BMW Motorrad R 1250 GS 2002 Rider's Manual page 18

12 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Protection of personal data:
Directive 95/46/EC of the
European Parliament and of
the Council.
Protection of personal data:
Directive 2002/58/EC of the
European Parliament and of
the Council.
The legal basis for the activa-
tion and function of the intelli-
gent emergency call system is
the concluded ConnectedRide
contract for this function, as
well as the corresponding laws,
ordinances and directives of
the European Parliament and of
the European Council.
The relevant ordinances and
directives regulate the pro-
tection of natural persons dur-
ing the processing of personal
data.
The processing of personal
data by the intelligent emer-
gency call system satisfies the
European directives for the
protection of personal data.
The intelligent emergency call
system processes personal data
only with the agreement of the
vehicle owner.
The intelligent emergency call
system and other services with
additional benefits can process
personal data only with the ex-
press permission of the per-
son affected by the data pro-
cessing, for example the vehicle
owner.
SIM card
The intelligent emergency call
system operates via the mobile
phone network using the SIM
card installed in the vehicle.
The SIM card is permanently
logged into the mobile phone
network to enable rapid con-
nection setup. Data is sent to
the vehicle manufacturer in the
event of an emergency.
Improving quality
The data that is transferred in
an emergency is also used by
the manufacturer of the vehicle
to improve product and service
quality.
Location determination
The position of the vehicle can
be determined exclusively by
the mobile phone network
provider based on the mobile
phone site locations. It is not
possible for the provider to
trace a connection between
the vehicle's VIN and the phone
number of the installed SIM
card. Only the manufacturer of
the vehicle can link a VIN and
the phone number of the SIM