Ford's privacy policy underwent a comprehensive restructuring on May 21, 2026, with approximately 4,150 sentences added and 283 removed. The updated document now includes an expanded HTML structure with embedded styling and scripting for cookie consent management via OneTrust, along with new California privacy disclosures and more detailed explanations of Ford's data governance practices. The original customer review rating and collection processes, dealer review editing policies, and review moderation standards have been removed from the visible document structure, replaced with links to supplemental privacy notices and consent frameworks.
Consumers: California residents now see explicit information about their privacy rights in a separate, linked notice rather than integrated into the main policy.
Consumers: Users will encounter cookie consent prompts powered by OneTrust that require explicit opt-in or opt-out decisions for tracking and analytics.
Data controllers: Organizations partnering with or using Ford data must ensure their own privacy disclosures align with Ford's expanded California-specific notices and honor consent choices managed through OneTrust.
The updated privacy policy establishes a more structured disclosure framework with explicit California privacy rights information and cookie consent management. The revised terms now route California residents to supplemental privacy notices that explain collection practices and provide mechanisms to exercise privacy rights. The removal of specific language describing customer review collection processes and dealership moderation standards means these details are now consolidated into the main privacy notice rather than appearing in review-specific sections. You can access California-specific privacy rights and consent options through the links provided in the updated privacy notice.
→ Review the California privacy rights disclosure by clicking the link in the updated policy if you are a California resident
→ Make explicit cookie consent choices through the OneTrust banner when prompted
→ Access OneTrust preference center to manage ongoing consent for tracking, analytics, and other data uses
New explicit routing to California-specific privacy notice and rights information, establishing separate disclosure framework for CCPA/CPRA compliance.
Cookies and data processing now subject to affirmative consent choices managed through OneTrust banner and preference center, replacing prior approach.
Specific language describing MaritzCX review moderation criteria (profanity, fraud, personal information) no longer visible in main policy excerpt.
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