“If you do not wish to provide this information, you cannot become a Betterment customer.”
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The clause is consequential because it makes the provision of personal information a non-negotiable condition of access to Betterment's services.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references 'this information' without specifying which personal information is required. The canonical claim therefore cannot enumerate the specific data elements, and the full scope of the requirement cannot be determined from this excerpt alone.
Users who decline to provide the required personal information are excluded from becoming Betterment customers.
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"If you do not wish to provide this information, you cannot become a Betterment customer.Excerpt from Betterment's Privacy Policy
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The clause is consequential because it makes the provision of personal information a non-negotiable condition of access to Betterment's services.
Users who decline to provide the required personal information are excluded from becoming Betterment customers.
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