Toyota 4runner 2010 Instruction Manual page 559

5-1. Essential information
Disclosure of the data
Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party
except when:
● An agreement from the vehicle's owner (or the leasing company for
a leased vehicle) is obtained
● Officially requested to by the police or other authorities
● Necessary, to be used as a defense for Toyota in a law suit
● Ordered by a court of law
However, if necessary Toyota will:
● Use the data for research on Toyota vehicle safety performance
● Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without dis-
closing details of the vehicle owner, and that only when deemed
necessary
● Disclose summarized data cleared of vehicle identification informa-
tion to a non-Toyota organization for research purposes
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