Instacart uses and shares your personal data with advertising partners to show you targeted ads based on your shopping behavior across different websites and apps, not just on Instacart itself.
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The clause creates a structural requirement that Instacart maintain transparency about third-party data sharing practices by consolidating disclosure information in a designated policy section, enabling users to locate information about data flows and recipient categories.
Your grocery purchasing behavior on Instacart is used to target you with ads on third-party websites and apps, meaning your diet, household products, and purchasing patterns are shared with advertising networks beyond the Instacart platform.
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The clause creates a structural requirement that Instacart maintain transparency about third-party data sharing practices by consolidating disclosure information in a designated policy section, enabling users to locate information about data flows and recipient categories.
Your grocery purchasing behavior on Instacart is used to target you with ads on third-party websites and apps, meaning your diet, household products, and purchasing patterns are shared with advertising networks beyond the Instacart platform.
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