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Opt-out of merchant marketing data sharing available

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

An opt-out mechanism exists for merchant marketing data sharing, meaning users who take affirmative action in their account settings can limit this disclosure.

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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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You can opt out of Affirm disclosing your information to merchants for marketing by logging into your account at www.affirm.com/u/ and updating your Data Sharing setting under Other Settings.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

The right to know with whom we have shared your Personal Data, for what purposes, and what Personal Data has been shared (including whether Personal Data was disclosed to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes)

Discord Medium

We may use your information to let you know about new products or features we think you'll like...You may opt-out of receiving such marketing communications.

GitHub Medium

If GitHub detects the GPC signal from your device, GitHub will not share your data (we do not sell your data).

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To opt-out of information disclosure to merchants for marketing, log into your Affirm account at www.affirm.com/u/ and update your "Data Sharing" setting... under "Other Settings".

— Excerpt from Affirm's Affirm Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
TCPA
United States Federal
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

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-029671
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-029671
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:04:44 UTC
SHA-256: 14612e5d4e154bb0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/affirm/affirm-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-029671/opt-out-of-merchant-marketing-data-sharing-available/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Affirm's Opt-out of merchant marketing data sharing available clause do?

An opt-out mechanism exists for merchant marketing data sharing, meaning users who take affirmative action in their account settings can limit this disclosure.

How does this clause affect you?

You can opt out of Affirm disclosing your information to merchants for marketing by logging into your account at www.affirm.com/u/ and updating your Data Sharing setting under Other Settings.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 291 platforms. See the full comparison.

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