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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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You are responsible for all activities that occur under your Account. You agree that you shall monitor your Account to restrict use by minors
You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account and for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.
You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information, and for controlling access to your email communications from Canva, at all times.
"If you use a proxy or private relay email address, you acknowledge and agree that we will direct account-related communications to that address, and you are responsible for ensuring you receive such communications.Excerpt from Acorns's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “If you use a proxy or private relay email address, you acknowledge and agree that we will direct account-related communications to that address, and you are responsible for ensuring you receive such communications.”
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