders later establish accounts. This enables PayPal to maintain continuous data collection and profile linkage across multiple transaction contexts and service channels.
Users who access PayPal services without an account are subject to personal information collection under these terms, and any transaction data collected prior to account creation may be linked to their profile upon account establishment. This establishes that data collection occurs before account creation and persists through account linkage mechanisms.
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