Acorns may buy or receive data about you from data brokers and social media companies and combine it with what they already know about you, even if you did not directly provide that information.
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This provision means Acorns' profile of you is not limited to what you share with them directly; it may be enriched with externally sourced data, which can expand the scope of behavioral targeting and data sharing beyond what the typical user would anticipate.
The updated policy removes explicit language describing how data flows when users sign in via Apple or Google, including what information those services share with Acorns and how it is used. Previously, the policy stated that Acorns receives information such as name and email address through third-party sign-in services solely to manage accounts and provide services. The revised language also shifts the AI chatbot from an optional feature users 'may access' to a stated service Acorns 'uses' to direct users to internal articles. Users no longer have a published explanation of third-party sign-in data practices in the privacy notice, though the terms suggest data shared through third-party services remains subject to those providers' terms.
View change record →Removal of explicit third-party data broker sourcing language may indicate stricter controls on data aggregation or represents a de-emphasis of this practice in the updated policy.
View full change record →Information about you collected from data brokers or social media platforms may be merged with your Acorns account data, potentially creating a more detailed profile used for marketing or analytics purposes than you might expect from a financial app.
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We may also share your personal information with third parties that assist us in providing our services, or where we are under an obligation to report to. But rest assured: we will only ever share your personal information in the limited circumstances described in this Policy.
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"We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms, data brokers, marketing partners, and other third parties, and combine that information with information we collect about you.— Excerpt from Acorns's Acorns Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The receipt and combination of data from third-party sources including data brokers implicates FTC Act Section 5 guidance on data broker practices and accuracy obligations. Under the CPRA, consumers have the right to know about sources of personal information collection, including third-party data brokers, and California's data broker registration law requires brokers supplying this data to be registered with the California Privacy Protection Agency. GLBA Regulation P's notice and opt-out framework applies to the resulting combined data profile as nonpublic personal information. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. While data broker data supplementation is a common industry practice, its application to financial services data creates layered regulatory obligations. The accuracy of externally sourced data and its fitness for use in financial product contexts may also engage FCRA considerations if the data influences credit or account decisions. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's CPRA requires disclosure of categories of sources from which personal information is collected, including data brokers, and gives residents the right to request this information. The California data broker registration law creates a separate compliance obligation for upstream suppliers. Illinois and other states are developing analogous data broker frameworks. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should confirm that data broker contracts include representations about the lawful sourcing of data, compliance with applicable privacy laws, and indemnification for claims arising from unlawfully collected data. The FTC has taken enforcement action against companies that received improperly obtained consumer data from brokers. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should document all third-party data sources in a data inventory, confirm that privacy notices adequately disclose these sources, and evaluate whether receiving data from social media platforms raises consent issues under those platforms' own terms of service. A periodic audit of data broker relationships for legal compliance and data accuracy is recommended.
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This provision means Acorns' profile of you is not limited to what you share with them directly; it may be enriched with externally sourced data, which can expand the scope of behavioral targeting and data sharing beyond what the typical user would anticipate.
Information about you collected from data brokers or social media platforms may be merged with your Acorns account data, potentially creating a more detailed profile used for marketing or analytics purposes than you might expect from a financial app.
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