GENESIS MOTOR AMERICA VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES PRIVACY NOTICE
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2023
Your privacy is important to Genesis Motor America and our parent company and affiliates (“Genesis,” “we” or “us”), as is your trust in Genesis products and services. At Genesis, we are continually developing vehicle technologies and services to make Genesis vehicles safer and more environmentally friendly, convenient and fun to drive, and to provide other useful features and services as part of our vehicles. This Vehicle Technologies and Services Privacy Notice (the “Notice”) describes how we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process the personal information related to the Genesis Connected Services and other vehicle technologies and services, which may include in-vehicle and onboard systems, sensors, software, features and equipment, as well as mobile applications and other features, technologies and services we make available for eligible Genesis connected vehicles (collectively, the “Vehicle Technologies and Services”).
Genesis vehicles equipped with Genesis Connected Services (each a “Vehicle”) include Vehicle Technologies and Services, through which information will be generated by and transmitted from your Vehicle and the Vehicle Technologies and Services to us and others. You can stop remote transmission and collection of information from and to your Vehicle by canceling Genesis Connected Services for your Vehicle, as set forth in the Your Rights and Choices section below. Please allow a reasonable amount of time for us to fully process your request.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT: As part of the Vehicle Technologies and Services: (i) personal information, including vehicle, performance and driving data, and precise geolocation, biometric data and other sensitive information may be generated, retrieved and collected from Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services and will be used, disclosed and otherwise processed as set forth in this Notice, including to operate, analyze and improve Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services and to reach users relevant information and personalized offers, alerts and updates; and (ii) over-the-air, automatic firmware and software updates may be made to Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services.
Please review this Notice carefully as it describes the collection, use, disclosure and processing of personal information related to the Vehicle Technology and Services, as well as your privacy choices regarding this personal information. California residents, please review our California Privacy Supplement for additional information about our information practices and your California privacy rights, including your right to opt out of sales and sharing of personal information pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
SCOPE AND PURPOSE
This Notice applies to the personal information that Genesis collects, uses, discloses and otherwise processes related to the Vehicle Technologies and Services (“Covered Information”) and Vehicles, which includes:
- Information retrieved from a Vehicle or the Vehicle Technologies and Services by us or on our behalf, which is linked or reasonably linkable to that vehicle, the owner of that vehicle, or any registered user of the Vehicle Technologies and Services;
- Information provided during the subscription or registration process for Vehicle Technologies and Services; and
- Other identifiable information related to the performance, location, operation and use of a Vehicle and the Vehicle Technologies and Services.
This Notice supplements the Genesis Motor America Privacy Policy (“Genesis Privacy Policy”), with respect to our collection, use and disclosure of Covered Information. For additional information about our information practices and your choices and rights regarding your personal information (including Covered Information), please review the Genesis Privacy Policy. Please note that this Notice is not intended to address or apply to mobile applications or websites that we may make available to consumers that are not related to the Vehicle Technologies and Services.
Your access to or use of the Vehicle Technologies and Services and any dispute over privacy, is subject to the applicable terms and conditions, including the Connected Services Agreement Terms and Conditions which is incorporated by reference into this Notice and includes limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes.
Covered Information We Collect
As part of the Vehicle Technologies and Services, we collect Covered Information, which includes vehicle and driving data, precise geolocation data, biometrics, and other sensitive and personal information as described below. Some of this information is generated by Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services, and some is provided by owners and users of the Vehicle Technologies and Services and by third parties. For information about privacy choices regarding Covered Information, review Your Rights and Choices below.
Overview of Sources and Categories of Personal Information.
While the actual Covered Information that we collect may vary depending upon the circumstances (as further described below), generally, we collect the following categories of personal information (as defined by the CCPA) related to the Vehicle Technologies and Services:
- Identifiers: such as a name, username, address, VIN, IP address and online identifiers, email address, account name, SSN, driver’s license number and other government identifiers, and unique personal identifiers.
- Paper and electronic customer records: such as account registration and payment information.
- Commercial information: including records of products or services purchased or considered and or other subscription, purchase or usage data.
- Internet and other electronic network activity information: including related to your access to and use of the Vehicle Technologies and Services and your interactions with apps, online services and advertising or content provided through the Vehicle Technologies and Services.
- Location data: geolocation data for your Vehicle and mobile device.
- Audio, visual and other electronic data: including data related to your Vehicle and the Vehicle Technologies and Services, including error codes, diagnostic and performance data, and other sensor data generated by your Vehicle, images and event data generated in connection with certain features (such as autonomous driving features), and data from third party accounts services that you link you MyGenesis account (e.g., calendar integration).
- Biometric information: such as fingerprints or facial templates, if you enable and enroll in biometric authentication to access your Vehicle or certain Vehicle Technologies and Services.
- Profiles and inferences: including inferences and trends derived from Covered Information (e.g., for quality, safety, improvement, analytics and other purposes).
This Covered Information may also include certain sensitive personal information (as defined by the CCPA), including SSN, driver’s license number, precise geolocation data, and biometric information. We may share (as defined under the CCPA) identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet or other electronic network usage data, and profiles and inferences, with dealers and other third parties as described in this Notice. We retain Covered Information for as long as reasonably necessary for purposes for which it was collected and is used by us, as stated in this Notice.
As further described below, we may collect Covered Information directly from users of Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services (e.g., as part of registration), as well as from service providers, third parties and others, such as Genesis dealers, Vehicle owners, platform providers, and others with whom we work with to make available certain of the Vehicle Technologies and Services, to conduct analytics, or to reach users with more relevant information and advertising. We also collect and derive Covered Information that is generated by Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services and related to your use of and interactions with these services.
Covered Information Collected Directly. We may collect Covered Information directly from you, such as:
- Account, registration, and subscriptions: When you register for Connected Services or otherwise activate, subscribe to or register for certain Vehicle Technologies and Services, including Digital Key, we collect information that you provide us such as your name, email address, phone number, home or work address, and other contact information; VIN and associated Vehicle data; date of purchase; billing information and subscription details and history, including for relevant third-party subscriptions. We may also collect certain optional information you choose to provide to us, such as your user preferences, information about other approved drivers of your Vehicle, and demographic information. We may also maintain records related to any devices or third-party accounts or services that you choose to connect or link with related to the Vehicle Technologies or Services, in order to enable certain features.
- Customer service, support and other Data: when you email us, call us, complete surveys we send or sponsor, or otherwise contact us, we maintain records about our interactions and communications with you, including the nature of the request, your name and contact information, and information related to our resolution of your request, and any other information that you provide to us.
Information Collected and Derived from Vehicle Technologies and Services. We may collect or derive Covered Information from Vehicles and the Vehicle Technologies and Services, including:
- Usage and performance: information related to the use of your Vehicle and the Vehicle Technologies and Services, as well as Vehicle performance, diagnostic codes and service-related data. This includes information such as odometer, mileage, MPG and emissions data; tire pressure data; trouble or error codes, and other diagnostic data; service and maintenance history; engine performance; tire pressure data; weather, temperature and other driving conditions; fuel levels and refueling activity; battery levels and status; images from exterior cameras (if available); Vehicle settings, commands and presets, points of interest, and other information about your use of certain features, including which features you activate, access or use; and other performance, mechanical and operational data; as well as associated date/time stamps for such information.
- Geolocation data: location information, including your Vehicle’s GPS location, and, when you engage remote services using your mobile device, your mobile device location information.
- Driving data: including driving data about the operation of a Vehicle, such as speed, acceleration and braking data; direction of travel; trip data (mileage, date, length, conditions); ignition events; steering events; cruise control data; seatbelt status; information about Vehicle incidents or events; other information about how you drive a Vehicle; as well as associated date/time stamps for such information.
- Biometric data: If you enroll in certain services, we may collect and process biometrics (e.g., fingerprint or facial recognition) as part of certain features and services, such as digital key and other vehicle services that enable your access using your biometric access credentials, subject to applicable laws. When you enroll your fingerprint, face, or other biometric, you must consent to the collection, use, and storage of your data for the disclosed activities. We will only use or share your biometric data as needed for system use, maintenance, and storage. Your fingerprint will be stored by the system until you delete it. Stored data cannot be converted into a reconstruction of your biometric information
- Browsing and activity data: When you access the Vehicle Technologies and Services via mobile apps, websites, and or other online services that we make available to you, we and our third-party providers may use cookies, web beacons, log files, and other methods to collect information about your browser, device activities, such as IP addresses, device ID and other online identifiers, browser information, activity and usage data (including links clicked, pages viewed and other activity information) and location information.
See the Your Rights and Choices section below, for information about how to stop remote transmission and collection or exercise certain privacy choices regarding your Covered Information.
Information Collected from Third Party Services and Other Sources. We may obtain Covered Information about you from dealers and other non-affiliated entities and service providers, such as those that provide certain features, functionality or other services as part of the Vehicle Technologies and Services, including information related to the performance and use of such third-party services, such as:
- Affiliates and partners, including providers of certain Vehicle and Technology Services, such as satellite radio and roadside assistance providers, and platform providers and app stores through which we make our Apps and certain features (such as Digital Key) available.
- Genesis dealers (which are all independently owned and operated) who may provide us with data and records related to vehicle sales, service, repair, scheduling, warranty claims, and quality and customer support.
- If you log in through or integrate a third-party account (such as Google, Amazon, Apple) with our Services, we access and obtain certain information from that third-party platform (subject the applicable terms of the third-party platform). For information about sharing by a third-party platform and revoking access to your account or content, you should consult the respective privacy notices and terms and review your privacy settings for such third-party account.