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Target

Retail

56

out of 100. Number 165 of 512, counting from the worst.

  • Arbitration 5 of 20
  • Renewals 11 of 20
  • Data sharing 14 of 20, bad
  • Price & terms 11 of 15, bad
  • Data retention 8 of 15
  • Other findings 7 of 10, bad

Where Target does well

  • No forced arbitration visible in current consumer terms; honors Global Privacy Control; published CCPA metrics (561,317 opt-out requests fulfilled, all in under a day).
  • Circle 360 price changes get advance email notice; self-serve online cancellation.

Card declines the renewal, Target bills a different saved card to keep the subscription alive.

The fine print

6 clauses and findings from the draft archive, dated 1 October 2026. The plain English comes first; the small print is the company's own words. None of these has been checked yet.

  1. Card declines the renewal, Target bills a different saved card to keep the subscription alive.

    If we are unable to renew your Target Circle 360 membership with the payment card you used when you started your membership, we will attempt to renew your membership by charging another payment card in your Target.com account for your Target Circle 360 membership renewal.

    Target T&Cs (Target Circle 360 Terms)

  2. Target admits selling your identifiers, demographics, purchase history, and browsing activity to 13 named buyers including TikTok, Meta, Google, Pinterest.

    the definition of a "sale" is also broad under the laws, and one activity that may be considered a "sale" is sharing information with certain advertising partners for targeted advertising purposes.

    Target Privacy Policy §7 + CT/RI notice

  3. Chat reps read your support messages keystroke-by-keystroke before you send.

    Chat functionality allows our Guest Relations specialists to see what a Guest is typing before hitting the send button.

    Privacy Policy §3

  4. Deleting the app leaves your device fingerprint; reinstall and they stitch your history back together.

    If you uninstall the mobile application from your device, the Target unique identifier associated with your device will continue to be stored. If you re-install the application on the same device, Target will be able to re-associate this identifier to your previous transactions and activities.

    Privacy Policy §5

  5. Paid membership benefits can change or vanish with zero notice.

    Target reserves the right to change, limit, modify or terminate Target Circle 360, the Target Circle 360 Terms, the associated benefits and/or your membership, for any or no reason, at any time, with or without notice.

    Target T&Cs

  6. Bluetooth tracks you inside stores, then merges with your web/app/ad/email profile.

    In-store location through the use of your phone's blue tooth signal, LED light chip technologies or other technologies will permit Target to find nearby products for you, get you real-time deals, auto-sort your shopping list and more.

    Privacy Policy §2

How these were found

Fetched directly from target.com; arbitration couldn't be fully ruled out in a separate site-use document (score 5, not 0).

These notes come from the original draft and are not independent verification.