How do I manage my personal data and privacy settings on my PayPal account?

You can update your privacy preferences in your PayPal Profile.

Here's how to manage your privacy consent preferences:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Click Data & Privacy.
  3. Choose which privacy preference you'd like to manage.

Here's how you can manage your personal data and privacy settings on the app:

  1. Tap your Profile photo.
  2. Tap Data and privacy.
  3. Select an available feature and edit if needed.

The features that you can edit include:

  • Manage your cookies - to control how PayPal uses cookies and manages your browsing experience.
  • Search privacy - control how people can find you on PayPal.
  • Blocked contacts - review and edit the people you previously blocked.
  • Permissions you’ve given - to keep track of the data and permissions you’re sharing with the apps and sites you use.
  • Personalized shopping - let us share products, offers, and rewards you might like with participating stores.
  • Interest-based marketing – see offers and promotions based on your interests on and off PayPal.

Your Personal Data includes:

  • Download your data - to get a copy of your personal data.
  • Correct your data - to change or update your personal information.
  • Delete your data/ close account - ask us to delete your data. To do this, we’ll also need to close your account.

The above information doesn't apply to Business accounts.

Learn more about your privacy rights and the personal data we collect in our Privacy Statement.

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