SEC Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 93/100)

The SEC maintains a highly protective privacy policy, explicitly stating it does not sell personal information and uses data only for official government business.

Government agency policy. No data sale. No tracking for advertising.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
NO
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
UNCLEAR
Deletes data on request
YES

What the terms actually say

Introduction

We do not require you to give us personal information when browsing our website.

You can browse the site anonymously without providing personal data.

Sharing of Your Information

Under certain circumstances, the SEC may be required by law to disclose information you submit to other authorities for official purposes.

The SEC will share your data with other government entities if legally compelled.

Rights Under the Privacy Act of 1974

The Act also provides individuals with a means by which to seek access to and amendment of their records.

You have a formal legal right to view and correct the data the SEC holds about you.

Information Collected for Website Improvement

The SEC uses anonymous, aggregated data for internal purposes and discloses it to SEC employees and contractors who have a need-to-know.

Data is restricted to authorized personnel only.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01 under rubric v3.5.

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