Chime and its advertising partners use tracking tools like cookies and pixels to collect your browsing and app behavior, which may be used to show you targeted ads.
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Chime's website actively loads tracking pixels from Facebook, TikTok, Google, Reddit, Taboola, Bing, and LiveRamp, meaning your visit to Chime's site or use of its app may contribute to advertising profiles across multiple third-party platforms.
Interpretive note: The precise scope of data shared with each advertising technology vendor is not fully enumerated in the policy text; the extent of sharing is inferred from the third-party integrations visible in the page source rather than from explicit policy language.
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 →Your behavioral data collected while using Chime's website or app, including page visits and interaction patterns, may be shared with a wide network of advertising platforms and identity resolution services, potentially linking your financial app activity to your broader online advertising profile.
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We will also provide an individual opt-out choice, or opt-in for sensitive data, before we share your data with third parties other than our agents, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected.
If you choose to reveal any personal information about yourself to other users, you do so at your own risk. We strongly encourage you to use caution in disclosing any personal information online.
When you are asked to provide information, you may decline to do so; but if you choose not to provide information that is necessary to provide some of our Services, you may not be able to use those Services.
"We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website and app. We and our advertising partners may use this information to deliver targeted advertisements, measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, and for other marketing purposes.Excerpt from Chime's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the GLBA's restrictions on sharing nonpublic personal information with nonaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes, requiring adequate notice and opt-out mechanisms.
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Chime's website actively loads tracking pixels from Facebook, TikTok, Google, Reddit, Taboola, Bing, and LiveRamp, meaning your visit to Chime's site or use of its app may contribute to advertising profiles across multiple third-party platforms.
Your behavioral data collected while using Chime's website or app, including page visits and interaction patterns, may be shared with a wide network of advertising platforms and identity resolution services, potentially linking your financial app activity to your broader online advertising profile.
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