The Bancorp Bank may share your financial information with non-affiliated third-party companies for marketing purposes, but you have the right to opt out of this specific category of sharing.
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The provision establishes a default sharing authorization for non-affiliated marketing purposes, with the operational significance that data sharing occurs unless the customer exercises the available opt-out procedure. This structure places the burden on customers to affirmatively restrict the sharing practice.
The updated privacy notice now explicitly discloses that Chime shares customer information with other financial companies for joint marketing purposes, whereas the prior 2017 version stated Chime did not engage in this sharing. This represents a material change in the stated data handling practice. Under the updated terms, customers can limit this sharing by logging into their Chime account at chime.com or through the Chime Mobile application and updating their Privacy Settings.
View change record →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.
View change record →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.
View change record →If you do not proactively opt out, your personal financial information — including account details and financial behavior — can be shared with unrelated third-party companies for their marketing purposes, which could result in unsolicited financial product offers.
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"For nonaffiliates to market to you. Do we share? Yes. Can you limit this sharing? Yes.Excerpt from Chime's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The opt-out right for non-affiliate marketing sharing is required under GLBA/Regulation P (12 C.F.R.
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The provision establishes a default sharing authorization for non-affiliated marketing purposes, with the operational significance that data sharing occurs unless the customer exercises the available opt-out procedure. This structure places the burden on customers to affirmatively restrict the sharing practice.
If you do not proactively opt out, your personal financial information — including account details and financial behavior — can be shared with unrelated third-party companies for their marketing purposes, which could result in unsolicited financial product offers.
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