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Affiliates marketing to you can be limited

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

User data is disclosed to affiliated companies for marketing, meaning users may be targeted by entities beyond Acorns itself.

Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a table row ('Yes Yes') without full column headers visible. The two 'Yes' values likely indicate two separate permissions (e.g., whether Acorns shares and whether it can be limited), but only the row label context is available. The primary claim — that affiliates may market to you — is grounded, but the meaning of the second 'Yes' (possibly indicating the user can limit this sharing) is omitted as a separate proposition that cannot be fully established from the excerpt alone.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Apr 18, 2026

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.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your data may be shared with Acorns affiliates who can use it to market their products or services to you.

How other platforms handle this

Ancestry Medium

Under Section 1798.83, Ancestry currently does not share any Personal Information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

Webull Medium

disclosure is required by a third-party to complete a transaction initiated by the user

Squarespace Medium

Each payment processor uses and processes your complete payment information in accordance with its applicable privacy policy (Stripe and PayPal).

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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For our affiliates to market to you Yes Yes

— Excerpt from Acorns's Acorns Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Acorns Privacy Policy
Entity
Acorns
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029985
Document ID
CA-D-00172
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9d51cfd245dbb7473273bfae99c0a1fa9be3d27b7ccb7a782e30d084a7f9d71c
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Acorns
Document: Acorns Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-029985
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:10:18 UTC
SHA-256: 9d51cfd245dbb747…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/acorns/acorns-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-029985/affiliates-marketing-to-you-can-be-limited/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Acorns's Affiliates marketing to you can be limited clause do?

User data is disclosed to affiliated companies for marketing, meaning users may be targeted by entities beyond Acorns itself.

How does this clause affect you?

Your data may be shared with Acorns affiliates who can use it to market their products or services to you.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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