Privacy Policy Overview

Walmart's privacy policy outlines extensive data collection practices across online and in-store interactions, with broad usage for business operations, marketing, and sharing with third parties. The policy provides users with certain rights to access, correct, or delete their information, though these rights vary by state, and offers opt-out mechanisms for targeted advertising and data selling/sharing.
Readability 6.5/10
Word Count 7,245
Reading Time 36 min
Complexity 8.0/10
Data Collection Extensive
Third-Party Sharing Yes

Overall Privacy Score

4.0 out of 10

This policy has some concerning privacy practices.

Key Points

  • Collects extensive personal information including biometric data, geolocation, and device information Collection
  • Combines data from multiple sources including in-store, online, and third parties Collection
  • Shares data with other Walmart companies and numerous third parties Sharing
  • Retains biometric data until initial purpose is satisfied or up to 3 years after last interaction Security
  • Provides opt-out mechanisms for marketing communications and interest-based advertising Consent
  • Uses personal information for targeted advertising and marketing Other

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