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Source-backed from Starbucks Privacy Notice

46
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
16
verified controls

6 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 6 findings
  • Camera & Photos 1 finding
  • Microphone & Audio 1 finding
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Sensitive Data 3 findings
  • Tracking 2 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 6 findings
  • Sharing 7 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 17 findings
  • Other 2 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Advertising & Profiling Starbucks says sharing with some ad partners may legally count as a sale or sharing

What this means

Starbucks says its sharing of certain identifiers, device activity, transaction information and inferences about your use of its services with some advertising partners may be deemed a "sale" or "sharing" for targeted advertising under applicable privacy laws.

Starbucks says its sharing of certain identifiers, device activity, transaction information and inferences with some advertising partners may be deemed a "sale" or "sharing" for targeted advertising under applicable laws.

Why this matters

What you buy and how you use Starbucks Services can be part of what reaches ad partners.

What the policy says

Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing (Targeted Advertising) – Although we do not sell your personal information for money, our sharing of your personal information with some advertising partners (including certain identifiers, internet or other network or device activity information, transaction information, and inferences about your use of Starbucks Services) may be deemed a “sale” or “sharing” for targeted advertising purposes under applicable privacy laws. You may have the right to opt-out of your personal information being sold or shared for purposes of targeted advertising.

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice, where it is available to you.

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Sensitive Data Starbucks may collect health details you report about an event caused by an experience at Starbucks

What this means

Starbucks may collect the information you give it when you report an event related to your health that resulted from an experience at Starbucks.

Starbucks may collect health information you provide when reporting a health event resulting from an experience at Starbucks.

Why this matters

Starbucks lists this among information that may be considered sensitive under some privacy laws.

What the policy says

Consumer Health Related Data – We may collect information that you provide to us when reporting an event related to your health as a result of an experience at Starbucks. Please see the Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice for Washington and Nevada for additional information about how we may process personal information that could be considered consumer health data.

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What you can do

A privacy right lets you act on this, where it is available to you.

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Location Privacy control available If you allow location sharing, Starbucks may tailor messages to your location patterns

What this means

If you allow location sharing, Starbucks may use it to customize your experience in and around its stores, monitor how well its marketing works, tailor messages based on your time and location patterns, and limit how often you see a promotion.

If you allow location sharing, Starbucks may use it to customize your experience around stores, measure marketing, tailor messages to your time and location patterns, and limit how often you see a promotion.

Why this matters

Where and when you go can shape the marketing Starbucks sends you.

What the policy says

If you allow for location sharing, your device may communicate with us in ways that allow for us to customize your experience in and around Starbucks stores, to monitor the effectiveness of our marketing efforts, to tailor messages based on your time and location patterns, and to limit the number of times you see a promotional message or offer. Precise geolocation may be used to fulfill services and application functionality you choose to engage with.

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What you can do

A verified privacy control can reduce this.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Controls & Permissions 4
  • Advertising & Profiling 1
  • Camera & Photos 1
  • Contacts 1
  • Location 1
  • Microphone & Audio 1
  • Sensitive Data 1
  • Sharing 1
  • Tracking 1

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A free account opens all 15 key findings. 31 additional reviewed findings are available in the complete report.

  • Location 4 more
  • Sensitive Data 1 more
  • Tracking 1 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 4 more
  • Sharing 6 more
  • Controls & Permissions 13 more
  • Other 2 more

  • Complete report

    31 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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    16 verified privacy controls, 3 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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