Captured before automated identity checks (Oct 14, 2026): accurate as of its capture on May 6, 2026; our capture on Oct 15, 2026 found the same text, but its identity was not checked by them.
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“You have an absolute right to object to us using your personal information for marketing purposes.”
“In some cases, these providers may combine this data across multiple sites to improve analytics for their own purpose and others.”
“Biometric Information . Such as facial images from your identification card or selfie photographs.”
“If you send us a request to exercise your rights, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may charge a fee or decline requests in certain cases.”
“Data brokers and aggregators from which we obtain information to supplement the data we collect.”
“Even after you close your account, we retain certain personal information as required for legal, regulatory, and security purposes.”
Public.com's Privacy Policy describes what personal information the company collects about you — including biometric data like facial images — how it uses and shares that information, and what rights you have. By default, your investment portfolio and trades are visible to other Public.com customers on your profile page. You have an absolute right to stop Public.com from using your data for marketing, but for other privacy rights requests, the company may charge a fee or decline your request.
This Privacy Policy establishes Public.com's collection, use, sharing, and retention practices for personal information across its platform. It authorizes collection of highly sensitive data categories — including biometric information (facial images from ID cards and selfies) and KYC-mandated personal identifiers — and supplements directly collected data with information sourced from third-party data brokers and aggregators. The policy grants users an absolute right to object to marketing use of their personal information, while reserving Public.com's ability to charge a fee or decline other privacy rights requests to the extent permitted by applicable law. Personal information is used for personalized advertising, shared with analytics providers who may combine it with data from other sites, and disclosed to law enforcement or government agencies based on Public.com's own belief that such disclosure is necessary. Certain data is retained after account closure for legal, regulatory, and security purposes, and brokerage account holders' information may be governed by GLBA rather than state privacy law.
Public.com collects sensitive personal information including biometric data (facial images from ID cards or selfies) and KYC identifiers, and augments this with data purchased from data brokers and aggregators. Your investment portfolio and trades are publicly visible to other platform users by default. Public.com uses your personal information for personalized advertising, and analytics providers it works with may combine your data across multiple websites for their own purposes. Your data may be disclosed to law enforcement or government agencies based on Public.com's own judgment that doing so is necessary, without a stated obligation to notify you. If you hold or applied for a brokerage account, your information may be governed by GLBA rather than state privacy law. To exercise your absolute right to stop marketing use of your personal information, you can submit an objection to Public.com directly.
Which mapped governance frameworks each document engages, tied to the specific provisions that engage them.
We withheld clauses we had published from this document. Each withholding is recorded in our correction log:
“You have an absolute right to object to us using your personal information for marketing purposes.”
“In some cases, these providers may combine this data across multiple sites to improve analytics for their own purpose and others.”
“Biometric Information . Such as facial images from your identification card or selfie photographs.”
“If you send us a request to exercise your rights, then to the extent permitted by applicable law, we may charge a fee or decline requests in certain cases.”
“Data brokers and aggregators from which we obtain information to supplement the data we collect.”
“Even after you close your account, we retain certain personal information as required for legal, regulatory, and security purposes.”
“If you have applied for or opened a brokerage account with Public, then the personal information you provide to us may be covered by the GLBA and not your applicable state privacy laws.”
“We will access, disclose, and preserve personal information when we believe that doing so is necessary to comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies.”
“To display advertising to you (see the " Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies " section of this Privacy Policy for information about personalized advertising and your advertising choices)”
“By default, your Public investment portfolio and trades are publicly visible to other customers of the Services who visit your Public profile page.”
“Certain Services require us to perform a "know your customer" check by law. To perform this check, we collect personal information, including sensitive personal information, such as your full name, date...”
“By using our Services, you acknowledge and agree that the privacy policies of the third parties used for financial-account linking and payment processing will govern the use of any information collected...”
Every distinct legal provision identified in this document. Featured provisions appear above with analysis.
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