Audi A7 2023 Owner's Manual page 307

Data privacy
categories as described under Adjusting individu-
al privacy settings.
Adjusting individual privacy settings
In the MMI, you can adjust individually which data
should be transmitted from the vehicle. If you
switch on a data category, the data will be trans-
mitted.
You can also deactivate individual services for
your vehicle at my.audi.com if you are logged into
the vehicle as the key user © page 32. These de-
activated services will not be available in the ve-
hicle. For additional information, visit my.audi.
com.)
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection, and
protection against loss of data on mobile de-
vices that are used to access the Internet
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
~The following interfaces are not affected by
changes to the privacy settings: Bluetooth,
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, smart-
phone interface, Near Field Communication
(NFC), charging communication (high-volt-
age system), Electronic Toll Collect (ETC),
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) if equi
ped.
~ If the maximum privacy settings are s w i t c h -
ed on, your vehicle may not receive certifi-
cates and security updates for establishing
a secure connection, depending on vehicle
equipment. In order to receive security up-
dates and certificates, switch the maximum
privacy settings off for at least ten minutes
every three months. Make sure that your ve-
hicle is connected to the Internet. A symbol
in the MMI status bar indicates if the re-
quired data connection is available
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~ If the transmission of data is limited, it will
have the following effects on the exchange
1 Incertain countries.
of data for Audi connect services and emer
gency calls, if equipped:
~The emergency call function will remain
available without restrictions and will con-
tinue to transmit data.
~ If an online roadside assistance call is initi-
ated, no data will be transmitted, but a
call will be made.
= Online Car Care will remain available with-
out restrictions and continue to transmit
data, as long as the vehicle's embedded
SIM card is connected to the mobile phone
network.
~ If the Geofencing Alert, Speed Alert,
and/or Valet Alert services have been acti-
vated by the key user, then they will re-
main available without restrictions and
continue to transmit data.
— Stored destinations (favorites, last desti-
nations) are only stored in the vehicle. If
you allow transmission of data again,
these destinations will be synchronized via
the myAudi account. To prevent synchroni-
zation of destinations, delete the destina-
tions before you allow data to be trans-
mitted again.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
Audi collects, uses, stores and shares your per-
sonal information, such as contact data, vehicle
data, usage data, driving data and precise geolo-
cation, in order to provide you with the products
and services you have purchased or requested,
and for a number of other purposes, for example,
to track quality issues, to performance and safe-
ty, to meet our internal compliance or legal re-
quirements and to market to customers and po-
tential customers. For a more complete list of
the data we collect, how we use it and with
whom we share it, please visit your Audi nation-
al/sales region website at www.audi.com.
The collection, use and sharing may vary depend-
ing on your model and model year, your subscrip-
tion status, or the service offering. For example, >
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