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Poseidon 05 at 08:57, 29 May 2026

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	In April 2025, eBay also updated its privacy policy to allow its users' personal data to be used for machine learning purposes by both the company and third-parties.		In April 2025, eBay also updated its privacy policy to allow its users' personal data to be used for machine learning purposes by both the company and third-parties.

			===User agreement update to arbitration (February 2026)===
			As of 20 February 2026, eBay has changed its "Agreement to [[Forced arbitration\|Arbitrate]]" section in the User Agreement:<ref>{{Cite web \|title=User Agreement \|url=https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|url-status=live \|access-date=29 May 2026 \|website=[[eBay]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260528182359/https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|archive-date=28 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morton \|first=Liz \|date=21 Jan 2026 \|title=eBay Explicitly Bans AI “Buy For Me” Agents, Updates Arbitration & Dispute Rules In User Agreement Update \|url=https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-bans-ai-agents-updates-arbitration-user-agreement-feb-2026/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210175825/https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-bans-ai-agents-updates-arbitration-user-agreement-feb-2026/ \|archive-date=10 Feb 2026 \|access-date=29 May 2026 \|website=Value Added Resource}}</ref>

			*The option to opt-out has been removed for existing users. Now, only new users can opt-out:

			Old version:

			<blockquote>
			YOU CAN CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ("OPT OUT") BY MAILING US A WRITTEN OPT-OUT NOTICE ("OPT-OUT NOTICE"). THE OPT-OUT NOTICE MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDMENT OR 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU FIRST ACCEPT THIS USER AGREEMENT.
			</blockquote>

			New version:

			<blockquote>
			IF YOU ARE A NEW USER OF OUR SERVICES, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ("OPT OUT") BY MAILING US A WRITTEN OPT-OUT NOTICE ("OPT-OUT NOTICE"). THE OPT-OUT NOTICE MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU FIRST ACCEPT THIS USER AGREEMENT.
			</blockquote>

	==References==		==References==

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	===User agreement update to arbitration (April 2025)===		===User agreement update to arbitration (April 2025)===
	As of 17 April 2025, eBay has changed its "Agreement to [[Forced arbitration\|Arbitrate]]" section in the User Agreement:<ref>{{Cite web \|title=User Agreement \|url=https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|url-status=live \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=[[eBay]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morton \|first=Liz \|date=17 Apr 2025 \|title=eBay User Agreement Update May 2025: New Arbitration Terms & Limits On Lawsuits \|url=https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418193349/https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|archive-date=18 Apr 2025 \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=Value Added Resource}}</ref>		As of 17 April 2025, eBay has changed its "Agreement to [[Forced arbitration\|Arbitrate]]" section in the User Agreement:<ref>{{Cite web \|title=User Agreement \|url=https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|url-status=live \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=[[eBay]] \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222061453/https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|archive-date=22 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morton \|first=Liz \|date=17 Apr 2025 \|title=eBay User Agreement Update May 2025: New Arbitration Terms & Limits On Lawsuits \|url=https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418193349/https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|archive-date=18 Apr 2025 \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=Value Added Resource}}</ref>

	*eBay users are required to waive their right to a jury trial for disputes:		*eBay users are required to waive their right to a jury trial for disputes:

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		{{Lowercase title}}
	~~\| Name = eBay Inc.~~		{{CompanyCargo
	\| ~~Type~~ = ~~Public~~		\|Description=American sales platform for selling items online
	\| Founded = 1995		\|Founded=1995
	\| Industry = E-commerce		\|Industry=Business, E-commerce
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = ~~http~~://ebay.com/		\|Logo=EBay logo.svg
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			\|Type=Public
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	~~{{Lowercase title}}~~
	'''{{Wplink\|eBay Inc.}}''' (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail sales on websites and online marketplaces in 190 markets around the globe. Sales happen either via online auctions or "buy it now" immediate purchases, and the firm makes commissions from sales made by sellers.		'''{{Wplink\|eBay Inc.}}''' (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail sales on websites and online marketplaces in 190 markets around the globe. Sales happen either via online auctions or "buy it now" immediate purchases, and the firm makes commissions from sales made by sellers.

Illerfish2: Undo revision 23651 by 138.199.31.142 (talk)

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			{{Lowercase title}}
	'''{{Wplink\|eBay Inc.}}''' (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail sales on websites and online marketplaces in 190 markets around the globe. Sales happen either via online auctions or "buy it now" immediate purchases, and the firm makes commissions from sales made by sellers.		'''{{Wplink\|eBay Inc.}}''' (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail sales on websites and online marketplaces in 190 markets around the globe. Sales happen either via online auctions or "buy it now" immediate purchases, and the firm makes commissions from sales made by sellers.

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	'''~~[[wikipedia:EBay~~\|eBay Inc.]]''' (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail sales on websites and online marketplaces in 190 markets around the globe. Sales happen either via online auctions or "buy it now" immediate purchases, and the firm makes commissions from sales made by sellers.		'''{{Wplink\|eBay Inc.}}''' (formerly known as AuctionWeb, 1995–1997) is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that enables users to purchase or look at products via retail sales on websites and online marketplaces in 190 markets around the globe. Sales happen either via online auctions or "buy it now" immediate purchases, and the firm makes commissions from sales made by sellers.

	==Anti-consumer practices==		==Anti-consumer practices==

	===User ~~Agreement Update~~ to ~~Arbitration as of 4/17/25~~===		===User agreement update to arbitration (April 2025)===
	As of 4/17~~/25~~, eBay has changed its "Agreement to [[Forced arbitration\|Arbitrate]]" section in the User Agreement:<ref>{{Cite web \|title=User Agreement \|url=https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|url-status=live \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=[[eBay]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morton \|first=Liz \|date=17 Apr 2025 \|title=eBay User Agreement Update May 2025: New Arbitration Terms & Limits On Lawsuits \|url=https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418193349/https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|archive-date=18 Apr 2025 \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=Value Added Resource}}</ref>		As of 17 April 2025, eBay has changed its "Agreement to [[Forced arbitration\|Arbitrate]]" section in the User Agreement:<ref>{{Cite web \|title=User Agreement \|url=https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259 \|url-status=live \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=[[eBay]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Morton \|first=Liz \|date=17 Apr 2025 \|title=eBay User Agreement Update May 2025: New Arbitration Terms & Limits On Lawsuits \|url=https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418193349/https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-user-agreement-may-2025-arbitration/ \|archive-date=18 Apr 2025 \|access-date=19 Apr 2025 \|website=Value Added Resource}}</ref>

	*eBay users are required to waive their right to a jury trial for disputes:		*eBay users are required to waive their right to a jury trial for disputes:
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	=== ~~Ebay~~ AI opt in by default ===		===eBay AI opt in by default===
	{{Main\|Ebay AI opt in by default}}		{{Main\|Ebay AI opt in by default}}

			In April 2025, eBay also updated its privacy policy to allow its users' personal data to be used for machine learning purposes by both the company and third-parties.

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]		[[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]
	[[Category:EBay]]		[[Category:EBay]]

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	You must sign the Opt-Out Notice for it to be effective. Any Opt-Out Notice will be effective only if you send it yourself, on an individual basis, and opt-out notices from any third party purporting to act on your behalf will have no effect on your or eBay’s rights. This procedure is the only way you can opt out of this Agreement to Arbitrate.		You must sign the Opt-Out Notice for it to be effective. Any Opt-Out Notice will be effective only if you send it yourself, on an individual basis, and opt-out notices from any third party purporting to act on your behalf will have no effect on your or eBay’s rights. This procedure is the only way you can opt out of this Agreement to Arbitrate.
	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

			=== Ebay AI opt in by default ===
			{{Main\|Ebay AI opt in by default}}

	==References==		==References==