CA-C-001923
Chime — Chime Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
April 19, 2026
Effective date
February 1, 2025
Severity
Direction
Negative
Affected users
all users US users Chime account holders
Taxonomy
Data collection expansion
Changes
+7 sentences added · −4 sentences removed · 22 sentences modified
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Event Summary

Chime's updated Consumer Privacy Notice (revised February 2025) contains several substantive changes to data sharing disclosures. Most significantly, the policy now states that Chime shares customer information for joint marketing with other financial companies (changed from 'No We don't share' to 'Yes No'), and now permits nonaffiliates to market to customers with the ability to limit this sharing (changed from 'Yes Yes' to 'Yes Yes'). Additionally, the policy clarifies that when customers are no longer clients, Chime continues to share their information as described in the notice, and removes the prior language stating it does not share affiliates' transaction and experience information for everyday business purposes.

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Consumer Impact

The updated privacy notice establishes new data sharing permissions. Chime now shares customer information for joint marketing with other financial companies, and explicitly permits nonaffiliates to market to customers. While the policy states you can limit nonaffiliate marketing, the addition of joint marketing with other financial companies represents an expansion of the circumstances under which your data may be shared. The policy also clarifies that when you are no longer a Chime customer, the bank continues to share your information as described in the notice. You can contact Chime to limit sharing related to nonaffiliate marketing.

Governance Analysis

The updated notice establishes new authority for Chime to share customer data for joint marketing with other financial companies, which expands the scope of permitted data sharing beyond the prior disclosed categories. This change materially affects who has access to customer financial information and for what purposes, which is operationally significant under GLBA disclosure requirements and affects consumers' ability to exercise data-sharing objections.

Available Actions

Review Chime's updated privacy notice to understand the expanded data sharing categories.

Contact Chime to opt out of nonaffiliate marketing if you do not wish your data shared for this purpose.

If No Action Is Taken

Your data will be shared for joint marketing with other financial companies as stated in the updated notice unless you affirmatively opt out.

Nonaffiliate marketers will have access to your information unless you exercise the stated opt-out right.

Key Clauses Affected

Joint Marketing with Other Financial Companies

Policy now authorizes Chime to share customer data for joint marketing with other financial companies, changed from prior 'No We don't share' language.

Nonaffiliate Marketing Opt-Out

Policy continues to permit nonaffiliates to market to customers with ability to limit this sharing through opt-out mechanism.

Continued Sharing After Account Closure

Policy clarifies that when you are no longer a Chime customer, the bank continues to share your information as described in the notice.

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Source Document
https://www.chime.com/privacy-policy/
Citation Record
Entity: Chime
Document: Chime Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-001923
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:04:41 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-19-chime-chime-privacy-policy-1923/
Accessed: June 30, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Impact Summary

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Expanded
Consumers Expanded

Your data can now be shared with other financial companies for marketing purposes in addition to prior sharing categories.

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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

The updated notice modifies data sharing disclosures required under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and related FTC Privacy and Safeguards Rules. The material change is the addition of joint marketing with other financial companies as a permitted sharing category, which must be clearly disclosed and subject to consumer opt-out rights where required by law. Compliance review should confirm that opt-out mechanisms are properly implemented and documented, and that the disclosure aligns with GLBA notice requirements. No immediate enforcement risk is apparent, but the change requires confirmation that all required opt-out procedures are operational.

Regulatory Exposure

GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), FTC Privacy Rule and Safeguards Rule, OCC regulations for national banks, CFPB consumer protection authority over nonbank financial companies. The updated notice falls under GLBA Section 503 disclosure and fair information practice requirements.

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Document
Chime Privacy Policy
Entity
Chime
Captured
April 19, 2026
Source URL
https://www.chime.com/privacy-policy/
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