“If you initiate a purchasing process with a Business User, the Business User receives your Personal Data from us in connection with our provision of Services even if you don't finish your purchase.”
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Initiating—but not completing—a purchase triggers sharing of your Personal Data with the Business User, meaning incomplete transactions are not data-neutral.
Interpretive note: The clause name references advertising but the excerpt text concerns data sharing upon purchase initiation. The canonical claim follows the excerpt text. The advertising dimension is not supported by the quoted language and has been omitted.
Starting a purchase with a Business User causes your Personal Data to be shared with that Business User by Stripe, regardless of whether you finish buying.
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Initiating—but not completing—a purchase triggers sharing of your Personal Data with the Business User, meaning incomplete transactions are not data-neutral.
Starting a purchase with a Business User causes your Personal Data to be shared with that Business User by Stripe, regardless of whether you finish buying.
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