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Cookies and Tracking Technologies

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What it is

Uber uses cookies and similar tracking tools on its website and app, including tools operated by advertising companies, to analyze your behavior, personalize your experience, and serve you targeted ads.

This analysis describes what Uber's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes the technical and operational scope of data collection mechanisms available to Uber and its partners. The authorization spans multiple functional categories, which determines what tracking and behavioral data collection activities the terms permit without separate user consent requirements for each category.

Interpretive note: The specific tracking technologies active on the Uber platform are not fully enumerated in the privacy notice text reviewed; the scope is inferred partly from the Content Security Policy, which may not reflect the complete operational picture.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Cookies and third-party tracking pixels operated by advertising partners such as those identified in Uber's Content Security Policy may collect data about your use of the Uber website and app and share it with those partners for advertising purposes, even if you do not take any explicit action.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Open the Uber app or visit Uber's website, navigate to Privacy Settings, and locate Cookie Preferences or Tracking Settings. Review and adjust your consent choices for non-essential cookies and advertising trackers.

How other platforms handle this

Mixpanel Medium

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our website and Service, including your browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and time spent on pages. We may use this information to analyze trends, administer the site, track use...

Datadog Medium

We and our third-party partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of the Sites. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device. We use both session cookies and persistent cookies. We may also use web beacons, pixel ta...

Netflix Medium

cookie data, resettable device identifiers, advertising identifiers and other unique identifiers (described below in the section "Cookies and other Technologies").

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Uber uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our websites and apps for essential operations, analytics, personalization, and marketing purposes. Some of these technologies are operated by third parties, including advertising partners.

— Excerpt from Uber's Uber Privacy Notice

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The use of non-essential cookies and tracking technologies in the EU/EEA requires informed, specific, and freely given consent under the ePrivacy Directive (implemented as national cookie laws) and GDPR. The UK ICO has published detailed guidance on cookies and similar technologies requiring equivalent consent standards. In the US, the CCPA/CPRA requires that sharing of personal information via tracking technologies for advertising purposes be disclosed and subject to opt-out, and Global Privacy Control signals must be respected. The FTC has authority over deceptive tracking practices. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for EU/EEA users where non-essential cookies require prior consent. The volume of third-party tracking domains identified in the Content Security Policy suggests an extensive advertising technology stack, each element of which may require individual consent disclosure in EU contexts. Consent management platform (CMP) implementation quality is a frequent focus of EU supervisory authority enforcement. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users require compliant cookie consent mechanisms before non-essential tracking is activated. UK users are subject to equivalent ICO standards. California users must be able to opt out of tracking-based data sharing, and GPC signal compliance is mandatory. Other US states with comprehensive privacy laws increasingly require disclosure and opt-out for tracking technologies used for advertising. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Relationships with advertising technology vendors whose pixels and tags are embedded in the Uber platform should be governed by data processing agreements. Vendor assessments should confirm that each third-party tracking provider operates in compliance with applicable privacy laws, including restrictions on their own use of data collected via Uber's platform. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should audit the cookie consent management platform deployed on Uber's website and app to confirm it meets EU and UK consent standards, correctly categorizes all non-essential cookies, and does not activate tracking before consent is obtained. The list of active third-party tracking vendors should be reviewed and kept current, with corresponding consent disclosures updated as vendors are added or removed.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has authority over deceptive or unfair tracking practices, including third-party advertising cookie deployments that may not align with consumer expectations or consent
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Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
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
TCPA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Uber Privacy Notice
Entity
Uber
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010329
Document ID
CA-D-00419
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
df0dd62d5f5e9f824dcb47f8ea59f957ad2ac487c5ae20af07bb15ef05b03ec9
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 04:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Uber
Document: Uber Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-010329
Captured: 2026-05-11 04:43:21 UTC
SHA-256: df0dd62d5f5e9f82…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/uber/uber-privacy-notice/cookies-and-tracking-technologies/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Uber's Cookies and Tracking Technologies clause do?

This clause establishes the technical and operational scope of data collection mechanisms available to Uber and its partners. The authorization spans multiple functional categories, which determines what tracking and behavioral data collection activities the terms permit without separate user consent requirements for each category.

How does this clause affect you?

Cookies and third-party tracking pixels operated by advertising partners such as those identified in Uber's Content Security Policy may collect data about your use of the Uber website and app and share it with those partners for advertising purposes, even if you do not take any explicit action.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 70 platforms. See the full comparison.

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