Last updated on August 1, 2024
Last updated on August 1, 2024
This page shows important changes that were made to the PayPal service, its User Agreement, or other policies.
*For past policy updates earlier than March 2014, please view this PDF.
*For past policy updates between April 2014 and Dec 2018, please view this PDF.
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that additional changes could be made to previewed agreements on or before the effective dates listed, provided the applicable notice requirements are met.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarise yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the User Agreement.
Notices
Issued: May 28, 2024
Removal of SOFORT as an alternative payment method and deletion of related terms
Effective: May 28, 2024
Issued: May 6, 2024
Amendments to the PayPal Online Card Payment Services Agreement
Effective June 20, 2024 (Residents of Singapore):
Review the updated Merchant Fees
Issued: February 21, 2024
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective June 20, 2024 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of July 1, 2024):
Review the updated PayPal User Agreement
Amendments to the PayPal Buyer Protection Program
Effective June 20, 2024 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of July 1, 2024):
Review the updated PayPal Buyer Protection Program
Amendments to the Seller Protection Program
Effective June 20, 2024 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of July 1, 2024:
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that additional changes could be made to previewed agreements on or before the effective dates listed, provided the applicable notice requirements are met.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarise yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the User Agreement.
Notices
Issued: 7 December 2023
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 8 February 2024 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 20 February 2024):
Review the updated PayPal User Agreement
Amendments to PayPal’s Seller Protection Program
Effective 8 February 2024 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 20 February 2024):
Review the updated Seller Protection Program
Amendments to the PayPal Payouts Terms and Conditions
Effective 8 February 2024 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 20 February 2024):
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that additional changes could be made to previewed agreements on or before the effective dates listed, provided the applicable notice requirements are met.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective November 6, 2023 (Residents of the countries as listed below):
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that additional changes could be made to previewed agreements on or before the effective dates listed, provided the applicable notice requirements are met.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective: 27 June 2023
Review the updated PayPal User Agreement
Inclusion of notice for non-Singapore residents
Effective: 27 June 2023
Review the Notice for non-Singapore residents
Amendments to the PayPal Alternative Payment Methods Agreement
Effective 26 June 2023 (Residents of Croatia and Iceland):
Review the updated PayPal Alternative Payment Methods Agreement
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that additional changes could be made to previewed agreements on or before the effective dates listed, provided the applicable notice requirements are met.
Changes
We’ve made changes to the agreement listed below that governs your relationship with PayPal. These changes took place by operation of law on 1 January 2023.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 1 January 2023:
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that additional changes could be made to previewed agreements on or before the effective dates listed, provided the applicable notice requirements are met.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 31 October 2022 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 10 November 2022):
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices. Note that any previews provided herein do not prohibit additional changes to the corresponding agreements on or before the effective dates set forth below, provided the applicable notice requirements are satisfied.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 7 September 2022 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 26 September 2022):
Review the updated PayPal User Agreement
Korean users
Updates to the PayPal Privacy Statement
Review the updated Privacy Statement.
Review the list of third parties to whom we may disclose your Personal Data.
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 8 June 2022 (Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 24 June 2022):
Review the updated User Agreement.
Monaco and San Marino users
Updates to your SEPA Direct Debit Mandate
Effective: 31 May 2022
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This page details and/or previews updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Changes to our notice practices
We will no longer be sending you, or other users in your market, emails about changes to our legal agreements unless we elect to do so as a courtesy. In accordance with our PayPal User Agreement, we will continue to post notice of changes which reduce your rights or increase your responsibilities on our Policy Updates page at least 14 days before such changes take effect. Please continue to check our Policy Updates page for such notices. By continuing to use our services after any such changes take effect, you agree to abide and be bound by those changes.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 16 March 2022 (Residents of Thailand and Mainland China will have an effective date of 1 April 2022), we are:
Review the updated User Agreement
Review the updated Seller Protection program.
Amendments to all applicable Legal Agreements
Effective: 16 March 2022 (Residents of Thailand and Mainland China will have an effective date of 1 April 2022), we are:
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This page details updates to PayPal users of changes to the Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa PayPal User Agreements or other online agreements, policies, or statements that require notice. You can also review Past Policy Updates notices.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you to accept such changes. However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective 1 December 2021 (Residents of Malaysia, Thailand and Mainland China will have an effective date of 17 December 2021), we are:
Review the updated User Agreement
Amendments to the Fees
Effective: 28 January 2022 we are
Amendments to the Consumer Fees page and Merchant Fees page
Amendments to the Data Protection Addendum for Card Processing Products
Effective 1 December 2021 we are:
Review the updated Data Protection Addendum for Card Processing Products
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This page displays policy updates which notify users of important changes to the PayPal Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa User Agreements or other online agreements, policies, or statements. Please go to “Past Policy Updates” to view previous policy updates.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. By continuing to use our services after the changes take effect, you agree to be bound by those changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you. If you would prefer to decline such changes you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective: 10 September 2021 (Residents of Malaysia, and Thailand will have an effective date of 27 September 2021. Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 14 October 2021.)
To review the updated User Agreement, please click HERE.
Amendments to the User Agreement Fees
Effective: 10 November 2021 (Residents of Andorra, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Croatia, Iceland, Monaco, Moldova, Serbia and Faroe Islands.)
Amendments to the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy
Amendments to the PayPal Alternative Payment Methods Agreement
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This page displays policy updates which notify users of important changes to the PayPal Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa User Agreement or other online agreements, policies, or statements. Please go to “Past Policy Updates” to view previous policy updates.
Upcoming Changes
We’re making changes to certain agreements (listed below) that govern your relationship with PayPal. These changes will take place automatically on the corresponding effective date(s) shown below.
Actions Needed
Please carefully review the notices below and familiarize yourself with the upcoming changes. Otherwise, no further action is needed from you. If you would prefer to decline such changes you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date.
Amendments to the PayPal User Agreement
Effective: 31 May 2021 (Residents of Mainland China, Malaysia, and Thailand will have an effective date of 16 June 2021.)
Amendments to the Fees
Effective: 31 May 2021 (Residents of Mainland China, Malaysia, and Thailand will have an effective date of 16 June 2021.)
Amendments to the PayPal Advanced Credit and Debit Card Agreement
Effective: 31 May 2021
To review the updated User Agreement, please click HERE.
Please read this document.
We’re making changes to the legal agreements that govern your relationship with PayPal.
We encourage you to carefully review the notices below so that you are familiar with these upcoming changes.
There is no further action needed from you as these changes will take place automatically on the Effective Date shown below. In the event you would prefer to decline these changes, you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the Effective Date.
Effective Date: 26 February 2021
(Residents of Mainland China will have an effective date of 29 March 2021. Residents of Malaysia will have an effective date of 5 March 2021.)
Updates to the PayPal User Agreement for Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa
We’re making the following changes to our terms:
Amendments to the Fees
To review the updated User Agreement, please click Here.
Please read this document.
We’re making changes to the legal agreements that govern your relationship with PayPal.
We encourage you to carefully review the notices below so that you are familiar with these upcoming changes.
There is no further action needed from you as these changes will take place automatically on the Effective Date shown below. In the event you would prefer to decline these changes and close your account, you can do so prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa
Effective: October 31, 2020
(Residents of Mainland China, Malaysia, and Thailand will have an effective date of November 16, 2020.)
We’re making the following changes to our terms:
Amendments to the PayPal Account User Agreement (Effective October 31, 2020) (Residents of Mainland China, Malaysia, and Thailand will have an effective date of November 16, 2020.)
Amendments to the Fees (Effective October 31, 2020) (Residents of Mainland China, Malaysia, and Thailand will have an effective date of 16, November 2020.)
Amendments to the PayPal Advanced Credit and Debit Card Agreement (previously the PayPal Website Payments Pro Hosted Solution and Virtual Terminal) (Effective October 31, 2020)
To review the updated User Agreement, please click Here.
Please read this document.
We’re making changes to the legal agreements that govern your relationship with PayPal.
We encourage you to carefully review the notices below so that you are familiar with these upcoming changes.
There is no further action needed from you as these changes will take place automatically on the Effective Date shown below. In the event you would prefer to decline these changes and close your account, you can do so prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa
Effective: October 31, 2020
We’re making the following changes to our terms:
Amendments to the PayPal Account User Agreement (Effective October 31, 2020)
Amendments to the Fees (Effective October 31, 2020)
Amendments to the PayPal Advanced Credit and Debit Card Agreement (previously the PayPal Website Payments Pro Hosted Solution and Virtual Terminal) (Effective October 31, 2020)
To review the updated User Agreement, please click Here.
Please read this document.
We’re making changes to the legal agreements that govern your relationship with PayPal.
We encourage you to carefully review the notices below so that you are familiar with these upcoming changes.
There is no further action needed from you as these changes will take place automatically on the Effective Date shown below. In the event you would prefer to decline these changes and close your account, you can do so prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa
Effective: July 31, 2020
We’re making the following changes to our terms:
To review the updated User Agreement, please click Here.
Please read this document.
We’re making changes to the legal agreements that govern your relationship with PayPal.
We encourage you to carefully review the notices below so that you are familiar with these upcoming changes.
There is no further action needed from you as these changes will take place automatically on the Effective Date shown below. In the event you would prefer to decline these changes and close your account, you can do so prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for Asia Pacific, certain European and Latin American countries, Middle East and Africa
Effective: March 16, 2020
We’re unveiling an entirely redesigned User Agreement for our customers. We’ve worked hard to make this new User Agreement a more user-friendly experience with content that makes it easier for you to understand your rights and obligations when it comes to using PayPal’s products and services.
Here’s what we’ve done:
We’ve redesigned the User Agreement to simplify its format, with new color-coded headings so you can find the information most relevant to your account more easily. We’ve revised and reorganised the content of the User Agreement to be easier to follow and to include information where you’d naturally look for it. Except as described below, we’re not changing the meaning of what we say, only how we say it and where you can find it.
In addition to redesigning the User Agreement, we’re making the following substantive changes to our terms:
An updated User Agreement, will be available after 14 February 2020. Please click Here to view once available.
Changes to PayPal Legal Agreements
PayPal is changing some of its Legal Agreements with effect from 15 November 2019 (“Effective Date”). We’ve created this policy update to help you understand the changes. By continuing to use the PayPal Services after the Effective Date, you are agreeing to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your account or cease using the PayPal Services prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for PayPal Services – Effective Date: 15 November 2019
We’re making the following substantive changes to our terms:
To review the updated User Agreement, please Click Here.
Changes to PayPal Legal Agreements
PayPal is changing some of its Legal Agreements with effect from 23 September 2019 (“Effective Date”). We’ve created this policy update to help you understand the changes. By continuing to use the PayPal Services after the Effective Date, you are agreeing to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your account or cease using the PayPal Services prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for PayPal Services – Effective Date: 23 September 2019
We’re making the following substantive changes to our terms:
The updated Fees are as set out below:
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Currency Conversion |
Where a currency conversion is required, it will be completed at the transaction exchange rate we set for the relevant currency exchange. The transaction exchange rate is adjusted regularly and includes a Currency Conversion Fee applied and retained by us on a base exchange rate to form the rate applicable to your conversion. The base exchange rate is based on rates within the wholesale currency markets on the conversion day or the prior business day; or, if required by law or regulation, set at the relevant government reference rate(s). The transaction exchange rate applicable to your conversion may be applied immediately and without notice to you. You may have the option (depending on the country/region you are residing in and the type of funding source) to Opt Out of currency conversion before you complete the transaction by selecting Other Conversion options on the Review Your Information page during checkout. |
To review the updated User Agreement, please Click Here.
Changes to PayPal Legal Agreements
PayPal is changing some of its Legal Agreements with effect from the effective date listed below against each change (hereinafter referred to as “Effective Date” individually). We’ve created this policy update to help you understand the changes. By continuing to use the PayPal Services after the Effective Date, you are agreeing to the changes. If you do not agree to the changes, you must close your account or cease using the PayPal Services prior to the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for PayPal Services – Effective Date: 17 May 2019
We are making the following change to our terms:
To review the updated User Agreement, please Click Here.
Updates to the User Agreement for PayPal Services – Effective Date: 9 July 2019
We’re making the following substantive changes to our terms:
The updated fees are as set out below:
Activity | Seller’s Country/Region | Buyer’s Country/Region | Fee | |||
Receiving | ||||||
Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Monaco, Serbia | U.S., Canada, Northern Europe* Europe I**: |
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All other countries: |
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Fixed Fee |
| See in table above |
* Northern Europe: Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland (including Aland Islands), Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden.
** Europe I: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, France (including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte), Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man), Vatican City State.
To review the updated User Agreement, please Click Here.
Changes to PayPal Legal Agreements
PayPal is changing some of its Legal Agreements with effect from the effective date as listed below against each change (hereinafter referred to as “Effective Date” individually). We’ve created this policy update to help you understand the material changes. By continuing to use our services after the Effective Date, you are agreeing to the changes. If you decide not to accept any change, you can notify us before the Effective Date to close your account.
PayPal Local Payment Methods Agreement - Effective Date: 30 January 2019
As a reminder for merchants using PayPal to receive Commercial Transaction payments, on 11 December 2018 PayPal started to enable some customers without Accounts to send payments to merchants’ Accounts using alternative local payment methods. For this purpose, Section 3.1 of the User Agreement for PayPal Services was amended to clarify how further terms of use apply to merchants when they integrate into their online checkout/platform any functionality intended to enable a customer without an Account to send a payment to the merchant’s Account. This includes the PayPal Local Payment Methods Agreement. At the date of this notice, Section 3.1 applies (and will continue to apply) from the Effective Date.
Updates to the User Agreement for PayPal Services– Effective Date: 28 March 2019
To help you understand your rights and obligations when it comes to using PayPal’s products and services, we’re making the following substantive changes to our terms:
To review the updated User Agreement, please Click Here.
Updates to the User Agreement for PayPal Services – Effective Date: 8 April 2019
To align our pricing globally, we’re standardising the fees payable by our merchants. To do this, we’re making the following substantive changes to our terms:
To review the updated User Agreement, please Click Here.
Notice of amendment to the PayPal Privacy Statement – Effective Date: 28 March 2019
We’re making changes to the Privacy Statement that provides information on how we use your data.
We've provided additional details on how we use data when you transact with your friends, as well as more information on how we use data to prevent fraud and risk.
You can review the changes and the current Privacy Statement here.
Thank you for being a PayPal customer.
Sincerely,
PayPal