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PayPal · PayPal Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

AI Model Training Using Personal Information

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Personal Information is not used solely for delivering services to the individual; it may also be used as training data to develop PayPal's AI systems.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt states additional purposes for AI model training (more secure, efficient, and personalized services) that were not included in the canonical claim as the primary proposition is the permission to use Personal Information for AI training.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The reader's Personal Information may be used by PayPal to train AI models, beyond being used only to service the reader's own account.

How other platforms handle this

Mistral AI

...and (b) provide any reasonable information that is relevant to systemic risks assessment and mitigation to Mistral AI to allow Mistral AI to comply with its own obligations under the Applicable AI Laws.

Databricks

Access to and use of artificial intelligence or machine learning models or services in connection with the Databricks Services may be subject to applicable terms and/or use policies identified in the Documentation...

OpenAI

Human values

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We may use Personal Information to train our artificial intelligence (AI) models that power our Services and help us deliver more secure, efficient, and personalized services.

Excerpt from PayPal's Privacy Statement

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Date stated by the document
Oct. 12, 2026
As printed in PayPal’s text (version CA-V-007492), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 6, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007244, captured Oct. 1, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003928
Document ID
CA-D-000045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007244)
54430eaae205ca0a0992e1ac412140b9f9f97e485f28f0aa52804466c8193154
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:08 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007244, captured Oct. 1, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007492, captured Oct. 13, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-003928
Version: CA-V-007244
Captured: 2026-10-01 00:11:54 UTC
SHA-256: 54430eaae205ca0a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-003928/ai-model-training-using-personal-information/
Accessed: Oct. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's AI Model Training Using Personal Information clause do?

Personal Information is not used solely for delivering services to the individual; it may also be used as training data to develop PayPal's AI systems.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader's Personal Information may be used by PayPal to train AI models, beyond being used only to service the reader's own account.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 210 platforms. See the full comparison.

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