Privacy Policy

Airbnb · agreement dated February 5, 2026 · Official agreement

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Charges & Financial Obligations · Context

Payment Services data is handled by an Airbnb Payments entity, generally based on your country of residence

The policy also applies to Payment Services provided by Airbnb Payments under the separate Payments Terms of Service. When you use Payment Services you also give personal information to one or more Airbnb Payments entities (the "Payments Controller", listed in Schedule 1). That entity is responsible for your personal information related to the Payment Services, generally depending on your country of residence.

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This Privacy Policy also applies to the Payment Services provided to you by Airbnb Payments pursuant to the Payments Terms of Service ("Payments Terms"). When using the Payment Services, you will also be providing your personal information to one or more Airbnb Payments entities (the "Payments Controller" as outlined in Schedule 1), which will be responsible for your personal information related to the Payment Services, generally depending on your country of residence.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • "Generally" depending on country of residence: the policy does not promise that residence alone decides the Payments Controller.

Not stated here

  • The Payments Terms are a separate document and were not supplied.

Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice

Payment details such as card, bank account and transaction information are collected

Information needed to use the platform includes payment transaction information, such as your payment account, credit card information, bank account information, the payment instrument used, the date, time and amount of a payment, card expiration date and billing postcode, PayPal email address, IBAN information, your address and other related transaction details.

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Such as payment account, credit card information, bank account information, payment instrument used, date and time, payment amount, payment instrument expiration date and billing postcode, PayPal email address, IBAN information, your address, and other related transaction details.

Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice

Your bank and installment-plan providers may share account and payment details with Airbnb

If you choose to pay with funds from your bank account, Airbnb may receive information from your financial institution such as bank account details and account balance. If you choose to buy a reservation on an installment plan, Airbnb may receive information from the third-party provider such as the payment schedule and actual payments on authorized plans.

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If you elect to pay with funds from your bank account, we may receive certain information from your financial institution, such as bank account details and account balance.
If you elect to purchase a reservation and pay on an installment plan, we may receive certain information from the third-party provider, such as the payment schedule and actual payments on authorized payment plans.

Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice

Payment data is used to process payments, verify identity, fight fraud and money laundering, and collect debts

Personal information is used to enable, or authorize third parties to use, Payment Services (as defined in the Payments Terms), for example to process payments, perform the contract with you, verify your identity, detect and prevent money laundering, fraud, abuse and security incidents, conduct security investigations and risk assessments, comply with legal obligations such as anti-money-laundering rules and sanctions enforcement, conduct collections activities, enforce the Payment Terms and other payment policies, and provide and improve Payment Services.

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Personal information is used to enable, or authorize third parties to use, Payment Services (as defined in the Payments Terms), such as to:
process payments,
perform the contract with you,
verify your identity,
detect and prevent money laundering, fraud, abuse, and security incidents,
conduct security investigations and risk assessments,
comply with applicable legal and compliance obligations, such as anti-money laundering regulations and sanctions enforcement,
conduct collections activities,
enforce the Payment Terms and other payment policies, and
provide and improve Payment Services.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Third parties may be authorized to use personal information for Payment Services.

Not stated here

  • The Payments Terms that define Payment Services were not supplied.

Charges & Financial Obligations · Company practice

If someone pays with your card for an Airbnb booking, Airbnb may receive your payment information

Even if you are not an Airbnb user, Airbnb may receive payment information relating to you, for example when an Airbnb user provides your payment card to complete a booking.

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If you are not an Airbnb user, we may receive payment information relating to you, such as when an Airbnb user provides your payment card to complete a booking. See our Help Center article on Paying and getting paid on behalf of someone else.

Not stated here

  • The Help Center article on paying on behalf of someone else was not supplied.