What Shell (Fuel Rewards program) 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
- Fuel Rewards app (acquired by Shell from PDI/Excentus, closed 2025-04-28)
- Members
- No count found. No member count found.
- Retail media
- None found in the research
What it collects and does with your data
- Texas AG alleges Fuel Rewards embedded the Arity SDK (while operated by Excentus/PDI).
- Shell completed acquisition of the Fuel Rewards program from PDI and Excentus; program covers more than 12,000 U.S. Shell stations.
Sensitive data
- driving behavior and location via Arity SDK (alleged, pre-Shell)
- fuel purchase history
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 found against Shell or Fuel Rewards.
Who else holds your data
Organizations holding a copy of your data, as the research counts them: at least 3. Fuel Rewards operator, Arity, insurers.
Third parties: Named: Arity (alleged). Shell Fuel Rewards privacy policy not reviewed.
Data brokers linked to Shell (Fuel Rewards program)
- Sold or shared data with Allstate / Arity (driving data from third-party apps), alleged. "Texas AG alleges Fuel Rewards embedded the Arity SDK (while operated by Excentus/PDI)." Allegation in the Texas AG petition, concerning the app before Shell owned it.
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
Estimated emissions for one person
Research gaps
- Member count.
- Whether the Arity SDK remains under Shell ownership.
- Current privacy policy.
Sources (2)
- https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/Allstate%20and%20Arity%20Petition%20Filed.pdf 2025-01-13
- https://www.cstoredive.com/news/shell-acquires-fuel-rewards-from-pdi-technology/747204/ 2025-05-06
The Sources page lists these with their kind and what else uses them.