ORDER MANAGEMENT
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PURPOSE
To process your order and ensure delivery and invoicing of the product or service you requested.
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LAWFUL BASIS
- The performance of a contract.
- Our legitimate interest to address claims and exercise our rights.
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Categories of Data:
- Account data
- Identity data
- Transactional data
- Contract data
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Retention Period:
We store your data for up to 7 years after the termination of the contract
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WEBSITE VISITS
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PURPOSE
1. To improve your visit on our websites or portals (performance or analytical cookies)
2. To record your visit to and interactions with our website so that our website, marketing, and advertising are more relevant to your interests (targeting cookies).
3. To enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation (functional cookies).
4. To keep our websites and portals running and operating for you (strictly necessary cookies).
Please refer to the Cookie Policy for additional information on the specific cookies deployed and their purposes.
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LAWFUL BASIS
1., 2., 3.: Your consent for opt-in-based cookies.
4. Legitimate interest
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Categories of Data:
- Unique codes or numbers used by our systems
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Location data
- IP address
- Browsing history
- Device data
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Retention Period:
See our Cookie Policy for details on the retention periods for all the different kind of cookies.
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COMMUNICATION
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PURPOSE
To conduct marketing activities:
- Reminders: We use your personal data to send important service and maintenance alerts—like annual Ministry of Transport (MOT) tests, or to remind you that a commercial product or service associated with your vehicle, such as a warranty, is due to expire, to help keep your vehicle safe and reliable.
- Offers: You may receive personalised mobility and vehicle-related offers on behalf of Toyota and the Toyota Group companies (i.e. companies that belong to Toyota Motor Europe, KINTO) tailored to you and your vehicle. These product and service promotions can relate to new and used vehicles, servicing, parts and accessories, finance and insurance, connected services and other mobility-related services. on behalf of Toyota Group companies (i.e. companies that belong to Toyota Motor Europe, KINTO) tailored to you and your vehicle. These product and service promotions can relate to new and used vehicles, servicing, parts and accessories, finance and insurance, connected services and other mobility-related services.
- Events: We’ll keep you informed about relevant events, such as model launches or birthday-related invitations, always meaningful, never spam.
- Marketing Surveys: We may contact you to ask for voluntary feedback through surveys to better understand your preferences and improve our products and services.
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LAWFUL BASIS
- Our legitimate interest
- Your consent
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PURPOSE
Contract-related reminders: To keep you informed by sending you important reminders about your existing contract with us. For example, we aim to notify you about:
- the status of the delivery of your new car
- a maintenance reminder included in your contract
- a payment due
- a contract coming to an end
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LAWFUL BASIS
- The performance of a contract.
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Account data
- Transactional data
- Contract data
- Unique codes or numbers used by our systems
- Location data
- Vehicle data
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Retention Period:
We keep your data as long as you agree to be subject to marketing activities. If you have a contract with us and you have not withdrawn your consent, we keep your data until 10 years after the contract is terminated
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(ENHANCED) CUSTOMER PROFILE
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PURPOSE
To conduct basic profiling activities: We evaluate and analyse certain elements of the information we collect about you to build a basic customer profile that informs our sales activities. This allows us to tailor our communications—such as reminders, offers, events, and surveys—to be more relevant to you. While we may group you into broader customer segments, we do not create a comprehensive customer profile using detailed personal information.
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LAWFUL BASIS
Our legitimate interest
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PURPOSE
To conduct advanced profiling activities which make use of sophisticated techniques for deep analysis of your customer profile, e.g. cross-device identification and/or AI. These activities involve evaluating the information you provide, along with data collected through your interactions with Toyota (e.g. dealership visits, use of our websites, the MyToyota or LexusLink+ app, Connected Services), and data received from other Toyota entities or trusted third parties.
The applied techniques allow us to develop a more comprehensive understanding of your preferences and behaviours across channels and devices. For example, we may use predictive analytics to anticipate your future needs—such as when you might be interested in a new vehicle or service—based on your past interactions with us. This enables us to deliver highly personalised and timely communications, offers, and experiences that are tailored to your individual interests, enhancing your overall customer journey with Toyota.
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LAWFUL BASIS
Your consent
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Account data
- Transactional data
- Unique codes or numbers used by our systems
- Location data
- IP address
- Browsing history
- Website behaviour
- Device data
- Vehicle data
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Retention Period:
- We keep your data as long as you agree to be subject to profiling.
- If you have a contract with us and you have not withdrawn your consent, we keep your data until 10 years after the contract is terminated.
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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
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PURPOSE:
To collect your opinion and satisfaction as a customer / prospect with regards to Toyota products and services you have purchased or inquired on (customer satisfaction surveys).
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- Consent
- Legitimate interest
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Transactional data
- Survey data
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Retention Period:
- A period of up to 3 years after the completion of the survey
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ENQUIRIES & COMPLAINTS
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PURPOSE:
To answer to your enquiries or complaints.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- The performance of a contract.
- Our legitimate interest to handle enquiries and complaints and to address claims and exercise our rights
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Contract data
- Vehicle data
- Inquiries / Complaints
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Retention Period:
- If you are a customer: A period of up to 10 years starting as of when we have received the inquiries or complaints.
- If you are a prospect: A period of 5 years starting as of when we have received the inquiries or complaints.
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IT SECURITY
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PURPOSE:
To ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our systems and services.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- When necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation
- Our legitimate interest to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our systems and services
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Categories of Data:
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Retention Period:
- A period up to 24 months, that may vary by country. We may keep the data longer if:
- Necessary as part of an ongoing investigation into a cyber security incident;
- Necessary for us to conduct audits of the security of our systems, applications or networks.
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PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
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PURPOSE:
To monitor, analyse, innovate, and improve the quality and performance of our products and services, as well as the products and services of our Partners.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- Your consent*
- Our legitimate interest*
* To achieve the purpose of product improvement, Toyota relies on different legal bases depending on the context in which your personal data is collected:
- Legitimate interest: when data is collected at the dealership and is not collected from a connected vehicle.
- Consent: when data is collected from a connected vehicle. Consent is provided, and can be withdrawn, in the app.
Specific documentation is provided at the moment of data collection. The distinction in legal basis is due to the specific and more stringent legal requirements that apply to connected vehicle data.
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Categories of Data:
- Location data
- Vehicle data
- Transactional data
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Retention Period:
- We keep the data for a period of up to 10 years from the date we collected the data.
- If the data is kept longer, then you will be informed of these retention periods via specific privacy notices.
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PRIVACY PREFERENCES
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PURPOSE:
Keeping record of your privacy preferences.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- Where necessary to comply with our legal obligations under applicable data protection laws.
- Our legitimate interest and the legitimate interest of the Toyota entity of your country of reference / your retailer to adequately manage your privacy preferences.
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Categories of Data:
- Data relating to your privacy preferences
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Retention Period:
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DISPUTE OR INVESTIGATION
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PURPOSE:
If reasonably necessary in connection with a dispute or an investigation in which we are or may become involved either directly with you or with a third party.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- Legitimate interest.
- When necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation.
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Location data
- Account data
- Vehicle data
- Security-related data
- Contract data
- Inquiries / Complaints
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Retention Period:
We will only retain data for this purpose on a case-by-case basis when the need arises and keep it for the time necessary to address the dispute.
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AUTHORITY REQUEST
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PURPOSE:
When requested by law enforcement authorities, regulators, or courts, we may be compelled to share your personal data with them.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- When necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation.
- The legitimate interest for us and society in general to honour data disclosure requests from law enforcement authorities, regulators, or courts
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Location data
- Account data
- Vehicle data
- Security-related data
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Retention Period:
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LEGAL OBLIGATION
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PURPOSE:
To meet legal obligations. This includes retaining billing information for tax and accounting purposes, conducting vehicle safety assessments, and complying with EU regulations such as the On-Board Fuel and Energy Consumption Monitoring (OBFCM) Regulation.
Please note that, with respect to OBFCM-related processing, you have the right to object to the processing via the channels indicated in par. 11 below.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- When necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation.
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Account data
- Vehicle data
- Transactional data
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Retention Period:
- For as long as we are legally obliged to keep the data. The retention requirements vary from one country to the other. For example, in Belgium we are required to keep certain accounting records for 7 years following the end of the relevant fiscal year. For vehicle safety risk assessments linked with recall campaigns, certain data is kept for up to 40 years.
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CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE
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PURPOSE:
To evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and improve them, thus delivering greater value and relevance to the customer.
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LAWFUL BASIS:
- Our Legitimate Interest to improve our campaigns and business proposals
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Categories of Data:
- Identity data
- Contact data
- Unique codes or numbers used by our systems
- Type/Brand of vehicle
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Retention Period:
- For the duration of the campaigns
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