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Prescription-related data—including birth date, prescription numbers, and refill counts—is sensitive health-adjacent information flowing from the pharmacy to Instacart without requiring a separate user action.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses an ellipsis around 'the total amount,' suggesting possible omitted detail; the canonical claim includes total amount as stated but the full scope of that field is uncertain.
When a user's prescription is processed, the pharmacy discloses identifying and prescription-specific information about the user to Instacart.
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Prescription-related data—including birth date, prescription numbers, and refill counts—is sensitive health-adjacent information flowing from the pharmacy to Instacart without requiring a separate user action.
When a user's prescription is processed, the pharmacy discloses identifying and prescription-specific information about the user to Instacart.
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