CA-C-002903
SoFi — SoFi Terms of Service
Entity
Date detected
June 12, 2026
Effective date
June 12, 2026
Severity
Direction
Positive
Affected users
all users EU users California residents
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+3 sentences added · −3 sentences removed · 13 sentences modified
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Event Summary

SoFi revised its cookie and tracking technology disclosure on June 12, 2026. The previous terms stated that SoFi uses pixels and tracking technologies to collect information and shares this data with social media, advertising, and analytics partners, with a default opt-in unless users decline. The updated terms now present a detailed Privacy Preference Center that explains how cookies function, establishes functional cookies as requiring explicit permission, describes the specific purposes of data collection, and allows users to manage cookie categories individually rather than accepting all tracking by default.

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Consumer Impact

The updated terms establish a Privacy Preference Center that provides granular cookie controls rather than requiring blanket acceptance of all tracking technologies. Previously, SoFi stated that users who did not make a selection agreed to all tracking uses; the revised terms now require users to affirmatively allow functional cookies and other tracking categories. The updated language explicitly describes that functional cookies enable enhanced site functionality and personalization, and that blocking certain cookies may impact site experience. You can now toggle cookie categories on or off individually rather than accepting or declining all tracking as a single choice.

Governance Analysis

The updated terms establish a privacy control mechanism that operationally requires affirmative user choice for non-essential tracking rather than deploying tracking technology by default unless users actively opt out. This shift aligns SoFi's consent model with GDPR requirements for valid consent and reflects regulatory emphasis on transparent, granular user control over data collection practices. The change affects how SoFi collects and shares user data with advertising and analytics partners, since those data flows now depend on users affirmatively selecting corresponding cookie categories.

Available Actions

Review the Privacy Preference Center when visiting SoFi.com to select which cookie categories to allow

Toggle off any optional cookie categories (e.g. advertising, analytics) if you do not wish to enable those tracking mechanisms

If No Action Is Taken

Users who do not interact with the Privacy Preference Center will only have essential/strictly necessary cookies deployed

Without affirmative selection of functional cookies, some site personalization and enhanced features may not be available

Historical Context

ConductAtlas has recorded 7 material changes to this document over 41 days of monitoring (since May 2026). An additional minor or cosmetic changes were excluded.

Across all monitored documents, SoFi has made 14 significant changes.

9 of SoFi's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.

Key Clauses Affected

Privacy Preference Center and Functional Cookies

Establishes explicit user consent requirement for functional cookies rather than default enrollment

Removal of Implied Consent on Silence

Eliminates prior language that treated user inaction as acceptance of all tracking technologies

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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

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
e91d8e104c78af5ea3c7a3ed145c6a4ba51941ac5690bebc0bd95da25d249a60
June 12, 2026 00:14 UTC
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Current Version
f8e888315494681ac3664408f2721b0dcfe7e26968e33c4916aa8e0c6a0c63c0
June 12, 2026 07:31 UTC
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Change Detected
June 12, 2026 07:31 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://www.sofi.com/terms-of-use/
Citation Record
Entity: SoFi
Document: SoFi Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-002903
Captured: 2026-06-12 07:31:03 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-06-12-sofi-sofi-terms-of-service-2903/
Accessed: June 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.

Impact Summary

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New obligations
1
Expanded
1
Protection removed
Consumers Added

Instead of automatic enrollment in all tracking, you now choose which types of cookies to allow

Consumers Expanded

The policy now explains what functional cookies do and that they require your choice to be active

+ 1 more obligation changes. Full breakdown available with Monitor.

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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

SoFi replaced a broad, pre-checked consent model with a granular, category-based preference system on June 12, 2026. The change moves from implied consent (opt-out) to explicit consent (opt-in) for non-essential cookies, which aligns with GDPR Article 7 requirements for valid consent and CCPA transparency obligations. This shift likely reflects regulatory pressure to provide users with meaningful choice over data collection. Organizations relying on SoFi for financial services should evaluate whether their own privacy notices and consent flows accurately describe how SoFi's updated tracking practices affect downstream data handling, particularly where SoFi collects and shares data with third parties.

Regulatory Exposure

GDPR (Articles 4, 7, 13 regarding consent, transparency, and lawful basis); CCPA Section 1798.100 (consumer right to know); ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (cookie consent requirements); California Consumer Privacy Act amendments (CPRA) effective 2023

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
SoFi Terms of Service
Entity
SoFi
Captured
June 12, 2026
Source URL
https://www.sofi.com/terms-of-use/
Other changes to SoFi Terms of Service
Previous change Jun 12, 2026
SoFi updated their SoFi Terms of Service on June 12, 2026. Change detected: 3 sentence(s) added, 7 sentence(s) removed, 21 …
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