Starbucks Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

75Ā šŸ˜Š

TrustĀ Score

Summary

Starbucks collects extensive user data through its digital platforms, including websites and mobile applications, for purposes such as service delivery, personalization, marketing, and analytics. The service provides comprehensive privacy controls and transparency about data usage.

Safety Concerns

  • Broad data collection across multiple categories
  • Sharing of data with multiple third-party service providers
  • Potential use of location and personal information for targeted marketing

Third Party Sharing

Starbucks shares data with service providers, business partners, and affiliated companies for various business purposes

Service Providers

Contractually prohibited from retaining or using personal information beyond agreed services

Services used:
Payment processors
Website hosting
Location mapping
Product delivery
Customer service
Advertising and marketing companies
Data collected:
Identifiers
Transaction Information

Delivery Partners

For product delivery services

Services used:
DoorDash
Data collected:
Location

Data Collection

Comprehensive data collection across multiple categories including personal, transactional, and device-related information

Identifiers

Name, phone number, email, postal address, IP address, birthday

Financial Information

Credit/debit card details, transaction records

Commercial Information

Purchase history, rewards program data

Geolocation Information

Device location, precise GPS coordinates

Electronic Network Activity

Browsing history, device information, website interactions

Opt-Out Options

Location Services Opt-Out

  1. 1Disable location services in device settings
  2. 2Turn off location permissions in Starbucks app

Email and Marketing Communications

  1. 1Adjust account settings
  2. 2Click 'unsubscribe' link in promotional emails

Interest-Based Advertising Opt-Out

  1. 1Visit DAA opt-out portal (http://optout.aboutads.info/)
  2. 2Use DAA's App Choices mobile application