Betterment uses your financial information, including investment account details and transaction history, to provide and improve its investment and savings services.
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The clause establishes the legal basis for Betterment's collection and processing of personal financial information across multiple institutional functions, from core service delivery to secondary uses such as product analytics and marketing communications.
Your investment transactions, balances, and financial goals are processed by Betterment to deliver personalized financial advice and automated portfolio management, which is core to the service but also represents significant data exposure.
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We may use aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for any purpose, including sharing it with partners, advertisers, and other third parties. This information is not subject to the restrictions in this Privacy Policy.
We use the information we collect to send you ads and other commercial and sponsored content. We use the information we have to deliver our products, including to personalize features and content and make suggestions for you on and off our products. We share information across the Meta Companies.
We may use personal information to send you marketing communications about Visa products, services, and offers that may interest you, to personalize your experience with us, and to provide you with targeted advertising. You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time.
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"Betterment uses your personal information to provide financial advice and other services; enhance your customer experience; improve our products and features; provide customer support; open, operate, and maintain your account in accordance with US law; investigate and understand how Betterment is used; monitor and protect the security and integrity of Betterment; and better market and advertise Betterment's services.— Excerpt from Betterment's Betterment Privacy Policy
Use of customer financial data for service delivery by a registered investment adviser is regulated by SEC Rules and FINRA conduct standards, in addition to GLBA privacy requirements. Any secondary use of financial data for analytics or product development beyond service delivery may require additional legal justification under applicable frameworks.
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The clause establishes the legal basis for Betterment's collection and processing of personal financial information across multiple institutional functions, from core service delivery to secondary uses such as product analytics and marketing communications.
Your investment transactions, balances, and financial goals are processed by Betterment to deliver personalized financial advice and automated portfolio management, which is core to the service but also represents significant data exposure.
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