“Dealers that sell or lease GM vehicles are separate legal entities from GM with their own privacy practices. This Privacy Statement applies to Personal Information the dealer discloses to us, but it does not apply to any other collection...”
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Consumers interacting with GM dealers may have no privacy protections from GM's Privacy Statement for most of the personal information those dealers collect.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off after 'any other collection' so the full scope of the carve-out may extend further; the primary proposition is nonetheless clearly established by the quoted language.
The updated statement narrowed its definition of personal information from 'identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you' to 'describes, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you.' This language change affects which information GM must treat as personal information under the policy. The revised de-identification section reorganizes prior language, now stating GM 'may use technical measures to remove information that could reasonably identify you or your vehicle' and requires 'the same safeguards from any third parties we share it with.' The policy clarifies that its protections apply to personal information dealers disclose to GM, but do not cover dealers' independent data practices. Cruise is no longer listed as a GM affiliate exempt from this privacy statement, though the scope of privacy protections for Cruise users depends on whether Cruise now operates under this statement or maintains separate privacy terms.
View change record →General Motors' Privacy Statement does not protect personal information you share with a GM dealer unless the dealer discloses that specific information to General Motors.
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"Dealers that sell or lease GM vehicles are separate legal entities from GM with their own privacy practices. This Privacy Statement applies to Personal Information the dealer discloses to us, but it does not apply to any other collection...Excerpt from General Motors's GM Privacy Statement
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Consumers interacting with GM dealers may have no privacy protections from GM's Privacy Statement for most of the personal information those dealers collect.
General Motors' Privacy Statement does not protect personal information you share with a GM dealer unless the dealer discloses that specific information to General Motors.
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