When you sign up for Acorns, you provide — and Acorns stores — highly sensitive information including your Social Security number, bank account credentials, income, and net worth.
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The collection mechanism described establishes the scope of sensitive financial and identity information the platform acquires to operate its investment and account management services. This collection practice is foundational to the platform's ability to link user identity, verify account ownership, and execute financial transactions and transfers.
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 →Acorns holds your Social Security number, bank account numbers, routing numbers, income, and net worth data — among the most sensitive personal financial identifiers — making account security critically important.
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"We collect personal information you provide when you create an account or use our Services, including your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, government-issued identification, bank account numbers and routing numbers, investment account information, employment information, and financial information such as income and net worth.Excerpt from Acorns's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Implicates GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314, amended 2023) requiring appropriate security programs for customer financial data; Regulation S-P (17 CFR Part 248) for registered investment advisers; CCPA/CPRA §1798.140(ae) which classifies Social …
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The collection mechanism described establishes the scope of sensitive financial and identity information the platform acquires to operate its investment and account management services. This collection practice is foundational to the platform's ability to link user identity, verify account ownership, and execute financial transactions and transfers.
Acorns holds your Social Security number, bank account numbers, routing numbers, income, and net worth data — among the most sensitive personal financial identifiers — making account security critically important.
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