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The updated policy discloses that Grubhub collects payment card identifiers, merchant information, and transaction details from payment card networks and third-party service providers when users participate in rewards programs like In-Person Dining and Card-Linked Offers. The policy states this data may be used to provide rewards, calculate credits, and shared with participating merchants in aggregated form. You can opt out of these programs by visiting your account page, clicking on 'The Drop,' and selecting 'Manage' next to Linked Cards.
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If you use an authorized agent to submit a request, we will not act on that request unless we are able to authenticate, with commercially reasonable efforts, both your identity and the authorized agent's authority to act on your behalf.
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In certain states, you can designate an authorized agent to make a rights request on your behalf. You or the agent must provide written authorization acceptable to us.
"you may permit someone else (an "authorized agent") to submit requests about your information on your behalf.Excerpt from Grubhub's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “you may permit someone else (an "authorized agent") to submit requests about your information on your behalf.”
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