The policy explicitly excludes franchisee-operated restaurants and any digital properties they operate from the scope of this Privacy Statement, directing customers to consult each franchisee's own privacy practices separately.
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This provision establishes that the privacy protections, rights, and disclosures in this document do not extend to customer interactions with franchisee-operated restaurants or their digital properties, creating a fragmented governance structure across the McDonald's network where customer rights and data practices may vary by location.
Under this clause, customers interacting with a franchisee-operated McDonald's restaurant or a franchisee's website or app are not covered by this Privacy Statement and must separately review the applicable franchisee's privacy practices to understand how their personal information is collected and used.
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Compare across platforms →"Many of our restaurants are owned and operated by franchisees, who are independent business owners. This Privacy Statement does not apply to our franchisees or to websites or mobile apps that they operate. Please reference our franchisees' privacy practices for information on how they collect and use customer information.Excerpt from McDonald's's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes that the privacy protections, rights, and disclosures in this document do not extend to customer interactions with franchisee-operated restaurants or their digital properties, creating a fragmented governance structure across the McDonald's network where customer rights and data practices may vary by location.
Under this clause, customers interacting with a franchisee-operated McDonald's restaurant or a franchisee's website or app are not covered by this Privacy Statement and must separately review the applicable franchisee's privacy practices to understand how their personal information is collected and used.
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