Privacy Notice concerning our
Boeing News Now
Data Processing Activity

(Boeing Data Processing Activity ID Number: 7041)

The Boeing Company and its group of companies seek to maintain the privacy, accuracy, and confidentiality of personal data that we collect and use.

We have established privacy and security measures both internally and (where applicable) in our relations with third parties to safeguard personal information in our data processing activities.

We hope that the following questions and answers addressing privacy issues related to our "Boeing News Now" data processing activity are as concise, transparent, and intelligible as possible.  We welcome your suggestions for improvement of any of the content presented below.

 

Question

Answer

What corporate entity determines the purposes and means of processing of the personal data in this activity?

(This is the "Controller" under the EU General Data Protection Regulation and other applicable laws.)

The Boeing Company
Who represents this entity with regard to privacy issues? The Boeing Global Privacy Office is responsible for privacy issues related to this activity.  Contact information for the Boeing Global Privacy Office appears below this table.

(The Boeing Global Privacy Office will route issues to the appropriate Data Protection Officer where applicable.)

What other entity may process this personal data on behalf of The Boeing Company (including its fully integrated subsidiaries around the globe)?

(This is the "Processor" under the EU General Data Protection Regulation and other applicable laws.)

Firstup, Inc.
Whose personal data is intended to be processed by this activity? This activity is intended to process the personal information of:
  • Employees
  • Contract Labor
  • Subsidiary Employees

It is not intended to process the personal information of individuals in other categories.

What categories of personal data are processed by this activity?

Personal Information:

The following categories of personal information are included:
• Personal Contact Information (first and last name)
• Employment Related Information (i.e. business email address)

The following categories of information are included for analytics purposes:
• Employment-related Information (Location, Business Unit, Payment Category, and Active vs. Inactive Status)
• Online Technical Information (e.g. viewing of articles)

 

What are the purposes of processing personal data in this activity? Boeing provides Firsup an Excel file that contains employees’ first name, last name, and email address to ensure that active Boeing employees receive email containing Boeing News Now (BNN) articles. To verify eligibility to access BNN (i.e. active employees), Boeing provides employment status. Additionally, Communications conducts analytics on the information related to the articles read or viewed by employees to create the most engagement with employees. All the information in the report/dashboards is anonymized. The following categories are included for analytics purposes: Employment Related Information, Online & Technical Information, and Business Unit/Work Location.
What is the legal basis for processing personal data in this activity? Processing is necessary for purposes of legitimate interests pursued by The Boeing Company: 
  • Communicating with stakeholders including employees, suppliers and customers

  • Distribution of important company news to employees

From what entity was the personal data obtained? Boeing provides daily eligibility file of active employees that includes name, work email address. When a user visits their profile in the Boeing News Now (BNN) platform (Firstup) their name and work email address is displayed.
Who are the recipients of the personal data in this activity? The recipients of employee personal information for this activity include Firstup Inc., the service provider contracted by Boeing to operate and provide the service.
In what countries will the personal data be processed? The personal information will be used by business processes based in the United States.

The personal information will be stored in the United States.

How long will the personal data be retained by this activity? Personal data will be retained for duration of active employment.
What specific privacy rights may the individuals whose personal data is processed by this activity have, and how can they be exercised? Anyone may have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (https://boeing.com/privacy/authorities.html).

Depending upon the jurisdiction(s) in which you live or work, you may have the following additional rights:

  • to request access to and rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing
  • to object to processing
  • to data portability
  • to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly affects you

If not offered as a self-service capability within the "Boeing News Now" data processing activity or otherwise addressed in another answer above, any applicable privacy rights may be exercised using https://boeing.com/privacy/rightsexerciseportal.

If you have questions or concerns about privacy issues associated with our "Boeing News Now" data processing activity, you may contact the Boeing Global Privacy Office by:

Boeing Global Privacy Office

Email

Telephone

Mail

globalprivacy@boeing.com

+1-206-544-2406
+1-877-544-2407

Boeing Global Privacy Office
Mail Code 11-503
7755 East Marginal Way S.
Seattle, WA 98108

 

You may use https://boeing.com/privacy/rightsexerciseportal to exercise any applicable privacy rights for which a self-service capability has not been offered within the "Boeing News Now" data processing activity or for which other specific instructions do not appear above.

For customers and visitors to our web sites: This notice supplements the Boeing Privacy and Cookie Statement.

For employees, contract labor, retirees, and subsidiary employees: This notice supplements the Boeing Employee Privacy Notice.
 

 


Boeing will periodically review and update the content of this notice at its discretion.
It was last updated 2024-11-15 00:23:25 (UTC).

 

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