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We use and combine the information you provide us and information about you that we collect automatically and receive from other sources... and combine it with information about the behavior of other users to make sure that your use of the Service is customized to your needs.
We may use your personal information to: provide the Service; enable security features of the Service; establish and maintain your user profile on the Service; facilitate social features of the Service...
We may also aggregate and/or de-identify your Data and may use such aggregate or de-identified information for any other purposes to the extent permitted under applicable law and not attempt to re-identify the information, unless required by law.
"we, or our service providers, may use your personal information to contact you regarding Betterment's services, resources, or Betterment job openings that we think may be of interest to you.Excerpt from Betterment's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “we, or our service providers, may use your personal information to contact you regarding Betterment's services, resources, or Betterment job openings that we think may be of interest to you.”
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