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Visa provides three channels for privacy rights requests: an online Privacy Rights Portal, email to [email protected], and postal mail to the Visa Global Privacy Office at 900 Metro Center Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404; users are instructed not to include sensitive information such as account numbers in email submissions.
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This provision establishes the operative mechanisms through which users may submit requests to exercise privacy rights under applicable laws, including the specific contact addresses and a caution regarding sensitive information in email communications.
Under this provision, users can submit privacy rights requests including access, deletion, correction, or other applicable rights through the Privacy Rights Portal, by email, or by mail; the document states that sensitive information such as account numbers should not be included in email submissions.
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"To submit a request to exercise privacy rights under relevant laws, please access our Privacy Rights Portal. Send us an email [email protected] Please do not include sensitive information, such as your account number, in emails. Write to us Visa Global Privacy Office 900 Metro Center Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 USAExcerpt from Visa's Privacy Notice
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The availability of a privacy rights submission mechanism is required under GDPR Article 12 for EEA users, CCPA/CPRA for California residents, LGPD for Brazilian users, and equivalent frameworks in other covered jurisdictions. Each framework specifies response timelines and the categories of rights that must be honored. The applicable enforcement authority varies by jurisdiction. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Failure to respond to rights requests within the timelines required by applicable law creates regulatory exposure; the distributed notice structure means that the applicable response timeline and rights scope may vary by region and require triage based on the user's jurisdiction. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: GDPR requires response to data subject access requests within one month, extendable to three months in complex cases; CCPA/CPRA requires response within 45 days, extendable by an additional 45 days; LGPD specifies 15 days for confirmation requests. Organizations in these jurisdictions should verify that Visa's portal fulfills the applicable timeline and scope requirements. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B partners who receive or process Visa cardholder data should clarify whether they are responsible for forwarding rights requests to Visa or whether Visa's portal handles all such requests directly, and ensure that data processing agreements address this allocation. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should test the Privacy Rights Portal for each applicable jurisdiction to confirm that it supports the full range of rights required by local law, that identity verification procedures are proportionate and do not create excessive barriers, and that response timelines are being met.
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This provision establishes the operative mechanisms through which users may submit requests to exercise privacy rights under applicable laws, including the specific contact addresses and a caution regarding sensitive information in email communications.
Under this provision, users can submit privacy rights requests including access, deletion, correction, or other applicable rights through the Privacy Rights Portal, by email, or by mail; the document states that sensitive information such as account numbers should not be included in email submissions.
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