Summary
This is Target's Privacy Policy, which explains how the company collects and uses your personal information when you shop at Target stores, on target.com, through the Target app, or via programs like Target Circle and RedCard. The most important thing to know is that Target shares your shopping behavior, purchase history, and demographic data with advertising partners to show you targeted ads across the internet — and you must actively opt out to limit this. California residents and residents of several other states have the right to request access to, deletion of, or opt-out from the sale of their personal data by visiting Target's privacy request page.
Technical Summary
This document is Target Corporation's Privacy Policy governing the collection, use, and sharing of personal information across Target's retail ecosystem including target.com, mobile apps, stores, Target Circle loyalty program, RedCard financial products, and third-party advertising partners, operating primarily under U.S. federal and state consumer protection frameworks. The policy creates obligations for Target to disclose data practices and for consumers to affirmatively opt out of certain data sales and sharing, while granting Target broad latitude to collect behavioral, biometric-adjacent, transactional, and inferred data across channels. Notably, the policy discloses sharing of personal information with advertising partners for cross-context behavioral advertising and acknowledges participation in data broker ecosystems, which represents an expansive data monetization posture that exceeds baseline retail industry norms. The policy engages CCPA/CPRA (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq.), FTC Act Section 5 unfair and deceptive practices standards, COPPA for minors under 13, and state-level privacy laws in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Texas; compliance teams should note that Target's breadth of third-party data sharing through advertising technology partners (including DoubleVerify and Google Ad Manager, as evidenced in page metadata) may require updated data processing agreements and consent audit trails under evolving state privacy law frameworks.
Analyzed Changes
7 changes analyzed since monitoring began.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on May 02, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) removed, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 290 sentences after update.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on April 13, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 291 sentences after update.
Consumer impact
Target removed several navigation menu links from the top of their Privacy Policy webpage on April 13, 2026, including links to Target Circle, Registry & Wish List, Weekly Ad, and Find Stores. This is a cosmetic or structural change to the page layout, not a change to the substantive privacy policy content. Your data rights, how Target collects your information, and how it is shared remain unchanged.
Why it matters
This change is purely cosmetic and does not affect how Target collects, uses, or shares consumer data. No action is needed by consumers or compliance teams.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on April 08, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 291 sentences after update.
Consumer impact
Target made a cosmetic change to a navigational label within its privacy policy document, shortening 'Health & Wellness' to 'Wellness.' This change does not affect how Target collects, processes, or shares your personal data, nor does it alter any of your privacy rights. No action is needed in response to this update.
Why it matters
This change has no meaningful impact on consumers — it is a cosmetic label edit within the document. No data rights or privacy protections were altered.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on April 07, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 291 sentences after update.
Consumer impact
Target removed references to Easter-themed promotional categories from a navigational section of their privacy policy document. This change has no effect on how your personal data is collected, stored, or shared by Target. There is no action consumers need to take in response to this update.
Why it matters
This change has no meaningful impact on consumers — it is a routine removal of seasonal promotional navigation content embedded in the policy document. Your data rights and Target's data practices are unchanged.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on April 06, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 291 sentences after update.
Consumer impact
Target made a minor update to a promotional navigation menu within their privacy policy document, adding a 'Gift Ideas for Grads' category alongside existing seasonal links. This change has no effect on how Target collects, uses, or shares consumer data, and does not alter any consumer rights or protections. No action is needed from consumers in response to this change.
Why it matters
This change has no meaningful impact on consumers — it is a minor update to a seasonal promotional navigation element. No data rights, privacy protections, or policy terms were altered.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on April 01, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 291 sentences after update.
Consumer impact
This change updated a small section of Target's privacy policy document to remove a 'Sponsored' label and add a list of promotional content categories like Easter and Health & Wellness. No data collection practices, consumer rights, or privacy protections were modified. This change has no practical impact on how Target handles your personal information.
Why it matters
This change has no meaningful impact on consumers — it is a minor navigational or formatting update with no effect on data rights or privacy protections.
What changed
Target updated their Target Privacy Policy on March 20, 2026. Change detected: 1 sentence(s) removed, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 290 sentences after update.
Consumer impact
Target made a minor formatting or navigational change to their privacy policy on March 20, 2026, removing a list of promotional content links and adding a 'Sponsored' label to a loading element. This change does not affect any consumer data rights, privacy practices, or legal terms. No action is needed.
Why it matters
This change appears to be a minor formatting or navigational update with no impact on consumer data rights or Target's privacy practices. No action is needed by consumers.