Privacy Notice concerning our
Ethics Anonymous Web Portal
Data Processing Activity

(Boeing Data Processing Activity ID Number: 7942)

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 "Ethics Anonymous Web Portal" 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
  • Retirees
  • Former Employees
  • Non-Boeing Individuals with BEMS IDs (consultants, purchased services, suppliers, etc.)
  • The Public
  • Government Regulators
  • Students (over 18 years of age)
  • Children (under 18 years of age)
  • Applicants

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

What categories of personal data are processed by this activity?

Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information:

  • Ethnicity
  • Gender or Gender Identity
  • Home Address
  • Job Level
  • Sensitive Medical Information
  • Job Performance or Corrective Action Records
  • Personal Email Address
  • Personal Phone Number
  • Retention Index Number
  • Security Clearance
  • Termination Reason

Personal Information:

Information related to people that the anonymous reportant may include, like employee name, Employee BEMSID, Manager Name, Manager BEMSID, Witness names and BEMSIDs, Work contact information, Name and contact information of non-Boeing reportants or witnesses, description of the incident, factual findings and analysis, interview records, and other information collected during the course of an investigation.

 

What are the purposes of processing personal data in this activity? The personal information will be used to contact and engage individuals, respondents, management, and other stakeholders, in order to conduct and assist with the investigative processes, resolving issues, and providing reports to business units, leadership, audit committee, and external parties as appropriate and as required. The anonymous reportant is not reached out to directly, the reportant can take action via the Anonymous Portal to receive updates.
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: 
  • The detection and prevention of fraud and other criminal behavior

  • Complying with legal, law enforcement, court and regulatory bodies' requirements

  • The well-being, safety and security of our workforce

  • Fulfilling it's corporate duties of due diligence

  • Preventative and corrective actions

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.  The issue would not be reported.
Who are the recipients of the personal data in this activity? The recipients of the personal information in this activity may include specifically authorized personnel in Ethics and Corporate Investigations, Law & Global Compliance, Human Resources, Threat Management, Information Security Computing Forensics, Global Trade Controls, Labor Relations, Employee Corrective Action, and Unit Member Administration.
In what countries will the personal data be processed? The personal information may be used by business processes based in every country in which Boeing has operations.

The personal information will be stored in the United States. The personal information may also be stored locally by investigators, ethics officers located in countries where investigations, complaints, or ethics requests take place.

How long will the personal data be retained by this activity? Formal investigations and general inquiries are retained for a period of five years after closure, business courtesy records and conflict of interest records are retained for seven years after closure unless under legal hold.
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 "Ethics Anonymous Web Portal" 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 "Ethics Anonymous Web Portal" 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 "Ethics Anonymous Web Portal" 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 2024-03-11 14:33:53 (UTC).

 

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