At Ride, we want to connect people through transportation and bring communities together. In this privacy policy, we tell you what information we receive from Ride riders and drivers, and how we use it to connect riders with drivers and continue to improve our services. Below, we explain how you can share with other Riders and Passengers in the Ride community as part of our mission to bring people together.

Scope of this Privacy Policy

Ride (“Ride,” “we,” “our,” and/or “us”) values the privacy of individuals who use our application, websites, and related services (collectively, the “Ride Platform ”). This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use, and share information from Ride users (“Users”), comprised of both Ride riders (“Riders”) and Ride drivers (including Driver applicants) (“Drivers”). Beyond the Privacy Policy, your use of Ride is also subject to our Terms of Service.

Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide to Us

• Registration Information. When you sign up for a Ride account, you give us your name, email address, and phone number. If you decide to sign up for Ride using your Facebook account, we will also get basic information from your Facebook profile like your name, gender, profile photo, and Facebook friends.
• User Profile Information. When you join the Ride community, you can create a Ride Profile to share fun facts about yourself, and discover mutual friends and interests. Filling out a profile is optional, and you can share as little or as much as you want. Your name (and for Drivers, Profile photos) is always part of your Profile. Read more below about how you can control who sees your Profile. You can also add a Business Profile to your account, which requires a designated business email address and payment method.
• Communications. If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you. For example, when you contact our Customer Support Team, we will receive your name, email address, phone number, the contents of a message or attachments that you may send to us, and other information you choose to provide.
• Driver Application Information. If you decide to join our Ride driver community, in addition to the basic registration information we ask you for your date of birth, physical address, driver’s license information, vehicle information, car insurance information, and in some jurisdictions we may collect additional business license or permitting information. We share this information with our partners who help us by running background checks on Drivers to help protect the Ride community.
• Payment Information. To make sure Drivers get paid, we keep information about Drivers’ bank routing numbers, tax information, and any other payment information provided by Drivers.

B. Information We Collect When You Use the Ride Platform

• Location Information. Ride is all about connecting Drivers and Riders. To do this, we need to know where you are. When you open Ride on your mobile device, we receive your location. We may also collect the precise location of your device when the app is running in the foreground or background. If you label certain locations, such as “home” and “work,” we receive that information, too. Your location information is necessary for things like matching Riders with nearby Drivers, determining drop off and pick up locations, and suggesting destinations based on previous trips. Also, if the need ever arises, our Trust & Safety team may use and share location information to help protect the safety of Ride Users or a member of the public. In addition to the reasons described above, Drivers’ location information and distance travelled is necessary for calculating charges and insurance for Ride rides. If you give us permission through your device settings or Ride app, we may collect your location while the app is off to identify promotions or service updates in your area.
• Device Information. Ride receives information from Users’ devices, including IP address, web browser type, mobile operating system version, phone carrier and manufacturer, application installations, device identifiers, mobile advertising identifiers, push notification tokens, and, if you register with your Facebook account, your Facebook identifier. We collect mobile sensor data from Drivers’ devices (such as speed, direction, height, acceleration or deceleration) to improve location accuracy and analyze usage patterns.
• Usage Information. To help us understand how you use the Ride Platform and to help us improve it, we automatically receive information about your interactions with the Ride Platform, like the pages or other content you view, your actions within the Ride app, and the dates and times of your visits.
• Call and Text Information. We work with a third party partner to facilitate phone calls and text messages between Riders and Drivers who have been connected for a ride. We receive information about these communications including the date and time of the call or SMS message, the parties’ phone numbers, and the content of any SMS messages. For security purposes, we may also monitor and/or record the contents of phone calls made on the Ride Platform, such as those between Riders and Drivers. You will be given notice that your call may be recorded, and by proceeding you agree to allow Ride to monitor and/or record your call.
• User Feedback. At Ride, we want to make sure Users are always enjoying great rides. Riders and Drivers may rate and review each other at the end of every ride. We receive information about ratings and reviews and, as we explain below, give Riders information about Drivers’ ratings and reviews and vice versa.
• Address Book Contacts. If you permit Ride to access the address book on your device through the permission system used by your mobile platform, we may access and store names and contact information from your address book to facilitate invitations and social interactions that you initiate through our Platform and for other purposes described in this privacy policy or at the time of consent or collection.
• Information from Cookies and Similar Technologies. We collect information through the use of “cookies”, tracking pixels, and similar technologies to understand how you navigate through the Ride Platform and interact with Ride advertisements, to learn what content is popular, and to save your preferences. Cookies are small text files that web servers place on your device; they are designed to store basic information and to help websites and apps recognize your browser. We may use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser and may be accessed every time you use the Ride Platform. You should consult your web browser(s) to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete or choose not to accept cookies from us, you may be missing out on certain features of the Ride Platform.

C. Information We Collect from Third Parties

• Third Party Services. If you choose to register for Ride or otherwise link your Ride account with a third party’s service (such as Facebook), we may receive the same type of information we collect from you (described above) directly from those services.
• Third Party Partners. We may receive additional information about you, such as demographic data, payment information, or fraud detection information, from third party partners and combine it with other information that we have about you.

How We Use the Information We Collect

We use the information we collect from all Users to:

• Connect Riders with Drivers;
• Provide, improve, expand, and promote the Ride Platform;
• Analyze how the Ride community uses the Ride Platform;
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for marketing and promotional purposes;
• Personalize the Ride experience for you and your friends and contacts;
• Send you text messages and push notifications;
• Facilitate transactions and payments;
• Provide you with customer support;
• Find and prevent fraud; and
• Respond to trust and safety issues that may arise, including auto incidents, disputes between Riders and Drivers, and requests from government authorities.

Additionally, we use the information we collect from Drivers for the following purposes related to driving on the Ride Platform:

• Sending emails and text messages to Drivers who have started the driver application process regarding the status of their application;
• Determining a Driver’s eligibility to drive for Ride
• Notifying Drivers about ride demand, pricing and service updates; and
• Calculating and providing Ride’s auto insurance policy and analyzing usage patterns for safety and insurance purposes.

How We Share the Information We Collect

A. Sharing Between Users

Sharing between Riders and Drivers. Riders and Drivers that have been matched for a ride are able to see basic information about each other, such as names, photo, ratings, and any information they have added to their Profiles. Riders and Drivers who connect their Ride accounts to Facebook will also be able to see their mutual Facebook friends during the ride. Drivers see the pick-up location that the Rider has provided. Riders see a Driver’s vehicle information and real-time location as the Driver approaches the pick-up location. Riders’ ratings of Drivers are shared with Drivers on a weekly basis. We de-identify the ratings and feedback, but we can’t rule out that a driver may be able to identify the Rider that provided the rating or feedback.If you report a lost or found item to us, we will seek to connect you with the relevant Rider or Passenger, including sharing actual contact information with your permission.

B. Sharing Between Ride and Third Parties

API and Integration Partners. If you connect to the Ride Platform through an integration with a third party service, we may share information about your use of the Ride Platform with that third party. We may share your information with our third party partners in order to receive additional information about you. We may also share your information with third party partners to create offers that may be of interest to you.
Service Providers. We work with third party service providers to perform services on our behalf, and we may share your information with such service providers to help us provide the Ride Platform, including all of the things described in Section 3 above.
Other Sharing. We may share your information with third parties in the following cases:

• While negotiating or in relation to a change of corporate control such as a restructuring, merger or sale of our assets;
• If a government authority requests information and we think disclosure is required or appropriate in order to comply with laws, regulations, or a legal process;
• With law enforcement officials, government authorities, or third parties if we think doing so is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Ride community, Ride, or the public (you can read more about this in our Law Enforcement Request policy);
• To comply with a legal requirement or process, including but not limited to, civil and criminal subpoenas, court orders or other compulsory disclosures.
• If you signed up for a promotion with another User’s referral or promotion code, with your referrer to let them know about your redemption of or qualification for the promotion;
• With our insurance partners to help determine and provide relevant coverage in the event of an incident;
• To provide information about the use of the Ride Platform to potential business partners in aggregated or de-identified form that can’t reasonably be used to identify you; and
• Whenever you consent to the sharing.

Your Choices

Email Subscriptions. You can always unsubscribe from our commercial or promotional emails but we will still send you transactional and relational emails about your account use of the Ride Platform.
Push Notifications. You can opt out of receiving push notifications through your device settings. Please note that opting out of receiving push notifications may impact your use of the Ride Platform (such as receiving a notification that your ride has arrived).
Profile Information. While your name will always be shared with Drivers you can delete any additional information that you added to your Profile at any time if you don’t want Drivers to see it. Riders will always be able to see Drivers’ names, rating, profile photos, and vehicle information.
Location Information. While you can prevent your device from sharing location information at any time through your Device’s operating system settings, Rider and Driver location is core to the Ride Platform and without it we can’t provide our services to you.
Editing and Accessing Your Information. You can review and edit certain account information by logging in to your account settings and profile. If would like to terminate your Ride account, please contact us through our Help Center with your request. If you choose to terminate your account, we will deactivate it for you but may retain information from your account for a certain period of time and disclose it in a manner consistent with our practices under this Privacy Policy for accounts that are not closed. We also may retain information from your account to collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, analyze usage of the Ride Platform, assist with any investigations, prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Service, or take other actions as required or permitted by law.

Other

Data Security. We are committed to protecting the data of the Ride community. Even though we take reasonable precautions to protect your data, no security measures can be 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your data.
Children’s Privacy. Ride is not directed to children, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we find out that a child under 13 has given us personal information, we will take steps to delete that information. If you believe that a child under the age of 13 has given us personal information, please contact us at our Help Center.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy. We may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, we will let you know through the Ride Platform, by email, or other communication. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy periodically to stay up-to-date about our privacy practices. As long as you use the Ride Platform, you are agreeing to this Privacy Policy and any updates we make to it.
Contact Information. Feel free to contact us at any time with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, our use and sharing practices, or your consent choices by contacting our Help Center.