What GasBuddy (PDI Technologies) does with your data
Cars, carriers, apps and travel. People use it through a rewards program, app, or connected service.
Data current as of 2026-09-25; statuses change.
- Program or app
- GasBuddy app, Pay with GasBuddy, GasBack, Drives feature
- Members
- 5 million accounts (2021). Active mobile users at PDI acquisition (2021).
- Retail media
- None found in the research
Estimated emissions for one person
What it collects and does with your data
- GasBuddy privacy policy (last updated 2024-11-25) labels 11 of 13 personal information categories 'We May Share or Sell This Information With Our Business Partners', including geolocation, and names Foursquare as a location partner that may also collect location directly through the app.
- Card Link program monitors transactions on registered payment cards and shares transaction data with partners.
- Texas AG alleges GasBuddy embedded the Arity SDK and licensed personal data to Arity.
Sensitive data
- precise geolocation
- payment card transactions (Card Link)
- driving behavior via Arity SDK (alleged)
Enforcement and litigation
0 matters in the research. Where the research says alleged, pending, or settled without admitting wrongdoing, so does this page.
- No action against GasBuddy itself found. Named in Texas v. Allstate petition as SDK host (not a defendant).
Who else holds your data
Organizations holding a copy of your data, as the research counts them: at least 4. GasBuddy/PDI, Foursquare, Arity, insurers buying Arity data.
Third parties: 13 disclosed recipient categories. Named: Foursquare, Arity (per Texas petition). 13 categories listed; 11 marked may share or sell.
Data brokers linked to GasBuddy (PDI Technologies)
- Sold or shared data with Allstate / Arity (driving data from third-party apps), alleged. "Texas AG alleges GasBuddy embedded the Arity SDK and licensed personal data to Arity." Allegation in the Texas AG petition. No ruling found.
Confidence: confirmed means the company confirmed it or reported it in a filing. Alleged means a complaint or petition says so, with no ruling found. Reported means journalism or a Senate letter. How brokers are included
Data practices score
8 of 15. Five components, each 0 to 3. How the score works
- Sells or shares
- 3
- Enforcement
- 0
- Retail media scale
- 0
- Sensitive data
- 3
- Opt-out friction
- 2
Research gaps
- Current Arity relationship status.
- Current MAU.
Sources (3)
- https://pditechnologies.com/news/pdi-acquires-gasbuddy/
- https://www.gasbuddy.com/privacy 2024-11-25
- https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Allstate%20and%20Arity%20Petition%20Filed.pdf 2025-01-13
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