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Airbnb · agreement dated February 5, 2026 · Official agreement

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US users authorize identity and background screening

US users authorize checks and reports from service providers, third-party databases and sources including conviction and sex-offender records or local equivalents. The clause does not promise that checks are exhaustive or always conducted.

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For United States users, to help Airbnb to assess the safety, integrity, and trustworthiness of our platform and its users, you authorize Airbnb to undertake checks designed to help verify your identity or review your background, and consent that Airbnb may screen you against and obtain reports from service providers, third-party databases, or other sources including public records of criminal convictions or sex offender registrations or their local equivalents.