Uber collects your bank account routing numbers, payment card details, and tax information to pay you for completed trips and to fulfill tax reporting requirements.
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Financial account data and tax information are sensitive categories of personal data whose exposure creates direct financial risk; the notice authorizes Uber to retain and use this data for both payment processing and tax compliance, and to share it with financial services partners and tax authorities.
The notice states that Uber collects bank routing numbers and tax identification information from drivers, which is shared with payment processing partners and may be reported to tax authorities, creating both financial data security considerations and tax disclosure implications.
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"Uber collects financial information such as bank routing numbers, tax information, or payment card information provided by drivers and delivery people for the purpose of processing payments for services rendered through the platform, and for compliance with tax reporting obligations.Excerpt from Uber's Privacy Notice (Drivers and Delivery People)
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection and processing of financial account data engages the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act where applicable, PCI DSS standards for payment card data, and IRS Form 1099 reporting requirements for US gig workers.
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Financial account data and tax information are sensitive categories of personal data whose exposure creates direct financial risk; the notice authorizes Uber to retain and use this data for both payment processing and tax compliance, and to share it with financial services partners and tax authorities.
The notice states that Uber collects bank routing numbers and tax identification information from drivers, which is shared with payment processing partners and may be reported to tax authorities, creating both financial data security considerations and tax disclosure implications.
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