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Data Sharing with Dealers and Affiliates

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What it is

GM shares your personal data with its dealer network and affiliated companies, which means your information can be used for marketing by parties beyond GM itself.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Sharing data with hundreds of independent dealers and affiliates multiplies the number of organizations that hold your personal information and may contact you for marketing, with limited ability to track or control downstream use.

Interpretive note: The full text of the dealer sharing provision was not available in the truncated document; scope and opt-out mechanism inferred from standard GM privacy policy structure and disclosed data sharing categories.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal data shared with GM dealers may be used by those dealers for their own marketing purposes, meaning you could receive communications from dealers independently of GM with limited recourse unless you opt out at each dealer separately.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Visit gm.com/consumer-privacy to submit a request to limit sharing of your personal information with dealers and affiliates for marketing purposes. Select the appropriate opt-out category and submit your details.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may share your personal information with our dealers, authorized GM service and repair facilities, and our affiliates and subsidiaries for purposes including marketing, service, and vehicle-related communications.

— Excerpt from General Motors's GM Privacy Statement

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Data sharing with dealers and affiliates engages CCPA/CPRA disclosure requirements and may require individual dealer-level opt-out mechanisms if dealers use the data for their own marketing purposes. The Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) restricts certain uses of motor vehicle records by dealers and may apply to data shared in connection with vehicle ownership. FTC rules on pre-texting and customer list practices may also apply depending on the nature of the shared data. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The policy's broad authorization of dealer data sharing creates a diffuse data ecosystem that is difficult to audit and control. Individual dealers as independent businesses may not be subject to the same privacy governance standards as GM, creating potential for inconsistent consumer experience and regulatory exposure. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California CCPA/CPRA requires disclosure of the categories of third parties to whom data is shared or sold, including dealers. States with dealer-specific data protection requirements or consumer protection statutes may impose additional obligations. The DPPA applies nationally to motor vehicle record data shared with dealers. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Dealer data sharing agreements should include provisions restricting onward use of consumer data to purposes disclosed in GM's privacy policy. Without such contractual controls, dealer use of shared data may not be covered by GM's privacy representations, creating potential FTC or State AG exposure for misrepresentation. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should map data flows to dealers and confirm that contractual data use restrictions are in place and auditable. Consumer-facing opt-out mechanisms should make clear whether opting out of GM data sharing also covers dealer data use. Annual CCPA category disclosures should accurately reflect dealer sharing.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair or deceptive data sharing practices including representations about dealer and affiliate data use that may not match consumer expectations.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
GM Privacy Statement
Entity
General Motors
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007636
Document ID
CA-D-00615
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a7ded461ce2237db4d4b983b0b0a5225fc8ed6b642da68de5763e08215059992
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 09:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: General Motors
Document: GM Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-007636
Captured: 2026-05-07 09:04:31 UTC
SHA-256: a7ded461ce2237db…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/general-motors/gm-privacy-statement/data-sharing-with-dealers-and-affiliates/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does General Motors's Data Sharing with Dealers and Affiliates clause do?

Sharing data with hundreds of independent dealers and affiliates multiplies the number of organizations that hold your personal information and may contact you for marketing, with limited ability to track or control downstream use.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal data shared with GM dealers may be used by those dealers for their own marketing purposes, meaning you could receive communications from dealers independently of GM with limited recourse unless you opt out at each dealer separately.

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