California residents have a set of legal rights over their personal data held by Whatnot, including the right to access, delete, correct, and opt out of data sharing, and can exercise these rights by contacting Whatnot directly.
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These rights give California users meaningful control over how Whatnot uses their personal data, including the ability to stop data sharing for advertising purposes and to have their data deleted.
The updated Influencer Engagement Agreement now requires all disputes between influencers and Whatnot to be resolved through binding arbitration under the Terms of Service Section 21, rather than through California state or federal courts. This replaces the previous language permitting influencers to pursue legal claims in Los Angeles courts and waives jury trial rights. The agreement also removes language that explicitly limited dispute resolution to claims arising solely from the Influencer Agreement, extending arbitration to disputes relating to Whatnot Platform use and the influencer-platform relationship.
View change record →The new Australian Creator Program Terms establish binding legal requirements for creators submitting video content and promotional codes. Creators grant Whatnot a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable license to use submitted videos across platforms (organic and paid social media, television, in-app, websites, and more) for one year from submission. The terms require creators to comply with Australian Consumer Law, AANA ethical standards, and AiMCO guidelines, with explicit disclosure requirements when promoting Whatnot or affiliated products. Rewards for approved Shopping Hauls submissions are issued within 30 business days of receiving both ad codes and raw video. You can review the specific disclosure and content standards on the Program Page before submitting content.
View change record →Under the updated agreement, Australian sellers can no longer resolve disputes through court proceedings in Los Angeles. Instead, all disputes related to the Whatnot platform or the seller relationship must be resolved through mandatory individual arbitration under Whatnot's main Terms of Service. The updated terms eliminate the jury trial waiver provision and replace court access with binding arbitration, with limited exceptions only as expressly permitted in the main Terms of Service.
View change record →This California-specific rights provision was replaced by a more generalized multi-jurisdiction rights statement, potentially reducing California-specific privacy protections visibility.
View full change record →California residents can submit requests to access, delete, or correct their personal data, or to limit how their sensitive personal information is used, by contacting privacy@whatnot.com or through the Whatnot website.
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You may contact our privacy team with any requests of disclosure, correction, or deletion of your personal information. You may also request suspension of use or suspension of sharing of your personal information with certain third parties.
"California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared or sold, not to sell or share personal information, to access personal information, to request deletion of personal information, to request correction of inaccurate personal information, to limit the use of sensitive personal information, and to non-discrimination for exercising these rights. To exercise these rights, please contact us by submitting a request at privacy@whatnot.com or through our website.Excerpt from Whatnot's Legal Terms
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These rights give California users meaningful control over how Whatnot uses their personal data, including the ability to stop data sharing for advertising purposes and to have their data deleted.
California residents can submit requests to access, delete, or correct their personal data, or to limit how their sensitive personal information is used, by contacting privacy@whatnot.com or through the Whatnot website.
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