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McDonald's collects online activity across other sites

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Collection of off-platform activity means McDonald's gathers behavioral data about users beyond their direct interactions with McDonald's properties.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a list fragment without surrounding context specifying the mechanism or conditions of collection, which limits full interpretive confidence. The primary claim reflects the plain meaning of the listed data type.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your online activity on third-party websites, applications, and social media may be collected by McDonald's.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

Some of our ad partners may also enable us to collect similar data directly from their website or app by integrating our or our affiliates' advertising technology.

Instacart Medium

if you place a restaurant order, our restaurant partner will collect and process your credit card or other payment information in order to fulfill the order.

GitHub Medium

Other users may share information about you when they submit issues and comments.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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online activity on other websites, applications or social media;

— Excerpt from McDonald's's McDonald's 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
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
McDonald's Privacy Policy
Entity
McDonald's
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-053291
Document ID
CA-D-00627
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
482caf5dfacdab6e9adc5e0136860aef5e3fc638952402bc29047d99f8bea94b
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:29 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: McDonald's
Document: McDonald's Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-053291
Captured: 2026-07-09 09:29:18 UTC
SHA-256: 482caf5dfacdab6e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/mcdonalds/mcdonalds-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-053291/mcdonalds-collects-online-activity-across-other-sites/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does McDonald's's McDonald's collects online activity across other sites clause do?

Collection of off-platform activity means McDonald's gathers behavioral data about users beyond their direct interactions with McDonald's properties.

How does this clause affect you?

Your online activity on third-party websites, applications, and social media may be collected by McDonald's.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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