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Personal Information Used for Targeted Advertising

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Key Facts

What does Public.com use personal information to display to users?
Public.com uses personal information to display advertising to users, including personalized advertising.
Does Public.com use personal information to display personalized advertising?
Public.com uses personal information to display advertising to users, including personalized advertising.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Personal information is used for advertising purposes, including personalization, which means user data informs what ads are shown to that user.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information may be used by Public.com to display personalized advertising to you.

How other platforms handle this

Lyft Medium

To grow the Lyft Platform and to share partner opportunities that are relevant to you, we use your personal information, including information we infer about you or receive from marketing parties, to provide Lyft and third party marketing, advertising, and promotions...

Walmart Medium

any personal information that you provide through the Walmart Sites will be used by Walmart in accordance with Walmart's Privacy Policy

Notion Medium

we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information other than for business purposes for which you cannot opt out under the CCPA.

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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)

Excerpt from Public.com's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GLBA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Public.com Privacy Policy
Entity
Public.com
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-021428
Document ID
CA-D-00059
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a07b52ddfafc2a838aea9b789299061ff0a84d7fee90d9b754e1fbb76cf982de
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 05:02 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Public.com
Document: Public.com Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-021428
Captured: 2026-05-10 05:02:53 UTC
SHA-256: a07b52ddfafc2a83…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/publiccom/publiccom-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-021428/personal-information-used-for-targeted-advertising/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Public.com's Personal Information Used for Targeted Advertising clause do?

Personal information is used for advertising purposes, including personalization, which means user data informs what ads are shown to that user.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information may be used by Public.com to display personalized advertising to you.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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