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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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We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before responding to your request, which may include verifying your name, email address, and other information regarding your use of our services...
We will verify your identity first before we can fulfill your request. We will respond to your request within the timeframe as required or permitted by the local laws.
If you choose to exercise any of the privacy rights described above, you will not receive discriminatory treatment from us.
"We need to verify your identity to process your requests to exercise your rights to access, deletion, and correction, and we reserve the right to confirm your entitlement to exercise these rights under the laws in your jurisdiction.Excerpt from Acorns's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “We need to verify your identity to process your requests to exercise your rights to access, deletion, and correction, and we reserve the right to confirm your entitlement to exercise these rights under the laws in your jurisdiction.”
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