By accepting this Consent as indicated below, you, the person or entity applying for a Venmo account, consent to receive and view disclosures, notices, statements and other communications (collectively, “Disclosures”) from PayPal, Inc. ("PayPal" or "we") relating to your eligible Venmo accounts (“Account(s)”) electronically by any of the following means:
Text to your mobile phone number (which may include a link to a new Disclosure on the Venmo website (“Website”),
To your email (or social media network),or
Notifications from or postings on our Web or mobile application (“Application”).
Delivery by any of these means will constitute proper notice to you under applicable law. You acknowledge that Disclosures will include, but may not be limited to, the following:
The Venmo Website, Privacy Policy, and the User Agreement (“Policies and Agreements”);
Disclosures and/or amendments we may provide you under our Policies and Agreements;
Balance, activity and any other information on your Account(s),
Periodic statements, receipts, confirmations, authorizations and transaction history for your Account(s);
Disclosures regarding the resolution of any claimed error on your periodic statements;
Year-end tax statements we are required to make available to you (“Tax Forms”); and
Disclosures required or permitted by law or regulation.
Your Right to Revoke Consent. Your consent is effective until further notice by us or until you revoke your consent to receive electronic Disclosures. You may revoke your consent to receive electronic Disclosures at any time either by clicking the “Contact Us” button at the bottom of this page or submitting your request in writing to: Legal Department, PayPal, Inc., 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131
If you do not consent or if you withdraw your consent, we reserve the right to refuse to accept your Account application, to cancel your Account, place your Account on inactive status, or to provide a paper copy of Disclosures. If you request a paper copy of a Disclosure within 180 days of the date of the Disclosure and we elect to send you a paper copy, we will waive our standard Disclosure Request Fee for the first two requests. After that, any additional Disclosure Requests may be subject to fees. We will only provide paper copies upon your request if your current mailing address is in your Account profile.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: In order to receive Disclosures, whether by text or email, you need to have a means of printing or storing them. So, in addition to having and email address and phone number you must have the following:
Computer or mobile device with Internet connection;
A current web browser with cookies enabled;
A valid email address on file in your Account profile;
Ability to store or print the Disclosures; and
if you use a spam blocker, you must add venmo@venmo.com to your email address book or whitelist
We reserve the right to change these System Requirements and will provide you with a Disclosure when we make a material change to the System Requirements.
Tax Forms will be available for at least 2 years from the date they are posted. You may print or save a copy of Tax Forms for your records as they may not be accessible online at a later date.
Receiving Texts and emails. In order to receive Disclosures, you must ensure that the primary mobile phone and/or email address that you provide us is your valid, current phone number or email address, and you are able to receive at that address texts or email messages containing Disclosures including attached electronic documents and that such Disclosures, including portions that are attached documents are available for viewing and storing or printing by you. You agree to promptly update your email address by updating your Account profile if your email address changes. You acknowledge that our ability to notify you of the availability of your Disclosures is contingent on the validity of mobile phone number and email address in our records. If your mobile phone or email address is no longer valid, we reserve the right to determine your Account is inactive or take other actions as set forth in the User Agreement. You will not be able to conduct any transactions in your Account until you update your mobile phone or email address in your Account profile.
Year-End Tax Forms.Disclosures include certain Tax Forms, including, but not limited to, Forms 1099-K, B, C, and MISC. Your consent to receive Disclosures electronically applies to Tax Forms furnished every year after consent is given until you withdraw your consent. You may withdraw your consent to receive Tax Forms electronically by contacting us as described above. You will continue to receive all your other Disclosures electronically, but we will send your Tax Forms to you by U.S. mail. If, after you consent to receive Disclosures electronically, you would like a paper copy of a Tax Form we previously sent you, you may request a copy within 180 days of the date we provided the Tax Form to you by contacting us as described above. We will send your paper copy to your current street address by U.S. mail.
Reservation of Rights. We reserve the right to provide you with any Disclosure in writing, rather than electronically, or to withdraw the right to receive Disclosures electronically at any time. You agree to maintain on file with us your current street address and to promptly update your address in the event it changes by updating your Account profile. Although we may waive our fee for delivery of paper Disclosures, we reserve the right to charge the Disclosure Request Fee and to increase this fee in our discretion.
Print Disclosures. We recommend that you print a copy of this Consent and any Disclosure that you view electronically for your records as the Disclosure may not be accessible online at a later date.
Your Consent. By clicking on the “Next” or “Sign Up” button in the Venmo sign up flow, which you adopt as your electronic signature, you agree that (i) we may provide Disclosures to you electronically, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Consent, (ii) the consent shall last until you revoke your consent, and (iii) you meet the System Requirements specified above. If you do not wish to receive Disclosures electronically, you will not be able to open an Account.
General. You understand and agree that we are responsible for sending the Disclosures to you electronically by email or text to the address in your Account profile or through the Service. We are not responsible for any delay or failure in your receipt of the email or text notices and whether or not you choose to view the Disclosure, subject to your right to revoke your consent to receive Disclosures electronically.
Contact us. Except as otherwise provided by law or other agreement between you and us, you may provide us with notices regarding your Accounts by clicking the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of this page or mailing us at Legal Department, PayPal, Inc., 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131.