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Affirm uses information to process transactions and prevent fraud

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Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jun 3, 2026

The updated Privacy Policy establishes that Affirm qualifies as a financial institution under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, meaning personal information collected in connection with Affirm services is governed by federal banking law rather than applicable state privacy laws. The policy now explicitly discloses collection of identity and profile information including full name, date of birth, Social Security number, email, mailing address, phone number, and password. The updated terms also disclose new data sharing arrangements with fraud prevention, identity verification, and risk intelligence providers, which were not previously detailed. You can contact Affirm's privacy team using the phone number provided in the updated policy to exercise data privacy rights.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
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Process transactions, resolve disputes, authenticate and verify identities, collect payments, prevent fraud and other illegal activities, customize the Services, and verify the accuracy of data.

Excerpt from Affirm's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
TCPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Affirm Privacy Policy
Entity
Affirm
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029643
Document ID
CA-D-00168
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
14612e5d4e154bb0a5181a10837054a0e2bd38f2d20df5efbd7e3d764f0cae52
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 19:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Affirm
Document: Affirm Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-029643
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:04:44 UTC
SHA-256: 14612e5d4e154bb0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/affirm/affirm-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-029643/affirm-uses-information-to-process-transactions-and-prevent-fraud/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Affirm's Affirm uses information to process transactions and prevent fraud clause do?

The clause states: “Process transactions, resolve disputes, authenticate and verify identities, collect payments, prevent fraud and other illegal activities, customize the Services, and verify the accuracy of data.”

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