PayPal
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Privacy Panel
PayPal
Data Collected
●Government IDssensitive
Government-issued identification
Social Security and tax ID number
●Financial & Payment Datasensitive
Bank account and routing numbers, credit and debit card information
Income and financial account information
Credit history and credit scores
●Precise Locationsensitive
GPS and precise geolocation data
●Biometric Datasensitive
Biometric data (voice, photo, face scans)
●Race, Religion & Demographicssensitive
Characteristics of protected classifications
○Contact Info
Name, address, phone number, email
○Device & Online IDs
IP address, device information, cookie identifiers
Account profile information (username, profile picture)
○Purchases & Transactions
Transaction history and purchase history
○Browsing & Search History
Browsing and internet activity
○Photos, Videos & Audio
Call recordings and audio information
○Employment & Education
Professional and employment information
○Contacts / Address Book
Imported contact information
○App Usage & Diagnostics
Inferred data (browsing and purchasing habits, preferences)
Device information (browser, OS, settings)
Data Sharing & Use
noSold to third parties
13 recipient categories (Service providers, PayPal corporate group / affiliates, Authorities (courts, governments, law enforcement, regulators), …)
YESShared for advertising
YESCross-site tracking
YESUsed for profiling / AI decisions
YESUsed to train AI models
YESDisclosed to law enforcement
Data Uses
Core serviceSecurity / fraudAdvertisingPersonalizationAnalyticsAI/ML trainingThird-party partnerships
Data Retention
10 years after relationship ends
Varies by data type
Includes legally mandated retention
Personal Information used for the ongoing relationship is stored for the duratio…
Consumer Rights
Access
Delete
Portability
Correct
Opt-out
Security
?
Encrypted in transit?
Encrypted at rest?
MFA available?
Breach notificationBrowser Privacy Signals
not honoredGPC / DNT
This label summarizes privacy practices as disclosed in the company's privacy policy. This is not legal advice. Full policy ↗
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Source Evidence
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What's on the label
Sold to third parties
no99% confidence
PayPal does not "sell" Personal Information or "share" Personal Information for cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising that is subject to non-exempt practices under comprehensive privacy laws in the United States, including for children under the age of 16, and has not done so in the prior 12 months.view in policy ↗
Shared for advertising
YES97% confidence
We may disclose Personal Information with other third parties. For example, we disclose Personal Information to advertising platforms, at your direction. This further applies to parties we cooperate with for marketing purposes, in particular to show you ads and offers tailored to your interests.
Cross-site tracking
YES92% confidence
When you interact with our Services, open email we send you, or visit a third-party website for which we provide Services, we and our partners use Cookies to grant you access to our Sites, Services, applications and tools, recognize you as a user, customize your online experiences and online content, including to serve you interest-based advertisingview in policy ↗
Used for profiling
YES99% confidence
PayPal uses Automated Decision Making technology to make assessments or decisions, including related to risk, fraud and creditworthiness... Our Automated Decision Making technology may use profiling techniques to evaluate personal aspects about you, including to analyze or predict your economic situation, reliability and/or behavior.
Used to train AI
YES99% confidence
We may use Personal Information to train our artificial intelligence (AI) models that power our Services and help us deliver more secure, efficient, and personalized services.view in policy ↗
Signals & rights
Honors DNT
no99% confidence
Some web browsers have an optional setting called "Do Not Track" ("DNT") that lets you opt-out of being tracked by advertisers and some third parties. Because many of our services won't function without tracking data, we do not respond to DNT settings.view in policy ↗
Sources / Provenance
Analyzed June 3, 2026 · policy fetched June 3, 2026
Archived copy ↗ · captured Jun 2, 2026
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