GROUND
TRANSPORTATION PRIVACY NOTICE
As referenced in
connection with Amazon’s contract with you or your Transportation Company, this
Ground Transportation Privacy Notice describes how Amazon.com and its
affiliates (collectively "Amazon") collect and process your
personal information in connection with the pick-up, transportation and
delivery, and related services (“Services”) you provide to the Amazon MFN Seller
(the “Seller”).
In this Notice, “Seller” means any third party that employs or otherwise
engages you to assist in providing the Services. Examples include Amazon MFN
Sellers.
If you are using an Amazon account for purposes other than providing the
Services, such as to shop in Amazon stores, the Amazon.com Privacy Notice here will apply unless stated otherwise.
Sections
• What personal information about me does Amazon
collect?
• For what purposes does Amazon use my personal
information?
• Does Amazon share my personal information?
• How secure is information about me?
• How long does Amazon keep my personal
information?
• What rights and choices do I have about my
personal information?
• Contacts, Notices, and Revisions
• Examples of information collected
• Supplemental Notices
What
personal information about me does Amazon collect?
Here are the types of personal
information we collect:
• Information you give us: We receive and store any information you provide to
us in connection with the Services. Click here to see examples of information you may provide
to us.
• Information provided by the Seller: The Seller may provide documents or other
information to us that include your personal information for the provision,
administration, or audit of the Services. See examples of information
collected here.
• Information automatically collected by Amazon Transportation Technology:
We’ll automatically collect and store certain types of information through
Amazon Transportation Technology, including any time you are logged into or
using Amazon Transportation Technology. “Amazon Transportation Technology”
means any applications we ask you to use in order to perform the Services
(including the Amazon application used to provide the Services, referred to as
the “Amazon Transportation App”).
Examples of information we collect include route data and the following:
o Usage: We collect data related to the use or operation of Amazon
Transportation Technology, such as when a device is in use, application usage
and interaction history, any errors or event failures, security and access
logs, and connectivity data.
o Location data: We collect and store your location and movement data, which
may include GPS data, distance travelled, latitude and longitude coordinates,
timestamps.
• Information from
other sources: We may receive and store information about you from other
sources, service providers, shippers, customers and other delivery recipients,
and government authorities such as law enforcement or local councils enforcing
speeding or parking fines or investigating accidents. Click here to see examples of information we receive. Our
use and sharing of information we receive from a third party is covered by this
Notice, but the third party’s practices are covered by its own privacy notice.
For
what purposes does Amazon use my personal information?
We use your personal
information to help ensure your safety and the safety of others, to facilitate
and improve the Services, to develop and improve products and services for our
customers, to comply with legal obligations, and to protect Amazon, you, and
others.
These purposes include:
• Confirming your identity and eligibility to provide Services: We
use your personal information to verify your identity and to confirm your
eligibility to perform the Services in accordance with the requirements and
service standards shared with you or the Seller.
• Supporting your safety and the safety of others: We use your
personal information to support safety programs and in circumstances where your
safety or the safety of others may be at risk. To do this effectively, we may
need to use your geolocation when you are on the road performing Services. We
may also use data relating to your compliance with health and safety rules or
standards to improve safety.
• Managing our contractual relationship with you or your Transportation
Company: We use your personal information to coordinate, manage, and
audit the provision of the Services by you or the Seller. We do this to ensure
compliance with contractual obligations, policies, and service standards.
• Providing support to you, Seller, shippers, our customers, and other
delivery recipients: We use your personal information to provide
support to you, the Seller, shippers, our customers, and other delivery
recipients to ensure the effective completion of the Services. This includes to
plan routes and track delivery or shipment progress, to manage contacts from
you, the Seller, shippers, our customers, and other delivery recipients, to
communicate with you via different channels (e.g., by phone, SMS, in app
communications, or email), and to manage or enhance our customers’ experience.
• Developing and improving products and services for you, the Seller,
and our customers: We use your personal information to develop,
maintain, operate, and improve products and services that we offer you, the Seller,
and our customers. For example, we may use your personal information to improve
mapping and routing systems, logistics planning, or alert accuracy of
in-vehicle safety devices or apps. We also use surveys and other feedback
mechanisms to improve our services and the delivery experience.
• Identifying and addressing fraud, theft, and other incidents: We
use personal information to detect, investigate, resolve, or report (as
appropriate) any fraud, theft, or other wrongdoing or incidents, including
missing parcels or freight, accidents, and other on-road incidents.
• Complying with legal obligations and protecting Amazon, you, and
others: In certain cases, we collect and use your personal information
to comply with the law. For instance, we may use or share data related to your
compliance with health and safety standards or requirements for operating
regulated commercial vehicles. We may also use your personal information to
enforce or apply our contract with the Seller, or to protect the rights or
property of Amazon, you or your Transportation Company, our customers, or
others. For example, we may use some of your personal information to support
insurance claims or other disputes.
Does
Amazon share my personal information?
We share your personal
information only as described below and with subsidiaries that Amazon.com, Inc.
controls that are either subject to this Notice or follow practices at least as
protective as those described in this Notice.
• The Seller: We may share some of your personal information with the Seller,
including your location, the parcels or freight assigned to you, the status of
your progress, accidents or other incidents in which you may be involved, and
your compliance with health and safety rules or standards. The Seller may use
this information to support its programs and operations, including for safety
purposes and to confirm your eligibility to perform the Services, for
employment purposes (if applicable), for incident investigations, or as needed
in the course of providing the Services.
• Third-party service providers: We may share your personal information with
third parties who provide services to us or to your Transportation Company,
such as the Technology Partners that install or manage the Amazon
Transportation Technology you use , survey companies, or background check
service providers. These third-party service providers have access to personal
information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other
purposes except with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
• Business transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or
buy other businesses or services. In such transactions, relevant business data
(which may include your personal information) is generally one of the
transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any
pre-existing privacy notice (unless you consent otherwise).
• Customers, and delivery recipients: We may share some personal information,
such as your first name, photo, and location data, with customers, or other
delivery recipients when you are providing Services to protect your safety and
the safety of others, to enable customers, or other delivery recipients to see
the status and location of their shipment or delivery, and to improve the
shipping or delivery experience.
• Complying with legal obligations and protection of Amazon, you, and others:
We may share your personal information when we believe it is appropriate to
comply with the law, to enforce or apply our contract with you or your
Transportation Company, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of
Amazon, you or your Transportation Company, our customers, or others. For
example, we may release some of your personal information for insurance claims,
law enforcement requests, or in connection with investigations or legal
proceedings.
• Upon your request or authorization: We may share some of your personal
information with other parties when you request or authorize us to do so.
Does
Amazon transfer my personal information outside of the country in which I
provide Services?
We may transfer your
personal information to countries outside the country or region where you
perform Services, for example, when we or one of our service providers works
with employees or equipment in other countries, in which case it may be subject
to that specific country’s laws.
How
secure is information about me?
We design our systems
with your security and privacy in mind.
• We work to protect the security of your personal information during
transmission by using encryption protocols and software.
• We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in connection
with the collection, storage, and disclosure of personal information. Our
security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity
before we disclose personal information to you.
• It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your
log-in, password, and to the Amazon Transportation Technology. Be sure to use
strong passwords and to sign off when you finish using a shared device or are
no longer providing Services, when applicable.
How
long does Amazon keep my personal information?
We keep your personal
information for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes described in this
Notice or as may be permitted or required by law such as for tax, accounting,
or claims management purposes, or as otherwise communicated to you.
What
rights and choices do I have about my personal information?
To the extent required
by applicable law, you may have the right to request access to or delete your
personal information. If you wish to do any of these things, please contact
amazon-track-support@amazon.com.
Additional
State-Specific Privacy Disclosures
Click here to read additional state-specific
privacy disclosures as required under applicable laws.
Contact,
Notices, and Revisions
If you have any
questions or concerns about your privacy at Amazon in relation to the Services,
please contact us at amazon-track-support@amazon.com with a description
and we will answer your questions or try to resolve the issue for you.
Our business changes constantly and this Notice will change also. You should
review this Notice frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise,
our current Notice applies to all information that we have about you in
connection with the Services. We stand behind the promises we make, however,
and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less
protective of your personal information collected in the past without your
consent.
Examples
of Information Collected:
Information you give us. You provide information to us when you:
• Onboard or register to provide Services, including when you create an account
and provide information in the Amazon Transportation App(s);
• Answer in app questions, surveys, or provide other feedback to Amazon; and
• Communicate and interact with Amazon personnel, including Amazon support
services. We may record phone calls you make to support services, including
when you call an Amazon emergency or operations helpline.
As a result of the above actions, you might supply us with information such as:
• Your name, phone number, email address, home address, date of birth, driver’s
license and photo ID, national identification number, photos, login credentials, feedback on routing and the
delivery experience, and information regarding on-road accidents or other
incidents.
Information
from Amazon Transportation Technology. Examples of information we may collect and
analyze through Amazon Transportation Technology include:
• Route data, including when you pick up and deliver parcels or freight and
your progress through delivery/shipment routes, activity classification (e.g.
walking, driving), and data collected through device sensors such as position
and movement;
• Location data, including information about your geolocation and movement, and
the device operating the Amazon Transportation App(s) as required for
location-based services;
• Metrics such as your rate of successful or on time deliveries to enable us to
manage your or your Transportation Company’s compliance with agreed service
standards.
We may also use device identifiers, cookies, and other technologies on devices,
applications, web pages, and other Amazon Transportation Technologies to
collect browsing, usage, or other technical information.
Information
from the Seller. Examples
of information we may receive from the Seller, where permissible by local laws,
include:
• Information or documents provided by you to the Seller, including work
permits, registration with health insurance providers, your residence permit,
your declaration that you are medically fit to perform the Services, and your
national identification number;
• Personnel administration data, including confirmation of completed safety
trainings, pay slips, attendance data, your employment contract or contract for
services; and
• Information regarding whether you passed a background check, including a
criminal check, and the results of drug or alcohol screening.
Information
from other sources. Examples of information we may receive from other sources
include:
• Amazon customer surveys, feedback, and complaints;
• Results of surveys conducted by third parties on our behalf;
• Information, including video recordings, from research studies conducted to
develop or improve safety programs, products, and services;
• Information on accidents and alleged traffic and parking violations; and
• Information regarding whether you passed a background check, including a
criminal check, and the results of drug or alcohol screening.