What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Personal Information Used for Targeted Advertising clause as high severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Do other platforms have similar clauses?

Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar Personal Information Used for Targeted Advertising clauses across approximately 280 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

Personal Information Used for Targeted Advertising — Public.com

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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

Changes

Months Monitored

Jul 10, 2026

First Seen

Jul 10, 2026

Last Seen

This clause type exists across 3354 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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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

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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 Public.com 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

https://public.com/privacy-policy

Wayback Machine

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Content hash (SHA-256)

a07b52ddfafc2a838aea9b789299061ff0a84d7fee90d9b754e1fbb76cf982de

Analysis generated

May 10, 2026 05:02 UTC

Methodology

summarize_document-v8

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: July 13, 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 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Public.com?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Public.com.