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investigations may be requested by customers, insurance
carriers, government officials, and professional crash re-
searchers, such as those associated with universities, and
with hospital and insurance organizations.
In the event that an investigation is undertaken by
DaimlerChrysler (regardless of initiative), the company or
its designated representative will first obtain permission of
the appropriate custodial entity for the vehicle (usually the
vehicle owner or lessee) before accessing the electronic data
stored, unless ordered to download data by a court with
legal jurisdiction (i.e., pursuant to a warrant). A copy of the
data will be provided to the custodial entity upon request.
General data that does not identify particular vehicles or
crashes may be released for incorporation in aggregate
crash databases, such as those maintained by the US
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government and various states. Data of a potentially sen-
sitive nature, such as would identify a particular driver,
vehicle, or crash, will be treated confidentially. Confiden-
tial data will not be disclosed by DaimlerChrysler to any
third party except when:
1. Used for research purposes, such as to match data
with a particular crash record in an aggregate database,
provided confidentiality of personal data is thereafter
preserved
2. Used in defense
DaimlerChrysler product
3. Requested by police under a legal warrant
4. Otherwise required by law
of litigation involving
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