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Third-Party Data Sharing Including Data Brokers

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes the operational framework for data disclosure across PayPal's ecosystem, identifying data brokers and credit reporting agencies as authorized recipients alongside traditional payment and financial partners. This defines the scope of third-party access to user information in PayPal's data processing operations.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' personal information may be disclosed to the enumerated third-party categories under the terms PayPal establishes. The clause specifies data brokers and government entities as authorized recipients, which expands the categories of external parties with potential access to user data beyond traditional payment processors.

How other platforms handle this

Coinbase Medium

We may share personal information with third-party service providers and partners who support our business operations, including identity verification providers, payment processors, analytics providers, marketing partners, and blockchain analytics companies.

Windsurf Medium

You may elect to use or integrate platforms, add-ons, services, or products not provided by Exafunction ("Third-Party Platforms") (e.g. User IDE's, Web Search, MCP Servers) subject to your agreement with the relevant provider and not this Agreement. We do not control nor shall we have liability for ...

Spotify Medium

We receive some of the data mentioned above from third parties... If you connect your Spotify account to a third party application, service or device, we may collect and use information from them. This collection is to make the integration possible... We work with technical service partners that giv...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Third parties, including service providers, Partners and Merchants, payment partners, such as payment networks and processors, credit reporting agencies and public and private credit databases ("CRAs"), government entities, data brokers, and financial institutions.

— Excerpt from PayPal's PayPal Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal Privacy Statement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007902
Document ID
CA-D-00045
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3472030bc5dcca97c07809d8a57c82459fa06f7e44c6e287a15f7ba1c512805e
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 00:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-007902
Captured: 2026-05-10 00:17:27 UTC
SHA-256: 3472030bc5dcca97…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-privacy-statement/third-party-data-sharing-including-data-brokers/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's Third-Party Data Sharing Including Data Brokers clause do?

The provision establishes the operational framework for data disclosure across PayPal's ecosystem, identifying data brokers and credit reporting agencies as authorized recipients alongside traditional payment and financial partners. This defines the scope of third-party access to user information in PayPal's data processing operations.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' personal information may be disclosed to the enumerated third-party categories under the terms PayPal establishes. The clause specifies data brokers and government entities as authorized recipients, which expands the categories of external parties with potential access to user data beyond traditional payment processors.

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