Minor Privacy Notice
Wells Fargo Minor Privacy Notice
Effective: February 23, 2026
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
This Minor Privacy Notice ("Notice") is provided by Wells Fargo companies described below. These companies are referred in this Notice as “we” or “us.”
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
This Notice is intended to help Minors, including children, and, if applicable, their Parents/Legal Guardians understand how we collect, use, and share a Minor’s information in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") and other similar laws.
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
Minors, we have created this page to help you learn about privacy and explain how Wells Fargo collects and processes Personal Information that you provide to us and how we keep your information safe. Some words might be confusing so you may want to read it with an adult.
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
Parents/Legal Guardians, this page is our Notice for Minors under the age of 18 where we outline key information that can help you and your child understand how we protect their data. Please review this Notice with your Minor. We have included a specific Parent's Rights section which includes instructions on how you can exercise your rights under COPPA and other similar laws. This page, along with the additional Notices on our Privacy, Cookies, Security, and Legal webpage, is designed to help you understand how Wells Fargo manages privacy, and the rights you have as a Parent or Legal Guardian.
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Information is collected at account opening and during online use Data Access & Collection
1. What is a Minor Privacy Notice?
This webpage is also known as our Minor Privacy Notice. Here we will explain important things Wells Fargo wants you to know when using our website or mobile app. Because laws sometimes change, we may need to update this page. The date at the top will show you when we make an update.
- The date at the top shows notice updates Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
For some Minors, your Parent/Legal Guardian may be the owner of your account until you are old enough to have your own account. This means the Parent/Legal Guardian can check your activity and see how you spend your money. If you are emancipated or have reached the age of majority in your state, you are the owner of your account.
- A parent may own the account and monitor spending Account & Service Control
2. What terms will help me understand this Notice?
- Account - your checking account, savings account, credit card, debit card or other product you may have
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- Child/Children - an individual who is under the age of 13
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Conditions - the promises made to use our Services
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- Information / Data - facts about you or your account, see Section 4 below
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- Minor - an individual who is under the age of 18
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
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- Notice - this webpage / document
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- Parent/Legal Guardian - a person over the age of 18, and depending on the account and minor’s age, the person who sets up an account for the minor
- A parent may own the account and monitor spending Account & Service Control
- Privacy - information you want to keep secret
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- Services - the accounts and/or product offerings including our mobile app and online banking website
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- Teen - an individual who is between the ages of 13-17
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Terms - the rules and guidelines for using our Services
- Accounts and services include banking products, the app and website Account & Service Control
- We, Our, or Us - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and companies
- This notice covers information about minors under 18 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
3. How does Wells Fargo keep my information safe?
Keeping your information safe is very important to us. When we learn something about you, we must keep that information safe and follow rules. We take this seriously. We implement reasonable security measures, including encryption and access controls.
- Wells Fargo uses reasonable security measures Security & Safeguards
4. What kind of information does Wells Fargo collect?
Personal Information
"Personal Information" is information that
- Information is collected at account opening and during online use Data Access & Collection
- Is provided at account opening
- Information is collected at account opening and during online use Data Access & Collection
- We collect during the Minor’s use of an online Service that is unique to the Minor, such as name, birthdate, and address.
- Information is collected at account opening and during online use Data Access & Collection
There may be times when we ask you for this information, for example when you contact us to help you with your account, need help logging into your account, or ask Wells Fargo to send you additional information.
- Information is collected at account opening and during online use Data Access & Collection
We may collect the following categories of personal information directly from the Minor:
- Information is collected at account opening and during online use Data Access & Collection
- Identification, financial and health details may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Protected characteristics may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Purchase and transaction histories may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Biometric information may be collected, with a device-login distinction Data Access & Collection
- Browsing, device and location information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Calls, chats, videos and other sensory information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Employment and education information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Information may include inferred preferences and characteristics Inference & Profiling
- Sensitive information includes IDs, account access details and precise location Data Access & Collection
- Sensitive information includes personal traits and some communication contents Data Access & Collection
- Personal Identifiers - Examples may include full name and federal or state-issued identification numbers, including Social Security number, driver’s license number, and passport number
- Identification, financial and health details may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Personal Information - Examples may include date and place of birth, contact details (e.g., telephone number and address), financial information (e.g., account number and balance), transaction information, payment card details (e.g., credit and debit card numbers), and medical and health insurance information
- Identification, financial and health details may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Characteristics of Protected Classes - Examples of characteristics of protected classes or groups under state or federal law may include sex, disability, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, marital status, and veteran/military status
- Protected characteristics may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Purchase Information - Examples may include products and services obtained and transaction histories
- Purchase and transaction histories may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Biometric Information - Examples may include fingerprints and voiceprints
- Biometric information may be collected, with a device-login distinction Data Access & Collection
- Device recognition information is not shared with Wells Fargo Security & Safeguards
- Internet or Online Information - Internet or online information (e.g., browsing history), including information about interaction with our websites, applications, or advertisements
- Browsing, device and location information may be collected Data Access & Collection
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- Device Information - Examples include IP Address, operating system version, and device type
- Browsing, device and location information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Geolocation Data - Examples include device location
- Browsing, device and location information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Audio and Visual Information - Examples include audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information, such as call, chat, and video recordings
- Calls, chats, videos and other sensory information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Employment Information - Examples include professional or employment-related information about you and/or your Parent/Legal Guardian, such as work and employment history, information from background checks, resumes, and personnel files, personal qualifications, training, work preference, payroll and benefit information, leave and absence information, and performance and disciplinary information
- Employment and education information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Education Information - Examples include information subject to the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), such as student records and confirmation of graduation
- Employment and education information may be collected Data Access & Collection
- Inferences - Examples include inferences based on information about an individual to create a summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics
- Information may include inferred preferences and characteristics Inference & Profiling
- Sensitive Personal Information - Examples include
- Sensitive information includes IDs, account access details and precise location Data Access & Collection
- Sensitive information includes personal traits and some communication contents Data Access & Collection
- Social Security number, driver’s license, state identification card, or passport number
- Sensitive information includes IDs, account access details and precise location Data Access & Collection
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- Sensitive information includes IDs, account access details and precise location Data Access & Collection
- Account log-in, financial account, debit card, or credit card number in combination with any required security or access code, password, or credentials allowing access to an Account
- Sensitive information includes IDs, account access details and precise location Data Access & Collection
- Precise geolocation
- Sensitive information includes IDs, account access details and precise location Data Access & Collection
- Racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, citizenship, immigration status, or union membership
- Sensitive information includes personal traits and some communication contents Data Access & Collection
- The contents of mail, email, and text messages unless we are the intended recipient of the communication
- Sensitive information includes personal traits and some communication contents Data Access & Collection
- Biometric information processed to uniquely identify an individual
- Biometric information may be collected, with a device-login distinction Data Access & Collection
- Health information, sexual orientation, gender identity
- Sensitive information includes personal traits and some communication contents Data Access & Collection
Other Account Data
"Account Data" is information about how you use your account. This information can tell us the location of your mobile device, mobile phone number, credit or debit card number, transaction information, or other payment information. We collect this type of information when you make a purchase, use an ATM, or log into your account. We may also collect information that helps us understand how you use your account such as if you play educational games that teach you about saving money on our website.
- Account use produces payment, location and activity data Data Access & Collection
If you have online access to your account, you'll see options to make it easier to use. Some options have extra rules you must follow to use them, so where applicable please have a Parent/Legal Guardian help set up your account. Any information our Services gather about you is to help make your account work correctly. Information that helps recognize you like facial recognition or fingerprint login is part of your device settings and not shared with Wells Fargo.
- Biometric information may be collected, with a device-login distinction Data Access & Collection
- Some online account options have extra rules Account & Service Control
- Device recognition information is not shared with Wells Fargo Security & Safeguards
5. Why does Wells Fargo need information about me?
We collect your information so we can provide an account to you, keep it safe, and so you can look at your account on a website or mobile app. We use this information to do things like prove who you are, help you with your account, speak with you, and help us detect things that don't look right on your account. Wells Fargo does not sell your data.
- Information supports the account, identity checks and suspicious-activity detection Use & Processing
- Wells Fargo says it does not sell minors’ data Sharing & Disclosure
- Sharing is limited to reasons specific to the services provided Sharing & Disclosure
6. What can Wells Fargo see when I visit their website or use their mobile app?
We may collect information and track your activities with online technology. A common type of tracking technology is known as a cookie. Cookies, and things like cookies, are small files you can't see. This file is created when you visit a website. Some cookies are needed so you can see the website and are only needed for a short time, like a bookmark to help you remember where you last stopped reading a book. Other cookies are like flags that stay with you until removed so we can remember things like places you like to spend your money. Sometime these flags include details about you such as your name or what state you live in. How long we keep the information collected from cookies depends on the type of cookie. You can talk to your Parent/Legal Guardian for help on this topic. We have more details in the Wells Fargo Digital Privacy and Cookies Policy.
- Online technologies may track activity and remember spending preferences Data Access & Collection
7. How long does Wells Fargo keep my information?
Banks have rules and laws that tell us how long to keep data and when we can delete it. We delete your data when allowed to or if you or your Parent/Legal Guardian asks us, unless we are required by law to retain it.
- Deletion is subject to legally required retention Retention & Deletion
- Teen options still allow parental visibility when a parent co-owns the account Account & Service Control
- Parents can request deletion of child data and their own online contact details Retention & Deletion
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
- Privacy requests can be made by phone or through the privacy center Account & Service Control
8. Who does Wells Fargo share my information with?
We only share your Personal Information with people or companies that need to know your information for reasons specific to the Services provided. We will not share your Personal Information for any other reason.
- Sharing is limited to reasons specific to the services provided Sharing & Disclosure
- Outside companies, affiliates and advisers may receive information Sharing & Disclosure
- Government, workforce and reporting recipients are also listed Sharing & Disclosure
We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:
- Wells Fargo says it does not sell minors’ data Sharing & Disclosure
- Outside companies, affiliates and advisers may receive information Sharing & Disclosure
- Government, workforce and reporting recipients are also listed Sharing & Disclosure
- Outside companies or organizations in connection with providing products and services, completing transactions, supporting our everyday operations, or business management and development
- Outside companies, affiliates and advisers may receive information Sharing & Disclosure
- Affiliated entities, acquiring entities, professional advisors
- Outside companies, affiliates and advisers may receive information Sharing & Disclosure
- Government agencies, including to support regulatory and legal requirements
- Government, workforce and reporting recipients are also listed Sharing & Disclosure
- Outside organizations in connection with human resource activities and workforce management
- Government, workforce and reporting recipients are also listed Sharing & Disclosure
- Outside companies in connection with routine or required reporting
- Government, workforce and reporting recipients are also listed Sharing & Disclosure
9. What can my Parent/Legal Guardian see and do?
Unless you are an emancipated Minor or have reached the age of majority in your state, a Parent/Legal Guardian may be the owner/co-owner of your account. That means the Parent/Legal Guardian can see what you do with your account including how and when you use it. They can also see and get alerts when you buy something or use the ATM and may be able to control how much money you spend or where you spend it.
- A parent may own the account and monitor spending Account & Service Control
- Teen options still allow parental visibility when a parent co-owns the account Account & Service Control
For children under 13, your Parent/Legal Guardian owns the account, so they decide how we contact you. This allows them to control any contact information like phone number or email address that we might use to communicate. You cannot change this information yourself until you are old enough to have your own account.
- Parents control account contact information for children under 13 Account & Service Control
For Teens between the ages of 13-17, you have more options, but if a Parent/Legal Guardian is a co-owner, they can still see your activity. In some cases, laws allow your Parent/Legal Guardian to do more things like ask us not to contact you or ask for your information to be deleted.
- Teen options still allow parental visibility when a parent co-owns the account Account & Service Control
10. Privacy Rights
Your privacy rights vary depending on how and where you interact with us. For more information, see the Contact Us section below.
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
- Privacy requests can be made by phone or through the privacy center Account & Service Control
Privacy Rights for Children Under 13 Years of Age
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
Parents and Legal Guardians, you have specific rights under COPPA (for Children under 13) listed below:
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
- Parents can request deletion of child data and their own online contact details Retention & Deletion
- Refuse to permit further contact with your child
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
- Review and update the personal information collected online about your child
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
- Refuse to permit further collection, use or maintenance of the personal information of your child
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
- Request the deletion of personal information of your child
- Parents can request deletion of child data and their own online contact details Retention & Deletion
- Request the deletion of the Parent's or Legal Guardian’s online contact information
- Parents can request deletion of child data and their own online contact details Retention & Deletion
Privacy Rights for Minors 13-17 Years of Age
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
For teens or Parents/Legal Guardians of teens between the ages of 13-17, where applicable, you may have specific rights under similar laws including:
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
- Delete the personal information related to or about a teen
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
- Challenge the accuracy and request correction of inaccurate personal information
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
- Review and obtain personal information collected about the teen/child
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
Only an account owner can update contact information.
- Parents of children under 13 can refuse contact and further data use Use & Processing
- Parents can request deletion of child data and their own online contact details Retention & Deletion
- Teens and parents may have access, correction and deletion rights Account & Service Control
- Privacy requests can be made by phone or through the privacy center Account & Service Control
11. Contact Us
How to Exercise Your Rights
Parents/Legal Guardians of children and teens, and teens themselves, may make a Request to Know, Delete, or Correct the personal information Wells Fargo has about them by:
- Privacy requests can be made by phone or through the privacy center Account & Service Control
- Contacting us at 1-844-774-9229; or
- Privacy requests can be made by phone or through the privacy center Account & Service Control
- Submitting your request at www.wellsfargo.com/privacycenter/
- Privacy requests can be made by phone or through the privacy center Account & Service Control
For general privacy questions or concerns email us: PrivacyCenter@wellsfargo.com.
- General privacy questions can be emailed to Wells Fargo Account & Service Control