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Data Collection Scope

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The breadth of data collected — spanning financial account details, location, contacts, and behavioral data — creates a comprehensive profile of your financial life and social connections that is used across PayPal's broader ecosystem.

Interpretive note: The document was partially truncated; specific consent mechanisms for geolocation and contact list collection could not be fully verified from the available text.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Venmo's policy authorizes collection of financial account details, transaction history, device identifiers, location data, and the content of payment notes, and permits sharing this information with PayPal affiliates, marketing partners, analytics providers, and financial institutions. The default public transaction feed means that payment descriptions entered by users may be visible to other Venmo users unless the user manually changes their privacy settings. You can set your transactions to private and limit certain data sharing by navigating to Settings in the Venmo app, selecting Privacy, and adjusting your default transaction audience and other sharing preferences.

How other platforms handle this

Discord Medium

We collect the following information when you register for and use our services: Account information. You can create a Discord account by providing an email address and creating a username and password. When you create an account, we will assign you a unique identifier. If you choose to, you may pro...

Stripe Medium

"Personal Data" refers to any information associated with an identified or identifiable individual, which can include data that you provide to us, and that we collect about you during your interaction with our Services (such as device information, IP address, etc.).

Fly.io Medium

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you create an account, make a purchase, or contact us for support. This includes: Account information (name, email address, password); Payment information (credit card details, billing address); Profile information (company name, job ti...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We collect information you provide to us, information we collect automatically when you use our services, and information we receive from third parties. This includes identifiers such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued ID; financial information including bank account and payment card details; transaction data; device identifiers; IP addresses; geolocation data; and information about your contacts if you grant access.

— Excerpt from Venmo's Venmo Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
TCPA
United States Federal
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Venmo Privacy Policy
Entity
Venmo
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009254
Document ID
CA-D-00112
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
979f86236ba2b53263a271e1bb31a0a588f53685f6beddafe32eb3498c4e4bb1
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 09:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Venmo
Document: Venmo Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-009254
Captured: 2026-04-18 09:42:16 UTC
SHA-256: 979f86236ba2b532…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/venmo/venmo-privacy-policy/data-collection-scope/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Venmo's Data Collection Scope clause do?

The breadth of data collected — spanning financial account details, location, contacts, and behavioral data — creates a comprehensive profile of your financial life and social connections that is used across PayPal's broader ecosystem.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 13 platforms. See the full comparison.

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