Uber · Uber Privacy Notice

Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data

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What it is

Your personal data may be sent to and stored in the United States or other countries with different — potentially weaker — privacy laws, with Uber relying on Standard Contractual Clauses to make such transfers legal under EU law.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your most sensitive personal data — including biometric identifiers, criminal history, and real-time location — may be transferred to and stored in the United States where it is subject to US federal surveillance authorities, with limited ability for EU/UK drivers to challenge such access.

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.
  • Export Your Data
    EU and UK drivers can submit a Subject Access Request at privacy.uber.com to obtain details of where their data is stored and transferred, including the specific safeguards in place for cross-border transfers.

How other platforms handle this

Waze Medium

To collect, store, hold and manage your personal information through cloud based or hosting services or a third party or a party affiliated or connected to Waze, as reasonable for business purposes, which may be located in the European Union and the U.S.A., potentially countries outside of your juri...

Skillshare Medium

Regardless of where you use our Services, the information collected as part of that use will be transferred to and maintained on servers located in the United States. By using our Services, you consent to this collection, transfer, storage, and processing of information to and in the United States.

Stripe Medium

Stripe operates globally and may transfer your Personal Data to countries outside your home country, including to the United States. We rely on various legal mechanisms to facilitate these transfers, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, the EU-U.S. Data ...

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Cross-border transfers of sensitive driver data (including biometrics, criminal records, and location data) to the US mean this data is subject to US government surveillance programs and may have less robust legal protection than in the EU — Standard Contractual Clauses alone may not fully address this risk post-Schrems II.

View original clause language
Uber operates globally, and personal data may be transferred to and stored in countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your home country. When transferring data from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, Uber relies on legal transfer mechanisms including Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission and equivalent mechanisms for other jurisdictions.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Cross-border transfers from EEA are governed by GDPR Chapter V (Arts. 44-49); Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) must be the 2021 European Commission modernised SCCs following the CJEU's Schrems II ruling (C-311/18). The EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF, effective July 2023) provides an adequacy decision for DPF-certified US companies, but its durability is legally uncertain. UK transfers require UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) or UK addendum to EU SCCs. Swiss transfers require Swiss-approved mechanisms. GDPR Art. 46 governs appropriate safeguards; Art. 49 permits derogations only in limited circumstances.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC is the designated enforcement authority for EU-US Data Privacy Framework compliance and can investigate inadequate cross-border data transfer safeguards under Section 5 FTC Act.
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  • State AG
    State Attorneys General, particularly in California, can enforce state-level restrictions on cross-border transfers of sensitive personal information under CPRA.
    File a complaint →

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMA
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
HIPAA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Uber Privacy Notice
Entity
Uber
Document last updated
March 14, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 9, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002473
Document ID
CA-D-00110
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Uber | Document: Uber Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-002473
Captured: 2026-04-09 09:01:00 UTC | SHA-256: da455350bcd5c09e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/uber/uber-privacy-notice/cross-border-transfer-of-personal-data/
Accessed: April 29, 2026
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