affiliated companies(Banks contend the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, passed by Congress last year, pre-empts California's restrictions on how affiliated companies can share customer data. would have required new financial conglomerates to give consumers the right to opt out of arrangements for sharing of all of their personal data with affiliated companies. thefreedictionary.comAlexander Demidov)
affiliates(1. a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization • Hypernyms: associate 2. a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization – network affiliates • Hypernyms: organization, organisation. WN3 Alexander Demidov)
