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The policy states that Ford collects vehicle identification, status, and service history data along with driving behavior data including routes taken, speed, and usage patterns from connected vehicle services.
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This provision establishes a continuous data collection relationship between Ford and connected vehicle owners that extends beyond web-based interactions to include real-time operational and behavioral data. Compliance teams should assess whether the scope of this collection and its downstream sharing is adequately disclosed and consented to under applicable state privacy frameworks.
Ford's updated privacy policy now explicitly states it governs data collection, use, sharing, and protection across all Ford websites, apps, and services, rather than limiting its scope to ford.com and owner.ford.com. This expanded framing indicates the policy applies more broadly to Ford's digital properties and potentially to data collected through connected vehicles and mobile applications. The policy continues to require vehicle owners to inform other drivers and passengers about privacy safeguards and to perform a Master/User Reset before selling or transferring a vehicle.
View change record →The updated privacy policy effective January 16, 2026 modifies how Ford will notify you if it makes material changes to this policy. Previously, the language stated Ford would provide notice to enable you to exercise rights regarding your personal information. The revised language now states notice will be provided 'as may be required by law,' meaning Ford's obligation to notify you depends on applicable legal requirements rather than a contractual commitment to advance notice. Additionally, the policy clarifies connected vehicle data sharing icons and descriptions to better explain when Vehicle Data, Vehicle Location, and Driving Data are being transmitted from your vehicle.
View change record →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.
View change record →Under this provision, owners of Ford connected vehicles are subject to ongoing collection of vehicle status, driving routes, speed, and behavioral data through connected services. The agreement authorizes Ford to collect this information as a condition of connected service access.
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"We collect information about your vehicle, including vehicle identification number (VIN), make, model, model year, selling dealer, servicing dealer, vehicle mileage, vehicle service history, ignition status, battery status, fuel economy, and other vehicle-related information. We also receive information about your driving behavior, including information about how you use your vehicle, routes taken, speed, and other driving behavior information when you use connected services.Excerpt from Ford's Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the CCPA/CPRA, which classifies precise geolocation and inferences drawn from personal information as sensitive data categories subject to heightened disclosure and opt-out obligations, enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Attorney General. The Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) governs personal information obtained from motor vehicle records and may apply to VIN-linked data. Analogous state privacy statutes in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Texas may independently apply to telematics data collection. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The collection of driving routes, speed, and behavioral patterns from connected vehicles constitutes sensitive data under multiple state frameworks. The combination of VIN, geolocation, and driving behavior creates a longitudinal profile of consumer movement and habits that may require explicit consent or opt-in mechanisms in certain jurisdictions beyond California. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California residents benefit from CPRA sensitive data protections and the right to limit use of precise geolocation. Illinois BIPA may apply if any driver-facing sensor technology captures biometric identifiers. States with comprehensive privacy laws enacted after 2022 may impose consent or opt-out requirements for geolocation and behavioral profiling that are not addressed by this policy's California-centric disclosure framework. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should verify that connected vehicle service providers and telematics platform vendors operate under data processing agreements that align with Ford's stated collection purposes. Dealer data sharing arrangements should be reviewed for clarity on whether dealers act as controllers or processors with respect to telematics data received. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should audit whether the consent mechanism at vehicle setup adequately discloses the scope of telematics and behavioral data collection. Data mapping exercises should trace telematics data flows from vehicle to Ford systems to third-party recipients. Retention schedules for driving behavior data should be reviewed for alignment with CPRA storage limitation expectations.
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This provision establishes a continuous data collection relationship between Ford and connected vehicle owners that extends beyond web-based interactions to include real-time operational and behavioral data. Compliance teams should assess whether the scope of this collection and its downstream sharing is adequately disclosed and consented to under applicable state privacy frameworks.
Under this provision, owners of Ford connected vehicles are subject to ongoing collection of vehicle status, driving routes, speed, and behavioral data through connected services. The agreement authorizes Ford to collect this information as a condition of connected service access.
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