Target vs eBay

Most disputes must be resolved through Target’s informal process and then binding individual arbitration, not court. This limits class actions and jury trials, which can make it harder for users to pursue claims together.

Anything you submit as reviews, photos, or other user content can be used very broadly by Target, including for advertising, with no compensation. The license is perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, and includes derivatives and resale rights.

Depending on state law, users may request access, correction, and deletion of personal information. Target also says it will provide portable data where feasible, which is helpful if you want to move or audit your data.

Target says it can modify the terms immediately upon posting and may discontinue parts of the site, change fees, or offer services selectively. That means the rules and features can shift without advance notice.

Target can terminate accounts or block access for a violation, for any other reason, or for no reason, and says it is not liable for termination. Users could lose access to purchases, account features, or services unexpectedly.

If you leave Target Circle, your accumulated rewards and Community Giving votes are deleted and won’t be restored if you rejoin. This makes the loyalty program less flexible than it may appear.

Target collects a wide range of data across its website, apps, stores, ads, and emails, and links activity across devices for personalization. It also uses cookies, pixels, analytics, and interest-based advertising, so users should expect significant tracking.

Target says it recognizes Global Privacy Control signals as opt-outs of sale and targeted/cross-context behavioral advertising. That gives users a browser-level privacy signal that can be simpler than manual settings.

The privacy policy explains how to request deletion, and it states that Target Circle accounts and rewards are deleted when you ask Target to delete your personal information. That makes the practical effect of deletion clearer than many retailers’ policies.

Target Circle 360 is an auto-renewing membership with nonrefundable fees. Users need to watch renewal timing and cancellation separately from the free loyalty program.

The policy says Target uses personal information for targeted advertising and, for some states, sells or shares personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. Users can opt out, but the default is still data use for advertising.

Most disputes must go through binding, final arbitration rather than court, and class actions are waived unless you opt out on time. This can make it harder and more expensive to bring claims, especially for smaller disputes.

Anything you upload gets a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable license for eBay’s services, promotion, and new offerings. eBay also says you waive moral rights to the extent allowed by law.

eBay can limit, suspend, terminate accounts, and remove or demote content or listings in its discretion. Users can lose access quickly if eBay thinks they violated policies or abused the platform.

eBay shares personal data with other users, affiliates, service providers, payment processors, shipping companies, authorities, and advertising partners. That means your information may move well beyond the core marketplace operation.

eBay keeps personal data after account use ends for legal, tax, accounting, security, fraud, and dispute reasons. In Europe, retention is generally six to ten years, which is a long time for user records to remain stored.

Users can access, correct, delete, restrict, or port their data, and can object to certain legitimate-interest processing. That gives users meaningful control compared with many services.

For covered purchases, buyers can get a refund if an item does not arrive, is faulty or damaged, or does not match the listing. This is a meaningful consumer-protection feature, although eBay makes the final decision on cases.

eBay scans messages sent through its messaging tools and may manually review them to detect fraud or policy violations. This can delay messages and means private marketplace communications are not fully private.

Fixed-price listings renew automatically every month until quantities sell out or you end the listing. Sellers should watch active listings to avoid unwanted continuing exposure or fees.

Buyers generally do not have a right to cancel orders. Cancellation depends on the seller accepting the request under eBay’s policy, so buyers may be locked into purchases quickly.

The privacy policy explicitly recognizes the right to withdraw consent and object to processing based on legitimate interests. Users in regulated regions also have a clear channel to complain to a regulator.