By accepting the agreement, subscribers authorize Comcast to obtain credit information from third parties, record that information in the subscriber's file, and share it with third parties for what the agreement characterizes as reasonable business purposes. The agreement states that risk assessments will comply with applicable law and that credit inquiry practices will not discriminate on specified protected characteristics.
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This provision establishes a subscriber authorization for credit-related data collection and third-party disclosure, with the scope of third-party sharing defined broadly as reasonable business purposes, which may warrant evaluation under FCRA and applicable state credit reporting frameworks.
Interpretive note: The scope of 'reasonable business purposes' for third-party credit disclosure is not further defined in the agreement and requires evaluation against FCRA's specific permissible purpose categories to assess full compliance.
The updated terms now explicitly prohibit the deployment of AI Agents to access, use, interact with, or take action on Comcast services unless Comcast expressly grants permission. This includes automated activities such as obtaining information, making requests, monitoring activity, copying, downloading, scraping, or data mining the services. The agreement also prohibits AI Agents from accepting terms on a user's behalf or engaging in support or sales interactions. Users who currently use automation tools or third-party integrations with Comcast services may need to seek express permission from Comcast or discontinue such automated access.
View change record →The agreement authorizes Comcast to collect credit experience data from third parties and disclose that information to other third parties for reasonable business purposes, with subscribers providing this authorization by accepting the agreement rather than through a separate consent mechanism.
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Compare across platforms →"YOU AUTHORIZE US TO MAKE INQUIRIES AND TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CREDIT EXPERIENCE FROM OTHERS, TO ENTER THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR FILE, AND TO DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION TO APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTIES FOR REASONABLE BUSINESS PURPOSES. We will not discriminate in the application of our credit inquiries and deposit policy on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or marital status. We (or third-party credit bureaus) will conduct risk assessments in accordance with all applicable laws.Excerpt from Comcast's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which governs the permissible purposes for which consumer credit information may be obtained, used, and shared.
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This provision establishes a subscriber authorization for credit-related data collection and third-party disclosure, with the scope of third-party sharing defined broadly as reasonable business purposes, which may warrant evaluation under FCRA and applicable state credit reporting frameworks.
The agreement authorizes Comcast to collect credit experience data from third parties and disclose that information to other third parties for reasonable business purposes, with subscribers providing this authorization by accepting the agreement rather than through a separate consent mechanism.
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