Privacy Notice
1. Introduction and Scope
Security of your personal data is important to us, hence, we treat your privacy with respect, fairness and integrity. This Privacy Notice explains how Eicher Motors Limited (“the Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal data when you visit or interact with our Digital Platforms, create an account, pre-book, purchase or register a Flying Flea electric vehicle (“EV”), connect to our services, or otherwise interact with us.
Where we refer to "you" or "your" in this Notice, we mean any individual who visits or interacts with our Digital Platforms, books a test ride, purchases or registers a Flying Flea motorcycle, creates a Fleaware OS account, uses the Flying Flea companion app, or otherwise interacts with us or our dealer network.
This Privacy Notice applies to all digital properties, connected vehicle services and related services operated by Eicher Motors Limited globally, including but not limited to:
(Collectively referred to in this Privacy Notice as our “Digital Platforms”)
This Privacy Notice is intended to apply globally. Where the applicable data protection laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located impose additional or different requirements, those requirements will apply to the extent applicable.
For the purposes of this Privacy Notice, “Applicable Data Protection Laws” means the data protection, privacy and related laws applicable to the processing of your personal data, based on your location, the services you use and the circumstances of the processing.
EU Data Act Notice:
For individuals located in, or connected motorcycles operating within, the European Union, this notice covers your personal data. Non-personal product and related-service data generated by your connected motorcycle under the EU Data Act are separately addressed in our Flying Flea Data Act Information Notice, available at EU Data Act Information Notice.
2. Personal Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data, depending on how you interact with our Digital Platforms
2.1 Data shared directly by You
Some Flying Flea features allow you to share information about your motorcycle with people who are not Flying Flea customers or account holders for example, sending a live-tracking link by SMS or email to a friend or family member so they can see your journey in real time. Where you choose to do this:
For Recipients: We process your contact details and link access history based on our legitimate interest in delivering the live-tracking service initiated by the sender. The initial message sent to you will include a direct link to this Privacy Notice detailing how your data is handled and how you can exercise your privacy rights. We do not use recipient contact details for marketing or build profiles on non-registered recipients.
If you are a recipient of a shared link and have questions about how your data is processed in connection with it, you can contact us using the details shared in the “Contract Us” Section. If you call or message someone who has enabled their Bluetooth phone and communication feature, your name, number, or message content may be transiently displayed or read aloud on their vehicle's cluster. This data is not stored by us. Given the nature of incoming calls and messages, it is not possible for us to notify each caller or sender individually; this notice serves as our general disclosure of this processing.
2.2 Connected Vehicle and Telemetry Data (Product Data)
This section covers connected-vehicle data only insofar as it constitutes personal data under applicable Data Protection Laws. When you register, activate, or connect Flying Flea motorcycle, the Digital Platforms (including but not limited to the Fleaware OS operating system, and the companion app), may generate the following categories of product data and related service data, that are considered Personal Data:
Incognito Mode: Flying Flea motorcycles let you disable location-based data sharing at any time via Incognito Mode. When enabled, we stop collecting and processing your location, trip details, live tracking, remote access data, and other connected-service data, including features such as geofencing, "share my status," and location-based theft alerts.
2.3 Special Category of Personal Data
We do not intentionally collect special categories of personal data (such as health data) about you except where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice or as otherwise permitted or required by Applicable Data Protection Laws. However, such data may be processed incidentally in limited circumstances, including where:
Where we process such data, we do so only to protect your vital interests or those of another person (for example, to facilitate an emergency response), or on another legal basis permitted under applicable law, and only for as long as necessary for that purpose.
2.4 Data From Other Sources
2.5 If you fail to provide personal data
Where we are required to collect certain personal data from you in order to provide services through the platform, and you choose not to provide such information, we may not be able to provide you with certain features, services, or functionalities available on the platform.
For example, certain services on the platform may require personal data to enable account creation, vehicle connectivity, navigation features, transaction processing, customer support, or other service-related functionalities. If you choose not to provide the required personal data, the relevant services or functionalities may not be available to you.
3. How we process your Data and Legal Bases for Processing
| Purpose | Data Used | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Account creation & Fleaware.OS registration | Identity, Contact, Account credentials | Performance of a Contract |
| Purchase, delivery & financing | Identity, Contact, Financial, Order data | Performance of a Contract |
| Warranty & after-sales service | Identity, Contact, and Vehicle data | Performance of contract; Legal obligation |
| Connected features you actively enable (navigation, ride analytics, "share my status") | Location, Ride & vehicle usage data | Consent |
| Geofencing / "share my status" | Location data | Consent |
| OTA software/firmware updates | Vehicle diagnostics, firmware version | Performance of a contract; Legitimate interests/uses (product safety and security) |
| Safety recalls and technical campaigns | Identity, Contact, and Vehicle data | Legal obligation; Vital interests |
| Test rides and dealer bookings | Identity, Contact | Performance of a contract; Legitimate interests |
| Customer support | Identity, Contact, Support correspondence | Performance of a contract; Legitimate interests |
| Marketing communications | Contact, Marketing preferences | Consent; |
| Remote lock/unlock and digital key sharing | Remote command logs, Digital key sharing data | Performance of a contract; Legitimate interests |
| Phone and Communications | Recipient's phone number, Identity, Contact | Consent |
| Vehicle PIN authentication and reset | Vehicle authentication data | Performance of a contract; Legitimate interests |
| Tamper, tow, and theft alerts | Security and alert data, Location data | Legitimate interests |
| Sharing a live-tracking link with a third party | Recipient's phone number /email, link access history | Consent |
| Crash/emergency detection and SOS response | Location data, crash/impact event data, and (where applicable) health information volunteered during the emergency response | Vital interests, (as necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject where they are physically or legally incapable of giving consent) |
| Fraud prevention & platform security | Account, Technical, Connectivity data | Legitimate interests |
| Dealer and Service Sharing | Identity, Contact, and Vehicle data | Performance of contract/ Legitimate Interest |
| Legal and regulatory compliance | Meet our legal, tax, and consumer-protection obligations | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time, for connected features, this is as simple as turning the feature off in the Fleaware.OS app or enabling Incognito Mode for location-based features. Withdrawing consent doesn't affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
4. How We Use Your Data
5. Who We Share Your Data With
6. International Data Transfers
We are an organization based out of India, hence your personal information may be transferred to, and stored in, India and other countries which may be outside your country of residence, in particular in connection with the operation of our shared Fleaware.OS connected-vehicle platform, backend engineering, and customer support functions. Some of these countries, including India, are not currently the subject of an adequacy decision by the European Commission or the UK Government and may apply different standards of data protection than your country of residence.
We will take appropriate steps to ensure that any transfer of your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom is carried out in accordance with applicable law, and we only transfer personal information to another country where:
To this end:
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide our products and services to you, or as required by applicable law. The retention period applied depends on the nature of the data and the purpose for which it was collected; for instance, account and vehicle data is generally retained for the duration of your relationship with Flying Flea, while certain records may be retained for a longer period to comply with our legal, tax, or warranty-related obligations. Once personal data is no longer required for these purposes, we securely delete or anonymize it.
If you sell or otherwise transfer ownership of your motorcycle, you should notify us so that your account and data can be delinked from the vehicle. To do this, please contact our customer care team or write to us providing details of the vehicle and the change in ownership at:
For India: support.india@flyingflea.com
For EU & UK: support.emea@flyingflea.com
Once we receive your request, we will process the removal of the vehicle from your account and perform the necessary steps on our end to ensure that the new owner cannot view any of your historical data associated with that vehicle, including ride history, diagnostics, and location data.
Please note that we may retain certain data relating to the vehicle and its prior ownership where required to comply with our legal, regulatory, warranty, or safety obligations (for example, in connection with recalls, roadworthiness reporting, or dispute resolution), even after the vehicle has been delinked from your account. Any such retained data will continue to be handled in accordance with this Notice and our data retention practices.
8. Your Data Subject Rights
Depending on where you live, data protection law gives you a number of rights over your personal data. These rights are subject to certain exceptions and conditions under applicable law, and we will inform these to you if they apply to a specific request you make.
For location and connected-service data specifically, you can manage or withdraw your consent through two dedicated settings available in the App, under Vehicle Settings > Vehicle Mode:
| Country | Supervisory Authority |
|---|---|
| India | Data Protection Board of India |
| United Kingdom | Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) |
| France | Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) |
| Germany | The data protection authority of the relevant German federal state (Land) |
| Spain | Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD - Agencia Española de Protección de Datos) |
| Italy | Italian Data Protection authority ( Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) |
You may exercise any of the above rights by contacting us using the details in Section 13. To protect your personal data, we may need to verify your identity before responding to your request and may ask you for additional information for this purpose. We will acknowledge receipt of your request without undue delay and provide a substantive response within one month of receiving it.
Taking into account the complexity and number of requests, this period may be extended by up to two additional months where necessary. If an extension is required, we will inform you of the delay and the reasons for it within one month of receiving your initial request.
To protect your personal data, we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request and may ask for additional information for this purpose. Exercising your rights is generally free of charge, though we reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive.
9. Children's Privacy
Our Digital Platforms are intended solely for use by individuals who are legally permitted to use the relevant service or Vehicle under the applicable laws. We do not permit account creation, vehicle registration, or access to any part of our Digital Platforms by individuals below legally permitted age, nor do we not knowingly collect their personal data.
Access to our Digital Platforms are conditioned on the user confirming, at the point of registration, that they are at least the legally permitted age. Where we become aware that personal data has been collected from an individual below this age threshold, we will take steps to delete that data and deactivate the associated account without undue delay.
10. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration, and we review these measures regularly to keep pace with new risks. This includes securing your connected motorcycle, account, and the systems we use to store and process your data.
For your convenience and security, you may choose to unlock the App using your phone's built-in fingerprint or facial recognition feature (where supported by your device) or PIN or pattern. This authentication is carried out entirely by your phone's operating system; your fingerprint or facial data is processed and stored locally on your device, and is never received, accessed, or stored by us. We only receive confirmation that your device has been successfully authenticated by you.
No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. We encourage you to do your part by keeping your account password and phone-as-key credentials confidential.
We also require our dealers and technology partners to protect your data to a similarly high standard. Where we become aware of a personal data breach, we will assess, investigate and respond to the breach in accordance with Applicable Data Protection Laws, including notifying relevant authorities and affected individuals where and to the extent required by law
If you believe your personal data may have been compromised, please contact us immediately.
11. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies on our Digital Platforms to keep them secure, remember your preferences, and understand how you use them. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent. All while all other cookies, including (analytics, functionality, and marketing cookies), require your consent. You can manage your preferences at any time through our cookie preference center.
For full details of the cookies we use and their duration, see our Cookie Policy at https://www.royalenfield.com/uk/en/legal/cookie-policy/
12. Update to this Notice
We may update this Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, our products, or applicable law. We will post the updated Notice on this page with a revised “Effective Date” and, for material changes, notify you via email or an in-app/website notice.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Notice or how we handle your personal data or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the details below, based on your location:
| If you are based in: | Contact us at: |
|---|---|
| The European Union | privacy.eu@royalenfield.com |
| The United Kingdom | privacy.uk@royalenfield.com |
| India | privacy.india@royalenfield.com |
14. Language Preferences (For Users in India)
You may choose to receive this Privacy Notice and relevant privacy-related information in a language listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. In accordance with the DPDPA, this Privacy Notice and consent options are available via our Digital Platforms and account settings in English and all 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. You can switch your preferred language at any time in your account/Digital Platforms Settings.
22 Language Options: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Please mail your request to privacy.india@royalenfield.com