Fidelity Privacy Report
Fidelity tracks you across other companies' apps and websites using your purchases, search history, identifiers, and usage data. It integrates 113 third-party SDKs including Branch. Its developer declares collection of purchases, financial info, location, and contact info, and 5 more data types linked to your identity. The app requests access to Camera, Microphone, Location, and 4 other permissions.
Privacy Facts
Fidelity Investments
This report was made on April 4, 2026 for v4.29.1 of Fidelity Investments. SDKs and permissions were found by downloading the app from the Apple App Store and inspecting publicly accessible metadata: the bundle's Frameworks directory, Info.plist, and entitlements. No code was decompiled, decrypted, or reverse engineered. Data use disclosures are self-reported by the developer to Apple. The presence of an SDK in the app bundle does not necessarily mean it is active or transmitting data at runtime. This report reflects what was found at the time of analysis and may not reflect subsequent updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fidelity safe to use?
Fidelity integrates 113 third-party SDKs spanning analytics, infrastructure, and security. Its App Store privacy label declares cross-app tracking via Purchases, Search History, Identifiers, and Usage Data. It collects data linked to your identity including Purchases, Financial Info, Location, and Contact Info and 5 more categories. It includes 1 advertising or attribution SDK. Whether this is acceptable depends on your personal privacy preferences.
Does Fidelity track you?
Yes. Fidelity uses your Purchases, Search History, Identifiers, and Usage Data to track you across other companies' apps and websites. It includes 1 advertising or attribution SDK.
What permissions does Fidelity need?
Fidelity requests 9 iOS permissions: App Tracking Transparency, Camera, Microphone, Location (When In Use), Location (Always), Location (Always & When In Use), Calendars, Speech Recognition, and Face ID.
What data does Fidelity collect?
According to its App Store privacy label, Fidelity declares cross-app tracking via Purchases, Search History, Identifiers, and Usage Data. It collects data linked to your identity including Purchases, Financial Info, Location, Contact Info, User Content, Search History, Identifiers, Usage Data, and Diagnostics.
How many SDKs does Fidelity have?
Fidelity integrates 113 third-party SDKs. 1 for attribution, 21 for analytics, 1 for crash reporting, 8 for infrastructure, and 79 for other.
Does Fidelity use Google SDKs?
Yes. Fidelity includes 13 Google or Firebase SDKs: Firebase A/B Testing, Firebase Core, Firebase Performance, Firebase Remote Config, Firebase Remote Config Interop, Firebase Sessions, Google Data Transport, Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Core Extension, Firebase Core Internal, Firebase Installations, Firebase Shared Swift, and Google Utilities. These are used for cloud infrastructure and services, not advertising.
Does Fidelity use App Tracking Transparency?
Yes. Fidelity requests the App Tracking Transparency permission, which means it asks for your consent to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites.
Does Fidelity access your location?
Yes. Fidelity requests location access. The developer states: "Fidelity uses your location for security reasons and to find branches.".
Does Fidelity access your camera or microphone?
Fidelity requests access to both your camera and microphone. The developer says camera access is for "Fidelity uses your camera to scan checks for deposit and verify your ID". Microphone access is for "Fidelity has no control of this process, is not responsible for this capability, and makes no warranties regarding its accuracy". These permissions are only active when you grant them in iOS Settings.
Does Fidelity run in the background?
Yes. Fidelity registers 3 background modes, which means it can perform certain tasks when you're not actively using it.
