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Location data collection during both active and background app operation enables Uber to maintain continuous position tracking across different usage states. This operational capability supports service delivery functions including ride matching, routing, and service quality assessment.
Users who permit the Uber app to access location data operate under terms that authorize collection during foreground and background app states. The authorization extends to IP address-derived location inference, establishing multiple collection mechanisms within a single service agreement.
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We collect information about your precise or approximate location as determined through data such as your IP address, GPS, and other inputs from your device, with your permission where required. We may use this information to provide, personalize, and improve our services, and for safety purposes.
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"Uber collects precise or approximate location data from users' mobile devices if they permit the Uber app to do so. Uber collects this data when the Uber app is running in the foreground (app open and on-screen) or background (app open but not on-screen) of their mobile device. Uber also derives a user's approximate location from their IP address.— Excerpt from Uber's Uber Privacy Notice
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Location data collection during both active and background app operation enables Uber to maintain continuous position tracking across different usage states. This operational capability supports service delivery functions including ride matching, routing, and service quality assessment.
Users who permit the Uber app to access location data operate under terms that authorize collection during foreground and background app states. The authorization extends to IP address-derived location inference, establishing multiple collection mechanisms within a single service agreement.
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