McDonald's
Moderate overall compliance, with 1 red flag.
The policy scores 68 out of 100 and is graded E. It names 4 third parties data is shared with. 5 topics a privacy policy is expected to cover are not addressed.
Source policy: www.mcdonalds.com
68Moderate
- Privacy grade
- Grade E
- Overall score
- 68/100
- Data categories
- 0 collected
- Third parties
- 4 shared
- Red flags
- 1 found
Critical attention required
Red flags identified
Our analysis flagged one point of concern in McDonald's's privacy policy: Vague Language and Ambiguity.
Vague Language and Ambiguity
Analyze outcome:
1/27
Use of broad or unclear terms that provide the service with excessive leeway in data handling.
Data shared with third parties
4Organisations the policy says data is shared with.
vendors
McDonald’s Family
its subsidiaries and McDonald’s franchisees
McDonald’s Corporation
Purpose of data collection
3 of 10Understand why your data is requested.
Personalization
To enhance user experience, data might be collected to personalize content, recommendations, and features based on individual preferences and behaviors.
Service Provision
Data is often collected to provide and improve the services or products that users have requested. This could involve using personal data for account creation, service delivery, or customer support.
Marketing and Advertising
With user consent, data may be used for marketing purposes, such as targeting advertisements or promotions to users who might find them relevant.
Data retention periods
1How long the policy says data is kept.
Long-term Retention
Data retained for several years due to legal, contractual, or business reasons. This might include transaction records, certain legal compliance data, and employee records.
Mobile app permission concerns
5Based on the permissions the application requests, beyond what the policy states it collects.
User Online Activities
Information about how users interact with a website or application, such as browsing history, search queries, and usage patterns.
Computer Information
IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.
Location
GPS data, IP address-based location, and other geolocation data.
User Profile
Information users provide to create a profile, which might include a username, bio, preferences, etc.
Personal Identifier
Data that can be used to identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued IDs.
Your rights
5 of 7 grantedWhat the policy says about your data protection rights.
- Right to access your dataYes
- Right to erasureYes
- Right to correct your dataYes
- Right to data portabilityNot stated
- Right to object to processingYes
- Right to restrict processingNot stated
- Right to withdraw consentYes
What the policy does not address
5Topics a privacy policy is expected to cover that this one leaves out.
- What data is collected
- Right to data portability
- Right to restrict processing
- Security measures
- Legal basis for processing
When will users be notified about privacy policy changes
1 of 8Circumstances that trigger user notification regarding updates to data handling practices.
Business Changes
Changes to the organization itself, such as a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, that may affect how data is handled.
How will users be notified about privacy policy changes
2 of 8The channels and methods used to communicate privacy policy updates to users.
Email Notification
Users are told about the change by email, at the address linked to their account.
Update in Privacy Policy Document
The revised policy is published, usually with a new "last updated" date, and users are expected to check it themselves.
Children's data
What the policy says about collecting data from children.
Addresses data from children
Whether the policy specifically covers how data from children and minors is handled.
Yes
Collects data from children
Whether the policy says the service collects personal data from children.
Yes
Minimum age
The age below which the policy says personal data is not collected.
13 years
Age for consent
The age the policy gives for obtaining consent to process a child's data.
16 years
Contact information
Reach out to the data controller for questions, requests, or concerns about your personal data.
Email
- contact@example.com
Phone number
- N/A
Website
- www.example.com
Address
- N/A
Company name
- McDonald's
About this application
- Platform
- Android
- Application id
- com.mcdonalds.app
- Category
- Food & Drink
- Store listing
- Store page