SoFi uses OneTrust to manage eight distinct consent categories, and the system treats a user as opted out unless all categories show active consent; having only the strictly necessary cookie category (C0001) active is treated as an opted-out state rather than a partial consent.
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This framework defines the minimum consent configuration thresholds required for SoFi to process user data under its privacy notice terms. The conditional logic establishes that certain single or paired consent selections are insufficient, which operationally determines whether data processing activities can proceed or must be withheld.
Interpretive note: The specific data processing activities and vendors associated with consent categories SPD_BG, SSPD_BG, and PO2 are not identifiable from the document fragment; their compliance implications depend on what processing activities they govern.
The updated Privacy Notice explicitly discloses that SoFi collects user information through cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies and shares this data with social media, advertising, and analytics partners. Previously, the policy described these practices in more general language. Under the revised terms, continued use of SoFi's website constitutes acceptance of these tracking and data-sharing practices unless the user actively makes selections in the Privacy Preference Center. You can use the preference center to opt out of optional tracking technologies, though strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled.
View change record →The updated privacy notice explicitly discloses that SoFi uses pixels and tracking technologies to collect information about your actions and preferences, and shares this data with social media, advertising, and analytics partners. The revised consent interface distinguishes between strictly necessary cookies (which cannot be disabled) and optional cookies for performance and targeting purposes (which require affirmative consent). The terms state that if you do not make a selection, you agree to use of these technologies; you can opt out by toggling the button that appears to the right of each optional cookie category.
View change record →The updated terms establish a more permissive consent model for tracking technologies. Previously, the policy stated that users could 'choose not to allow some types of cookies' (opt-in structure). The revised language now states 'If you do not make a selection, you agree to our use of these technologies' (opt-out structure). This means that continued use of the website without affirmative rejection constitutes acceptance of cookies, pixels, and data sharing with advertising and analytics partners. The updated terms also explicitly disclose that SoFi shares collected information with 'social media, advertising, and analytics partners,' providing more specificity about data sharing destinations. You can decline the Privacy Preference Center or decline all optional tracking technologies through the updated preference settings.
View change record →Removal of detailed consent category mappings simplifies the technical implementation but obscures the granular consent structure previously exposed.
View full change record →SoFi's consent system uses eight distinct categories to classify tracking activities, and users who do not actively manage all eight categories may have their consent state misrecorded; the practical effect on which tracking technologies are active depends on how accurately these categories are mapped to the actual tracking scripts deployed on the site.
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"var allConsents = [ 'C0001', 'C0002', 'C0003', 'C0004', 'C0005', 'SPD_BG', 'SSPD_BG', 'PO2' ]; ... if (Object.keys(consentGroups).length == 1 && 'C0001' in consentGroups) { return false; } if ( Object.keys(consentGroups).length == 2 && 'C0001' in consentGroups && 'C0003' in consentGroups ) { return false; }Excerpt from SoFi's Privacy Notice
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The granularity of consent categories engages CCPA/CPRA requirements to provide consumers with meaningful opt-out controls for sale and sharing, and to accurately categorize data uses in the privacy policy.
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This framework defines the minimum consent configuration thresholds required for SoFi to process user data under its privacy notice terms. The conditional logic establishes that certain single or paired consent selections are insufficient, which operationally determines whether data processing activities can proceed or must be withheld.
SoFi's consent system uses eight distinct categories to classify tracking activities, and users who do not actively manage all eight categories may have their consent state misrecorded; the practical effect on which tracking technologies are active depends on how accurately these categories are mapped to the actual tracking scripts deployed on the site.
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