McDonald's shares your personal data, including contact information and order history, with independently owned and operated franchise restaurants for order fulfillment, account management, and marketing.
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Because McDonald's franchisees are independent business operators rather than direct McDonald's employees, data shared with them may be subject to different privacy practices and accountability structures than data retained by McDonald's corporate.
Interpretive note: The policy does not clarify whether franchisees are treated as service providers subject to data use restrictions or as independent businesses for purposes of CCPA/CPRA, creating ambiguity about the legal basis for this data sharing.
Your personal information including contact details and purchase history may be shared with the franchise owner of your local McDonald's, who operates as an independent business, for marketing purposes beyond just completing your order.
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"We may share your personal information with McDonald's franchisees, including to fulfill your order, manage your account, and for marketing purposes.Excerpt from McDonald's's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The sharing of personal information with franchisees for marketing purposes engages CCPA/CPRA disclosure requirements, as franchisees may constitute separate 'businesses' under California law to which standard service provider restrictions may not automatically apply.
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Because McDonald's franchisees are independent business operators rather than direct McDonald's employees, data shared with them may be subject to different privacy practices and accountability structures than data retained by McDonald's corporate.
Your personal information including contact details and purchase history may be shared with the franchise owner of your local McDonald's, who operates as an independent business, for marketing purposes beyond just completing your order.
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