This chapter does not:

(1) govern, restrict, or apply to data outside of a dealer data system, including data that is generated by a motor vehicle or a device that a consumer connects to a motor vehicle;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-73-102

  • Dealer data system: means a software, hardware, or firmware system that is owned, leased, or licensed by a franchisee, that includes a system of web-based applications, computer software, or computer hardware, whether located at the franchisee's dealership or hosted remotely, and that stores or provides access to protected dealer data. See Utah Code 13-73-101
  • Franchisee: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-14-102. See Utah Code 13-73-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Third party: includes :
              (18)(b)(i) a service provider;
              (18)(b)(ii) a vendor, including a dealer data vendor and authorized integrator;
              (18)(b)(iii) a manufacturer acting in the capacity of a vendor, service provider, or dealer data vendor; or
              (18)(b)(iv) an affiliate of a manufacturer described in Subsection (18)(b)(iii). See Utah Code 13-73-101
(2) authorize a franchisee or third party to use data that the franchisee or third party obtains from a person in a manner that is inconsistent with:

     (2)(a) an agreement with the person; or
     (2)(b) the purposes for which the person provides the data to the franchisee or third party; or
(3) except as is necessary to fulfill a franchisee’s obligation to provide warranty, repair, or service to consumers, grant a franchisee:

     (3)(a) ownership of motor vehicle diagnostic data; or
     (3)(b) rights to share or use motor vehicle diagnostic data.