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The clause establishes the scope of data collection practices necessary for the platform to verify identity, manage financial accounts, and provide location-based features. This defines what categories of sensitive data the entity is permitted to process under the privacy policy.
The updated privacy policy reorganizes how Robinhood discloses its handling of financial information, now grouping GLBA-regulated disclosures by individual service entity with updated reference links rather than listing all entities in a single section. The policy also removed coverage of Robinhood Social, meaning privacy practices for that social media product are no longer described in this statement. The revised policy clarifies that it applies when you are logged into services or interact through online customer service channels, and directs users to a separate Robinhood Markets US Online Privacy Statement for information about non-financial data collection practices.
View change record →Users' sensitive personal information, including government identifiers and location data, will be collected and processed by the platform as a condition of account establishment and ongoing service use. The terms authorize this collection without requiring separate consent for each category of sensitive data.
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The clause establishes the scope of data collection practices necessary for the platform to verify identity, manage financial accounts, and provide location-based features. This defines what categories of sensitive data the entity is permitted to process under the privacy policy.
Users' sensitive personal information, including government identifiers and location data, will be collected and processed by the platform as a condition of account establishment and ongoing service use. The terms authorize this collection without requiring separate consent for each category of sensitive data.
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