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Summary

This document establishes Chime's data collection, use, and sharing practices for users of its banking application and website. Chime collects transaction history, location data, device activity, and behavioral information, and discloses that such data is shared with bank partners, service providers, and advertising platforms including Facebook, TikTok, and Google. The policy authorizes California residents to submit opt-out requests regarding the sale or sharing of personal information through Chime's privacy portal or by contacting privacy@chime.com.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document is Chime's consumer-facing privacy policy governing the collection, use, and sharing of personal information in connection with its financial technology products and services, operating under a stated framework that includes the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and applicable state privacy laws. The policy states that Chime collects a broad range of personal data including financial account information, government-issued identification, transaction history, device identifiers, location data, and behavioral data derived from app and website usage; the terms authorize sharing this information with service providers, bank partners (The Bancorp Bank and Stride Bank), marketing partners, and in certain cases third-party advertisers. Notably, the policy discloses use of an extensive array of third-party tracking technologies on its website (including Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, Google Tag Manager, Taboola, Reddit Ads, and LiveRamp identity resolution), which represents a materially broad advertising data ecosystem for a financial services provider; the intersection of financial data and behavioral advertising tracking may warrant evaluation under GLBA's limits on information sharing and FTC Act standards for unfair or deceptive practices. The policy references California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rights for California residents, including the right to know, delete, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information; the GLBA's notice and opt-out framework applies to nonpublic personal information shared with nonaffiliated third parties, and the breadth of third-party integrations observed in the page source creates compliance surface area requiring careful mapping of data flows against these frameworks. Material compliance considerations include whether behavioral and device-level data collected through advertising pixels constitutes nonpublic personal information subject to GLBA opt-out requirements, and whether the extent of cross-context behavioral advertising disclosures satisfies CCPA's opt-out of sale or sharing obligations.

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3 important changes detected

3 versions captured · Last updated: May 2026

May 11, 2026

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What changed Chime removed detailed sharing disclosures and opt-out question-and-answer format from their privacy policy, replacing it with a single line directing users to update Privacy Settings via their account or mobile app. Previously, the policy explicitly stated whether The Bancorp shared personal information for various purposes and whether customers could limit sharing; the updated version consolidates this into a single instruction to login and adjust settings.
Why this matters The updated policy no longer explicitly discloses whether Chime or its banking partner The Bancorp shares personal information for specific purposes such as marketing, joint marketing, or affiliate use. Previously, each sharing scenario included a 'Yes' or 'No' answer and stated whether customers could limit sharing. The revised policy directs users to login to chime.com or the Chime Mobile application and update their Privacy Settings to control sharing. You can adjust sharing preferences through your account settings, but the policy no longer itemizes which sharing practices are subject to customer limits.
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What changed Chime updated its privacy notice with mostly minor edits, but made one material change: it now states it does NOT share information with other financial companies for joint marketing purposes, where it previously indicated it did. The notice also removed language stating that The Bancorp does share personal information with affiliates for everyday business purposes. These changes narrows what data The Bancorp says it shares with third parties.
Why this matters The updated notice states Chime no longer shares your personal information (such as transaction history and creditworthiness) with other financial companies for joint marketing purposes. This is a narrowing of third-party data sharing compared to the prior language. The notice also clarifies that Chime does not share certain affiliate information, which may further limit how your data is used by related companies. These changes reduce the scope of data sharing disclosed in the privacy notice.
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April 19, 2026 medium

Chime's updated Consumer Privacy Notice (revised February 2025) contains several substantive changes to data sharing disclosures. Most significantly, the policy now states that Chime shares customer information for joint marketing …

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Last Captured May 11, 2026 18:33 UTC
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Document ID CA-D-000078
Version ID CA-V-002453
SHA-256 ac892b8cd6fbafc034099a7e11a8c3f8379c552abaecee3fa67df1aa3ffb7ea3
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