Privacy Notice concerning our
Flight Simulator Training Session Recording
Data Processing Activity

(Boeing Data Processing Activity ID Number: 7226)

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 "Flight Simulator Training Session Recording" 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.)

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
  • Customers
  • Government Regulators
  • Non-Boeing without BEMS IDs (suppliers)

who are in the following locations:

  • The United States
  • China
  • Singapore
  • The United Kingdom (UK)

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

What categories of personal data are processed by this activity?

Personal Information:

Images and audio from the video recording of individuals during the training session.

 

What are the purposes of processing personal data in this activity? In the United States, United Kingdom, and Singapore, images and audio of students and possibly the instructor are recorded when initiated by the instructor. These recordings are taken in order to assist with the training and improve the skills of the participants. Similar to a CCTV recording but with audio. The recording is then available to the crew for review in order to improve their skills. However, in China, there are cameras installed inside the simulators; they are not triggered by instructors. Whenever there is any training activities in the simulators, the camera will work automatically, and record the activities inside the simulator. It is different from the recording system provided by simulator manufacturer. These cameras were installed based on the requirement from CAAC.
What is the legal basis of processing personal data in this activity in the United States, United Kingdom, and Singapore?  The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.

Consent is given by the students (crew) being trained as the recording is initiated by the instructor. Consent can be withdrawn verbally before the recording.
 
What is the legal basis of processing personal data in this activity in China?  Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.

Video recording has been an important way for the Civil Aviation Administration Of China (CAAC) and covered airlines to check the training quality. These recordings have become a check item in the audit checklist of some airlines.
 
If the personal information of EU data subjects is transferred to a country which is not part of the EEA, what makes the transfer lawful?  Data of an EU data subject is not transferred to a country which is not part of the EEA.

There is no transfer of data anywhere. The personal data just remains on the local PC in the country it was recorded in.
 
Is the data subject (the person to whom the data relates) required to provide personal information for this processing activity, and what would be the possible consequences of failing to do so? Provision of personal information for this processing activity is not required.  In the United States, United Kingdom, and Singapore, the recording of the simulator sessions is optional. The tool has been provided by the simulator manufacturer in order to assist the crew in their training. The instructor teaching the crew can either decide to record the session or not. However, in China, it is a mandatory requirement from CAAC; the cameras work automatically when there is a training inside the simulators.
Who are the recipients of the personal data in this activity? In the United States, United Kingdom, and Singapore, the instructor and crew that recorded the session can watch it back in the briefing room following the session but they can protect access to the files with a password chosen by them. When they initiated the recording, it triggered the creation of a password.

In China, it is a separated system from the system provided by the simulator manufacturer. Boeing has direct access to it.

The video recordings will also be shared with the individual’s company (i.e. employer) and with CAAC, as required.
In what countries will the personal data be processed? The recordings are stored on the local simulator network so they can be accessed only at the location where the simulator is placed.

The personal information will only be stored in the United States, UK, Singapore, China, depending on the location of the simulator in question.

How long will the personal data be retained by this activity? In the United States, United Kingdom, and Singapore, recordings are deleted at the end of each day. In China, the CAAC regulation (CCAR-142) states that the training centers should maintain the recordings for at least 3 months.
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 "Flight Simulator Training Session Recording" 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 "Flight Simulator Training Session Recording" 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 "Flight Simulator Training Session Recording" data processing activity or for which other specific instructions do not appear above.

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It was last updated 2024-01-30 11:30:04 (UTC).

 

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