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Pharmacy disclosure of prescription data to Instacart

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

When a user's prescription is processed, the pharmacy discloses identifying and prescription-specific information about the user to Instacart.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the pharmacy processing your prescription will provide us with your name, delivery address, email address, birth date, telephone number, the total amount...the prescription number(s) and in some case the total number of refills...

— Excerpt from Instacart's Instacart Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

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
Instacart Privacy Policy
Entity
Instacart
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-025772
Document ID
CA-D-00136
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
aba0a87d78dda7d8740ded6c96497978686971b179d2c14db3a5dea26ab78183
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 17:21 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-025772
Captured: 2026-05-10 17:21:27 UTC
SHA-256: aba0a87d78dda7d8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-025772/pharmacy-disclosure-of-prescription-data-to-instacart/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's Pharmacy disclosure of prescription data to Instacart clause do?

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.

How does this clause affect you?

When a user's prescription is processed, the pharmacy discloses identifying and prescription-specific information about the user to Instacart.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 300 platforms. See the full comparison.

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