Data is stored on third-party servers in U.S. data centers under physical, electronic and access safeguards
Venmo stores and processes your personal information on third-party servers in data centers in the United States. It says the information is protected by physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state laws, including firewalls, data encryption, physical access controls to offices and files, and limiting access to employees who need it for their jobs.
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We store and process your personal information using third party servers located in data centers in the United States.
This information is protected by physical, electronic and procedural safeguards in compliance with applicable US federal and state laws and regulations.
We also use computer safeguards such as firewalls and data encryption, we enforce physical access controls to our office and files, and we authorize access to personal information only for those employees who require it to fulfill their job responsibilities.
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contrast (model-proposed): Personal information may be transferred to other countries for customer service or processing — contrast: Venmo says it stores and processes personal information on servers in U.S. data centers, but the consumer notice says it may transfer personal information to other countries for customer service or transaction processing. Both can be true, but the U.S. storage statement should not be read as keeping all processing in the United States.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
Venmo cannot guarantee your data won't be breached and urges you never to share your password
Venmo says it strives to keep its systems secure but cannot guarantee that personal information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed through a breach of its safeguards. It urges you to take your own precautions, including never sharing your Venmo password with anyone.
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Despite our efforts, we cannot guarantee that personal information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of our administrative, managerial and technical safeguards.
Therefore, we urge you to take adequate precautions to protect your personal information as well, including never sharing your Venmo password with anyone.
Security & Safeguards · Procedure
Breach notices may come electronically; email privacy@venmo.com for free written notice
If Venmo learns of a systems security breach, it may attempt to notify you electronically, by a notice on the website or apps or by email to the address you gave it; it does not promise to notify you. By using the Services you agree that Venmo may communicate with you electronically. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to written breach notice; to receive free written notice, or to withdraw consent to electronic breach notice, email privacy@venmo.com.
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If Venmo learns of a systems security breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so you can take appropriate protective steps.
By using the Services, you agree that Venmo may communicate with you electronically.
Venmo may post a notice on the website or mobile applications if a security breach occurs. We may also send an email to you at the email address you have provided to us.
Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.
To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice of a security breach), please email us at privacy@venmo.com.
Security & Safeguards · Permission or license
Fraud tools may draw on your identity, financial, device, social and location data
Venmo may use your personal information to prevent potentially fraudulent, prohibited or illegal activity and to enforce its User Agreement, through risk and fraud tools that may use your Account, Identification, Financial, Device, Social Web and Geolocation Information.
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prevent potentially fraudulent, prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our User Agreement through the use of our risk and fraud tools which may include use of Account Information, Identification Information, Financial Information, Device Information, Social Web Information and Geolocation Information;
Not stated here
The User Agreement is referenced but not supplied with this policy.
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
Security measures comply with federal law and include computer safeguards and secured buildings
The consumer notice says Venmo protects personal information from unauthorized access and use with security measures that comply with federal law, including computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
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To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.