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The definition establishes which data elements PayPal classifies as sensitive personal information, which determines the data protection safeguards and processing restrictions that apply under relevant privacy laws and the company's privacy framework.
By continuing to use PayPal services, users accept that the company collects and processes the categories of sensitive information enumerated in this clause according to the procedures and protections outlined in the privacy statement and applicable law.
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"Sensitive Personal Information: Such as Social Security and tax ID number, government-issued and other related identification, bank account and routing numbers, credit and debit card information, financial information, biometric data (as described above), or precise geolocation data, depending on applicable privacy law. In certain jurisdictions (e.g. under the GDPR), this may also be referred to as "special category information".— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal Privacy Statement
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The definition establishes which data elements PayPal classifies as sensitive personal information, which determines the data protection safeguards and processing restrictions that apply under relevant privacy laws and the company's privacy framework.
By continuing to use PayPal services, users accept that the company collects and processes the categories of sensitive information enumerated in this clause according to the procedures and protections outlined in the privacy statement and applicable law.
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