Visa · Visa Privacy Notice

Cookies and Online Tracking

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What it is

We use cookies and similar technologies on our websites and in our services to collect information about your online activities, including the pages you visit, links you click, and other actions you take. This information is used to personalize your experience, analyze usage, and deliver relevant advertising.

Why it matters

Cookie-based tracking on financial services websites captures behavioral data beyond transaction records and may be shared with advertising technology partners, expanding Visa's data collection footprint.

Consumer impact

Visa collects extensive personal information including transaction history, device identifiers, geolocation, and inferred consumer preferences, and shares this data with issuing banks, merchant acquirers, service providers, and analytics partners. Because Visa operates as a back-end network processor, consumers generally cannot negotiate or limit these practices through their card agreements — their exposure is largely invisible. You can submit a California Consumer Privacy Act rights request, including an opt-out of data sharing, through Visa's online privacy request portal at https://usa.visa.com/legal/privacy-policy.html.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has enforcement authority over deceptive online tracking practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, including failure to honor opt-out requests for targeted advertising cookies.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
Visa Privacy Notice
Entity
Visa
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 15, 2026
Last verified
April 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002250
Document ID
CA-D-00114
Evidence Provenance
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e2841c6b02d9354b6ac5071186562d1349532f2e637fe837ed27dbb4b45baa9f
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Visa | Document: Visa Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-002250
Captured: 2026-03-15 11:56:42 UTC | SHA-256: e2841c6b02d9354b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/visa/visa-privacy-notice/cookies-and-online-tracking/
Accessed: April 5, 2026
Classification
Severity
Medium
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