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Walmart · Walmart Terms of Use · View original document ↗

AI Input Collected and Used for Multiple Purposes

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Key Facts

Does Walmart collect, use, and retain user inputs submitted through Generative AI Features?
Walmart collects, uses, and retains user inputs submitted through Generative AI Features in order to answer questions and inquiries from users, to help improve how the Generative AI Features operate, and for other purposes described in Walmart's Privacy Policy.
What does Walmart do with user inputs submitted through Generative AI Features?
Walmart collects, uses, and retains user inputs submitted through Generative AI Features in order to answer questions and inquiries from users, to help improve how the Generative AI Features operate, and for other purposes described in Walmart's Privacy Policy.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

User inputs are not limited to answering only the submitting user's questions but may also be used to respond to other users and to train or improve the AI system, expanding the scope of data use beyond the immediate interaction.

Interpretive note: The canonical claim captures all three stated purposes. The Privacy Policy is referenced but not quoted, so its additional purposes cannot be characterized here.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 9, 2026
First Seen
Jul 9, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Anything a user submits as input to Walmart's Generative AI Features may be collected, retained, used to answer other users' questions, used to improve the AI, and used for additional purposes defined externally in Walmart's Privacy Policy.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Inputs will be collected, used and retained by Walmart in order to answer questions and inquiries from you as well as other users, to help improve how the Generative AI Features operate, and for the other purposes described in Walmart's Privacy Policy.

Excerpt from Walmart's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
TCPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Walmart Terms of Use
Entity
Walmart
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-016726
Document ID
CA-D-00616
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
84edf08b1c1a94ac35e917d9c9c1d3c192dab1816e42657f1721fb5ac9d41a04
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 16:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Walmart
Document: Walmart Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-016726
Captured: 2026-05-09 16:44:14 UTC
SHA-256: 84edf08b1c1a94ac…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/walmart/walmart-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-016726/ai-input-collected-and-used-for-multiple-purposes/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Walmart's AI Input Collected and Used for Multiple Purposes clause do?

User inputs are not limited to answering only the submitting user's questions but may also be used to respond to other users and to train or improve the AI system, expanding the scope of data use beyond the immediate interaction.

How does this clause affect you?

Anything a user submits as input to Walmart's Generative AI Features may be collected, retained, used to answer other users' questions, used to improve the AI, and used for additional purposes defined externally in Walmart's Privacy Policy.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Walmart?

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