Uber Eats Privacy Insights

Updated Nov 18, 2024

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Summary

Uber collects extensive user data across its transportation, delivery, and other services, processing information from users' accounts, devices, and interactions. The service provides multiple privacy controls and transparency about data usage, but collects a significant amount of personal and activity-related information.

Safety Concerns

  • Extensive personal data collection
  • Potential privacy risks from location tracking
  • Broad data sharing with third-party providers

Third Party Sharing

Uber shares data with a wide range of third-party providers, including payment processors, background check services, cloud storage providers, and advertising networks.

PayPal

Payment verification and transaction processing

Services used:
Payment processing
Data collected:
Payment information

Google

Mapping, analytics, and advertising services

Services used:
Maps
Analytics
Advertising
Data collected:
Location data
Device information

Facebook

Social media advertising platform

Services used:
Advertising
Data collected:
Ad interaction data

Data Collection

Uber collects comprehensive user data across multiple categories, including personal, device, location, and activity-related information.

Account Information

Name, email, phone number, password, address, profile picture

Location Data

Precise and approximate location from mobile devices during service use

Transaction Information

Trip details, dates, times, pickup/dropoff addresses, payment transactions

Device Data

Hardware models, IP addresses, device identifiers, operating systems

Demographic Data

Age, gender, occupation for service personalization

Opt-Out Options

Location Data Sharing

  1. 1Go to Privacy Center
  2. 2Navigate to Location Sharing menu
  3. 3Disable location data collection

Personalized Marketing

  1. 1Visit privacy.uber.com
  2. 2Go to Ad Settings
  3. 3Disable personalized ads

Third-Party App Access

  1. 1Go to Privacy Center
  2. 2Select Third-Party Apps section
  3. 3Review and revoke app permissions