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Sharing with Affiliated Companies

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What it is

Acorns can share your personal information with its related companies (subsidiaries and affiliates) for marketing and service improvement purposes.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal and financial data may be shared among all Acorns-affiliated entities (investment adviser, broker-dealer, banking, and Early product companies) for cross-marketing purposes, potentially resulting in coordinated promotional outreach you did not specifically consent to.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Affiliated sharing for marketing purposes means your data can flow across Acorns' full corporate family — including investment, banking, and children's product entities — for promotional use without separate consent.

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We may share your personal information with our subsidiaries and affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy, including to provide, maintain, and improve our Services, for marketing and promotional purposes, and to comply with legal requirements.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GLBA (15 U.S.C. §6802(b)) governs sharing between affiliated financial institutions; consumers have a right to opt out of affiliate sharing for marketing under GLBA and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) §603(d). Regulation S-P (17 CFR Part 248.11) requires annual privacy notices disclosing affiliate sharing practices. CCPA/CPRA §1798.140(d) defines affiliated entities separately from third parties, with distinct opt-out requirements.

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Applicable agencies

  • CFPB
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Provision details

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Acorns Privacy Policy
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Acorns
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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April 18, 2026
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April 18, 2026
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CA-P-002896
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/acorns/acorns-privacy-policy/sharing-with-affiliated-companies/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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