When you click the 'Your Privacy Options' link in SoFi's footer, the system checks whether you are logged into your SoFi account; if you are not logged in, it opens the OneTrust cookie consent panel rather than taking you to your account's privacy preference settings.
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The mechanism creates a conditional user flow for privacy preference management based on authentication status, allowing SoFi to direct authenticated and unauthenticated users to potentially different consent management or preference-setting experiences through the OneTrust platform.
Interpretive note: Whether this routing design satisfies CCPA/CPRA requirements depends on what alternative rights request mechanisms SoFi provides through other channels; the full policy text was not available to confirm the complete rights infrastructure.
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 session-dependent routing logic may indicate a shift to simplified, uniform privacy controls rather than differentiated unauthenticated user handling.
View full change record →Non-logged-in users seeking to exercise privacy rights through the 'Your Privacy Options' footer link will encounter the cookie consent panel rather than a full privacy rights management interface, potentially creating a barrier to accessing rights such as data access, deletion, or opt-out of data sharing beyond cookies.
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"function initPrivacyOptionsLink() { const privacyOptionsLink = document.querySelector('#privacy-options-link'); fetch('/verify-session?returnBody=true&nocache=true') .then((response) => { return response.json(); } ) .then((jsonData) => { if(!jsonData.isSessionAlive){ privacyOptionsLink.addEventListener('click', function(event) { event.preventDefault(); window.OneTrust.ToggleInfoDisplay(); }); } }); }Excerpt from SoFi's Privacy Notice
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The mechanism creates a conditional user flow for privacy preference management based on authentication status, allowing SoFi to direct authenticated and unauthenticated users to potentially different consent management or preference-setting experiences through the OneTrust platform.
Non-logged-in users seeking to exercise privacy rights through the 'Your Privacy Options' footer link will encounter the cookie consent panel rather than a full privacy rights management interface, potentially creating a barrier to accessing rights such as data access, deletion, or opt-out of data sharing beyond cookies.
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