Acorns can share your personal information with outside companies so those companies can market their own products directly to you, unless you opt out.
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The clause establishes a data-sharing framework that extends beyond Acorns' direct marketing activities to encompass third-party marketing operations. This authorization affects the scope of entities with access to user personal information and the purposes for which that information may be used.
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.
View change record →Your personal and financial data, including transaction behavior and contact information, may be shared with Acorns' Earn rewards partners and other third parties who will use it to send you marketing messages about their own products.
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Under Section 1798.83, Ancestry currently does not share any Personal Information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.
"We may share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share information with our Earn partners and other third parties so that they can send you promotional communications about their products and services. You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from Acorns or limit how we share your information by contacting us at privacy@acorns.com.Excerpt from Acorns's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates CCPA/CPRA §1798.120 and §1798.135 (right to opt out of sale/sharing of personal information), enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency; FTC Act Section 5 (unfair or deceptive practices) enforced by …
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The clause establishes a data-sharing framework that extends beyond Acorns' direct marketing activities to encompass third-party marketing operations. This authorization affects the scope of entities with access to user personal information and the purposes for which that information may be used.
Your personal and financial data, including transaction behavior and contact information, may be shared with Acorns' Earn rewards partners and other third parties who will use it to send you marketing messages about their own products.
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