When you link external financial accounts, you consent to Wealthfront and unnamed third-party service providers accessing and processing your account credentials and financial data, and Wealthfront is not responsible for the accuracy of that data.
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Linking your external bank or investment accounts shares your financial credentials and account data with Wealthfront and unnamed third-party aggregators, and the terms disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or security of that data.
Users who link external financial accounts authorize the processing of their credentials and financial data by Wealthfront and one or more unnamed third-party service providers; the terms expressly state that Wealthfront does not review this data for accuracy and accepts no responsibility for it.
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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, and other personal information you provide that is needed to retrieve your Account Information, such as credentials, by Wealthfront and such service provider(s) in connection with providing this service in accordance with our Privacy Policy and as permitted by law, and, if you've elected to become a Client, you are consenting to the use of your Account Information by Wealthfront and its affiliates in connection with the management of your Wealthfront account. Wealthfront does not review the Account Information for accuracy, legality or non-infringement. Wealthfront is not responsible for the Account Information or products and services offered by or on third-party sites.Excerpt from Wealthfront's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The processing of financial credentials and account data by third-party aggregators engages the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and its Safeguards Rule requirements for financial institutions.
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Linking your external bank or investment accounts shares your financial credentials and account data with Wealthfront and unnamed third-party aggregators, and the terms disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or security of that data.
Users who link external financial accounts authorize the processing of their credentials and financial data by Wealthfront and one or more unnamed third-party service providers; the terms expressly state that Wealthfront does not review this data for accuracy and accepts no responsibility for it.
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