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Source-backed from the published policy documents behind this report

93
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
5
verified controls

2 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 4 findings
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 1 finding
  • Sensitive Data 4 findings
  • Tracking 9 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 8 findings
  • Sharing 30 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 29 findings
  • Other 6 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Sharing Control available in some regions Capital One may let other companies collect data through its online services

What this means

The stated purpose is marketing services, including advertising targeted from personal information collected across different websites, apps and devices over time.

Capital One may share information with, or allow companies to collect information through, its Online Services to provide marketing services, including targeting advertising based on personal information collected across different websites, apps, and devices over time.

Why this matters

Collection by another company on a site you visited is not visible from the page itself.

What the policy says

We may share information or allow companies to collect information through our Online Services in order to provide marketing services to us, including to target advertising to you based on personal information collected across different websites, mobile apps, and devices over time. Learn more about how we use online tracking technology to conduct personalization, analytics, and targeted advertising, and how you can opt out.

From Capital One Online Privacy Policy

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What you can do

A verified privacy control can reduce this, where it is available to you.

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Advertising & Profiling Privacy control available Visiting a Capital One site may shape the ads you see elsewhere

What this means

Its advertising providers may use what you explored to decide which ads to show on non-Capital One websites.

When a consumer visits a Capital One website, advertising providers may use that information to decide which ads to show on other, non-Capital One websites.

Why this matters

This is what makes an advertisement appear to follow somebody from one site to another.

What the policy says

For example, when you visit a Capital One website and explore our products, our advertising providers may use that information to determine which ads to show you when you go to other, non-Capital One websites.

From Capital One Online Privacy Policy

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What you can do

A verified privacy control can reduce this.

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Other Capital One also collects your information from credit bureaus and other companies

What this means

It names credit bureaus, affiliates and other companies as sources besides you.

Capital One collects your personal information from other sources such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why this matters

Not everything a company holds came from the person it describes.

What the policy says

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

From Capital One U.S. Privacy Opt Out Notice

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Controls & Permissions 4
  • Location 2
  • Advertising & Profiling 1
  • Contacts 1
  • Messages 1
  • Sensitive Data 1
  • Sharing 1
  • Tracking 1

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 78 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Location 2 more
  • Camera & Photos 1 more
  • Sensitive Data 3 more
  • Tracking 8 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 6 more
  • Sharing 28 more
  • Controls & Permissions 25 more
  • Other 5 more

  • Complete report

    78 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

  • Privacy Tune-Up

    5 verified privacy controls, 2 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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