Data Privacy -> Service Data for Your Ford Kuga SUV 2020

Data Privacy  
Events or errors in essential systems,  
for example headlamps and brakes.  
WARNING: Do not connect  
wireless plug-in devices to the data link  
connector. Unauthorized third parties  
could gain access to vehicle data and  
impair the performance of safety related  
systems. Only allow repair facilities that  
follow our service and repair instructions  
to connect their equipment to the data  
link connector.  
System responses to driving situations,  
for example airbag deployment and  
stability control.  
Environmental conditions, for example  
temperature.  
Some of this data, when used in  
combination with other information, for  
example an accident report, damage to a  
vehicle or eyewitness statements, could  
be associated with a specific person.  
We respect your privacy and are  
committed to protecting it. The  
information contained in this manual was  
correct at the time of publication, but as  
technology rapidly changes, we  
Services That We Provide  
If you use our services, we collect and use  
data, for example account information,  
vehicle location and driving characteristics,  
that could identify you. We transmit this  
data through a dedicated, protected  
connection. We only collect and use data  
to enable your use of our services to which  
you have subscribed, with your consent or  
where permitted by law. For additional  
information, see the terms and conditions  
of the services to which you have  
recommend that you visit the local Ford  
website for the latest information.  
Your vehicle has electronic control units  
that have data recording functionality and  
the ability to permanently or temporarily  
store data. This data could include  
information on the condition and status of  
your vehicle, vehicle maintenance  
requirements, events and malfunctions.  
The types of data that can be recorded are  
described in this section. Some of the data  
recorded is stored in event logs or error  
logs.  
subscribed.  
For additional information about our  
privacy policy, refer to the local Ford  
website.  
Note: Error logs are reset following a service  
or repair.  
Services That Third Parties  
Note: We may provide information in  
response to requests from law enforcement,  
other government authorities and third  
parties acting with lawful authority or  
through a legal process. Such information  
could be used by them in legal proceedings.  
Provide  
We recommend that you review the terms  
and conditions and data privacy  
information for any services equipped with  
your vehicle or to which you subscribe. We  
take no responsibility for services that third  
parties provide.  
Data recorded includes, for example:  
Operating states of system  
components, for example fuel level,  
tire pressure and battery charge level.  
Vehicle and component status, for  
example wheel speed, deceleration,  
lateral acceleration and seatbelt  
status.  
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Kuga (CTD) Vehicles Built From: 22-06-2021, CG3851en enGBR, Edition date: 202104, First-Printing  
Data Privacy  
The event data recorder in this vehicle is  
designed to record such data as:  
SERVICE DATA  
Our dealers collect service data through  
the data link connector in your vehicle.  
They use service data, for example error  
logs, to help them if you take your vehicle  
for repair. They share this data with our  
technical team, if required, to help with  
diagnosis. In addition to using the  
How various systems in your vehicle  
were operating.  
Whether or not the driver and  
passenger seatbelts were  
buckled/fastened.  
How far (if at all) the driver was  
depressing the accelerator and/or the  
brake pedal.  
information for diagnosis and repair, we  
use and share service data with our service  
providers, for example parts suppliers,  
where required and where permitted by  
law, for continuous improvement or with  
other information that we have about you,  
for example your contact information, to  
offer you products and services that may  
be of interest to you according to your  
preferences and where allowed by law.  
Our service providers are equally required  
by law to protect your data and retain it in  
accordance with data retention policies.  
How fast the vehicle was traveling.  
Where the driver was positioning the  
steering wheel.  
This data can help provide a better  
understanding of the circumstances in  
which crashes and injuries occur.  
Note: Event data recorder data is recorded  
by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash  
situation occurs; no data is recorded by the  
event data recorder under normal driving  
conditions and no personal data or  
information (for example name, gender,  
age, and crash location) is recorded.  
However, parties, such as law enforcement,  
could combine the event data recorder data  
with the type of personally identifying data  
routinely acquired during a crash  
Note: Third party repair facilities can also  
collect service data through the data link  
connector.  
EVENT DATA  
This vehicle is equipped with an event data  
recorder. The main purpose of an event  
data recorder is to record, in certain crash  
or near crash-like situations, such as an  
airbag deployment or hitting a road  
investigation.  
To read data recorded by an event data  
recorder, special equipment is required,  
and access to the vehicle or the event data  
recorder is needed. In addition to the  
vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such  
as law enforcement, that have such special  
equipment, can read the information if they  
have access to the vehicle or the event  
data recorder.  
obstacle; this data will assist in  
understanding how a vehicles systems  
performed. The event data recorder is  
designed to record data related to vehicle  
dynamics and safety systems for a short  
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.  
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Kuga (CTD) Vehicles Built From: 22-06-2021, CG3851en enGBR, Edition date: 202104, First-Printing