Plaid's privacy policy was substantially revised on April 3, 2026, with 46 sentences added, 76 removed, and 149 modified. The updated terms shift focus from describing a 'Plaid Account' primarily as a storage mechanism for financial connections to describing it as an accelerator for onboarding onto third-party applications, with expanded language around identity verification, transfers, and payments. Key operational changes include removal of references to a separate 'Plaid Monitoring Service' and 'Plaid Web-App,' and the addition of provisions describing when Plaid may request phone numbers, email addresses, and identity data to create accounts and remember connections.
Consumers: Plaid may ask for your phone number and email when you set up an account or verify your identity through an app.
Consumers: Plaid can now store identity data you provide during verification, in addition to your financial account information.
The updated terms clarify that Plaid may request and collect phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact information when you connect financial accounts or verify your identity through a Plaid-connected application. The terms no longer describe a separate Plaid Monitoring Service or Plaid Web-App. The Plaid Account is now framed primarily as a tool to accelerate onboarding and use of third-party applications rather than as a standalone service for monitoring and alerts. The updated language authorizes Plaid to store identity verification data within your Plaid Account if you choose to do so.
→ Review Plaid's updated policy at the time of account creation or identity verification to understand what contact information Plaid may request.
→ When prompted to save identity data in your Plaid Account, review the consent request and choose whether to accept or decline.
The updated terms now explicitly authorize Plaid to request and collect phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact information when creating accounts or verifying identity.
Plaid may store identity verification data within your Plaid Account if you consent, in addition to financial account connection data.
The policy no longer describes a 'Plaid Monitoring Service' or 'Plaid Web-App' offering account monitoring and alerts.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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