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The policy states that Driver applicants must provide government identification numbers including social security numbers, bank routing numbers, tax information, and driver's license information including gender as part of the application process. This information is collected and retained by Lyft as described in the policy's retention and sharing provisions.
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This provision establishes that Driver applicants provide highly sensitive financial and government identifier data including social security numbers and bank routing numbers to Lyft as a condition of platform participation. This data category receives heightened protection under federal and state law and creates specific data security and breach notification obligations.
Under these terms, Driver applicants provide social security numbers, bank routing numbers, tax identifiers, and driver's license information as part of the application process. This information is subject to the same third-party sharing and retention provisions described in the broader policy, including disclosure to background check providers, insurance partners, and financial service providers.
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"If you apply to be a Driver, we will collect the information you provide in your application, including your name, email address, phone number, birth date, profile photo, physical address, government identification number (such as social security number), driver's license information (including gender), vehicle information, and car insurance information. We collect the payment information you provide us, including your bank routing numbers and tax information.Excerpt from Lyft's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection of social security numbers and bank routing numbers engages federal financial privacy requirements, state data breach notification statutes that specifically identify government identification numbers and financial account numbers as triggering categories, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to the extent Lyft processes financial service data. The FTC Act's Safeguards Rule may apply to the handling of this sensitive financial information. State-specific social security number protection statutes in California, New York, and other jurisdictions impose restrictions on collection, use, and disclosure of SSNs beyond what is operationally necessary. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The collection of social security numbers and bank routing numbers from a large population of Driver applicants creates significant data security obligations and breach notification exposure across all U.S. jurisdictions. State breach notification laws universally identify these data categories as triggering notification requirements upon unauthorized access. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California, New York, Illinois, and all other U.S. states have enacted data breach notification statutes that specifically cover social security numbers and financial account numbers. Several states impose additional restrictions on SSN collection and use beyond breach notification. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Background check providers and financial service partners receiving SSNs and bank routing numbers require assessment under written data security agreements. Vendor contracts should specify permissible use, retention, and return or destruction obligations for these sensitive identifiers. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should confirm that data security controls for SSN and bank routing number storage meet applicable Safeguards Rule requirements, assess whether SSN collection is limited to purposes for which it is operationally necessary, and verify that breach notification procedures are current and tested for this data category.
This provision establishes that Driver applicants provide highly sensitive financial and government identifier data including social security numbers and bank routing numbers to Lyft as a condition of platform participation. This data category receives heightened protection under federal and state law and creates specific data security and breach notification obligations.
Under these terms, Driver applicants provide social security numbers, bank routing numbers, tax identifiers, and driver's license information as part of the application process. This information is subject to the same third-party sharing and retention provisions described in the broader policy, including disclosure to background check providers, insurance partners, and financial service providers.
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