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The company may collect your Social Security Number in limited circumstances associated with sweepstakes or compensation that needs tax reporting (risk_flags-1). If you enroll in OnStar, your driver behavior, precise geolocation, external vehicle camera images/video, and AI assistant interaction information may be collected (risk_flags-2). Geolocation information may be collected from a disconnected vehicle in limited situations (risk_flags-3).
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Social Security Numbers may be collected for compensation.
In limited cases, the company may collect Social Security Numbers if you win a sweepstakes or receive compensation that needs to be reported for government tax purposes.
Why it matters: Your Social Security Number may be collected by the company under specific conditions related to winning sweepstakes or receiving compensation that is subject to government tax reporting.
In limited circumstances, GM may collect a Social Security Number, for example if you win a sweepstakes or receive compensation that must be reported for government tax purposes.
When enrolled in OnStar, the company may collect Driver Behavior Information, Precise Geolocation Information, External Vehicle Camera Images and Video, and AI Assistant Interaction Information for specific outlined purposes.
Why it matters: Enrollment in OnStar means that your driver behavior, precise location, external vehicle camera data, and AI assistant interactions may be collected by GM and its affiliates.
When you enroll in OnStar, GM and GM affiliates may use Driver Behavior Information, Precise Geolocation Information, External Vehicle Camera Images and Video, and AI Assistant Interaction Information for the limited purposes outlined below.
Connected vehicle Personal Information uses, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Geolocation information may be collected from a disconnected vehicle.
The company states that in limited circumstances, Geolocation Information may still be collected from a disconnected vehicle.
Why it matters: Even if your vehicle is disconnected, your geolocation information may still be collected by the company in limited circumstances.
In limited circumstances GM may still collect Geolocation Information from a disconnected vehicle.
Practices related to the collection, processing, and sharing of user data. These findings highlight broad grants of data use or one-sided terms.
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Data collected about you and the world around you.
The company collects information about you and the world around you to power products and services, improve experience and safety, and advance future technologies.
Why it matters: Information about you and your surroundings is collected to operate and enhance products and services, vehicle safety, and develop future technologies, potentially impacting your privacy.
To achieve this bold vision, we collect information about you and the world around you. This data helps power the products and services we offer, improve your experience and safety in your vehicle, and advance future technologies like electric vehicles and autonomous driving.
U.S. Consumer Privacy Statement, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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Personal Information may be combined from various sources.
The company may combine information received from various sources, including third-party sources, with information you provide, and then use or disclose it as described in the Privacy Statement.
Why it matters: Information you provide may be combined with data from third-party sources, meaning a more comprehensive profile of you could be created and shared.
We may combine information that we receive from various sources, including third-party sources, with information you provide and use or disclose it for the purposes identified in this Privacy Statement.
Personal information we collect, paragraph 3 · Citation strength: strong
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De-identified data may be used and disclosed broadly.
De-identified data, which is not considered Personal Information, may be used and disclosed for purposes not specified in the Privacy Statement.
Why it matters: Once your data is de-identified, it is no longer covered by this Privacy Statement and can be used or disclosed for unspecified purposes.
De-identified data is not Personal Information and may be used and disclosed for purposes not described in this Privacy Statement.
What This Privacy Statement Doesn’t Cover, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
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Personal Information is collected from various sources.
The company may collect Personal Information directly from you or through your interaction, or receive it from dealers, licensors, service providers, business partners, advertising platforms, or third-party sources.
Why it matters: Your personal information may be collected directly from you, through your interaction with products or services, or from various third-party sources, increasing the scope of data collected about you.
GM may collect Personal Information directly from you or through your interaction with our products or services, or we may receive Personal Information about you from: dealers, licensors, service providers, business partners, advertising platforms or third-party sources.
Personal information we collect, paragraph 1 · Citation strength: strong
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Geolocation information for OnStar may be collected while the vehicle is in use.
When a vehicle is enrolled in OnStar, the company may collect the vehicle's location, including Precise Geolocation, while it is in use, during certain events, and to deliver OnStar services.
Why it matters: Your precise location will be tracked and collected by the company whenever your vehicle is in use, if enrolled in OnStar services, potentially impacting your privacy.
We may collect the location of the vehicle, including Precise Geolocation, while the vehicle is in use, upon the occurrence of certain events, and to deliver OnStar services as set forth in the OnStar Services Consent available [here](https://www.onstar.com/legal/user-terms/onstar-services-consent).
Use of tracking technologies for advertising purposes.
Software tools like cookies and pixel tags may be used to understand how you interact with websites, applications, emails, and advertisements, and this information may be combined with other data for purposes including third-party advertising.
Why it matters: Your online activities are tracked across devices and combined with other data to personalize ads you see on third-party websites, potentially leading to pervasive targeted advertising.
We use and disclose information collected through these tracking technologies, sometimes combined with other information we collect, for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement, including to ensure our websites and apps function properly, to coordinate your profile across different websites, to understand who interacts with our websites, applications, emails, and advertisements, and to reach you through third-party advertising networks. Some third-party advertising networks and other businesses who operate these tracking technologies may also use this information to personalize ads you see on third-party websites.
External Vehicle Camera and Sensor Information, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
Cancellation & Renewal
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