An automated investment platform that provides robo-advisory services, retirement planning, and cash management accounts to individual investors in the United States. The company's terms of service and privacy policy are significant to consumers because they govern how personal financial data is collected and used, define the investment advisory relationship, and establish liability limitations for automated investment decisions that directly impact users' financial assets.

2 Documents
23 All provisions 1 High severity 13 Medium severity 9 Low severity
1 Changes · 12 mo
May 22, 2026 Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
7 provisions · 5 med
Liability Limitation
5 provisions · 3 med
Data Sharing
3 provisions · 3 med
Content Moderation
3 provisions · 1 high · 2 med
Data Collection
3 provisions · 1 high
Legal Jurisdiction
2 provisions · 1 med
Data Usage
2 provisions · 1 med
Payment Fees
1 provision · 1 med
Arbitration
1 provision · 1 med
Data Retention
1 provision
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Present
Data Retention: Specified
Key Governance Provisions
High Paid Relationship Disclosure — G2 (Compensated Reviewers)

This provision establishes transparency regarding financial relationships between Betterment and reviewers on the G2 platform. The disclosure operationalizes G2's methodology for badge generation, cl…

High Sensitive Personal Information Collection

This provision establishes the scope of sensitive data categories that Betterment's identity verification procedures are authorized to collect as part of account onboarding and verification processes…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: May 22, 2026 Changes (12 months): 1 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 23
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Documents

Betterment Privacy Policy

Medium

This document establishes Betterment's data collection, use, and disclosure practices for personal and financial information provided by users. Betterment collects data including Social Security numbers, account balances, investment history, and …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
8 provisions 2 versions captured Version history →

Betterment Terms of Use

Medium

This document serves as a directory and organizational hub for Betterment's legal agreements, policies, and disclosures applicable to its investment management, retirement, and cash management service offerings. The directory structure …

Last updated March 24, 2026 · Terms of service
7 provisions 3 versions captured Version history →
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High Severity Provisions (1)

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Applicable Regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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CFAA
United States Federal
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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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FCRA
United States Federal
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FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
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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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Frequently Asked Questions

What Betterment documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 2 Betterment documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Betterment made in the past year?

Betterment has made 1 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Betterment?

ConductAtlas has classified 23 provisions across Betterment's tracked documents. 1 are rated high severity, 13 medium, and 9 low.

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