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Broad Data Sharing with PayPal Affiliates and Third Parties

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What it is

Venmo shares your personal data — including your financial and identity information — with PayPal companies, service providers, business partners, and other third parties in a wide range of circumstances.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

This provision means your financial transaction data, identity information, and behavioral data can be shared broadly across the PayPal corporate family and with external business partners, significantly expanding the population of entities that hold sensitive financial information about you.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    California residents can submit a 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' request via the link at the bottom of Venmo's privacy policy page or through the Venmo app privacy settings.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Your financial data, identity, and transaction history may flow to dozens of companies beyond Venmo itself, increasing the risk of data breaches, targeted advertising, and uses you didn't anticipate.

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We may share your personal information with: PayPal and its affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers; business partners; other Venmo users; third parties for legal purposes; third parties as part of a merger or acquisition; and other parties with your consent.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GLBA (15 U.S.C. §6802–6803) requires annual privacy notices and opt-out rights before sharing non-public personal financial information with non-affiliated third parties. CCPA §1798.115 requires disclosure of categories of third parties with whom personal information is shared. CCPA §1798.120 requires opt-out rights for sale or sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. FTC Act Section 5 applies to any deceptive representations about data sharing scope.

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Applicable agencies

  • CFPB
    The CFPB has authority over Venmo's data sharing practices as a non-bank financial service provider under GLBA and the Consumer Financial Protection Act.
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  • FTC
    The FTC has enforcement authority over unfair or deceptive data sharing practices and has previously taken action against Venmo for related privacy issues.
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Venmo Privacy Policy
Entity
Venmo
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 18, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002797
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CA-D-00112
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Entity: Venmo | Document: Venmo Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-002797
Captured: 2026-04-18 09:42:16 UTC | SHA-256: 979f86236ba2b532…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/venmo/venmo-privacy-policy/broad-data-sharing-with-paypal-affiliates-and-third-parties/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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