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Note: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data or information (e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location) is recorded (see limitations
regarding 911 Assist and Traffic, Directions and Information privacy
below). However, parties, such as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required,
and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that
have such special equipment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR. Ford Motor Company and Ford of
Canada do not access event data recorder information without
obtaining consent, unless pursuant to court order or where
required by law enforcement, other government authorities or
other third parties acting with lawful authority. Other parties may
seek to access the information independently of Ford Motor
Company and Ford of Canada.
Note: Including to the extent that any law pertaining to Event
Data Recorders applies to SYNC® or its features, please note the
following: Once 911 Assist (if equipped) is enabled (set ON),
911 Assist may, through any paired and connected cell phone,
disclose to emergency services that the vehicle has been in a crash
involving the deployment of an airbag or, in certain vehicles, the
activation of the fuel pump shut-off. Certain versions or updates to
911 Assist may also be capable of being used to electronically or
verbally provide to 911 operators the vehicle location (such as
latitude and longitude), and/or other details about the vehicle or
crash or personal information about the occupants to assist 911
operators to provide the most appropriate emergency services.
If you do not want to disclose this information, do not activate the
911 Assist feature. See your SYNC® chapter for more information.
Additionally, when you connect to Traffic, Directions and Information
(if equipped, U.S. only), the service uses GPS technology and
advanced vehicle sensors to collect the vehicle's current location,
travel direction, and speed ("vehicle travel information"), only to
help provide you with the directions, traffic reports, or business
searches that you request. If you do not want Ford or its vendors to
receive this information, do not activate the service. For more
information, see Traffic, Directions and Information, Terms and
Conditions. See your SYNC® chapter for more information.
2015 Taurus
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing, November 2014
USA (fus)