240Customer informationVehicle data recording
and privacy
Event data recorders
Electronic control units are installed in
your vehicle. Control units process
data which is received by vehicle
sensors, for example, or which they
generate themselves or exchange
amongst themselves. Some control
units are necessary for the safe
functioning of your vehicle, others
assist you while you drive (driver
assistance systems), while others
provide comfort or infotainment
functions.
The following contains general
information about data processing in
the vehicle. You will find additional
information as to which specific data
is uploaded, stored and passed on to third parties and for what purpose in
your vehicle under the key word Data Protection closely linked to the
references for the affected functional
characteristics in the relevant owner's manual or in the general terms of
sale. These are also available online.Personal reference
Each vehicle is identified by means of
a unique chassis number. In
Germany, this vehicle identification
number can be traced to the present
and former keepers of the vehicle by
means of information held by the
Federal Motor Transport Authority.
Further options, such as the vehicle's number plate, make it possible to
trace data on the keeper or driver of
the vehicle.
The data generated or processed by
control units may therefore be
personal, or be made personal under
certain conditions. Depending on
what vehicle data is available,
conclusions may be drawn on
information such as your driving
behaviour, your location or the route
you travel, or on your usage
behaviour.
Your rights in respect of data
protection
According to applicable law on data
protection, you have certain rights in
respect of companies that process your personal data.Accordingly you have free and
extensive entitlement to information
held by the manufacturer as well as
third parties (e.g. authorised
breakdown services or garages,
providers of online services for your
vehicle) if they have saved personal
data relating to you. In doing so you may demand to know what data is
stored about you for what purpose,
and where the data came from. Your
right to information also covers the
transfer of data to other locations.
Further information on your legal
rights in respect of the manufacturer
(e.g. your right to deletion or the
correction of data) can be found in the
relevant privacy notice on the
manufacturer's website (including
contact data for the manufacturer and its data protection officer).
Data that is only stored locally in the
vehicle can be read with expert
assistance at a garage, for example;
for a fee where applicable.
