Nissan

We ding this product as it has sold/shared personal information to third parties incl. data brokers for marketing purposes.

NissanUSA Privacy Notice

"Nissan may disclose information about you, your vehicle, and its use for commercial purposes with our marketing partners, data brokers, service providers, business affiliates and vendors contracted to do business on our behalf, for example, when you sign up for certain services and offers on our websites, we may disclose your name and other contact information necessary for our vendors to provide these services to you and we may also disclose information to vendors who send emails on our behalf, operate our websites, serve ads on our behalf, or run promotions for us"

Nissan has sold the following information in the last 12 months: Geolocation data; Identifiers such as: a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers; Commercial information, including: records of personal property, products or services, purchased, obtained, or considered, or records of other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies; Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement; "Inferences drawn from any Personal Data collected to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes."

Types of Personal Information Collected include:
"Sensitive personal information, including driver’s license number, national or state identification number, citizenship status, immigration status, race, national origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, sexual activity, precise geolocation, health diagnosis data, and genetic information."
For the purpose:
"To provide connected vehicle services that might utilize or rely on geolocation data, facilitate more targeted marketing, as well as for internal reporting and analytics purposes..."
Third parties disclosed to:
"Service Providers or affiliates (including relevant Service Providers) where permitted or with consent, including Nissan’s operational or direct marketing purposes."

"Inferences drawn from any Personal Data collected to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes."
For the purpose:
"in order to facilitate more targeted marketing, as well as for internal reporting and analytics purposes."
Third parties disclosed to:
"Service providers, marketing and promotional partners, and third parties for operational purposes (e.g., dealers)"

Information collected directly from vehicles can be used for marketing purposes.
"By activating, registering, subscribing, or using any of the services offered by NissanConnect, or by operating or occupying a vehicle that is utilizing such services you agree to Nissan collecting and using the information collected for various purposes as described in this Privacy Notice and in the NissanConnect Services Subscriber Terms and Conditions. Nissan may ask for additional consent in some situations."

"Where you have provided us with your consent to receive direct marketing communications (as described above) by email, we may share your email address with our social media and advertising placement partners (such as Facebook and Google) to send you online targeted advertisements and offers on their platforms. This processing is based on our legitimate interest."

"Nissan uses Personal Data in various ways, such as to:
--use your contact information, location information, account and order history, vehicle performance data, and clickstream data to deliver marketing messages and offer you new or additional products or services (these marketing messages might be for third party offers or products we think you might find interesting) ...
--help us customize and serve targeted advertising based on the needs and interests of our customers ...
--undertake other purposes if we anonymize information so that it no longer reasonably identifies you or your vehicle"

"However, even well thought out security measures cannot guarantee that data will never be inappropriately accessed. For example, certain communications and information collected from your vehicle are provided through wireless and satellite networks, and Nissan cannot promise or fully guarantee that such communications will not be intercepted by unauthorized individuals despite our best efforts. You agree that Nissan will not be liable for any damages for any loss of privacy by you occurring in connection with communication over wireless or satellite networks. "

NissanConnect USA Terms of Service

"You promise to educate and inform all users and occupants of your Vehicle about the Services and System features and limitations, the terms of the Agreement, including terms concerning data collection and use and privacy, and the Nissan Privacy Policy. Neither we nor any Service Provider has any obligation to inquire about the authority of anyone using your Vehicle."

"We may share non-public information about you, your vehicle, and its use to third parties, including data brokers, insurance carriers, marketing partners, and other service providers, for commercial purposes."

"You agree we may release your information, including location data, when we are required to do so to comply with the law, in legal proceedings, to respond to subpoenas or court orders, in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, and to enforce the terms of this Agreement and any agreement related to the lease or financing of your Vehicle."

"YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE SERVICES UTILIZE A CELLULAR PHONE NETWORK TO PROVIDE SERVICE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 7 AND 9 ABOVE. NEITHER WE NOR THE WIRELESS CARRIER CAN GUARANTY THE PRIVACY OR SECURITY OF WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS. NEITHER WE NOR THE WIRELESS CARRIER WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LACK OF SECURITY RELATING THE USE OF THE DEVICE OR THE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THE LACK OF PRIVACY OR SECURITY OF WIRELESS
TRANSMISSIONS."

Nissan GDPR Notice
"Here is how we use your personal data:
Sending you online targeted advertisements about our vehicles, products, and services, through our social media and advertising placement partners.
We will use profiling, including segmentation tools to improve our customer and market knowledge."

"The personal data that we collect includes:
- contact details (such as first name, surname, postal address, email address and phone number);
- vehicle identification data (such as vehicle model, registration, registration number, vehicle identification number -VIN-, service reminders and warranty information);
- data relating to our interactions (such as call recordings between you and Nissan and you and the Dealer);
- data from your connected services (such as geolocation data);
- data relating to the use of the vehicle (such as mileage, journey, use of multimedia);
- where you have a connected vehicle, data allowing control of the vehicle and, where applicable, its battery (such as locking/unlocking, pre-conditioning, battery charge programming), relating to driving mode (such as use of controls, acceleration, breaking) or to the provision of connected services or on-board applications;
- GPS location (where you have permitted access to this);
• Special category of personal data in very limited circumstances only (such as medical personal data which you may have provided to us during a complaint or an enquiry) – please note that such special category of personal data shall only be processed where strictly necessary, and we will take appropriate measures to ensure the adequate protection of such special category of personal data."

NissanConnnct EU Privacy Policy
"It is your responsibility to inform all Vehicle drivers and passengers who wish to use the NissanConnect Services regarding the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the aspects related to data privacy. "

" If you sell your Vehicle or end its lease or if your Vehicle is scrapped or destroyed while you own or hold it prior to the expiration of the Initial Service Period, we ask you to notify us by contacting Nissan Customer Service or by removing directly the Vehicle from your account on the Website.

If you sell or transfer your Vehicle and fail to notify us, we will have no way of knowing that the Vehicle is sold and may continue to collect data in the belief that it is data concerning you. In addition, you will remain responsible for any liability incurred under this Agreement based on the use or misuse of the NissanConnect Services. We are not responsible for any privacy-related damages you may suffer if you fail to notify us of your end of lease or sale of your Vehicle. Whether or not you notify us of your end of lease or sale of your Vehicle, you agree that you shall not, nor attempt to, access or use the NissanConnect Services or any of the data relating to your Vehicle following the sale, transfer or end of lease of your Vehicle."

We cannot confirm that all users regardless of location can get their data deleted.

"Certain state residents have a right to request the deletion of their Personal Data collected or maintained by Nissan. If you would like information about you to be deleted, you may contact us through our website or customer service. Details on how to make a request in each state are listed in each state’s section below.
- California
- Virginia

When you make a request for deletion, you can expect the following:

a. After you request deletion, you will need to confirm that you want your information deleted.
b. We will verify your identity. You will need to provide us with certain information such as your name, email address, physical address, VIN, or other information, in order for us to confirm that you are who you say you are.
c. We will confirm our receipt of your request within 10 days. If you have not received a response within a few days after that, please let us know by contacting us at the website or phone number listed below.
d. We will respond to your request within 45 days. If necessary, we may need an additional period of time, up to another 45 days, but we will reply either way within the first 45-day period and, if we need an extension, we will explain why.
e. In certain cases, a request for deletion may be denied, for example, if we cannot verify your identity, the law requires that we maintain the information (e.g., in case of warranty or recall information) or if we need the information for internal purposes such as to continue to provide you services. If we deny your request, we will explain why we denied it, and delete any other information that is not protected from deletion."

On the MyNissan app page in the Google Play store, Nissan states that, "Data can’t be deleted. The developer doesn't provide a way for you to request that your data be deleted."