When you buy a ticket, Ticketmaster shares your personal information with the artist, promoter, record label, or venue associated with that event, and these parties operate as independent data controllers with their own privacy practices.
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Your personal data does not stay only with Ticketmaster; it flows to multiple third parties who may use it independently, including for their own marketing, and you may have limited visibility into what each Event Partner does with your information once received.
The updated policy establishes that Ticketmaster may collect biometric information in limited circumstances where necessary for service delivery or required by law, with additional safeguards and advance notice. The policy now discloses that event photography and video may be captured and used in marketing materials, with a stated right to object where Ticketmaster controls the filming. Communications may now occur through messaging services in addition to existing channels. These disclosures inform you of practices Ticketmaster may engage in, but operational impact depends on whether and how these practices are implemented in your jurisdiction or event context.
View change record →Severity downgraded from high to medium and provision now includes detailed operational purposes for data sharing with event partners.
View full change record →Your name, contact details, and purchase history may be shared with artists, promoters, venues, and record labels each time you purchase a ticket, and those parties become independent data controllers whose own privacy policies govern subsequent use of your data.
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We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances: with service providers who perform services on our behalf; with business partners with whom we jointly offer products or services; in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company asse...
We may share your personal information with our affiliates, meaning entities that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with Consensys. We also share information with service providers who assist in operating our services, subject to confidentiality obligations.
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"We share your information with Event Partner(s), such as the promoter or venue, to enable them to run the event, allocate seating or notify you if there has been a change to the event or provide important event information. We share your information with Event Partner(s) – such as the artist, promoter, or venue – as well as other third parties associated with the service provided.— Excerpt from Ticketmaster's Ticketmaster Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 4(7) and 26 regarding the identification and obligations of data controllers and joint controllers. Where Event Partners are located outside the EU or UK, international transfer safeguards under GDPR Chapter V may apply. The FTC's general consumer protection authority applies in the US context, and CCPA requires disclosure of categories of third parties with whom personal information is shared. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The characterization of Event Partners as independent third-party data controllers means Ticketmaster's data sharing obligations are not limited to processor relationships, and individual Event Partners' downstream practices are outside Ticketmaster's direct governance. The policy does not enumerate individual Event Partners or provide a mechanism for users to identify who received their data for a specific transaction. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users have the strongest rights to challenge this sharing, including rights to object and rights to information about recipient identities under GDPR. California residents have CCPA rights to know categories of third parties receiving their data. The adequacy of disclosure may vary by the specificity required under each jurisdiction's notice requirements. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and compliance teams reviewing Ticketmaster as a service should assess whether their own organization constitutes an Event Partner and whether they have appropriate data processing agreements or controller-to-controller agreements in place. The policy does not confirm whether data sharing agreements with all Event Partners include binding privacy obligations on downstream use. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the current consent or legitimate interest basis for Event Partner data sharing is adequately documented and whether users receive sufficient notice about individual recipient identities to satisfy transparency obligations under GDPR and CCPA. A data mapping exercise should trace the flow of attendee data from Ticketmaster to each category of Event Partner.
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Your personal data does not stay only with Ticketmaster; it flows to multiple third parties who may use it independently, including for their own marketing, and you may have limited visibility into what each Event Partner does with your information once received.
Your name, contact details, and purchase history may be shared with artists, promoters, venues, and record labels each time you purchase a ticket, and those parties become independent data controllers whose own privacy policies govern subsequent use of your data.
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