Provision record
DoorDash · DoorDash Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Contact Sync Used for Merchant Recommendations

High confidence Common · 272 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Does DoorDash use contact sync data to generate merchant recommendations?
“if you have uploaded or synched your contacts, based upon where your contacts have ordered (however, we will not provide you with information on where a specific contact(s) ordered or what a specific contact(s) ordered)”
Version CA-V-004391, captured July 2, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
DoorDash uses contact sync data to generate merchant recommendations based on where a user's contacts have ordered, without disclosing the specific contact or what that specific contact ordered.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

DoorDash is using third parties' behavioral data—your contacts' ordering history—to influence what merchants you see, without those contacts' activity being directly attributed to them in communications to you.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

If you have synced your contacts, your merchant recommendations are shaped by your contacts' ordering locations, though DoorDash will not tell you which specific contact ordered where or what they ordered.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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if you have uploaded or synched your contacts, based upon where your contacts have ordered (however, we will not provide you with information on where a specific contact(s) ordered or what a specific contact(s) ordered)

Excerpt from DoorDash's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
DoorDash Privacy Policy
Entity
DoorDash
Date stated by the document
July 1, 2026
As printed in DoorDash’s text (version CA-V-004391), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004391, captured July 2, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-025414
Document ID
CA-D-000134
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004391)
11bd2cc7d3303bd8e0d0d0c0210d225ff74955b5aa3e2cfcd37e7a430c714aee
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 05:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004391, captured July 2, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: DoorDash
Document: DoorDash Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-025414
Version: CA-V-004391
Captured: 2026-07-02 00:12:49 UTC
SHA-256: 11bd2cc7d3303bd8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/doordash/doordash-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-025414/contact-sync-used-for-merchant-recommendations/
Accessed: Oct. 17, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DoorDash's Contact Sync Used for Merchant Recommendations clause do?

DoorDash is using third parties' behavioral data—your contacts' ordering history—to influence what merchants you see, without those contacts' activity being directly attributed to them in communications to you.

How does this clause affect you?

If you have synced your contacts, your merchant recommendations are shaped by your contacts' ordering locations, though DoorDash will not tell you which specific contact ordered where or what they ordered.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 272 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with DoorDash?

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