Visa can buy or receive personal information about you from data brokers, social media companies, and other business partners to build a more complete picture of who you are.
This analysis describes what Visa's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
Receiving data from external sources like data brokers means Visa's profile of you may go beyond what you directly provided, incorporating inferred demographics and interests from third parties you may not have interacted with intentionally.
Interpretive note: The policy identifies broad categories of third-party sources but does not enumerate specific data brokers or social media platforms, making it difficult to assess the full scope of third-party data enrichment in practice.
New explicit disclosure of third-party data broker and social media data collection practices, representing a significant expansion in tracking sources beyond direct transaction collection.
View full change record →Visa may supplement its own transaction data about you with purchased or received data from data brokers and social media platforms, potentially creating detailed interest and demographic profiles used for marketing and product personalization without your direct knowledge.
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We will also provide an individual opt-out choice, or opt-in for sensitive data, before we share your data with third parties other than our agents, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected.
to request that your data be transferred to a third party (data portability)
Your organization may allow you to access and export your data in order to back it up or transfer it to a service outside of Google.
"We may collect personal information about you from third parties, such as data brokers, social media platforms, and our business partners. This information may include demographic information, interests, and other information that helps us understand you better and provide you with relevant products, services, and offers.Excerpt from Visa's Privacy Notice
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The FTC has increasing scrutiny of data broker practices and the purchase of consumer data for profiling purposes.
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Receiving data from external sources like data brokers means Visa's profile of you may go beyond what you directly provided, incorporating inferred demographics and interests from third parties you may not have interacted with intentionally.
Visa may supplement its own transaction data about you with purchased or received data from data brokers and social media platforms, potentially creating detailed interest and demographic profiles used for marketing and product personalization without your direct knowledge.
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