FordPass Terms and Privacy Policy | Ford Philippines

FordPass Terms and Privacy Policy

Ford Group Philippines, Inc.

Version date: June 2024

A few important points:

• In this document, the FordPass Terms are set out in Section 1 and the FordPass Privacy Policy is set out in Section 2.
• Only use the FordPass App when it is safe to do so.
• Use of FordPass requires a compatible mobile device, internet access and software, and may require obtaining FordPass App updates from time to time. You may need to install the newest version of the FordPass App before you can use FordPass again. Because of this, and because of things like network failures, flat batteries, or lost devices, make sure you can always access your vehicle, via your key, even when you can’t access FordPass.
• You are responsible for internet access, mobile network data and voice call services required for your use of the FordPass App on your mobile device, including fees.
• FordPass transmits data from your mobile device and, if you choose to connect FordPass with your vehicle, from your vehicle. You can manage the types of data, including location data, that are transmitted from your device (and, if applicable, your vehicle). However, if you choose to disable data transmission, this may result in you being unable to use certain features of FordPass.
• If you use your FordPass App linked to a Connected Vehicle (described below), please carefully read the Ford Connected Vehicle Terms and Privacy Policy available here https://www.ford.com.ph/privacy-policy/, which are expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms.
• If you share your mobile device or Connected Vehicle with any other persons, it means that we may also have access to or obtain their personal data. You are responsible for ensuring that those persons have read and understood Ford Connected Vehicle Terms and Privacy Policy and provided their consent (if consent is required) when they are using your mobile device or your Connected Vehicle.
• Vehicle images shown on FordPass screen might be different from the model you purchased.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. FORDPASS TERMS
   • 1.1. Introduction:
     • 1.1.1. FordPass Agreement
     • 1.1.2. System Requirements, Changes and Cancellations
   • 1.2. Services:
     • 1.2.1. Connected Services
     • 1.2.2. Dealer Services
     • 1.2.3. Vehicle Details
     • 1.2.4. Ford Guides
   • 1.3. Term
   • 1.4. Vehicle Safety
   • 1.5. Integration with other Ford services / third party services
   • 1.6. Limited Licences
   • 1.7. Trademark Notice
   • 1.8. Liability
   • 1.9. Apple iOS App Store
   • 1.10. Severance
   • 1.11. Governing Law
   • 1.12. Contact Us


2. FORDPASS PRIVACY POLICY
   • 2.1. Our privacy commitment to you
   • 2.2. Personal data we collect
   • 2.3. How we use and/or disclose personal data we collect
   • 2.4. What happens if you don’t provide us your personal data?
   • 2.5. Security Measures
   • 2.6. To whom we disclose your personal data
   • 2.7. Does your personal data leave the Philippines?
   • 2.8. How we store and protect your personal data
   • 2.9. Retention
   • 2.10. Is the personal data we hold accurate?
   • 2.11. Links, cookies and use of FordPass
   • 2.12. Your data subject rights
   • 2.13. Queries, updates, comments or complaints

• 1. FORDPASS TERMS

1.1. Introduction


Welcome to FordPass.

Before we get started, we want you to know how the FordPass App works, including how it works with Connected Vehicles (described below) and we need you to tick the box(es) to accept these FordPass Terms and Privacy Policy (Terms) once you’ve reviewed them.

FordPass is an app that you can download onto your mobile device. It can be used in conjunction with a Connected Vehicle or not.

FordPass Connect is a cellular modem containing a SIM card which enables a Ford vehicle to connect to the internet, much like a mobile device with a SIM card. The cellular modem is embedded in the vehicle and just like other parts of a vehicle, is fitted at the factory.

If you have a FordPass Connect modem in your vehicle, you have a Connected Vehicle. To make use of it, you need to download the FordPass App, create an account and, similar to the concept of Bluetooth pairing, link the two together to create an ‘activated’ vehicle. Once activated, in addition to the standard services offered in FordPass, a range of Connected Services are available to you.

Lastly, the FordPass App can be used as a standalone app, where you may see some information about a given vehicle.

These Terms cover the FordPass App. Where you link your FordPass App to a Connected Vehicle, please read carefully the Ford Connected Vehicle Terms and Privacy Policy available here https://www.ford.com.ph/privacy-policy/.

1.1.1. FordPass Agreement

These Terms govern access to and use of the FordPass App between the individual user of FordPass (you) and Ford Group Philippines Inc., 14F Unit 2 One Griffinstone Building, Commerce Avenue corner Spectrum Midway Extension, Alabang, Muntinlupa City (Ford, we, us).

These Terms do not alter in any way the terms of any other agreement you may have with us, another Ford company or any other third party. These Terms contain important information about FordPass. FordPass relies on personal data from you, your mobile device, and if you choose, your vehicle, so we can deliver services to you. Please also see our FordPass Privacy Policy in Section 2 below for more information. These Terms are available in FordPass in your account settings. Access to and use of FordPass under these Terms is limited to the Philippines.

Ford enables access to vehicle related information and services through FordPass (Services). The Services that may be available to you are described below. To use FordPass Services you are required to register and accept these Terms. Registering for FordPass requires you to select your country, to provide your first and last name as well as your e-mail / mobile phone number address and to create a password. You have the option to add your address. You can also choose to receive marketing communications from us.

These Terms will take effect and will form a binding agreement between you and us, as soon as you receive a confirmation by email or when you use FordPass for the first time. We will amend these Terms from time to time if we believe in our reasonable opinion that it is necessary to do so (for example, for security, legal or regulatory reasons, if we change the scope of our available Services in a way that requires a change to these Terms or if we introduce new Services and a change to the Terms is required). If we amend the Terms to increase the scope of our available Services or introduce new Services, we will alert you through FordPass to these Terms, and allow you an opportunity to accept the modified Terms. Where any new terms reduce Services or restrict or limit your existing rights under this agreement, we will provide you with reasonable advanced notice before the amended terms take effect and we will notify you of the amended terms by SMS to your current registered SMS. If you do not wish to accept the amended Terms, you may uninstall the FordPass App and stop using it.

1.1.2. System Requirements, Updates and Cancellation

Use of FordPass requires a compatible mobile device, internet access, and software, and may require obtaining FordPass App updates from time to time (which may add, remove or modify services). Once updated, you acknowledge that FordPass App is unable to be reverted to previous versions. You are responsible for internet access, mobile network data and voice call services required for your use of the FordPass App on your mobile device, including fees. You agree that we are under no obligation to provide any updates to FordPass and can, at our discretion, offer optional paid services or updates in the future.

The FordPass App can only work when connected to the telecommunications network. It may be unavailable or particular services interrupted from time to time for a variety of reasons, for example due to poor signal strength or FordPass App infrastructure changes.

Certain FordPass features may require your vehicle to have a compatible SYNC in-vehicle system or FordPass Connect modem (Software). If your vehicle is equipped with Software, you agree that Ford, our affiliates, service providers and/or designated agents of Ford may remotely check and deliver Software updates, upgrades, supplements, or changes to the Software without any further notice or additional consent from you. FordPass features may vary for each vehicle specifications.

You are responsible for keeping your FordPass account information and password a secret. You are responsible for any activity that occurs in your account, including unauthorised activity. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorised use of your account or password.

If you no longer choose to use FordPass, you can uninstall the FordPass App from your mobile device. If you uninstall the FordPass App, this will not delete your account information. If you wish to delete your account please contact our Guides (emailus@ford.com) and provide them with the email address you used to set up your account.

If your vehicle has a FordPass Connect modem your vehicle will continue transmitting data to Ford even if you uninstall the FordPass App. You can turn off ‘Vehicle Connectivity’ via the vehicle settings menu and therefore, the sending of data from your vehicle’s modem will cease. In the settings menu:

• Select Connected Vehicle Features.
• Select Vehicle Connectivity and slide to the ‘off’ position.

• 1.2. Services
  
  

  We may expand the scope of the available Services and/or add new Services to FordPass in the future. Below you can find a description of the services which are currently available in FordPass across the following three categories of use and the terms you should be familiar with when using those services:

  • Connected to a vehicle fitted with an embedded modem (Connected Services);
  • Not connected directly to a vehicle.

1.2.1. Connected Services

In addition to FordPass Services, if you link your FordPass App to a Connected Vehicle, Connected Services you can access may include:

• Remote Start Stop;
• Extend Remote Start;
• Schedule Remote Start;
• Remote Door Lock and Unlock; 
• Remote Control Light & Horn;
• Vehicle Locator; and
• Vehicle Status and Health Alerts (Deep Sleep and Perimeter Alarm only)

The FordPass Connect modem fitted to your vehicle, will only work with the 3G/4G telecommunications networks. When these networks are no longer available, the FordPass Connect modem will stop functioning and the Connected Services and all data transmission via the FordPass Connect modem will cease. The telecommunications services for the Connected Vehicle are provided by our third-party service providers. Due to security and compliance issues, you may be requested to comply with their requests from time to time, including the obligation relating to SIM card registration and verification.

You can choose to share access to your Connected Vehicle to other users by authorizing them to connect to your vehicle in their own FordPass App account. If you are driving a vehicle with more than one FordPass App account connected to it, depending on the connectivity settings selected in the vehicle, the user(s) of each account will have access to the information and services outlined above.

A detailed description of the Connected Services and related personal data collection, use and/or disclosure is provided in the Ford Connected Vehicle Terms and Privacy Policy available here https://www.ford.com.ph/privacy-policy/, the terms of which are expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms.

1.2.2. Dealer Services

Ford Pass allows you to connect with Ford dealers, including information about their locations and the services they offer. Where you connect with your dealer via FordPass for servicing needs, all appointments and vehicle services are the responsibility of you and your Ford dealer. Ford dealers are separate legal entities independent from us, and we are not responsible or liable for dealers’ activities, including any services you receive from your dealer or the content of dealer websites.

1.2.3. Vehicle Details

The Vehicle Details feature may allow you to access certain information related to your vehicle via FordPass. In order to register your car with the Vehicle Details feature, you will need to enter your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). You must be an authorised owner, driver or servicer of the vehicle in order to link your FordPass account to the VIN. You may remove your VIN from FordPass at any time; however, any removal of the VIN may affect your ability to access certain FordPass Services.

The Vehicle Details feature may allow you to view certain notifications on FordPass regarding Vehicle Status and Health Alerts when your FordPass account is connected to a vehicle or through the FordPass Connect modem in your vehicle. These alerts may include fuel level, odometer and diagnostic information. Please note that the information provided in Vehicle Details is for convenience purposes only. These notifications should not be used or relied upon in place of normal vehicle maintenance. If at any time you believe there may be an issue or problem with your vehicle, consult with a professional for diagnosis and required maintenance.

1.2.4. Ford Guides

The Ford Guides feature allows you to connect with a Guide via phone or email (emailus@ford.com) if you need any support on using the various FordPass Services. A Ford Guide may ask you to verify your FordPass account by requesting your phone number or email address. If you provide your personal contact information, you agree that Ford Guide may use such personal contact information to contact you in order to assist you with your query.

• 1.3. Term
  
  

  This agreement will continue until it is terminated by you or us. You may terminate this agreement at any time for any reason by uninstalling the FordPass App.

  We may terminate this agreement, or suspend temporarily part or all of your access to the FordPass App features at any time (acting reasonably) by written notice (including by SMS to your current registered SMS) for reasons including (but not limited to) the following:

  • you commit a serious or persistent breach of a term which you fail to remedy (if remediable) within 5 days after the service of written notice requiring you to do so;
  • circumstances arise where (in our reasonable opinion) such action will mitigate an identified risk or prevent FordPass from being used for unlawful purposes or otherwise abused, manipulated or otherwise undermined by you or through your FordPass account; or
  • where we decide to no longer offer some or all of the Services through FordPass.


• Without limiting the above, we may suspend your access to FordPass or your FordPass account on an emergency basis without notice to you if we reasonably believe that there is a risk of fraud or security breach, and if we reasonably believe that suspension of your access is reasonably necessary to investigate and address this risk.

1.4. Vehicle Safety


WARNING: Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, crash and injury. Do not access or use FordPass on a mobile communications device (e.g., hand-held device) while driving. Please note that the use of a mobile communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication or to make or receive calls, and other similar acts while driving is prohibited under the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (Republic Act No. 10913).

FordPass may send messages or push notifications to your hand-held device. Do not read messages on hand-held devices while driving. Make sure you comply with all applicable laws and regulations that relate to the use of electronic devices while driving.

1.5. Integration with other Ford services / third party services


FordPass may integrate with, or contain links to other apps, websites or services (each, an Additional Service). Additional Services may be subject to additional terms that may be presented in connection with their use, and by using an Additional Service, you agree to the applicable terms and conditions. Some Additional Services may be operated by Ford or its related entities; others are not owned or controlled by us, including but not limited to links to websites for our dealers (Third Party Service). We have no control over and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any Third Party Service. In addition, we will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any Third Party Service. When using a Third Party Service, you may leave the FordPass platform. We will indicate when you are leaving the FordPass platform. We encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each Third Party Service that you use.

FordPass may use data from third party sources, such as maps and directions, to provide you with services. This data and other information may not always be accurate. We are not responsible for any data provided by third parties or your reliance upon the same.

Terms applicable to location based services to which you will be bound by using FordPass include:

http://here.com/services/terms; http://here.com/privacy/privacy-policy/;
http://legal.here.com/terms/supplier-requirements/hlp-developers/.

FordPass may contain, or rely in part on, certain free, shared, or public library software (“Open Source Software”). Please refer to the posted Open Source Software acknowledgements located at http://corporate.ford.com/ford-open-source.html for more information on any obligations or restrictions that may apply to the use of Open Source Software.

• 1.6. Limited Licenses
  
  

  FordPass (including all software, content and data) is owned by us or used under licence. FordPass is protected by worldwide copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other proprietary rights, whether or not a copyright notice or other proprietary mark is present. You agree to comply with all laws (including intellectual property laws) in your use of FordPass, including all laws that prevent unauthorised copying. Except as expressly provided herein, we do not grant you any express or implied proprietary rights or licence to FordPass.
  
  Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, view, use, display and listen to FordPass for your personal, non-commercial use only.
  
  Any right or authorization granted to you by us is also subject to the following restrictions, which apply to the fullest extent permitted by law:
  

  • you must not, nor allow third parties to, create derivative works, use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools on FordPass, create a database, systematically download, store any or all of the materials from FordPass or websites, link or frame any portion of FordPass, extract, derive or attempt to extract or derive any source code or structure of all or any portion of FordPass by reverse engineering, disassembly, decompilation or any other means;
  • you must not use FordPass in any manner that is unlawful, abusive, defamatory, deceptive, or invasive of another’s privacy, nor may you abuse anyone on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
  • you must not use FordPass with other content or in a manner that impersonates any person, business or entity, including us;
  • you must not interfere, try to interfere, disrupt, or try to disrupt our servers or networks, or disobey any of our network access or security requirements; and
  • you must not import any computer data into FordPass or App Store/Play Store where you have downloaded FordPAss, which is dishonest, fraudulent, distort, fake or false which may cause damage to the people, to the maintenance of national security and safety, public safety, national economic security or an infrastructure which is national public interest, or in a manner which stirs up public agitation, or computer data which is in violation of applicable laws or publicly accessible obscene content.

1.7. Trademark Notice


The Ford name, and all trademarks and logos displayed on FordPass are owned or used under license by us. The unauthorized use of any trademark displayed on FordPass is prohibited.

1.9. Apple iOS App Store

If you obtained the FordPass application from the Apple iOS App Store, you and Ford acknowledge and agree that (to the full extent permitted by applicable law):

• a) this agreement is concluded between you and Ford only, and not with Apple;
• b) Ford, not Apple, is solely responsible for the FordPass application and the content thereof;
• c) without limiting Section 1.6, your license to use FordPass is limited to use on any Apple-branded products that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service, except that FordPass may be accessed and used by other accounts associated with the purchaser via Family Sharing or volume purchasing;
• d) Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to FordPass, either under this agreement or applicable law;
• e) in the event of any failure of FordPass to conform to any applicable warranty:
  1. you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund you the purchase price for FordPass; and
  2. to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple will have no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to FordPass, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty will be Ford's sole responsibility (subject to limitations of liability in Section 1.8).
• f) Ford, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims of you or any third party relating to FordPass or your possession and/or use of FordPass, including but not limited to:
  1. product liability claims;
  2. any claim that the FordPass software fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; or
  3. claims arising under consumer protection, privacy or similar legislation. Nothing in this agreement has the effect of limiting our liability to you beyond what is permitted by applicable law;
• g) in the event of any third party claim that FordPass or your possession and/or use of FordPass infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, Ford, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such claim (subject to limitations of liability in Section 1.8);
• h) you represent and warrant that:
  1. you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government or Philippines Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government or Philippines Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and
  2. you are not listed on any U.S. Government or Philippines Government list of prohibited or restricted parties;
• i) you will comply with any applicable third party terms of agreement when using FordPass;
• j) Apple, and Apple's subsidiaries, are third party beneficiaries of this agreement; and
• k) upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this document against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.

1.10. Severance


If a provision in this agreement is wholly or partly void, illegal or unenforceable in any relevant jurisdiction, that provision or part must, to that extent, be treated as deleted from this agreement for the purposes of that jurisdiction. This does not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the provision or any other provision of this agreement.

1.11. Governing law


These Terms shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Philippines.

1.12. Contact Us


If you have any questions, comments, complaints or claims regarding FordPass you may contact us via the following:

Email Ford Guides/ Ford Customer Relationship Centre: emailus@ford.com

Phone Ford Guides/ Ford Customer Relationship Centre: +63-2-8866-9408 or 1-800-10-736-3673 (Toll Free)

Mail Ford Group Philippines
         14F Unit 2 One Griffinstone Building, Commerce Avenue corner Spectrum Midway Extension, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

• 2. FORDPASS PRIVACY POLICY

2.1 Our Privacy Commitment to You


We commit to managing your personal data fairly and in accordance with our privacy policies and the provisions as contained in the Data Privacy Act (Republic Act No. 10173) (Privacy Act). You can find out about our privacy practices more generally at https://www.ford.com.ph/privacy-policy/..

In this FordPass Privacy Policy, “personal data” has the meaning set out in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Privacy Act. Essentially, personal data is information about an individual which is reasonably identifiable whether directly or indirectly. This FordPass Privacy Policy will help you understand what personal data we collect, use and/or disclose from the FordPass App, why we collect it, and what we do with it.

Further, where you connect your FordPass App to a Connected Vehicle, and where connected vehicle data is associated with your VIN and linked to you, Ford will manage this as personal data. If you have a Connected Vehicle, please carefully read the Ford Connected Vehicle Terms and Privacy Policy available here https://www.ford.com.ph/ford-pass/.

We may change our FordPass Terms and Privacy Policy from time to time at our discretion. We will notify you (or obtain your consent if consent is required) of any substantial changes or any legally required changes which are substantial to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is also available in FordPass in your account settings information.

• 2.2 Personal data we collect
  
  

  We collect the following types of personal data through your use of FordPass or third-party services that integrate with FordPass, which we also may combine with other information we hold about you:
  

  • You provide information about yourself when you download the FordPass App, create an account or use any of the Services offered through the App. The information you provide includes your name and email address and may include your street address, telephone number, and Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
  • Each time you use the FordPass App, it may automatically access from or store to your device technical information including mobile device information, such as software or operating system version, unique device identifiers, IP address, mobile network information and mobile phone number, preference settings and details of your use of the App and the Services that you access. The App may also access motion related information from your mobile device’s accelerometer, gyroscope and compass which is used by the App to determine whether you are driving.
  • Depending on the Services you use, we may collect and use precise location information from your mobile device. Where you connect your FordPass App to either a Connected Vehicle, location information may also be collected from that vehicle. Location information collected from your mobile device and/or vehicle includes Global Positioning System (GPS) data and location derived from IP address. This information can be used to determine your device or vehicle’s current location, travel direction, and speed. If you have enabled location services on your mobile device, this data may be collected when the App is running in the foreground or background. We may also derive your approximate location from other device data such as Wi-Fi access points, mobile towers, and your IP address, whether location services are on or turned off, through the permission system used by your mobile operating system.
  • Where you connect your FordPass App to either a Connected Vehicle, we may collect vehicle information, such as VIN, Electronic Serial Number of your FordPass Connect modem (ESN), SIM serial number (ICCID), maintenance data showing status of vehicle systems (e.g. fuel and fluid levels and engine temperature), diagnostic data (e.g. Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) when detected), and other data on how the vehicle is operated and used.
  • We collect information about how you use FordPass or third-party services that integrate with FordPass, such as when and for how long you use features and when you contact us, a record of your communication.
  • We use tracking technologies that collect information about how FordPass is used and how it is performing including if it crashes, and which may be able to be connected across devices and over time. These may include cookies (small files that are stored on your device), pixels or web beacons (small pieces of code placed on web pages and content that communicate when the page or content has been viewed), log data (logs created that include IP address, date and time of activity, and the website or location that referred you to FordPass), or third-party analytics tools. Some of these technologies can be limited or deactivated through your browser or device settings, but some cannot. FordPass does not respond to “Do-Not-Track” requests. This does not otherwise limit your ability to use existing functionality of your browser, mobile device or social media accounts to opt-out of Interest-Based Advertising (see Section 2.11 below for further details).
• In addition to the types of personal data identified above, Ford may collect other types of personal data as otherwise permitted or required by law.

2.4 What happens if you don’t provide us your personal data?


Generally, you have no obligation to provide any personal data requested by us. However, if you choose to withhold requested personal data, we may not be able to provide you with the products and services that depend on the collection of that personal data.

To create a FordPass account, you will need to provide your email address, mobile phone number, first name and last name. If you do not provide this personal data, you will not be able to create a FordPass account and will not be able to access or use FordPass.

Certain features of FordPass require us to know your location or collect additional types of data (including personal data), as described in this Privacy Policy. If we do not collect this additional data, we are unable to provide these Services to you. If you choose to use these Services, you agree that we may collect and use this personal data as described in this Privacy Policy and the notices provided to you within the FordPass App, and where required by the Privacy Act, we will seek your consent.

2.5 Security Measures


We have reasonable security measures regarding personal data, including organizational, technical, and physical safeguards in relation to access control, to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data against any unauthorized or unlawful loss, access, alteration, correction or disclosure of personal data, in compliance with applicable laws.

Ford has implemented access control measures and the use of data storage and processing devices which are secured and suitable for the collection, use, and/or disclosure of personal data. We restrict access to personal data as well as storage and processing devices by imposing access rights or permission, allowing only authorized individuals to access personal data, and implement user responsibilities to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, perception, unlawful duplication of personal data or theft of storage or processing devices. We also have appropriate measures to enable the re-examination of access, alteration, deletion, or transfer of personal data.

• 2.6 To whom do we disclose your personal data
  
  

  We may disclose your personal data obtained through the App and from the vehicle(s) you connect to it in connection with the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
  
  This may include disclosing your personal data to:

  • all FordPass App account holders who are linked to the same Connected Vehicle as you. Your FordPass App account name and the fact that you have requested this connection will be shared, via the FordPass App, with user(s) who linked to the Connected Vehicle before you for the purpose of allowing an existing user to accept or refuse your request;
  • our related companies;
  • companies or other organizations that we have engaged to provide services for, or in connection with, us (including mailing vendors, marketing agencies, roadside assistance providers, analytics providers, event hosting services, website and data hosting providers and other information technology providers, for trend analysis, for market research, for promotions and for the provision of statistical sales information to industry bodies);
  • companies or other organizations where you have asked us to or agreed that we may share your personal data with them;
  • Ford dealers and our partners where this is necessary to provide you with a product or service, including, for example, our telecommunications network providers;
  • our FordPass partners and other third-party services that integrate with FordPass.
  • companies who may use your personal data in order to tailor electronic advertising to you (e.g. on a webpage) in relation to our products and services;
  • our professional advisers;
  • any law enforcement agency, court, regulator, government authority or other third party where we believe sharing the connected vehicle data is necessary for us to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, or otherwise to protect our rights, the rights of any third party or any individuals' personal safety, or to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or safety issues; and
  • any third party that purchases, or to which we transfer, all or substantially all of our assets and/or business.
• When we share your personal data with third parties, we will do so only in the circumstances outlined above, or in a manner otherwise consistent with the provisions under the Privacy Act. Your personal data will not be sold by Ford to any other organization for that organization’s unrelated independent use. If you have opted in to receive marketing materials from Ford, we may share “hashed” data with social media advertising partners, such as Facebook, so that they can create Custom Audiences and deliver advertisements on our behalf to their members. Members are identifiable when the social media partner matches our hashed data to its anonymized data of its users.

2.7 Does your personal data leave the Philippines?


The parties to whom we disclose and/or transfer your personal data include parties located outside the Philippines. For example, we transfer personal data to our related companies overseas and to our overseas service providers. The countries in which these third parties are located will depend on the circumstances. Personal data may be transferred to Ford Motor Company (our parent company) in the United States of America. When this occurs, the personal data is stored in Ford’s data processing and storage locations including Ford servers and third-party cloud infrastructure, all located in the USA. In the ordinary course of business, we commonly transfer personal data to companies in the Ford Motor Company Group located in the USA and in India where our Ford group data and business centers are located, and to our overseas service providers located in the USA.

Except where an exception applies under the Privacy Act, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that we are permitted to transfer personal data in accordance with the Privacy Act. We may for example, obtain contractual assurance from any recipients of personal data to ensure that your personal data will be protected by personal data protection standards which are equivalent to those required under the Privacy Act as well as to ensure that they will not violate the provisions in the Privacy Act.

2.8 How we store and protect your personal data


Certain types of personal data that are collected and generated through your use of the App are stored internally on your mobile device, while other types of personal data are stored externally on Ford's data processing infrastructure (which is used by Ford to provide certain features of the App).

Examples of personal data stored internally on your mobile device include: your country selection, your personal identification number (“PIN”) and any photograph uploaded by you. Examples of personal data stored externally on Ford's data processing infrastructure include: your name, email address, street address, telephone number, VIN and your marketing preferences.

Ford will take reasonable steps to keep any personal data we hold about you secure. However, except to the extent liability cannot be excluded due to the operation of statute, we exclude all liability (including in negligence) for the consequences of any unauthorized access to, disclosure of, misuse of or loss or corruption of your personal data. Nothing in this Privacy Policy restricts, excludes or modifies or purports to restrict, exclude or modify any statutory consumer rights under any applicable law including the Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522. Please notify us immediately if you become aware of any breach of security.

2.9 Retention


We keep your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out above. However, we may retain your personal data for a longer duration if we need to comply with applicable laws and regulations, our internal policies, operational rules or, when necessary, when a dispute occurs.

2.10 Is the personal data we hold accurate?


We endeavor to maintain your personal data as accurately as reasonably possible. We rely on the accuracy of personal data as provided to us both directly (from you) and indirectly (e.g. from a Ford dealer).

The FordPass App allows you to update your profile information and other details (such as your registered vehicles). We rely on all users of the App to keep their details up to date using this function of the App.

If you are having problems with updating your personal data, we encourage you to contact us if the personal data we hold about you is incorrect or to notify us of a change in your personal data. Our contact details are set out in Section 2.13 of these Terms.

2.11 Links, cookies and use of FordPass


FordPass may integrate with, or contain links to other apps or websites which are outside of our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to FordPass and not any linked sites. If you access other sites using the links provided in FordPass, the operators of those other sites may collect personal data from you. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each site that collects your personal data.

Ford and its third party service providers and / or advertising partners use web tracking and storage technology tools such as web beacons, cookies, pixel tags and java code on Ford websites and in emails you have agreed to receive from us to collect or receive information regarding your activities on the site (eg. your IP address, page(s) visited, time of day). The use of such technology is an industry standard, and helps monitor the effectiveness of advertising and how visitors use websites. If selected by you, the Ford websites will store your username and password in a cookie to enable you to be automatically logged in when you return.

We, our third party service providers and / or advertising partners use this technology to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the usefulness of customer visits. Each time you access Ford websites, Ford and its third party service providers and / or advertising partners may deliver certain customized information, including ads, to you based on the data stored in your cookie. Third party advertising partners may show our ads on sites on the Internet and serve these ads based on information they collected about a user’s prior visits to our website and other internet activity. Ford may also use analytics data supplied by third party vendors to inform and optimize our advertising campaigns. This practice is commonly referred to as "interest-based advertising".

Opting out of Interest-Based Advertising: You may learn about how to opt-out of this kind of collection and use of information for your browser or device by managing your settings, and for your social media accounts by managing your preferences in your account settings. Opting out from specific advertisers: Facebook: To learn more about how to opt out of Facebook Interest-Based Advertising, go to the Privacy tab on the Facebook website footer, and then select Facebook Ads Controls.

Through the FordPass App, we use your mobile device’s unique identifier and tracking and storage technology tools such as cookies, to help provide App functionality, understand how the App is used and personalize your experience.

• 2.12 Your data subject rights
  
  

  Subject to the conditions prescribed by applicable laws and our data subject rights management procedures, you may have the rights provided for in the Privacy Act and issuances of the NPC and the following rights.
  

  • Access. You may have the right to access or request a copy of your personal data that we collect, use and/or disclose. We may require that the person requesting access provide suitable identification and where permitted by law we may charge an administration fee for granting access to your personal data.
  • Rectification. You may have the right to request the personal data that we collect, use and/or disclose about you is corrected, updated, completed, and not misleading. If you become aware that any personal data we hold about you is incorrect or if you wish to update your personal data, you can either update your details using the App or contact Ford to request the correction or update to your personal data.
  • Data Portability. You may have the right to obtain personal data we hold about you in a structured, and readable electronic format, and to transmit such data to another data controller.
  • Objection. You may have the right to object to certain collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data to the extent permitted under applicable laws.
  • Restriction. You may have the right to restrict our use of your personal data in some cases.
  • Withdrawal of consent. For the purposes where you have provided your consent for our collection, use and/or disclosure of your personal data, you may have the right to withdraw your consent in some cases.
  • Deletion. You may have the right to request us to delete, destroy, or anonymize your personal data that we collected, used and/or disclosed.
  • Complaints. You have the right to lodge a complaint to the competent authority where you believe that the Company fails to comply with personal data protection laws.
• You may exercise your data subject rights by contacting us as described in Section 2.13 of these Terms.
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  If you wish to exercise the data subject rights in relation to the personal data held by a Ford dealer or any of our FordPass partners, or unsubscribe from any communications from a Ford dealer or FordPass partner, please contact that Ford dealer or FordPass partner directly.

2.13 Queries, updates, comments or complaints


If you have any questions, updates, concerns or complaints about our collection, use and/or disclosure of personal data, or if you believe that we have not complied with this Privacy Policy or the Privacy Act, please contact us per our contact details below. When contacting us please provide as much detail as possible in relation to your question, concern or complaint.

Ford will take any privacy complaint seriously and any complaint will be assessed by an appropriate person with the aim of resolving any issue in a timely and efficient manner. We request that you cooperate with us during this process and provide us with any relevant information that we may need. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of our assessment of your complaint, you may wish to contact National Privacy Commission.

If you wish to seek access to or correct or update any personal data we hold about you, or to unsubscribe from or change your contact preferences in relation to our direct marketing, you can also contact us as set out below.

Ford Group Philippines
Mail 14F Unit 2 One Griffinstone Building, Commerce Avenue corner Spectrum Midway Extension, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Email Ford Guides/ Ford Customer Relationship Centre: emailus@ford.com
Phone Ford Guides/ Ford Customer Relationship Centre: +63-2-8866-9408 or 1-800-10-736-3673 (Toll Free)

You may also contact our Data Protection Officer at:
Telephone Number: +63-2-88669400
Email: dpophil@ford.com
Mailing Address: 14F Unit 2 One Griffinstone Building, Commerce Avenue corner Spectrum Midway Extension, Alabang, Muntinlupa City