PayPal · PayPal User Agreement

Credit Report Consent for Business Account Holders

Medium severity
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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

PayPal's User Agreement significantly affects your financial rights and access to funds — PayPal can place holds on your money for up to 180 days and limit or suspend your account at its discretion. You waive the right to participate in class action lawsuits and must resolve all disputes through individual binding arbitration, which is generally more costly and less accessible for small-dollar claims. You can opt out of the arbitration agreement by sending a written notice to PayPal's Legal Department at 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131 within 30 days of first accepting the User Agreement.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

PayPal can pull your credit report repeatedly and at its own discretion, which could affect your credit score and may be triggered by routine account activity that PayPal internally classifies as elevated risk.

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You also consent to PayPal obtaining your personal and/or business credit report from a credit reporting agency at account opening and whenever we reasonably believe there may be an increased level of risk associated with your business account.

Applicable regulations

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GDPR
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GLBA
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HIPAA
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TCPA
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United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal User Agreement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002290
Document ID
CA-D-00044
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787aedff80f89f2d9da4fd79756bbd226f8a5338c9e19c15b2a2fa0d01f59a90
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: PayPal | Document: PayPal User Agreement | Record: CA-P-002290
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:26:28 UTC | SHA-256: 787aedff80f89f2d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-user-agreement/credit-report-consent-for-business-account-holders/
Accessed: April 29, 2026
Classification
Severity
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