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Privacy Policy for PayPal
Services
This policy describes the ways PayPal collects, stores, uses and
protects your personal information. PayPal may amend this
policy at any time by posting a revised version on our website.
The revised version will be effective at the time PayPal posts it.
In addition, if the revised version includes a substantial change,
PayPal will provide you with 30 days' prior notice by posting
notice of the change on the "Policy Updates" page of the PayPal
website. PayPal last modified this Policy on June 7, 2007.
How PayPal collects information about you
When you visit the PayPal website, PayPal collects your IP address
and standard web log information, such as your browser type and
the pages you accessed on our website.
When you are using the PayPal Service, PayPal collects information
about your account transactions and PayPal may collect information
about your computer or other access device for fraud prevention
purposes. Finally, PayPal may collect additional information from
or about you in other ways not specifically described here. For
example, PayPal may collect information related to your contact
with our customer support team or store results when you respond
to a survey.
How PayPal uses cookies
When you access PayPal, PayPal, or companies PayPal hires to track
how our website is used, may place small data files called
"cookies" on your computer.
How PayPal protects and stores personal information
Throughout this policy, PayPal uses the term "personal
information" to describe information that can be associated with a
specific person and can be used to identify that person. PayPal
does not consider personal information to include information that
has been anonymized so that it does not identify a specific user.
PayPal stores and processes your personal information on our
computers in the US, and protects it by maintaining physical,
electronic and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable
US federal and state regulations. PayPal uses computer safeguards
such as firewalls and data encryption, enforcing physical access
controls to our buildings and files, and authorizing access to
personal information only for those employees who require it to
fulfill their job responsibilities.
How PayPal uses the personal information collected
The primary purpose in collecting personal information is to
provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized
experience. PayPal may use your personal information to:
- provide the services and customer support you request;
- process transactions and send notices about your
transactions
- resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
- prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and
enforce our User Agreement;
- customize, measure, and improve our services and the content
and layout of our website;
- send you targeted marketing, service update notices, and
promotional offers based on your communication preferences;
- compare information for accuracy and verify it with third
parties.
How PayPal shares personal information with other PayPal
users
To process your payments, PayPal needs to share some of your
personal information with the person or company that you are
paying or is paying you.
If you are buying goods or services and pay through PayPal, PayPal
may provide the seller with the shipping address for the goods and
your confirmed credit card billing address to complete your
transaction with the seller. The seller is not allowed to use this
information to market their services to you unless you have agreed
to it.
Regardless, PayPal will not disclose your credit card number or
bank account number to anyone you have paid except with your
express permission or if we are required to do so to comply with a
subpoena or other legal process.
How PayPal shares personal information with other parties
PayPal may share your personal information with:
- Law enforcement, government officials, or other third
parties when
- we are compelled to do so by a subpoena, court order or
similar legal procedure
- we need to do so to comply with law
- we believe in good faith that the disclosure of personal
information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial
loss, to report suspected illegal activity, or to investigate
violations of our User Agreement.
- Other third parties with your consent or direction to do so.
PayPal will not sell or rent any of your personal information
to third parties in the normal course of doing business and only
shares your personal information with third parties as described
in this policy.
How you can contact us about privacy questions
If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, you
should contact us by using the "Contact Us" feature on our site or
by writing to us at PayPal, Attn: Privacy Department, P.O. Box
45950, Omaha, NE 68145-0950. PayPal maintains offices at 2211 N.
First Street, San Jose, CA
PayPal is a TRUSTe licensee. If our response to your privacy
concern is unsatisfactory, then you should contact TRUSTe and file
a privacy complaint on the TRUSTe website (www.truste.org). TRUSTe
will serve as a liaison to PayPal to resolve your concerns
regarding our privacy practices. Please note that TRUSTe will not
intervene for any other type of issue with your account.
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