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The provision establishes the operational infrastructure for data collection and ad targeting by external vendors, enabling Affirm to monetize user behavioral data through advertising partnerships while outsourcing analytics and ad delivery functions to specialized third parties.
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.
View change record →Users of Affirm's services operate under terms that authorize the collection and sharing of their usage data with multiple third-party advertising and analytics platforms. These third parties deploy tracking technologies directly within the service environment to profile user behavior for targeted advertising purposes.
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"We use third-party analytics and advertising services, including but not limited to Google Analytics, Facebook, and other advertising partners, to help us understand how users engage with our services and to deliver targeted advertising. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our services.— Excerpt from Affirm's Affirm Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes the operational infrastructure for data collection and ad targeting by external vendors, enabling Affirm to monetize user behavioral data through advertising partnerships while outsourcing analytics and ad delivery functions to specialized third parties.
Users of Affirm's services operate under terms that authorize the collection and sharing of their usage data with multiple third-party advertising and analytics platforms. These third parties deploy tracking technologies directly within the service environment to profile user behavior for targeted advertising purposes.
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