The policy states that Lime uses user information, including location data and trip data, to train machine learning models as part of service optimization and improvement, and may engage third-party analytics providers for this purpose.
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This provision authorizes use of user data including location and trip records for machine learning model training, which may involve retention and processing of personal data for purposes beyond direct service delivery. The scope of data used for model training, the involvement of third-party analytics providers, and the treatment of model training outputs are not further specified.
Interpretive note: The provision does not specify which data categories are used for model training, what safeguards apply, or how third-party analytics providers' roles are structured, creating uncertainty about the scope of this processing activity.
Under this clause, Lime may use collected user data, including location and trip information, to create and train machine learning models; third-party analytics providers may also receive data for this purpose, though the specific data categories shared with such providers for model training are not enumerated.
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Compare across platforms →"optimize, develop and improve our Services, including via the creation and training of machine learning models. To do this we may use third party analytics providers to understand how the Service is being used and to help us to improve the ServicesExcerpt from Lime's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR purpose limitation and legitimate interests requirements for secondary use of personal data in machine learning contexts; the EU AI Act may also be relevant to the extent Lime's …
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This provision authorizes use of user data including location and trip records for machine learning model training, which may involve retention and processing of personal data for purposes beyond direct service delivery. The scope of data used for model training, the involvement of third-party analytics providers, and the treatment of model training outputs are not further specified.
Under this clause, Lime may use collected user data, including location and trip information, to create and train machine learning models; third-party analytics providers may also receive data for this purpose, though the specific data categories shared with such providers for model training are not enumerated.
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