not-for-profit motor-club federation

American Automobile Association (AAA)

A not-for-profit federation of regional auto clubs selling roadside assistance, insurance, travel, financial, and membership services across North America. AAA provides a genuinely useful emergency service, but automatic-renewal design, car-dependency alignment, sensitive data practices, and insurance-affiliate data sharing keep it in the lower middle of the directory.

Why this matters: AAA is a useful calibration case: a member-facing nonprofit service can still pressure customers through renewal design and collect or share sensitive mobility and insurance data.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 9, 2026

Final Score 8* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE8 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material29

Bonus+0

Cap41Ownership <= 4 and Governance <= 4

After Cap29

Penalties-21

Private Government badge

American Automobile Association (AAA) receives the Private Government badge because it combines large-scale private rule-setting over customers, workers, users, members, or counterparties with OpenLobby-documented lobbying of about $888K on public policy issues.

Evidence: [12]

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Ownership, with the largest penalty coming from Policy Capture.

Strengths

Ownership4/10
Governance4/10
Extraction4/10

Penalties

Policy Capture-5
High-Carbon Products-5
Subscription Capture-3
Surveillance Capture-3

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
Linked claims12
Direct axis claims11
Coverage11/16

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	4 / 10	The linked record identifies AAA as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. The linked record identifies AAA as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Ownership: there is some mission, member, producer, or public-interest constraint, but decisive control is not fully democratic. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Direct bylaws and member voting rights for each regional club would improve calibration. Linked evidence AAA describes itself as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	4 / 10	The linked record identifies AAA as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. The linked record identifies AAA as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Governance: there are accountability mechanisms, but they stop short of broad democratic control. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Direct board-election and member-participation evidence for major clubs would improve this score. Linked evidence context AAA describes itself as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. [1]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates. AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty More financial detail on club surplus, executive pay, contractor economics, and insurance-affiliate economics would improve calibration. Linked evidence context AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates. [2] context AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal discount is one-time only and cancellation cannot be made by email. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	3 / 7	AAA Mountain West Group terms describe emergency road service as involving independent contractor service providers and state that AAA does not control the availability or manner in which those independent contractors render services. AAA Mountain West Group terms describe emergency road service as involving independent contractor service providers and state that AAA does not control the availability or manner in which those independent contractors render services. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have some protection or agency, but not enough binding power to control the relationship. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Worker voice, unionization, contractor terms, and roadside-service provider economics remain underdeveloped in this profile. Linked evidence AAA Mountain West Group terms describe emergency road service as involving independent contractor service providers and state that AAA does not control the availability or manner in which those independent contractors render services. [4]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	2 / 7	AAA Mountain West Group terms require an active membership, current dues and fees, a valid membership card, matching identification, and member presence for emergency road service eligibility, making the benefit dependent on paid membership standing. AAA Mountain West Group terms require an active membership, current dues and fees, a valid membership card, matching identification, and member presence for emergency road service eligibility, making the benefit dependent on paid membership standing. That keeps American Automobile Association (AAA) low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Severance, redeployment, contractor downturn protections, and low-income access evidence would improve this score. Linked evidence AAA Mountain West Group terms require an active membership, current dues and fees, a valid membership card, matching identification, and member presence for emergency road service eligibility, making the benefit dependent on paid membership standing. [5]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	3 / 7	AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make… AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: there is some willingness to preserve obligations, but the record still leaves meaningful risk-shifting concerns. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty More detail on hardship policies, roadside contractor compensation, and refund practices across clubs would improve calibration. Linked evidence context AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal discount is one-time only and cancellation cannot be made by email. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make… AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Complaint data and club-by-club cancellation-flow testing would improve market-conduct confidence. Linked evidence context AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal discount is one-time only and cancellation cannot be made by email. [3] context AAA Club Alliance terms allow automatic-renewal cancellation through several channels but also reserve nonrefundable enrollment fees and limited refunds after the first seven days, while separate AAA Northeast monthly-payment terms add automatic-renewal and partial-refund limits; AAA Club Alliance terms also ask members to consent to autodialed or prerecorded membership and marketing messages. [6]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates. AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) high on Product Integrity: the core offering is genuinely useful and comparatively less dependent on traps, degradation, or harmful dependencies. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Independent service-quality, claim-denial, and dispatch-reliability data would improve product-integrity confidence. Linked evidence AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates. [2]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	3 / 5	The linked record identifies AAA as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. The linked record identifies AAA as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. That places American Automobile Association (AAA) in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: compare with credit unions, nonprofit membership associations, automakers, insurers, and subscription-heavy consumer platforms. Uncertainty Club-by-club governance and privacy consistency across the federation would improve scale-integrity confidence. Linked evidence context AAA describes itself as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members. [1] context AAA Club Alliance defines personal information to include sensitive identifiers, payment data, insurance information, health information, biometric identifiers, and geolocation information; its mobile tools may transmit location-services data to AAA. CSAA Insurance Group, an AAA-related insurance company under AAA terms, says it collects sensitive personal information including driver-license, Social Security, health, account-login, and precise geolocation data, and may share personal information and sensitive personal information with AAA clubs, affiliates, consumer reporting agencies, insurance support organizations, claims representatives, medical-care institutions, regulators, law enforcement, and others. [7]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-2	The linked record identifies AAA as a motor-club federation founded by independent motor clubs and says it has advocated for safe, efficient highways while offering services to make car ownership and travel more enjoyable. The linked record identifies AAA as a motor-club federation founded by independent motor clubs and says it has advocated for safe, efficient highways while offering services to make car ownership and travel more enjoyable. That warrants a limited Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: -2 reflects auto-dependency alignment, below automakers and fossil-fuel companies because AAA does not itself manufacture cars or fuel. Uncertainty A later pass should review AAA lobbying, EV transition policy, and highway-expansion advocacy in more detail. Linked evidence AAA describes itself as a motor-club federation founded by independent motor clubs and says it has advocated for safe, efficient highways while offering services to make car ownership and travel more enjoyable. [8]
Policy Capture ? Private-interest attempts to bend law, regulation, subsidies, taxes, enforcement, trade, labor, safety, competition, environmental, healthcare, housing, surveillance, civil-liberties, or consumer policy against workers, customers, citizens, affected communities, or ecological life. Public-interest advocacy is not penalized merely because it is lobbying. Range: -15 to 0.	-5	OpenLobby records AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION lobbying on transportation, automotive, tourism, technology with about $888K in spending across 33 filings; the reviewed filings document… OpenLobby records AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION lobbying on transportation, automotive, tourism, technology with about $888K in spending across 33 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role. That warrants a limited Policy Capture penalty because private institutional pressure is being applied to public rules while affected people cannot democratically govern that agenda. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Linked evidence OpenLobby records AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION lobbying on transportation, automotive, tourism, technology with about $888K in spending across 33 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role. [10]
High-Carbon Products ? Core products, services, financing, or supply chains that materially depend on fossil-fuel combustion, high-emissions transport, industrial animal agriculture, meat, dairy, or other unusually carbon-intensive activity. This is scored separately from general ecological harm so ordinary consumers can see carbon-intensive product exposure directly. Range: -10 to 0.	-5	Combustion transport, vehicle fleets, fuel, rental trucks, or transport platforms create material high-carbon exposure. Linked evidence American Automobile Association (AAA) has combustion transport exposure high-carbon product exposure based on its listed business model and current profile description: A not-for-profit federation of regional auto clubs selling roadside assistance, insurance, travel, financial, and membership services across North America. AAA provides a genuinely useful emergency service, but automati… [11]
Subscription Capture ? Manipulative recurring-payment, automatic-renewal, cancellation-friction, bundling, trial-conversion, or refund designs that profit from inertia or confusion. Range: -5 to 0.	-3	AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make… AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal. That warrants a substantial Subscription Capture penalty because recurring-payment design profits from inertia, confusion, bundling, renewal friction, or cancellation difficulty. The value is substantial but not at the floor because the linked record shows serious conduct without the strongest aggravating factors on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Subscription Capture calibration: -3 is below Amazon and Adobe because AAA provides a concrete emergency service and published cancellation routes, but above ordinary subscriptions because monthly payment, automatic renewal, early charging, channel limits, and partial-refund rules create meaningful exit friction. Uncertainty Club-by-club signup screens, cancellation UX, and refund handling would improve calibration. Linked evidence AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal discount is one-time only and cancellation cannot be made by email. [3]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	AAA Club Alliance terms allow automatic-renewal cancellation through several channels but also reserve nonrefundable enrollment fees and limited refunds after the first seven days, while… AAA Club Alliance terms allow automatic-renewal cancellation through several channels but also reserve nonrefundable enrollment fees and limited refunds after the first seven days, while separate AAA Northeast monthly-payment terms add automatic-renewal and partial-refund limits; AAA Club Alliance terms also ask members to. That warrants a severe Accountability Opacity penalty because material facts, risks, conflicts, ownership, or accountability information are obscured from the public. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: -2 is the full Accountability Opacity penalty because renewal and marketing terms materially affect user understanding and accountability. Uncertainty A club-by-club comparison of sign-up screens and cancellation paths would improve practical confidence. Linked evidence AAA Club Alliance terms allow automatic-renewal cancellation through several channels but also reserve nonrefundable enrollment fees and limited refunds after the first seven days, while separate AAA Northeast monthly-payment terms add automatic-renewal and partial-refund limits; AAA Club Alliance terms also ask members to consent to autodialed or prerecorded membership and marketing messages. [6] context AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal discount is one-time only and cancellation cannot be made by email. [3]
Surveillance Capture ? Invasive surveillance, unreasonably non-optional tracking, facial recognition, biometric identification, or AI behavior scanning of customers, workers, bystanders, or the public. Range: -5 to 0.	-3	AAA Club Alliance defines personal information to include sensitive identifiers, payment data, insurance information, health information, biometric identifiers, and geolocation information; its mobile tools may transmit location-services data to AAA. AAA Club Alliance defines personal information to include sensitive identifiers, payment data, insurance information, health information, biometric identifiers, and geolocation information; its mobile tools may transmit location-services data to AAA. That warrants a substantial Surveillance Capture penalty because customers, workers, users, bystanders, or the public are exposed to invasive tracking, biometrics, or behavior scanning. The value is substantial but not at the floor because the linked record shows serious conduct without the strongest aggravating factors on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: -3 is below data brokers, Palantir, and the worst connected-car cases, but above ordinary website analytics because sensitive mobility, insurance, identity, health, and geolocation data are involved. Uncertainty A later pass should review every major AAA club privacy notice and telematics/insurance app practices. Linked evidence AAA Club Alliance defines personal information to include sensitive identifiers, payment data, insurance information, health information, biometric identifiers, and geolocation information; its mobile tools may transmit location-services data to AAA. CSAA Insurance Group, an AAA-related insurance company under AAA terms, says it collects sensitive personal information including driver-license, Social Security, health, account-login, and precise geolocation data, and may share personal information and sensitive personal information with AAA clubs, affiliates, consumer reporting agencies, insurance support organizations, claims representatives, medical-care institutions, regulators, law enforcement, and others. [7]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	AAA presents itself through member service, safety, and convenience language while the evaluated record also shows car-dependency alignment, automatic-renewal friction, marketing consent,… AAA presents itself through member service, safety, and convenience language while the evaluated record also shows car-dependency alignment, automatic-renewal friction, marketing consent, and sensitive data practices that are not foregrounded in that public-service framing. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: AAA calibration: -1 for bounded public-service framing that softens car-dependency, subscription, and data issues without fully concealing the institution's standpoint. Uncertainty A closer language-analysis pass could compare AAA public-interest and safety claims with lobbying, privacy, and subscription practices. Linked evidence AAA presents itself through member service, safety, and convenience language while the evaluated record also shows car-dependency alignment, automatic-renewal friction, marketing consent, and sensitive data practices that are not foregrounded in that public-service framing. [9]

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Confidence Basis

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Medium 72/100

11 verified linked claims 11 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 11/16 components covered

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Claim confidence 16/20

11 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

11 direct claims across 16 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 7/10

11/16 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessPartial (AI)

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1AAA describes itself as a not-for-profit federation of affiliated independent motor clubs, with no shareholders, more than 1,000 offices in the United States and Canada, and more than 61 million members.

Ownership Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Mountain West Group: About AAAOfficial self-description · 68%

2AAA presents roadside assistance as its best-known member service and also offers services intended to make car ownership and travel easier, including travel, insurance, financial, and related member services through AAA clubs and affiliates.

Product Integrity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Mountain West Group: About AAAOfficial self-description · 68%

3AAA Northeast's membership terms require members using the monthly payment plan to agree to automatic renewal, allow automatic renewal charges up to thirty days before expiration, and make monthly-plan cancellations ineligible for partial-month or partial-quarter refunds; AAA Mountain West Group terms state an automatic-renewal discount is one-time only and cancellation cannot be made by email.

Subscription Capture Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Northeast membership terms effective August 18, 2025General web source · 58%
AAA Mountain West Group membership termsGeneral web source · 58%

4AAA Mountain West Group terms describe emergency road service as involving independent contractor service providers and state that AAA does not control the availability or manner in which those independent contractors render services.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Mountain West Group membership termsGeneral web source · 58%

5AAA Mountain West Group terms require an active membership, current dues and fees, a valid membership card, matching identification, and member presence for emergency road service eligibility, making the benefit dependent on paid membership standing.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Mountain West Group membership termsGeneral web source · 58%

6AAA Club Alliance terms allow automatic-renewal cancellation through several channels but also reserve nonrefundable enrollment fees and limited refunds after the first seven days, while separate AAA Northeast monthly-payment terms add automatic-renewal and partial-refund limits; AAA Club Alliance terms also ask members to consent to autodialed or prerecorded membership and marketing messages.

Accountability Opacity Verified High confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Club Alliance terms and conditionsGeneral web source · 58%
AAA Northeast membership terms effective August 18, 2025General web source · 58%

8AAA describes itself as a motor-club federation founded by independent motor clubs and says it has advocated for safe, efficient highways while offering services to make car ownership and travel more enjoyable.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Mountain West Group: About AAAOfficial self-description · 68%

9AAA presents itself through member service, safety, and convenience language while the evaluated record also shows car-dependency alignment, automatic-renewal friction, marketing consent, and sensitive data practices that are not foregrounded in that public-service framing.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

AAA Mountain West Group: About AAAOfficial self-description · 68%
AAA Club Alliance terms and conditionsGeneral web source · 58%
AAA Club Alliance privacy policyOfficial self-description · 68%

10OpenLobby records AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION lobbying on transportation, automotive, tourism, technology with about $888K in spending across 33 filings; the reviewed filings document private institutional lobbying over public rules rather than a public-interest advocacy role.

Policy Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OpenLobby — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION lobbying profileGeneral web source · 58%

11American Automobile Association (AAA) has combustion transport exposure high-carbon product exposure based on its listed business model and current profile description: A not-for-profit federation of regional auto clubs selling roadside assistance, insurance, travel, financial, and membership services across North America. AAA provides a genuinely useful emergency service, but automati…

High Carbon Products Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 11, 2026

American Automobile Association (AAA) public siteGeneral web source · 58%
EPA: Transportation Sector EmissionsPrimary public record · 100%

12American Automobile Association (AAA) receives the Private Government badge because it combines large-scale private rule-setting over customers, workers, users, members, or counterparties with OpenLobby-documented lobbying of about $888K on public policy issues.

Private Government Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 11, 2026

AI scaffold

OpenLobby — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION lobbying profileGeneral web source · 58%

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Added a source-backed AAA evaluation, including direct claims on not-for-profit federation structure, roadside and travel services, automatic-renewal terms, cancellation and refund friction, sensitive data and geolocation sharing, auto-dependency alignment, and ideological-disavowal calibration.

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