NE South Dakota Clark, SD | My opinion is that it can be a great tool for many farmers, but JD does nothing for free. If there is not a financial benefit for them they are not going to do it. Most successful companies operate this way.
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• We may anonymize your personal data to create anonymized data sets, which we use for
our business purposes, including developing new products and services.
v. we may share in aggregate, statistical form, non-personal data regarding, traffic patterns,
and Account usage with our partners, affiliates or advertisers.
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iii. with regulators, to comply with all applicable laws, regulations and rules, and requests of law
enforcement, regulatory and other governmental agencies. (Better be careful about Crop Insurance Fraud)
This section is interesting as it outlines what they do collect and what they do not use. In my opinion when they specifically exclude certain items, the others are wide open. My legal advise is worth what you paid me for it.
TYPES OF DATA WE COLLECT
Depending on the specific services, subscriptions, and tools that you use and how you use them we collect different types of data. For example:
Machine Data. If you use our JDLink services and tools, we will collect data indicating your machine’s health, efficiency and functions, including diagnostic codes, machine settings, software and firmware versions, attachments and implements, machine hours and lifetime usage, and machine location. You can see some of this data in the John Deere Operations Center, JDLink Dashboard, and our mobile apps.
Operational Data. If you use the John Deere Operations Center and related applications, we may collect information about the way you and others use your machines, including settings, throughput, and sensor readings, and we may also collect information about your work and operations, including field task details, area worked, route travelled, crop harvested and yield data, inputs applied, and historical information and reports. You can see and manage this data in the John Deere Operations Center and linked applications.
Administrative Data. Whenever you or your staff use our services and applications, we collect information that helps us administer your account and activities. This data includes data sharing permissions, users linked to your account, machines, devices, and licenses linked to your account, number of acres and size and nature of fields, and general information about the way you use your account and our applications. You can see and manage some of this information in the John Deere Operations Center and linked applications.
We do not use user-generated content. Some of our systems enable you to store and share information you or others create. This user-generated content includes variable rate prescriptions, notes, recordings, photographs, PDFs and other file types. We store, share, and use this content only to support you and to comply with court orders and legal or regulatory requirements.
Please refer to the applicable privacy statements linked above for further information about how we process your personal information when you use that service, or by contacting us. [note 5] |
Does Deere sell our data?
