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Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

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What it is

DoorDash and its advertising partners use cookies and tracking pixels to follow your activity on the DoorDash website and app, and to serve you targeted ads.

This analysis describes what DoorDash's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes the operational framework for data collection infrastructure that supports the platform's analytics, service personalization, and advertising operations. This tracking mechanism generates usage-level data that informs both first-party service optimization and third-party advertising partnerships.

Interpretive note: Exact verbatim cookie policy text was not recoverable from the truncated HTML source; the CSP headers in the document provide corroborating evidence of the third-party tracking relationships described.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
May 7, 2026
First Seen
May 11, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4187 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Cookies and pixels placed by DoorDash's advertising partners may track you across other websites and apps you visit, creating cross-site behavioral profiles that inform the ads you see outside the DoorDash platform unless you opt out or adjust your browser settings.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Visit privacy.doordash.com and select 'Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information' to opt out of third-party tracking for advertising purposes. Alternatively, enable Global Privacy Control in your browser to send an automatic opt-out signal.

How other platforms handle this

Cerebras Medium

We, or vendors we engage, may automatically collect information about your use of our website or services through cookies and similar technologies. This may include navigational and network-related activity...

Baseten Medium

These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor.

GitHub Medium

We may use online analytics products that use cookies to help us analyze how de-identified users use our Services and to enhance your experience... We may also employ third-party Cookies to gather data for interest-based advertising.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We and our third-party partners use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our platform, including pages visited, links clicked, and interactions with our services. This information is used for analytics, personalization, and advertising purposes.

Excerpt from DoorDash's Privacy Policy

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Applicable agencies

  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
TCPA
United States Federal
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
DoorDash Privacy Policy
Entity
DoorDash
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005481
Document ID
CA-D-00134
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
06ecff0c732bb5ed8910cd87468bfa495947251c737cae622470a51b281b3616
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 20:11 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DoorDash
Document: DoorDash Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-005481
Captured: 2026-05-07 20:11:35 UTC
SHA-256: 06ecff0c732bb5ed…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/doordash/doordash-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-005481/use-of-cookies-and-tracking-technologies/
Accessed: Aug. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DoorDash's Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies clause do?

The provision establishes the operational framework for data collection infrastructure that supports the platform's analytics, service personalization, and advertising operations. This tracking mechanism generates usage-level data that informs both first-party service optimization and third-party advertising partnerships.

How does this clause affect you?

Cookies and pixels placed by DoorDash's advertising partners may track you across other websites and apps you visit, creating cross-site behavioral profiles that inform the ads you see outside the DoorDash platform unless you opt out or adjust your browser settings.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 296 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DoorDash.