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Walmart · Walmart Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Payment Card Authorization for Storage and Use

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 230 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

By providing payment card information to Walmart, what do users authorize Walmart to do?
By providing payment card information to Walmart, users authorize Walmart to store and use that card as a payment method for purchases made through the user's Walmart.com account, including on Walmart affiliated sites and properties.
May Walmart store and use payment card information for purchases on Walmart affiliated sites and properties?
By providing payment card information to Walmart, users authorize Walmart to store and use that card as a payment method for purchases made through the user's Walmart.com account, including on Walmart affiliated sites and properties.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The authorization extends beyond Walmart.com to affiliated sites and properties, meaning the stored card may be charged on platforms beyond the one where the card was originally entered.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 9, 2026
First Seen
Jul 9, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2196 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Once you provide payment card information, Walmart is authorized to store it and use it for future purchases across your Walmart.com account and Walmart affiliated sites and properties.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

If a payment is not successfully processed, due to expiration, insufficient funds, or otherwise, you remain responsible for any uncollected amounts and authorize us to continue billing the Payment Method, as it may be updated.

Perplexity AI Medium

You also authorize us to retry any failed authorizations. We may use data provided to us by our partners to determine when to schedule such retries.

Instacart Medium

your credit card or other payment information is collected and processed by our third-party payment processors...the payment information that you provide through the Services is transmitted directly to our payment processor.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By providing payment card information to us, you authorize us to store and use the card as a payment method for purchases made through your Walmart.com account, including on Walmart affiliated sites and properties

Excerpt from Walmart's Terms of Use

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-016641
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
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Walmart
Document: Walmart Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-016641
Captured: 2026-05-09 16:44:14 UTC
SHA-256: 84edf08b1c1a94ac…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/walmart/walmart-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-016641/payment-card-authorization-for-storage-and-use/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Walmart's Payment Card Authorization for Storage and Use clause do?

The authorization extends beyond Walmart.com to affiliated sites and properties, meaning the stored card may be charged on platforms beyond the one where the card was originally entered.

How does this clause affect you?

Once you provide payment card information, Walmart is authorized to store it and use it for future purchases across your Walmart.com account and Walmart affiliated sites and properties.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 230 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Walmart?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Walmart.