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15
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3
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2
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  • Location 1 finding
  • Contacts 2 findings
  • Messages 1 finding
  • Sensitive Data 3 findings
  • Tracking 1 finding
  • Advertising & Profiling 5 findings
  • Sharing 9 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 23 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.

Advertising & Profiling Privacy control available From February 2026 Cash App may use your card transactions to choose ads for other brands

What this means

Starting on or after 9 February 2026, Cash App may use your shopping history, app browsing behavior, card transactions and general location information to show you personalized advertisements for brands outside Cash App.

Starting on or after February 9, 2026, Cash App may use your shopping history, app browsing behavior, card transactions, and general location information to show you personalized advertisements for other brands outside of Cash App.

Why this matters

Card transactions describe where you go and what you buy more exactly than almost anything else.

What the policy says

Starting on or after February 9, 2026: In connection with our commerce media network, we may use data about your activity, such as your shopping history, app browsing behavior, card transactions, and general location information to show you personalized advertisements for other brands outside of Cash App. You can opt out of (or where required by applicable law, opt into) this activity by visiting Account & Settings in your account and clicking Privacy .

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Advertising & Profiling Cash App may share interest categories, masked identifiers, and device data with ad technology providers

What this means

Starting on or after 9 February 2026, Cash App may share interest categories, masked identifiers and device data with advertising technology providers to show you personalized ads for brands outside Cash App.

Starting on or after February 9, 2026, Cash App may share interest categories, masked identifiers, and device data with advertising technology providers to show you personalized ads for other brands outside of Cash App.

Why this matters

Masked does not mean unlinked; it means the identifier travels under a different name.

What the policy says

Starting on or after February 9, 2026: In connection with our commerce media network, we may share your information such as interest categories, masked identifiers, and device data, with advertising technology providers (such as analytics providers and advertising platforms) who help us show you personalized ads for other brands outside of Cash App.

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Sensitive Data Cash App collects when and where transactions occur and the names of the parties involved

What this means

Transaction information collected includes when and where a transaction occurs, the names of the parties involved, descriptions, amounts, and the devices and payment methods used.

Cash App collects transaction information including when and where transactions occur, the names of the parties involved, transaction descriptions, amounts, and devices/payment methods used.

Why this matters

Who you pay is a social record as much as a financial one.

What the policy says

When you use our Services to make, accept, or request payments, we collect information such as: when and where the transactions occur, the names of the transacting parties, a description of the transactions, the payment or transfer amounts, and the devices and payment methods used to complete the transactions.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

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

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 36 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Location 1 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 2 more
  • Sharing 7 more
  • Controls & Permissions 21 more
  • Other 5 more

  • Complete report

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

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