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Consent to Processing of Third-Party Account Information

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 279 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does the user consent to by linking third-party accounts?
Wealthfront establishes that by linking third-party accounts or directing Wealthfront to retrieve third-party Account Information, the user consents to the processing of that Account Information by Wealthfront and its service providers.
Does the user consent to the processing of Account Information by Wealthfront and its service providers?
Wealthfront establishes that by linking third-party accounts or directing Wealthfront to retrieve third-party Account Information, the user consents to the processing of that Account Information by Wealthfront and its service providers.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The act of linking an account or directing retrieval functions as affirmative consent to data processing, binding the user without any separate consent step.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with ellipses; additional conditions or named service providers may be present in the full text.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

By linking a third-party account or instructing Wealthfront to retrieve your Account Information, you are consenting to that data being processed by Wealthfront and any service providers it uses.

How other platforms handle this

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Google Cloud Medium

In some cases we will seek your consent to send you marketing communications.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By linking these accounts or directing Wealthfront to retrieve your third-party Account Information, you are consenting to the processing of your Account Information... by Wealthfront and such service provider(s)...

Excerpt from Wealthfront's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FCRA
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GLBA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Wealthfront Terms of Service
Entity
Wealthfront
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-041805
Document ID
CA-D-00366
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2e8ee86377117da0253c76a218186f7e3ea9f3abd8ffddd6df5541fe72228e1f
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 03:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Wealthfront
Document: Wealthfront Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-041805
Captured: 2026-05-08 03:13:10 UTC
SHA-256: 2e8ee86377117da0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/wealthfront/wealthfront-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-041805/consent-to-processing-of-third-party-account-information/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 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 Wealthfront's Consent to Processing of Third-Party Account Information clause do?

The act of linking an account or directing retrieval functions as affirmative consent to data processing, binding the user without any separate consent step.

How does this clause affect you?

By linking a third-party account or instructing Wealthfront to retrieve your Account Information, you are consenting to that data being processed by Wealthfront and any service providers it uses.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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