Wealthfront · Wealthfront Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Children's Data Prohibition

Low severity Rare · 3 of 343 platforms
Share 𝕏 Share in Share 🔒 PDF
Monitor governance changes for Wealthfront Create a free account to receive the weekly governance digest and monitor one platform for governance changes.
Create free account No credit card required.
Document Record

What it is

Wealthfront's services are not available to anyone under 18, and the company does not knowingly collect personal information from minors. Parents can contact Wealthfront to request deletion of any child's data.

This analysis describes what Wealthfront's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes an age-based eligibility restriction for the service and creates a data collection boundary that aligns Wealthfront's practices with regulations governing the collection of children's personal information. The restriction defines the scope of the user base for which Wealthfront designs its data practices and service delivery.

Change history

removed Jun 2, 2026

Removal of this provision eliminates explicit contractual language protecting children's data, which may reflect either consolidation into general terms or a deliberate de-emphasis of child protection commitments.

View full change record →

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If a child under 18 has submitted personal information to Wealthfront, parents or guardians can contact support@wealthfront.com to request deletion of that data.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    If your child under 18 has submitted personal information to Wealthfront, email support@wealthfront.com as a parent or guardian to request deletion of that information from Wealthfront's records.

How other platforms handle this

Ledger Medium

At Ledger, earning and maintaining our users' trust is a top priority. That's why we are deeply committed not only to protecting your privacy and securing your personal data, but also to being fully transparent about how we handle it.

Garmin Medium

If you are located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and, where our processing is based on your...

Strava Medium

We use information to enhance the quality, reliability, and/or accuracy of our AI Features by creating, developing, training, testing, improving, and maintaining AI and ML models run by Strava or our service providers. We use aggregated, de-identified data for this purpose. We also use personal info...

See all platforms with this clause type →

Monitoring

Wealthfront has changed this document before.

Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 25 platforms.

Start Monitor free trial Or create a free account →
▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
"
Due to the nature of our business, our Services are not available to minors. Except for beneficiary information as described above, Wealthfront does not knowingly solicit Personal Information directly from or about persons under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not submit any Personal Information to Wealthfront.

— Excerpt from Wealthfront's Wealthfront Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

This provision addresses COPPA compliance obligations; the policy's commitment to delete minor data 'to the extent permitted by regulatory requirements' includes a carve-out that compliance teams should monitor to ensure it does not inadvertently retain regulated minor data.

Full compliance analysis

Regulatory citations, enforcement risk, and due diligence action items.

Track 1 platform — free Try Monitor free for 14 days

Free: track 1 platform + weekly digest. Monitor: 25 platforms + same-day alerts. No credit card required.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC enforces COPPA, which governs online collection of personal information from children under 13 and imposes parental consent and deletion requirements.
    File a complaint →

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
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Wealthfront Privacy Policy
Entity
Wealthfront
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001759
Document ID
CA-D-00367
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
de1de4b45e40f23ffec14db7756fd7949361019e04533f8af62af13deaa6be81
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 05:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Wealthfront
Document: Wealthfront Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-001759
Captured: 2026-03-20 05:09:24 UTC
SHA-256: de1de4b45e40f23f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/wealthfront/wealthfront-privacy-policy/childrens-data-prohibition/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
Categories

Other risks in this policy

Compliance Governance Intelligence

Need to monitor specific governance provisions?

Compliance includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.

Arbitration clauses AI governance Data rights Indemnification Retention policies
Start Compliance free trial

Or start with Monitor →

Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Wealthfront's Children's Data Prohibition clause do?

This provision establishes an age-based eligibility restriction for the service and creates a data collection boundary that aligns Wealthfront's practices with regulations governing the collection of children's personal information. The restriction defines the scope of the user base for which Wealthfront designs its data practices and service delivery.

How does this clause affect you?

If a child under 18 has submitted personal information to Wealthfront, parents or guardians can contact support@wealthfront.com to request deletion of that data.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 3 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Wealthfront?

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