What happens to Instacart Shopper earnings when someone dies

“This Agreement binds and inures to the benefit of and is enforceable by Instacart, you, and our respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. You may not assign your rights or delegate your duties or obligations hereunder (including, without limitation, pursuant to any subcontract) without the prior written consent of Instacart, except as expressly provided in Section 4 ("Your Personnel").”¹

Section 3.1 of the Independent Contractor Agreement commits Instacart to "transmit to you payment for completed Services within 30 days of performance," so the most recent week's earnings may still be owed.¹

Section 3.6 of the Agreement makes providing a taxpayer identification number a condition of receiving payment, so Instacart holds the account under a taxpayer identity the estate must reconcile.¹

Direct deposit lands weekly between Wednesday and Friday for services provided the prior week, Monday to Sunday. Instant Cashout releases batch earnings within minutes and full earnings, including tip, 2 hours after delivery.^{2, 3}

Earnings already deposited sit at the shopper's own bank or Shopper Rewards account and are claimed there, not from Instacart.²

Section 5.1 of the Agreement states "You may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time upon written (including email) notice to Instacart." A notice sent by certified mail under Section 10 is deemed given three days after mailing.¹

Under Section 5.3 of the Agreement, the Agreement terminates with no written notice if the shopper provides no Services for 75 consecutive days.¹

The Privacy Policy states that Instacart keeps personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, and keeps biometric information until that purpose is satisfied or for up to three years after the shopper's last activity, whichever comes first.⁴

A person without access to the Shopper account may email shopperprivacy@instacart.com with an access, correction or deletion request. An Authorized Agent must prove their status, which may include a power of attorney.⁴

Instacart's Help Center tells shoppers "Please reach out through the Shopper app" for help with a shopper account. The shopper help center, the in-app Earnings section and the income-verification page all require the shopper's sign-in.^{5, 6}