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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
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|PayPal will no longer refund transaction fees on refunds | |PayPal will no longer refund transaction fees on refunds<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meldner |first=Richard |date=April 6, 2019 |title=PayPal Will No Longer Refund Transaction Fees On Refunds |url=https://eseller365.com/paypal-will-no-longer-refund-transaction-fees-on-refunds/ |website=eSeller365}}</ref> | ||
|2019 | |2019 | ||
|PayPal announced they would undo this policy change, and then a few months later re-implemented it. | |PayPal announced they would undo this policy change, and then a few months later re-implemented it. | ||
|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1WPDVjXDj0 | |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1WPDVjXDj0 | ||
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhZKqC1y1g | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhZKqC1y1g | ||
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPXhzgC2ODs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPXhzgC2ODs | ||
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|PayPal charges | |PayPal charges inactivity fee in Canada and the EU.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the inactivity fee? |url=https://www.paypal.com/ca/cshelp/article/what-is-the-inactivity-fee-help947 |website=PayPal Help Centre}}</ref> | ||
|2022 | |2022 | ||
|If you don't log in or don't have transactions for a year you will be charged $20USD each year this is the case. Then when there are no more funds in the account they will close your account. If you have not logged in how can they assume you have seen the changed terms and tacitly agree to the changes and thus the fees. | |If you don't log in or don't have transactions for a year you will be charged $20USD each year this is the case. Then when there are no more funds in the account they will close your account. If you have not logged in how can they assume you have seen the changed terms and tacitly agree to the changes and thus the fees. | ||
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|PayPal does not allow purchasing of Steam Games for all currencies except USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, JPY and AUD | |PayPal does not allow purchasing of Steam Games for all currencies except USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, JPY and AUD. ''[Needs Citation]'' | ||
|2025 | |2025 | ||
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==Privacy== | ==Privacy== | ||
In 2018, the introduction of the GDPR in Europe forced PayPal to disclose a list of third party companies they share user data with. The | In 2018, the introduction of the GDPR in Europe forced PayPal to disclose a list of third party companies they share user data with. The list includes over 600 different companies, from fraud prevention to analytics, tracking and advertising companies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 July 2025 |title=List of Third Parties with Whom Personal Information May be Shared |url=https://www.paypal.com/ie/legalhub/paypal/third-parties-list |website=PayPal}}</ref> | ||
==Alternatives== | ==Alternatives== | ||
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==General References:== | ==General References:== | ||
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[[Category:PayPal]] | [[Category:PayPal]] | ||