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PayPal · PayPal Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

Personalized Shopping Data Sharing Defaults to Opt-Out

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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 collected after a specific date is shared for personalized shopping by default, without the user's affirmative consent, unless law mandates otherwise.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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

Unless applicable law requires PayPal to obtain the reader's consent, Personal Information collected after November 27, 2024 will be disclosed for personalized shopping in the United States without prior consent.

How other platforms handle this

Kling AI

We may share your personal data with a third party for purposes other than processing on our behalf. We will obtain your consent to such disclosure as required by applicable laws.

Together AI

We may share your Personal Data with Service Providers, Third-Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners in order to provide Services on our behalf...

Harvey AI

Harvey may not share Usage Data that includes Your Confidential Information with a third party... except (i) in accordance with Section 11.6 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement, or (ii) to the extent the Usage Data is aggregated and anonymized such that You cannot be identified.

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Unless we are required by law to obtain your consent, we disclose Personal Information collected from you after November 27, 2024 (or from earlier if you consent) for personalized shopping experiences in the United States.

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-020255
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-020255
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-020255/personalized-shopping-data-sharing-defaults-to-opt-out/
Accessed: Nov. 5, 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 Personalized Shopping Data Sharing Defaults to Opt-Out clause do?

Personal Information collected after a specific date is shared for personalized shopping by default, without the user's affirmative consent, unless law mandates otherwise.

How does this clause affect you?

Unless applicable law requires PayPal to obtain the reader's consent, Personal Information collected after November 27, 2024 will be disclosed for personalized shopping in the United States without prior consent.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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