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The updated policy discloses that Acorns collects and processes personal information from users of its Invest My Tips feature, including public profile data, payment information, and QR code details. This information is shared with payment processors and fraud detection providers to enable the feature. The policy also establishes that Acorns does not sell or share text messaging opt-in data to third parties outside of carriers and service providers, which provides a specific protection for SMS communications.
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"If you receive text messages from us, you may opt out of receiving further text messages from us by replying STOP.Excerpt from Acorns's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you receive text messages from us, you may opt out of receiving further text messages from us by replying STOP.”
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