What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Absolute Right to Object to Marketing Processing 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 Absolute Right to Object to Marketing Processing clauses across approximately 291 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

Absolute Right to Object to Marketing Processing — Public.com

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The characterization of this right as 'absolute' means Public.com cannot override or condition the objection, giving users unqualified control over marketing use of their data.

Clause Stability Stable

Changes

Months Monitored

Jul 10, 2026

First Seen

Jul 10, 2026

Last Seen

This clause type exists across 5195 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users may object to marketing use of their personal information and Public.com must honor that objection without qualification.

How other platforms handle this

GitHub Medium

The right to object to the processing of your Personal Data, as allowed by applicable law

Anthropic Medium

the right to object to processing of your personal data, including profiling conducted on grounds of public or legitimate interest.

Skillshare Medium

The right to request restriction of processing of Personal Data or object to processing of Personal Data carried out pursuant to (i) a legitimate interest...or (ii) performance of a task in the public interest

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

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You have an absolute right to object to us using your personal information for marketing purposes.

— Excerpt from Public.com's Public.com Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA

California, USA

Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments

US-CT

CAN-SPAM

United States Federal

FCRA

United States Federal

FTC Act Section 5

United States Federal

GLBA

United States Federal

Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act

US-IN

Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act

US-KY

Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026

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-021541

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-021541
Captured: 2026-05-10 05:02:53 UTC
SHA-256: a07b52ddfafc2a83…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/publiccom/publiccom-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-021541/absolute-right-to-object-to-marketing-processing/
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 Absolute Right to Object to Marketing Processing clause do?

The characterization of this right as 'absolute' means Public.com cannot override or condition the objection, giving users unqualified control over marketing use of their data.

How does this clause affect you?

Users may object to marketing use of their personal information and Public.com must honor that objection without qualification.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 291 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.