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Upcoming Privacy Policy
Stripe’s updated Privacy Policy will be effective as of January 16, 2026.
We’re updating our Privacy Policy to clearly explain how we collect and use data as we work to improve the Stripe experience.Â
Here’s a summary of key changes:
- Updates to how we collect and use Personal Data for new and existing services, including financial products and integrated partner offerings.
- Updates to Defined Terms to provide additional detail on how we use data.
- Updates to jurisdiction-specific provisions in accordance with new regulations and guidance.
These are just a few highlights of the changes we made, so please read the updated Privacy Policy below carefully. If you have questions, please check out the rest of our Privacy Center or contact us.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 16, 2026
This Privacy Policy includes important information about your personal data and we encourage you to read it carefully.
Welcome
We provide financial infrastructure for the internet. Individuals and businesses of all sizes use our technology and services to facilitate purchases, accept payments, send payouts, and manage their online businesses.
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the Personal Data that we collect, how we use and share it, and how you can reach us with privacy-related inquiries. The Policy also outlines your rights and choices as a data subject, including the right to object to certain uses of your Personal Data.Â
Depending on the activity, Stripe assumes the role of a “data controller” and/or “data processor” (or “service provider”). For more details about our privacy practices, including our role, the specific Stripe entity responsible under this Policy, and our legal bases for processing your Personal Data, please visit our Privacy Center.
Defined Terms
In this Policy, “Stripe”, “we”, “our,” or “us” refers to the Stripe entity responsible for the collection, use, processing, and handling of Personal Data as described in this document. Depending on your jurisdiction, the specific Stripe entity responsible for your Personal Data might vary. Learn More.
“Personal Data” refers to any information associated with an identified or identifiable individual, which can include data that you provide to us, and that we collect about you during your interaction with our Services (such as device information, IP address, etc.).
“Services” refers to the products, services, devices, and applications that we provide under the Stripe Services Agreement or the Stripe Credit Card Terms of Service (collectively, “Business Services”), or the Stripe Consumer Terms of Service (“End User Services”); websites (“Sites”) like Stripe.com and Link.com; and other Stripe applications and online services. We provide Business Services to entities (“Business Users”). We provide End User Services directly to individuals for their personal use.Â
“Financial Partners” are financial institutions, banks, and other partners such as payment method acquirers, payment intermediaries, payment aggregators, payout providers, payment method providers, payment processors, and card networks that we partner with, directly or indirectly, to provide the Services.
Depending on the context, “you” might be an End Customer, End User, Representative, or Visitor:
- End Users. When you use an End User Service, such as saving a payment method with Link, for personal use we refer to you as an “End User.”
- End Customers. When you are not directly transacting with Stripe, but we receive your Personal Data to provide Services to a Business User, including when you make a purchase from a Business User on a Stripe Checkout page or receive payments or other services from a Business User, we refer to you as an “End Customer.”
- Representatives. When you are acting on behalf of an existing or potential Business User—perhaps as a company founder, account administrator for a Business User, or a recipient of an employee credit card from a Business User via Stripe Issuing—we refer to you as a “Representative.”
- Visitors. When you interact with Stripe by visiting a Site without being logged into a Stripe account, or when your interaction with Stripe does not involve you being an End User, End Customer, or Representative, or when you visit a Stripe office or other Stripe premises, we refer to you as a “Visitor.” For example, you are a Visitor when you send a message to Stripe asking for more information about our Services.
In this Policy, “Transaction Data” refers to data collected or used by Stripe in relation to transactions you request. Some Transaction Data is Personal Data and may include: your name, email address, contact number, billing and shipping address, payment method information (like credit or debit card number, bank or payment method account details, or payment card image chosen by you), merchant and location details, amount and date of purchase, information about payment status, and in some instances, information about what was purchased, order fulfillment status, subscription status, applicable tax amounts, refund or chargeback information, and support interactions.
1. Personal Data that we collect and how we use and share it
2. More ways we collect, use and share Personal Data
3. Legal bases for processing data
6. International data transfers
1. Personal Data we collect and how we use and share it
Our collection and use of Personal Data differs based on whether you are an End User, End Customer, Representative, or Visitor, and the specific Service that you are using. For example, if you're a sole proprietor who wants to use our Business Services, we may collect your Personal Data to onboard your business; at the same time, you might also be an End Customer if you've bought goods from another Business User that is using our Services for payment processing. You could also be an End User if you used our End User Services, such as Link, for those transactions.
1.1 End Users
We provide End User Services when we provide the Services directly to you for your personal use (e.g., Link). Additional details regarding our collection, use, and sharing of End User Personal Data, including the legal bases we rely on for processing such data, can be found in our Privacy Center.
a. Personal Data we collect about End Users
Using Link or Connecting your bank account. Stripe offers a service called "Link," which allows you to create an account and store information for future interactions with Stripe’s Services and Business Users. You may save a number of different kinds of Personal Data using Link. For instance, you may save your name, payment method details, contact information, and address to conveniently use saved information to pay for transactions across our Business Users. When you choose to pay with Link, we will also collect Transaction Data associated with your transactions. Learn More.
You can also share and save bank account details to your Link account using Stripe’s Financial Connections product. When you use Financial Connections, Stripe will periodically collect and process your account information (such as bank account owner information, account balances, account number and details, account transactions, and, in some cases, log-in credentials). You can withdraw your consent by disconnecting your bank account and ask us to cease the collection of such data at any time. Learn More.
You can also use your Link account to access services provided by Stripe’s partner businesses, such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services or crypto wallet services. In these situations, we will collect and share additional Personal Data with partner businesses to facilitate your use of such services. You can save this information to your Link account to access similar services in the future. We may also receive certain information about you from partner businesses in connection with the services they provide. Learn More.Â
Finally, you can use Link to store your identity documents (such as your driver’s license) and other identification information (such as tax ID) so that you can share them in future interactions with Stripe or its Business Users.
Paying Stripe. When you purchase goods or services directly from Stripe, we receive your Transaction Data. For instance, when you make a payment to Stripe Climate, we collect information about the transaction, as well as your contact and payment method details.
Identity/Verification Services. We offer an identity verification service that automates the comparison of your identity document (such as a driver’s license) with your image (such as a selfie). You can separately consent to us using your biometric data to enhance our verification technology, with the option to revoke your consent at any time. Learn More.
More. For further information about other types of Personal Data that we may collect about End Users, including about your online activity and your engagement with our End User Services, please see the More ways we collect, use, and share Personal Data section below.
b. How we use and share Personal Data of End Users
Services. We use and share your Personal Data to provide the End User Services to you, which includes support, personalization (such as language preferences and setting choices), and communication about our End User Services (such as communicating Policy updates and information about our Services). For example, Stripe may use cookies and similar technologies or the data you provide to our Business Users (such as when you input your email address on a Business User’s website) to recognize you and help you use Link when visiting our Business User’s website. Learn more about how we use cookies and similar technologies in Stripe’s Cookie Policy.
When you buy eligible digital goods or services using Stripe Managed Payments, Stripe acts as Merchant of Record and collects Transaction Data and certain order-level details to provide the services, such as subscription status, fulfillment status, tax amounts, refund or chargeback information, and support interactions. For any subscription purchase, a Link account is required to manage your subscription. Learn more.
Our Business Users. When you use an End User Service, such as using Link to make payments with our Business Users, we share your Personal Data, including name, contact information, payment method details, and Transaction Data with those Business Users. Learn More. You can also direct Stripe to share your saved bank account information and identity documents with Business Users you do business with. Once we share your Personal Data with Business Users, we may process that Personal Data as a Data Processor for those Business Users, as detailed in Section 1.2 of this Policy. You should consult the privacy policies of the Business Users with whom you do business for information on how they use the information shared with them.
Fraud Detection and Loss Prevention. We use your Personal Data collected across our Services to detect fraud and prevent financial losses for you, us, and our Business Users and Financial Partners, including detecting unauthorized purchases. We may provide Business Users and Financial Partners, including those that use our fraud prevention-related Business Services (such as Stripe Radar), with Personal Data about you (including your attempted transactions) so that they can assess the fraud or loss risk associated with the transaction. Learn more about how we may use technology to assess the fraud risk associated with an attempted transaction and what information we share with Business Users and Financial Partners here and here.
Advertising. Where permitted by applicable law, we may use your Personal Data, including Transaction Data, to assess your eligibility for, and offer you, other End User Services or to promote existing End User Services, including through co-marketing with partners such as Stripe Business Users. Learn more. Subject to applicable law, including any consent requirements, we use and share End User Personal Data with third party partners to allow us to advertise our End User Services to you, including through interest-based advertising, and to track the efficacy of such ads. We do not transfer your Personal Data to third parties in exchange for payment, but we may provide your data to third-party partners, such as advertising partners, analytics providers, and social networks, who assist us in advertising our Services to you. Learn more.
More. For further information about ways we may use and share End Users' Personal Data, please see the More ways we collect, use, and share Personal Data section below.
1.2 End Customers
Stripe provides various Business Services to our Business Users, which include processing in-person or online payments or payouts for those Business Users. When acting as a service provider—also referred to as a Data Processor—for a Business User, we process End Customer Personal Data in accordance with our agreement with the Business User and the Business User's lawful instructions. This happens, for example, when we process a payment for a Business User because you purchased a product from them, or when the Business User asks us to send you funds.
Business Users are responsible for ensuring that the privacy rights of their End Customers are respected, including obtaining appropriate consents and making disclosures about their own data collection and use associated with their products and services. If you're an End Customer, please refer to the privacy policy of the Business User you're doing business with for its privacy practices, choices, and controls.
We provide more comprehensive information about our collection, use, and sharing of End Customer Personal Data in our Privacy Center, including the legal bases we rely on for processing your Personal Data.