DoorDash tracks your exact location in real time while you use the app, and may continue tracking even when the app is running in the background on your phone.
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The provision establishes the operational scope and classification of location data collection activities. By designating geolocation as sensitive personal information, DoorDash acknowledges heightened regulatory treatment under applicable privacy frameworks, which typically requires specific consent mechanisms and data handling protocols for such categories.
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The policy authorizes collection of your precise GPS location during and potentially outside active app use, meaning DoorDash accumulates a detailed location history tied to your account that may be shared with third parties or used to infer sensitive attributes about your lifestyle.
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"We collect precise location data from your mobile device when you use our platform, including when the app is running in the foreground or background, to facilitate delivery services, improve our platform, and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We treat precise geolocation as sensitive personal information under applicable law.Excerpt from DoorDash's Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes the operational scope and classification of location data collection activities. By designating geolocation as sensitive personal information, DoorDash acknowledges heightened regulatory treatment under applicable privacy frameworks, which typically requires specific consent mechanisms and data handling protocols for such categories.
The policy authorizes collection of your precise GPS location during and potentially outside active app use, meaning DoorDash accumulates a detailed location history tied to your account that may be shared with third parties or used to infer sensitive attributes about your lifestyle.
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