The European Data Act – Your
journey, your data, your control
Using a Ford connected vehicle, Wallbox, Ford Pro Charger, or related service? From 12 September 2025, the Data Act, an EU regulation, empowers you to access the data you generate by using our connected products and related services, as well as share that data with your chosen third parties. Learn more about our connected products and related services, the data generated by them and how you can access the data and share with third parties.
The Data Act explained
You may have rights under the Data Act if you are in the EU and you:
- Own a connected product (like a connected vehicle), or
- Have a contractual right to use a connected product (such as leasing a connected vehicle), or
- Use a related service of a connected product (such as the FordPass app)
If you fit into one of these categories, the Data Act gives you two main rights in relation to the data generated by your use of a connected product or related service:
- Access: you have the right to access this data yourself
- Share: you can share this data with a third party of your choice located in the EU
Importantly, these rights do not apply to all data generated by the product or service. Data is the basic, raw information directly from your usage, such as vehicle or charging data, which is readily available to us. Insights, analysis or new data we create are all excluded from the Data Act. More information about the data can be found below.
If you choose to share your data with a third party:
- They must be located in the EU
- Be sure it is a person or company that you trust
- It's wise to have an agreement with them about how they'll use your data
- Just so you know, the law allows us to charge the third party – not you – if we send your data directly to them
Ford’s Connected Products and Related Services
Ford Connected Products
- Connected vehicles (this includes vehicles connected by FordPass and those enrolled in Ford Pro services or connected by GeoTab plug-in devices)
- Ford-supplied Wallbox
- Ford Pro supplied charger
Ford Related Services
- FordPass app
- Live Traffic
- Local Hazard Information
- BlueOval Charge Network
- BlueCruise
- Dynamic charging
- Wallbox software service
- Ford Liive
- Ford Pro Telematics Essential
- Ford Pro Telematics
- Ford Pro Data Services
- Charging software service
The data
Categories
The data available from your Connected Product or Related Service will vary depending on your vehicle model, your subscriptions, the features you have enabled and your chosen settings. The data will fall into one of these categories:
Vehicle Data
Core vehicle performance and system status such as battery levels, fuel, mileage and coolant temperature.
Vehicle Health
Diagnostic and maintenance-related information such as tyre pressure, oil life and diesel exhaust system status.
Driving Data
How the vehicle is operated and used such as speed, acceleration, braking and seat belt use.
Vehicle Location
Positional and movement data such as GPS coordinates, compass direction and GPS speed.
Electric Vehicle Data
Key electric vehicle metrics such as battery charge level, energy capacity, temperature and motor voltage.
Charging Data
Information related to the vehicle’s charging process such as time and duration of charge, voltage, current, charger type and plug status. This may also include charger data, if available.
Trip Data
When you use navigation or trip planning features, journey information such as route, fuel consumption, total distance and electric-only travel range.
Vehicle Security
Status of security systems such as alarms, door locks and window position.
Speciality Vehicle Manufacturer Data
High-level details about Specialty Vehicle Manufacturer installed modules, including input and output status of those modules.
Your ability to access or share data under the Data Act depends on your Ford vehicle being connected and activated with FordPass. If your vehicle is not sending data, there will be no data for us to provide you.
Want to understand more about the data collected? You'll find a detailed data dictionary, a breakdown of data categories accessible for each product, related services and more, in our dedicated FAQ section.
Technical information
The information below will help you understand more about the technical aspects of the data, such as format, volume and cadence. Please remember that these will vary depending on the model of your connected vehicle, subscriptions and chosen settings.
Format:
The data is delivered in the JSON (JavaScript Object Notification) format which is a standard, easy-to-use, text file format.
Volume:
The volume of data generated varies but can be up to 1GB.
Frequency:
Some data can be generated and delivered in real-time and continuously. Data collection frequency varies from every few seconds to event-based, such as at key on and key off.
Storage:
Data is stored securely in Ford’s cloud for seven days. Depending on the connected product or related service, data may be retained for a longer period in line with Ford’s data retention policy. For details, please refer to the Terms for the specific connected product or related service, and the relevant privacy policies. Certain data may not be stored in Ford’s cloud and is only stored on the vehicle.
Purpose and use:
Ford uses the data for the purposes outlined in our relevant terms and conditions and privacy policies for the Connected Products and Related Services. The terms and conditions also explain the duration of the contract and how you can terminate the services if you wish.
The data may contain Ford’s trade secrets. To learn more about trade secrets, please see FAQ.
Your path to data access and sharing
If you want to access or share your data, choose the option below that best suits you – this will be different depending on your relationship with the connected product or related service.
If you are:
A FordPass user with a FordPass account, please follow the steps for FordPass users.
A Ford Pro user with a Ford Fleet Marketplace account, please follow the steps for Ford Pro users.
A third-party requesting access on behalf of one of the above, please follow the steps for third parties.
Renting a Ford vehicle that your rental company has connected, please contact your rental company who will be able to access the data on your behalf. Alternatively, if you have connected the Ford vehicle using FordPass, please follow the steps for FordPass users.
Driving a vehicle operated by a fleet who have connected the vehicle, please contact the fleet operator who will be able to access the data on your behalf.
The legal owner of a vehicle that you lease or rent to a company or individual who has connected the vehicle, please contact the company or individual who will be able to access the data on your behalf.
Public sector body wishing to make a data request, please see FAQ.
Where technically feasible, Ford will provide the data in a continuous format in real-time through a Ford API. We call this Continuous Data. For all other readily available data, Ford will provide the data in a non-continuous format as a downloadable file for your chosen period from 12 September 2025 to present. We call this Historical Data.
Ford Pass users
- If you want to access or share your continuous data (API) visit the Continuous Connected Data Gateway
- If you want to access or share your historical data visit the Historical Connected Data Gateway
More information about the terms of your data access and usage can be found in FordPass T&Cs
Ford Pro users
- If you want to access or share your continuous data (API) visit the Continuous Connected Data Gateway
- If you want to access or share your historical data visit the Historical Connected Data Gateway
More information about the terms of your data access and usage can be found in Ford Pro Subscription T&Cs for Europe
Third parties
If you are a third party requesting access to data on behalf of a FordPass user, please use the following gateways:
- For continuous data (API) access via the Continuous Connected Data Gateway
- For historical data access via the Historical Connected Data Gateway
- For more information about the terms applicable to your data access and usage as a third party are outlined in the FordPass T&Cs
If you are a third party requesting access to data on behalf of a FordPro user, please use the following gateways:
- For continuous data (API) access via the Continuous Connected Data Gateway
- For historical data access via the Historical Connected Data Gateway
- For more information about the terms applicable to your data access and usage as a third party are outlined in the Ford Pro Subscription T&Cs for Europe
Contact us
If you need to get in touch with Ford about the data, an access request or if you believe that your rights as a User under the Data Act have been infringed, you can contact us using the contact details in our FAQ. You are also entitled to lodge a complaint with the designated competent authority in your member state.
For further information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions.
This document may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to content (such as the data or connected products and related services) or as a result of applicable law.