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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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Written claims concerning copyright infringement must include the following information: A physical or electronic signature...A description of the copyrighted work...A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located...
We do not monitor, recognize, or honor any opt-out or do not track mechanisms, including general web browser "Do Not Track" settings and/or signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice...
as such disclosure may be required by the order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental body, subject to the Receiving Party providing to the Disclosing Party reasonable written notice...
"When you use these features, you are not communicating with a human.Excerpt from Acorns's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “When you use these features, you are not communicating with a human.”
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