Zip Codes At Gas Pumps.

Plaintiffs filed a class action for violation of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 [Civil Code section 1747.08], alleging Chevron violates the Act by sometimes requiring customers to provide their ZIP codes when buying gasoline with credit cards. The trial court granted summary judgment to Chevron and the appellate court affirmed, stating: “The undisputed facts show that Chevron requires ZIP codes only in pay-at-the-pump transactions at locations where there is a high risk of fraud, uses the information only to prevent fraud, and purges the information shortly after the credit card transactions are reconciled. We agree with the trial court that Chevron’s conduct does not violate the Act, because the personal identification information ‘is required for a special purpose incidental but related to the individual credit card transaction,’ namely, the purpose of ensuring that the individual credit card transaction is not fraudulent.” Flores v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.  (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 1; June 20, 2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 337, [158 Cal.Rptr.3d 242].