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Source-backed from Robinhood US User Privacy Statement

94
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
16
verified controls

16 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 3 findings
  • Contacts 2 findings
  • Messages 2 findings
  • Biometrics 2 findings
  • Sensitive Data 10 findings
  • Tracking 3 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 15 findings
  • Sharing 18 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 27 findings
  • Other 12 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 No verified control If someone added you to their Robinhood card, the primary holder sees your transactions

What this means

For its credit cards, Robinhood says it discloses information about you, such as your transaction information, to the primary account holder if you are a user someone added to a card.

If you are a user someone added to a Robinhood credit card, Robinhood discloses information about you, such as your transaction information, to the primary account holder.

Why this matters

If someone added you to their Robinhood card, they can see what you buy with it.

What the policy says

For our credit cards, we also disclose information about you, such as your Transactional Information, to the primary account holder if you are an authorized user of a credit card. We will also share certain information about you with other users of Social if you sign up for Social.

From Robinhood US User Privacy Statement

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What you can do

No verified user-facing control found.

In the Robinhood documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that directly changes this practice, or a wider option that reaches it.

Advertising & Profiling Control available in some regions Robinhood may share your hashed email or device ID with marketing partners

What this means

Robinhood says it may share personal data such as your hashed email address or device ID with marketing partners to help market Robinhood products to you on third-party websites and online services.

Robinhood may share personal data such as your hashed email address or device ID with marketing partners to help market Robinhood products to you across third-party websites and online services.

Why this matters

Identifiers tied to you may be used to show you Robinhood ads elsewhere online.

What the policy says

For example, we may share personal data such as your hashed email address or your device ID with marketing partners to help us market Robinhood products to you across third-party websites and online services.

From Robinhood US User Privacy Statement

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What you can do

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

Plainlyst Premium shows where to find it, what it changes, what it doesn’t change, and what may stop working.

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Location Robinhood may collect your phone’s approximate or precise geolocation

What this means

Robinhood says it may collect the approximate or precise geolocation of your mobile device, in accordance with your device permissions.

Robinhood may collect the approximate or precise geolocation of your mobile device, in accordance with your device permissions.

Why this matters

Where you are can be part of what Robinhood knows about you, depending on your permissions.

What the policy says

Location and Device Data : We may collect the approximate or precise geolocation of your mobile device in accordance with your device permissions. You can stop the collection of this precise location information at any time (review Your Controls for details).

From Robinhood US User Privacy Statement

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice, where it is available to you.

Plainlyst Premium shows where to find it, what it changes, what it doesn’t change, and what may stop working.

View in Privacy Tune-Up

12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

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

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 79 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Location 2 more
  • Contacts 1 more
  • Messages 2 more
  • Sensitive Data 9 more
  • Tracking 2 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 12 more
  • Sharing 16 more
  • Controls & Permissions 24 more
  • Other 11 more

  • Complete report

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

  • Privacy Tune-Up

    16 verified privacy controls, 3 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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