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"Precise geo-location can be used to help you find nearby Target stores; or, 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."

Target collects precise GPS geolocation and tracks in-store location using Bluetooth and LED light chip technologies, enabling continuous physical tracking within stores.

"Categories of information may be collected: Biometric information (e.g., voiceprints); Sensory information (e.g., audio, visual, or similar information such as photographs, Guest service calls recordings, video recordings); Identifiers (e.g., device ID, IP address, online identifiers); Internet or other electronic network activity (e.g., browse or search history; device information)."

Target collects biometric data including voiceprints, sensory information like audio recordings and photographs, and extensive device information beyond what basic retail functionality requires.

"We may link or merge data related to your interactions with Target, including your activity on our website, in our mobile application, in Target stores, with online ads, and with emails. This allows us to provide you with a personalized experience regardless of how you interact with us. We may also link your various devices so that content you see on one device can result in a relevant experience on another device."

Target links user activity across websites, mobile apps, physical stores, ads, and emails, and cross-links multiple devices to build unified profiles for personalization and advertising.

"We also allow third-party companies (e.g., Google and Meta) to place tags or similar technologies on our digital properties. These technologies may collect information from your interactions on Target.com. We may share these identifiers with third parties (e.g., Google and Meta) to coordinate advertising and reporting across devices and browsers."

Target allows Google, Meta, and other third parties to place tracking tags directly on Target's properties that collect user data, and shares identifiers with these companies for cross-device advertising coordination.

"We may change or add to this privacy policy, so we encourage you to review it periodically. By interacting with Target through our stores, websites, mobile application(s), products, services, or otherwise, you consent to the use of information that is collected or submitted as described in this privacy policy."

Target can change the privacy policy at any time with no requirement to notify users, and treats continued interaction (including in-store shopping) as consent to updated terms.

"We retain your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or for the period legally permitted or required. The retention period varies based on a number of factors, including: Guest needs, Business needs, Legal obligations, Potential risks of harm, Information type."

Target provides no specific retention timelines for most data categories, using vague criteria like 'reasonably necessary' and 'business needs' that could justify indefinite retention.

"If you request Target to delete your personal information, your Target Circle account, including Rewards and votes, will be deleted, and you will no longer receive Target Circle benefits because we will not be able to identify you as a Target Circle member. If you later re-join Target Circle, any deleted Target Circle Rewards or Community Giving Program votes will not be reinstated."

Requesting data deletion permanently destroys all accumulated loyalty rewards with no option for recovery, creating a financial disincentive against exercising deletion rights.