8 Total
1 High severity
4 Medium severity
3 Low severity
Summary

This document establishes the terms of service governing Affirm's buy-now-pay-later loans and payment products. The agreement requires that disputes be resolved through individual arbitration rather than class action litigation, with a 30-day opt-out period available from account creation or receipt of updated terms. The terms also authorize Affirm to deliver legally required disclosures through electronic means.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs the terms of service for Affirm's buy-now-pay-later platform, establishing the contractual basis under which consumers access Affirm's lending, payment, and financial services products in the United States. The agreement states that users consent to electronic communications as a condition of service, the terms authorize Affirm to share consumer data with merchants and third-party partners, and the agreement establishes mandatory arbitration with a class action waiver as the default dispute resolution mechanism. The arbitration clause and class action waiver are operationally significant and commonly observed in consumer financial services, though such waivers may face enforceability scrutiny under applicable state law in certain jurisdictions, particularly California; the agreement asserts broad electronic consent that effectively substitutes for paper disclosures under the E-SIGN Act. As a consumer lending and payment platform, this document engages the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's regulatory authority under the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, as well as the FTC Act's unfair and deceptive practices framework; California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Financing Law.

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Low — 3 provisions

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Mapped Governance Frameworks

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
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CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
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EFTA / Reg E
United States Federal
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ePrivacy Directive
European Union
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FCRA
United States Federal
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FAA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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GDPR
European Union
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GLBA
United States Federal
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured April 19, 2026 06:13 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000167
Version ID CA-V-000717
SHA-256 d5eb1c16c8d49eaf0740aa59b654f49cb8578bada7ae6911eb81dee9d7659976
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