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Wells Fargo

Finance

Source-backed from the published policy documents behind this report

53
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
4
verified controls

3 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 1 finding
  • Biometrics 1 finding
  • Sensitive Data 3 findings
  • Tracking 6 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 11 findings
  • Sharing 17 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 12 findings
  • Other 2 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 Wells Fargo may report information about your accounts to credit bureaus

What this means

It notes that late payments, missed payments or other defaults may be reflected in your credit report or consumer report.

Wells Fargo may report information about your accounts to credit bureaus and/or consumer reporting agencies.

Why this matters

A credit report is held by an agency rather than by the bank, and other companies read it.

What the policy says

04 / 0 1 /25 ) Page 3 of 3 Other important information Important Notice about Credit Reporting: We may report information about your account(s) to credit bureaus and/ or consumer reporting agencies. Late payments, missed payments, or other defaults on your account(s) may be reflected in your credit report and/or consumer report.

From Wells Fargo U.S. Consumer Privacy Notice

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Tracking Wells Fargo may collect your transactions and the pages you visit

What this means

This sits in a list that also covers what you input, geolocation information, and biometric information such as keystroke and mouse movement patterns.

Wells Fargo may collect data about your activity, including transaction information and which pages you visit on their site.

Why this matters

Which pages were visited describes what somebody was considering, not only what they did.

What the policy says

Information that we may collect about you through online interaction includes information that you input, such as your name, address, email address, and other contact information; data resulting from your activity, such as transaction information and the pages you visit on Site; geolocation information; and biometric information, such as keystroke and mouse movement patterns.

From Wells Fargo Digital Privacy and Cookies Policy

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Location Wells Fargo may collect your geolocation information

What this means

It appears in the same list as your activity data and the biometric information collected through online interaction.

Why this matters

Location can come from a device's sensors or be worked out from the network, and only the first asks permission.

What the policy says

Information that we may collect about you through online interaction includes information that you input, such as your name, address, email address, and other contact information; data resulting from your activity, such as transaction information and the pages you visit on Site; geolocation information; and biometric information, such as keystroke and mouse movement patterns.

From Wells Fargo Digital Privacy and Cookies Policy

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Controls & Permissions 3
  • Advertising & Profiling 2
  • Sensitive Data 2
  • Sharing 2
  • Biometrics 1
  • Other 1
  • Tracking 1

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 38 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Sensitive Data 1 more
  • Tracking 4 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 9 more
  • Sharing 14 more
  • Controls & Permissions 9 more
  • Other 1 more

  • Complete report

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

  • Privacy Tune-Up

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

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