LEXUS DIVISION of TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR PRIVATE LIMITED (“TKM”
or “Lexus India” or “we” or “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information
when you visit our mobile application (“Lexus LMS app” or “Application”). Please read this
Privacy Policy carefully.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO
NOT ACCESS THE APPLICATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We
will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy
Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of
updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be
deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of
the Application after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the third-party online/mobile store from which you install
the Application, which may also collect and use data about you. We are not responsible for
any of the data collected by any such third party.
Who all are covered.
All persons ("Covered Persons"), whose personal information is either collected/ received/
possessed/ stored/ dealt in/ handled by Lexus India/ who (i) visit the
site https://www.lexusindia.co.in/ (ii) any other websites (iii) mobile applications (Apps)
owned and / or operated by Lexus India on which this privacy policy is linked and (iii) the
social media accounts and/or pages that Lexus India control (Sites/Apps),and provide
information to Lexus India, are covered under this Policy.
Definition:
"Personal information (PI)" means any information that relates to a person, which, either
directly or indirectly, in combination with other information available or likely to be available
with a body corporate / person and is capable of identifying such person.
"Sensitive personal data or information (SPI) " of a person means such personal information
which consists of information relating to:
Password
Financial information such as Bank account or credit card or debit card or other
payment instrument details.
Physical, physiological and mental health condition;
Sexual orientation;
Medical records and history;
Biometric information;
Any detail relating to the above category as provided to us for provisioning services /
supplying product ; and
Any of the information received under above clauses by us for processing, stored or
processed under lawful contract or otherwise
Provided that, any information that is freely available or accessible in public domain or
furnished under the Right to Information Act, 2005 or any other law for the time being
in force shall not be regarded as sensitive personal data or information for these
purposes.
Personal Information we collect
We may collect and process different types of personal data while operating our
business, engaging personnel, and providing our services or selling our products. Such
personal data may include, without limitation:
o Personal identifiers such as your first and last name, usernames, age, marital
status, gender, job title, etc.
o Contact details including email address, telephone number(s), and postal
address.
o Recruitment-related data such as your curriculum vitae, education and
employment history, details of professional memberships and other personal
data relevant to the purpose.
o Technical data such as your IP address, browser type and version, time zone
setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and
platform and other technology on the devices you use to access our website
o Identification and other background verification data such as your passport or
other government-issued identity documents, utility bills, social security /
Aadhaar or any other national Identification number, back account details, etc.
o Data you may provide to attend meetings, register for events, sign up for
notifications, etc. including data pertaining to special access needs and dietary
requirements.
How we collect Information?
We generally collect your personal information directly from you. This may be
achieved through your interactions with us including interactions via our
Sites/Apps, other social media applications or internet sites, telephone, social /
corporate / business sponsored events, email or writing to us.
We may also collect your personal information from a third-party source, such
as our vendors, business partners, government authorities and judicial
authorities.
Why we collect Information?
Unless otherwise provided in the Policy, we may use personal information
collected from the various ways/sources including:
to verify your identity to register you, and create and operate your
account(s) with us;
to provide the Services or supply the products to you;
to process payments made for our Services or products;
to comply with legal / contractual obligations.
to administer and protect our business and the Services or products,
including for troubleshooting, data analysis, system testing, and
performing internal operations.
for risk control, fraud detection, and prevention.
to perform our obligations that arise out of the arrangement we are about
to enter or have entered with you.
to respond to court orders, establish or exercise our legal rights, or
defend ourselves against legal claims.
to improve customer service or products to effectively respond to your
service requests and support needs.
to improve the functionality of our Services or products based on the
information and feedback we receive from you.
to send notifications to manage our relationship with you including to
notify you of changes to our Services, send you information and updates
pertaining to the Services you have availed, and to receive occasional
company news and updates related to us or the Services.
to monitor trends and personalise your experience.
to market and advertise the Services or products to you.
to improve our business; and
to conduct training and AI-based skill training.
For internal business operations including:
1. Reviews and data analysis for the website (e.g., to determine the
number, category of visitors to specific pages within the website).
2. To manage, operate, maintain, and secure our Sites/Apps, network
system, and other assets and to customize/personalise your
experience with us, which may include displaying content based
upon your preferences.
3. For the purposes of analysing the use of the Sites/Apps, enabling,
and monitoring your use of our Sites, /Apps operating our
Sites/Apps, ensuring the security of our Sites/Apps, for maintaining
back-ups of our databases.
4. To help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our
Sites/Apps.
to comply with our legal obligations or as otherwise permitted by law.
to investigate potential breaches, or to protect the rights, property or
safety of Lexus, the Users of our Sites/Apps or others.
For any other purpose necessary or incidental to our business.
For any other purpose for which you give your consent.
In the event we use your Personal Information for other purposes, not specified above, we will
inform you about the specific purposes for processing of your personal information and, when
required, our basis for doing so at the time we collect the Personal Information from you to the
extent required by law.
For the purposes of clarity, we may also use your personal information in combination with
information we obtain from third parties about you for the same purposes described above.
Information Retention, Information Processing, and Information Storage:
Unless otherwise stated herein and as permitted or required by applicable law, We retain Your
Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide the services You have requested, or
for other essential purposes such as complying with Our legal obligations, resolving disputes,
enforcing our policies, agreements and for any other reason which may be deemed necessary.
For these purposes, your information may be retained for extended periods post your account
cancellation. However, the Information of the User will get anonymized upon cancellation of
user account except for the abovementioned purposes.
Information Sharing:
Depending on the purpose and services You opt, We may, from time to time, share Your
Personal Information to our parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, dealers, services
providers and other business partners involved in rendering various services selected by you
with your prior consent. This information will be shared in an anonymized manner such that
they cannot attribute it to the ultimate customer and will be for a limited period of time.
1. Lexus India or TKM does not access, use, transfer or disclose Your Personal
Information and Vehicle related Data to third parties except:
2. to provide products or services You have requested;
3. when We have Your consent or permission; or under the following circumstances:
a) We provide the information to trusted entities and service providers who work on
behalf of or with Lexus India or TKM under strict confidentiality agreements.
These entities may use Your Personal Information to help Lexus India/TKM
communicate with You about offers from Lexus India/TKM and for other
legitimate business purposes. However, these companies do not have any
independent right to further share or disseminate this information. As We continue
to develop Our business, We might sell or buy subsidiaries or business units. In
such transactions, Users’ Information generally is one of the transferred business
assets but shall remain subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Policy;
b) We respond to subpoenas, law enforcement and regulatory inquiries, government
agencies, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise Our legal rights
or defend against legal claims;
c) We believe it is necessary to share the information in order to investigate, prevent,
or act against any illegal activities, suspected fraud, technical issues, situations
involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, activity we may
consider to pose a risk of being an illegal, unethical, or legally actionable or as
otherwise required by law.
d) We believe it is necessary to share the information in order to protect or enforce
Lexus India/TKM’s rights, policies, usage terms, intellectual or physical property or
for safety of Lexus India/TKM or associated parties.
e) We may share Your information in order to satisfy any applicable law, rule,
regulation, governmental requests or legal process.
f) We believe it is necessary to respond to claims that an advertisement, posting or
other content that is alleged to violate the rights of a third party.
g) We may share information about You if Lexus India/TKM is acquired by or merged
with another company.
h) We have Your explicit consent to disclose Your Personal Information (i) to other
registered Users of the Website for the purpose of facilitating the communications
and transactions, if any, amongst the Users (ii) to third parties for their marketing
and advertising purposes; (iii) to send You promotions, notifications, or other
services.
In case of any illegal, ethical or legally actionable activity, We may use IP address or other
device identifiers, to identify users, and may do so in cooperation with third parties such as
internet service providers, wireless service providers and/or law enforcement agencies,
including disclosing such information to third parties, all in Our discretion. Such disclosures
may be carried out without notice to You. However, we shall not sell, share or rent the Your
Personal Information to any third party or use any user’s email ID for sending any unsolicited
mails.
4. International Data Transfer
Lexus India/TKM may transfer certain Personal Information across geographical borders to
Lexus India/TKM’s parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures or service providers in other
countries working on Our behalf in accordance with applicable law(s). Lexus India/TKM may
transfer Your Personal Information to any other body corporate or a person in any country that
ensures the same level of data protection, as per the applicable data protection laws and
regulations.
When You provide Us with Your information or use Our Website and/or applications, We may
collect, transfer, store, and process Your information, anonymize and use it. These transfers
are governed by equivalent data transfer agreements to protect the security and confidentiality
of Your Personal Information.
Data protection
We have implemented reasonable physical, electronic, technical, procedural and
administrative security measures and safeguards to protect Your Personal Information from
loss, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration or destruction, in compliance with the provisions
of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Information Technology (Reasonable Security
Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 to ensure
the protection and preservation of Your privacy.
Our service providers and agents are bound to maintain the confidentiality of Your Personal
Information and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose. Lexus
India/TKM will ensure through formally executed contracts that the service providers are
committed to the same level of data protection as per the applicable data protection laws and
regulations.
We try to limit access to Your Personal Information to only such entities who we believe
reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to
You. However, We do not ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit
over internet to Us and You understand that any information that You share is done at Your
own risk.
DATA RETENTION
Unless otherwise stated herein and as permitted or required by applicable law, We retain
Your Personal Information for as long as necessary to provide the services You have
requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with Our legal obligations,
resolving disputes, enforcing our policies, agreements and for any other reason which may be
deemed necessary. For these purposes, Your information may be retained for extended
periods post your account cancellation. However, the Information of the User will get
anonymized upon cancellation of user account except for the abovementioned purposes.
Update to this Privacy Policy
TKM reserves the right to update this Policy as and when need arises, without prior notification
to its Users and the same will be made available on Lexus LMS app and the Website. However,
Our commitment to protect Your privacy will continue to remain. We urge You to visit Our
Website periodically to make sure You are aware of any changes to Our policies and practices.
Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to this Policy shall be
deemed Your acceptance of those changes. We shall not be liable for any damages You may
suffer as a result of any changes to this Policy.
If you have any queries about this Policy and Our handling practices.
You can contact us at:
Address: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd.,
Plot No: 1, Bidadi Industrial Area,
Bidadi, Ramanagara District, Karnataka 562109, India
E-mail ID: legal@toyota-kirloskar.co.in or contact@lexusindia.co.in