Acorns retains ownership of its platform, content, and trademarks, and grants users a limited license to access and use the service for personal, non-commercial purposes only.
This analysis describes what Acorns's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
The intellectual property clause means you cannot copy, reproduce, or commercially use Acorns' platform content, and any content you submit to Acorns may be subject to a license grant back to the company.
Interpretive note: The specific intellectual property language was not reproduced in the truncated document; this provision is inferred from standard fintech and financial services terms of service structure.
The updated terms clarify FDIC insurance protections for Acorns Checking depositors. The prior disclosure stated that Acorns Checking itself is not FDIC-insured; the updated language states that balances held with Lincoln Savings Bank or nbkc bank, including those in Acorns Checking accounts, are insured up to $250,000 per depositor through these member banks, with separate coverage for joint account owners. The updated terms preserve the disclosure that funds may be placed at other FDIC-insured depository institutions through a deposit network service. The revised ATM language specifies access to 'over 55,000 fee-free ATMs' rather than a general reference to the AllPoint Network.
View change record →Removal of general IP rights protection language, replaced by the more specific unilateral content license grant favoring Acorns.
View full change record →This new provision heading appears to consolidate intellectual property language, though the excerpt lacks the detailed IP licensing terms from the previous version.
View full change record →Users are granted a limited personal license to use the Acorns platform; any user-generated content submitted through the platform may be licensed to Acorns for use in connection with its services under the terms of the agreement.
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The intellectual property clause means you cannot copy, reproduce, or commercially use Acorns' platform content, and any content you submit to Acorns may be subject to a license grant back to the company.
Users are granted a limited personal license to use the Acorns platform; any user-generated content submitted through the platform may be licensed to Acorns for use in connection with its services under the terms of the agreement.
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