Legal
Customer Privacy Policy
Introduction
Tesla, Inc. and its affiliates (“Tesla”) respect your concerns about privacy. This Privacy Policy explains Tesla’s policies and procedures regarding information we collect from or about our customers and their use of our products and services. Tesla intends to provide you with a level of comfort and confidence in how we collect, use, share, and safeguard information that we collect. This Privacy Policy also explains how you can contact us if you have any questions or concerns. By providing information to us or by using our products or services, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
Information We May Collect
We collect three main types of information related to you or your use of our products and services: (1) information from or about you or your devices; (2) information from or about your Tesla vehicle; and (3) information from or about your Tesla energy products. Depending on the Tesla products and services you request, own, or use, not all of these types of information may be applicable to you.
From or about you or your devices
We may collect information from or about you (such as your name, address, phone number, e-mail, payment information, etc.) or your devices in a variety of ways, including:
- Through the Services: We may collect information from or about you through our websites, software applications, social media pages, e-mail messages, or other digital services (the “Services”), e.g., when you sign up for a newsletter, make a purchase, or register your product with us.
- From other sources: We also may receive information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, certified installers, third-party vehicle repair or service centers, and social media platforms.
- My Tesla: Customers who purchase certain Tesla products will receive a My Tesla account, which is hosted on our website. We may collect and process the following types of data for your My Tesla account that you elect to provide to us: your customer registration information; the status of your order; warranty and other documentation for your Tesla products; and general information about your Tesla products (including, for example, vehicle identification number or other product serial number, service plan information, or connectivity package), insurance forms, driver’s licenses, financing agreements, and similar information. You can access your My Tesla account to update the information from or about you in that account at any time.
- Offline: We may collect information from or about you offline, such as when you visit a Tesla store or repair facility, attend one of our events, sign up for a test drive, place an order over the phone, or contact our customer services or sales department.
- Through your browser or device: Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Macintosh), screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type and version, and the name and version of the Services (such as the Tesla App) you are using. We use this information to ensure that the Services function properly.
When you visit our website or otherwise use our Services, we may use cookies, pixel tags, analytics tools, and other similar technologies to help provide and improve our Services, and as detailed below:
- Cookies: Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on the computer that you are using. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type, time spent on the Services, pages visited, language preferences, and other web traffic data. Our service providers and we use the information for security purposes, to facilitate online navigation, to display information more effectively, to personalize your experience while using the Services, and to otherwise analyze user activity. We can recognize your computer to assist your use of the Services. We also gather statistical information about the usage of the Services in order to continually improve their design and functionality, understand how the Services are used, and assist us with resolving questions regarding the Services. Cookies further allow us to select which of our advertisements or offers are most likely to appeal to you and to display them to you. We may also use cookies in online advertising to see how you interact with our advertisements, and we may use cookies or other files to understand your use of other websites.
- If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies when using your My Tesla account or our website, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies or gives you the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your computer of a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. You may also wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html. However, if you do not accept these cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of the Services. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer, and you may need to log in every time you visit the applicable Services.
- Pixel tags and other similar technologies: Pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) may be used in connection with some Services to, among other things, track the actions of users of the Services (including e-mail recipients), measure the success of our marketing campaigns, and compile statistics about usage of the Services and response rates.
- Analytics tools: We use website and application analytics services provided by third parties that use cookies and other similar technologies to collect information about website or application use and to report trends, without identifying individual visitors. The third parties that provide us with these services may also collect information about your use of third-party websites.
- You can learn about Google’s practices in connection with this information collection and how to opt out of it by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
From or about your Tesla vehicle
We may collect a variety of information from or about your Tesla vehicle, including:
- Telematics log data: To improve our vehicles and services for you, we may collect certain telematics data regarding the performance, usage, operation, and condition of your Tesla vehicle, including the following: e.g., vehicle identification number; speed information; odometer readings; battery use management information; battery charging history; electrical system functions; software version information; infotainment system data; safety-related data and camera images (including, e.g., information regarding the vehicle’s SRS systems, braking and acceleration, security, e-brake, and accidents); short video clips of accidents; information regarding the use and operation of Autopilot, Summon, and other features; and other data to assist in identifying issues and analyzing the performance of the vehicle. We may collect such information either in person (such as during a service appointment) or via remote access.
- Remote analysis data: We may be able to dynamically connect to your Tesla vehicle to diagnose and resolve issues with it, and this process may result in access to personal settings in the vehicle (such as contacts, browsing history, navigation history, and radio listening history). This dynamic connection also enables us to view the current location of your vehicle, but such access is restricted to a limited number of personnel within Tesla.
- Other vehicle data: In order to help improve our products and services, we may collect and store other vehicle data, such as: data about accidents involving your Tesla vehicle (e.g., air bag deployment and other recent sensor data); data about remote services (e.g., remote lock/unlock, start/stop charge, and honk-the-horn commands); a data report to confirm that your vehicle is online together with information about the current software version and certain telematics data; vehicle connectivity information; data about any issues that could materially impair operation of your vehicle; data about any safety-critical issues; and data about each software and firmware update. We may collect such information either in person (e.g., during a service appointment) or via remote access.
- Service history: In order to facilitate the servicing of your car, we may collect and process data about the service history of each Tesla vehicle, including, e.g., the customer’s name, vehicle identification number, repair history, any outstanding recalls, any bills due, any customer complaints, and any other information related to its service history.
- Charging station information: We may collect information regarding the charge rate and charging stations used by you (including outlets) in order to, e.g., analyze which charging stations are being utilized, how long and efficient battery charges are, and where additional charging stations are needed.
- Advanced features:
- We may provide you with features in your Tesla vehicle, such as the real-time traffic feature, Autopilot, Summon, or other features which make use of the road segment data of your vehicle, and we may share this data with partners that contribute similar data to help us provide the service. We also may collect similar data in connection with other features and may share it with business partners where necessary to provide the feature to you, but we will only collect and share the data in a way that does not personally identify you. We also only collect and share this data if these features are enabled in your vehicle, though your vehicle may send this data to Tesla and its partners even if you are not actively using a feature that needs this information. You can enable or disable the collection and sharing of this data at any time via the “DATA SHARING” setting in Controls > Settings > Safety & Security.
- To further help develop and improve autonomous safety features, we may collect short video clips using the car’s external cameras to learn how to recognize things like lane lines, street signs, and traffic light positions. These short video clips are not linked to your vehicle identification number and we have ensured that there is no way to search our system for clips that are associated with a specific car. You can enable or disable the collection of these clips any time via the “DATA SHARING” setting in Controls > Settings > Safety & Security.
If you no longer wish us to collect Telematics Log Data or any other data from your Tesla vehicle, please contact us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. Please note that, if you opt out from the collection of Telematics Log Data or any other data from your Tesla vehicle (with the exception of the Data Sharing setting detailed above), we will not be able to notify you of issues applicable to your vehicle in real time, and this may result in your vehicle suffering from reduced functionality, serious damage, or inoperability, and it may also disable many features of your vehicle including periodic software and firmware updates, remote services, and interactivity with mobile applications and in-car features such as location search, Internet radio, voice commands, and web browser functionality.
From or about your Tesla energy products
We may collect a variety of information from or about your Tesla energy products from you, via a certified installer or from the installed products (directly or via paired equipment, such as an inverter), including:
- We may collect information about your product, such as your installation date, number of products installed, and serial number(s).
- In order to provide and improve our energy products and services, we may collect data regarding where your product is installed and how it is configured, data related to the product’s use and performance, data regarding your aggregate home energy consumption, and other data relevant to diagnose issues.
If you no longer wish us to collect performance data or any other data from your Tesla energy product, please contact us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below. Please note that if you opt out from the collection of performance data from your Tesla energy product, we will not be able to notify you of issues applicable to your energy product in real time, and this may result in your energy product suffering from reduced functionality, serious damage, or inoperability, and it may also disable many features of your energy product including periodic software and firmware updates.
How We May Use Information We Collect
We may use information we collect to communicate with you, to provide and improve our products and services, and for other purposes. Examples of how we use information for these purposes are provided below.
To communicate with you
We may use information we collect to communicate with you, such as:
- To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, such as to send you newsletters or product information, information alerts, or brochures.
- To set up, evaluate, and provide feedback regarding your Tesla test drive.
- To advise you of important safety-related information or to notify first responders in the event of an accident involving your vehicle.
- To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
- To present products and offers tailored to you and to enhance our lists with information from other sources.
- To allow you to participate in contests and similar promotions and to administer these activities.
- To facilitate social sharing and communications functionality.
Your communication choices:
- Receiving electronic communications from us or our affiliates: If you no longer want to receive marketing-related e-mails from us or our affiliates, you may opt out of receiving them by following the opt-out instructions in any e-mail received from us or by contacting us at the address below. Please note that we may still send you important administrative and safety messages even if you opt out of receiving marketing e-mails.
- Receiving marketing-related calls from us: If you receive a marketing-related call from us and do not want to receive similar calls in the future, simply ask to be placed on our “do not call” list. Please note that we may still call you regarding administrative, safety, or product service issues even if you opt out of receiving marketing calls.
To provide and improve our products and services
We may use information we collect to provide and improve our products and services, such as:
- To complete and fulfill your purchase, e.g., to process your payments, have your order delivered to you, communicate with you regarding your purchase, and provide you with related customer service.
- To provide service to your Tesla product, such as to contact you with service recommendations and to deliver over-the-air updates to your product.
- To monitor your Tesla product’s performance and provide services related to your product.
- To develop and promote new products and services, and to improve or modify our existing products and services.
- To analyze and improve the safety and security of our products and services.
- To deliver any other services you have requested.
For other purposes
We also may use information we collect for other purposes, such as:
- For our business purposes, such as: data analysis; audits; fraud monitoring and prevention; identifying usage trends; determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns; and operating and expanding our business activities.
- Except as described above and below, Tesla may use or share information that does not personally identify you for any purpose, such as for operational or research purposes, for industry analysis, to improve or modify our products and services, to better tailor our products and services to your needs, and where legally required.
How We May Share Information We Collect
We may share information we collect with our service providers and business partners, with other third parties you authorize, with other third parties when required by law, and in other circumstances. Examples of how we share information with these parties and under these circumstances are provided below.
With our service providers and business partners
We may share information with our service providers and business partners when necessary to perform services on our or on your behalf, such as in the following circumstances:
- With Tesla affiliates for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Tesla affiliates are companies that are owned or controlled by Tesla, Inc. and companies in which Tesla, Inc. has a substantial ownership interest.
- With our third party service providers and channel partners to provide services such as website hosting, data analysis and storage, payment processing, order fulfillment and product installation, wireless connectivity to Tesla products, information technology and related infrastructure, customer service, product maintenance or related services, e-mail delivery, credit card processing, auditing, marketing, voice command processing, and other similar services.
- With other third party business partners to the extent that they are involved in your purchase or the service of your Tesla products. We share limited information from or about you to allow you to take advantage of those services if you elect to utilize them, with such partners as finance, leasing, registration, and title companies.
With other third parties you authorize
We may share information with other third parties you authorize, such as in the following circumstances:
- With our certified installers to facilitate the provision of energy products to you that you have requested.
- With third party service centers or providers, if you choose to utilize them. Note that some information about you is stored on certain Tesla products and may be accessible directly to the third party service centers or providers that you choose to utilize to diagnose or service your Tesla product.
- With third-party sponsors of contests and similar promotions, if you elect to participate.
- With your social media account provider, if you connect your Services account and your social media account. If you do so, you authorize us to share information with your social media account provider and you understand that the use of the information we share will be governed by the social media account provider’s privacy policy.
With other third parties when required by law
Tesla may transfer and disclose information, including information that may or may not personally identify you, to third parties to comply with a legal obligation (including, but not limited to, subpoenas); when we believe in good faith that the law requires it; in response to a lawful request by governmental authorities conducting an investigation, including to comply with law enforcement requirements; to verify or enforce our policies and procedures; to respond to an emergency; to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical or legally actionable; or to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of the Services, Tesla, third parties, visitors to our Services, or the public, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
In other circumstances
We may share information in other circumstances, such as:
- With your employer or other fleet operator or the owner of the Tesla product, if you do not directly own it and as authorized under applicable law.
- With a third party in connection with any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
We do not share information that personally identifies you with unaffiliated third parties for their marketing purposes unless you opt in to that sharing.
If you wish to opt out of any processing of information for which you have provided your prior explicit opt-in consent, you may do so by contacting us as indicated in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
Cross Border Transfers
The Services are controlled and operated from the United States. Information from or about you or your use of our products or the Services may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided that information. When we transfer information from or about you or your use of our products or the Services to other countries, we will protect it as described in this Privacy Policy. By using our products, the Services, or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the transfer of information from or about you or your use of our products or the Services to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States.
If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, we comply with applicable legal requirements providing adequate protection for the transfer of personal information to countries outside of the EEA or Switzerland. Tesla has certified its adherence to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the Department of Commerce and the European Commission with respect to the processing of certain personal information transferred from the EEA to Tesla and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries. Tesla’s Privacy Shield Policy is available here.
Rights and Choices
As detailed in the sections above, we give you many choices regarding our collection, use, and sharing of information from or about you or your use of our products or the Services. Subject to applicable law, in certain jurisdictions you may also have the rights to request access to and receive information about certain information we maintain about you, update and correct inaccuracies in that information, and have the information blocked or deleted, as appropriate. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by local law. We give you several methods to access, correct, update, or request blocking or deletion of information from or about you including:
- You can access your My Tesla account to update the information from or about you in that account at any time.
- If you would like to review, correct, update, suppress, or delete information from or about you that has been previously provided to us by you, you may contact us at the address below.
In your request, please make clear what information you would like to have changed, whether you would like to have the information that you have provided to us suppressed from our database, or otherwise let us know what limitations you would like to put on our use of the information that you have provided to us. For your protection, we may only implement requests with respect to the information associated with the particular e-mail address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before implementing your request.
We will comply with your request(s) to exercise these rights and choices as soon as reasonably practicable.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping or legal compliance purposes and/or to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such change or deletion (e.g., when you make a purchase or enter a promotion, you may not be able to change or delete the information provided until after the completion of such purchase or promotion). There may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed.
Security
We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures to protect information within our organization. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the “How to Contact Us” section below.
If you sell or transfer your Tesla product to another person, please notify us so that we can determine whether additional steps are required to help safeguard information from or about you from disclosure to the purchaser or transferee of the Tesla product.
Retention Period
We will retain information we collect from or about our customers, our products, and the Services for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Minors
The Services are not directed to individuals under the age of sixteen (16), and we request that these individuals not provide any information to Tesla.
Links
This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any site or service to which the Services link. The inclusion of a link on the Services does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates, nor does it imply an affiliation with the third party.
Please note that we are not responsible for the collection, use, or disclosure policies and practices (including the data security practices) of other organizations, such as any other app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, or wireless service provider, including any information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with our software applications or social media pages.
Updates to this Policy
We may change this Privacy Policy. Please take a look at the “Last Updated” legend at the bottom of this page to see when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Services. By using our products, the Services, or otherwise providing information to us following these changes, you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
How to Contact Us
To contact us with a question or comment or to opt out from certain services, please contact us:
- via e‐mail at privacy@tesla.com;
- via mail at Tesla, Inc., Attn: Legal, 45500 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, California 94538, United States.
Please note that e-mail communications are not always secure, so please do not include credit card information or sensitive information in your e-mails to us.
If you are located in the EEA or Switzerland, your local Tesla affiliate may be the entity responsible for processing your personal information.
Last Updated April 2017
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Policy
Tesla, Inc. and its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, “Tesla U.S.”) have subscribed to and will comply with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework regarding the processing of Personal Information (as defined below) that is transferred from the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) to Tesla U.S. More information about the Privacy Shield can be found at www.privacyshield.gov. Our certification is available at www.privacyshield.gov/list.
This Privacy Shield Policy supplements our Customer Privacy Policy. Capitalized terms used in this Privacy Shield Policy have the meaning given to them by our Customer Privacy Policy, unless specifically defined in this Policy. This Privacy Shield Policy applies to Tesla U.S., which is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission. In case of a conflict between this Policy and the applicable Privacy Shield Principles (“Principles”), the Principles will govern.
Personal Information Received from the EEA
Tesla U.S. may receive from the EEA some or all of the information listed in our Customer Privacy Policy. Some of that information may qualify as “personal information” or “personal data” (collectively, “Personal Information”) as defined in the Principles. To the extent that Tesla U.S. receives Personal Information from the EEA in reliance on the Privacy Shield, Tesla U.S. will handle such Personal Information in accordance with the Principles.
Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation
Tesla may use the Personal Information it receives from the EEA for the purposes set forth in our Customer Privacy Policy or as you may otherwise be notified. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the Personal Information we process is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and current to the extent necessary for the purposes for which we use the Personal Information. We will not process Personal Information in a way that is incompatible with the purposes for which it has been collected or subsequently authorized by you. We will adhere to the Principles for as long as we retain the Personal Information collected under the Privacy Shield.
Onward Transfers
Our Customer Privacy Policy describes the circumstances in which we may disclose your information to third parties. We remain responsible for the processing of Personal Information received under the Privacy Shield and subsequently transferred to a third party acting as an agent if the agent processes such Personal Information in a manner inconsistent with the Principles, unless we prove that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
We may be required to disclose Personal Information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
Data Security
We use reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, taking into account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the Personal Information.
Choice
We will give you an opportunity to choose whether your Personal Information may be used for a purpose that is materially different from the purposes for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you, or if we intend to disclose it to a third party acting as a data controller that we have not previously disclosed to you. In such circumstances, we will notify you and offer you the opportunity to opt out of such uses and/or disclosures where non-sensitive Personal Information is involved, and to opt in where sensitive Personal Information is involved.
Access to Personal Information
Our Customer Privacy Policy sets forth methods by which you may access and/or submit requests to review, correct, update, suppress, or delete information from or about you. Tesla U.S. will comply with the Principles in its handling of such requests with respect to Personal Information.
Recourse and Enforcement
If you have any questions or concerns, please write to us at the address listed below. We will investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints and disputes regarding our use and disclosure of Personal Information in accordance with the Principles.
If an issue cannot be resolved through Tesla’s internal dispute resolution mechanism, you may submit a complaint, at no cost, to JAMS, which serves as Tesla’s third-party alternative dispute resolution provider. For claimed violations of the Principles not resolved by these mechanisms, you may be able to invoke binding arbitration as detailed in the Principles.
Contact Information
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Shield Policy or Tesla’s privacy practices, please contact us by email at privacy@tesla.com or write to us at the following address:
Tesla, Inc.
Attn: Legal Department
45500 Fremont Boulevard
Fremont, California 94538
United States
Privacy Shield Policy Changes
This Policy may be changed from time to time, consistent with the requirements of the Privacy Shield. You can determine when this Policy was last revised by referring to the “Last Updated” legend at the bottom of this Policy. Any changes to this Policy will become effective when posted to our website.
Last Updated February 2017
Tesla Updates
Tesla Updates are emails that provide more information on Tesla products, services, and regional events. We are requesting this consent on our own behalf and that of our regional subsidiaries. You can withdraw your consent to receive commercial electronic messages at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of these emails. Some emails directly related to a Tesla purchase cannot be opted out of.
If you have questions, please review our privacy policy, contact us online, or contact us using the address and phone number below.
Tesla, Inc
Attn: Legal,
45500 Fremont Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94538
(650) 681-5000
Patent Pledge
On June 12, 2014, Tesla announced that it will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use its technology. Tesla was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport, and this policy is intended to encourage the advancement of a common, rapidly-evolving platform for electric vehicles, thereby benefiting Tesla, other companies making electric vehicles, and the world. These guidelines provide further detail as to how we are implementing this policy.
Tesla’s Pledge
Tesla irrevocably pledges that it will not initiate a lawsuit against any party for infringing a Tesla Patent through activity relating to electric vehicles or related equipment for so long as such party is acting in good faith. Key terms of the Pledge are explained below.
Definition of Key Terms
"Tesla Patents" means all patents owned now or in the future by Tesla (other than a patent owned jointly with a third party or any patent that Tesla later acquires that comes with an encumbrance that prevents it from being subject to this Pledge). A list of Tesla Patents subject to the Pledge will be maintained at the following URL: https://www.tesla.com/about/legal#patent-list.
A party is "acting in good faith" for so long as such party and its related or affiliated companies have not:
- asserted, helped others assert or had a financial stake in any assertion of (i) any patent or other intellectual property right against Tesla or (ii) any patent right against a third party for its use of technologies relating to electric vehicles or related equipment;
- challenged, helped others challenge, or had a financial stake in any challenge to any Tesla patent; or
- marketed or sold any knock-off product (e.g., a product created by imitating or copying the design or appearance of a Tesla product or which suggests an association with or endorsement by Tesla) or provided any material assistance to another party doing so.
Transfer of Tesla Patents
Should Tesla ever transfer a Tesla Patent to a third party, it will do so only to a party that agrees, by means of a public declaration intended to be binding on such party, to provide the same protection that Tesla provided under the Pledge and to place the same requirement on any subsequent transferee.
Legal Effect
The Pledge, which is irrevocable and legally binding on Tesla and its successors, is a "standstill," meaning that it is a forbearance of enforcement of Tesla’s remedies against any party for claims of infringement for so long as such party is acting in good faith. In order for Tesla to preserve its ability to enforce the Tesla Patents against any party not acting in good faith, the Pledge is not a waiver of any patent claims (including claims for damages for past acts of infringement) and is not a license, covenant not to sue, or authorization to engage in patented activities or a limitation on remedies, damages or claims. Except as expressly stated in the Pledge, no rights shall be deemed granted, waived or received by implication, exhaustion, estoppel or otherwise. Finally, the Pledge is not an indication of the value of an arms-length, negotiated license or a reasonable royalty.
What this pledge means is that as long as someone uses our patents for electric vehicles and doesn’t do bad things, such as knocking off our products or using our patents and then suing us for intellectual property infringement, they should have no fear of Tesla asserting its patents against them.
Patent List
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Conflict Minerals
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The goal of this policy is to ensure that Tesla's products do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups through mining or mineral trading in the DRC and adjoining countries. Tesla requires its suppliers to establish policies, due diligence frameworks, and management systems, consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, that are designed to accomplish this goal. Tesla expects its suppliers to stay up-to-date with and to use validated conflict free smelters and refiners assessed by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative and similar organizations. Tesla performs ongoing due diligence and files annual reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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* This report has been filed to comply with the reporting period for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Tesla's mission
The goal of Tesla is to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling electric cars to the mass market.
Overview of Tesla
We design, develop, manufacture and sell high-performance fully electric vehicles and energy storage products. We have established our own network of vehicle sales and service centers and Supercharger stations globally to accelerate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Our vehicles, electric vehicle engineering expertise, and business model differentiates us from incumbent automobile manufacturers.
In 2015, we produced and sold two fully electric vehicles, the Model S sedan and the Model X sport utility vehicle (SUV). Both vehicles offer exceptional performance, functionality and attractive styling. We commenced customer deliveries of Model X in the third quarter of 2015. In addition to developing our own vehicles, we sell energy storage products. We recently announced the next generation of our energy storage products, the 7 kWh for residential applications and the 100 kWh Powerpack for commercial and industrial applications. We began production and deliveries of these products, which we market under the Tesla Energy brand, in the third quarter of 2015.
Tesla's Supply Chain
Our vehicles use over 3,000 purchased parts which we source globally from over 350 suppliers. We have developed close relationships with several key suppliers particularly in the procurement of cells and certain other key system parts. Our complex supply chain is a unique hybrid of the traditional automotive and high tech industries and encompasses suppliers from around the world. Most of our Tier 1 suppliers (i.e., direct suppliers) do not purchase raw materials directly and must rely on their downstream suppliers and sub-suppliers to determine the origin of their raw materials. Therefore, reliably determining the origin is a difficult task, and our suppliers are highly dependent on the information provided to them by their suppliers and sub-suppliers which are often far removed from the direct smelter or refiner. Additionally, many of our suppliers are not directly subject to the same conflict minerals law and regulations as we are.
Our Tier 1 suppliers are required to register and complete the domestic and international material compliance requirements in the International Material Data System (“IMDS”) to meet European Union and other international material and environmental related regulations. This requirement is mandated for all suppliers who supply their products or raw materials to us as part of our production part approval process.
This supplier-provided data is collected from IMDS and managed by our supply chain team and is the starting point for our conflict minerals due diligence efforts. In addition to the material requirements above, we refined our sourcing process to require our Tier 1 suppliers to fully disclose material sourcing of certain materials as specified in supply chain purchasing contracts.
Ensuring Supplier Compliance
We released a human rights and conflict minerals policy in 2013 and updated it in 2015. Tesla is committed to sourcing responsibly and considers mining activities that fuel conflict as unacceptable. Tesla’s suppliers are expected to use reasonable efforts to ensure that parts and products supplied to Tesla are DRC “conflict-free,” meaning that such conflict minerals do not benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Conflict-free means such parts and supplies do not contain metals derived from "conflict minerals" which are defined as:
| (i) | columbite-tantalite (tantalum) |
| (ii) | cassiterite (tin) |
| (iii) | gold |
| (iv) | wolframite (tungsten) |
| (v) | any derivatives of the above |
The goal of this policy is to ensure that Tesla's products do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups through mining or mineral trading in the DRC and adjoining countries. Tesla requires its suppliers to establish policies, due diligence frameworks, and management systems consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Tesla expects its suppliers to stay up-to-date with and to use validated conflict free smelters and refiners assessed by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative and similar organizations. Tesla performs ongoing due diligence and files annual reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
For more information regarding Tesla’s Human Rights and Conflict Minerals Policy, visit http://www.tesla.com/about/legal.
Tesla’s Conflicts Mineral Policy also includes a grievance mechanism where concerned parties may contact Tesla’s Board of Directors and provide comments about Conflict Minerals and other sourcing matters.
The Recognized Framework used to develop Due Diligence Framework
Our conflict minerals process and policy are designed to conform in all material respects with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Guidance”).
Description of Due Diligence Performed on the Source and Chain of Custody of those Conflict Minerals
Step 1: Establish strong company management systems
As noted above, Tesla has adopted a human rights and conflict minerals policy. The policy was reviewed and updated in December 2015. Our supplier manuals also address conflict minerals and state our expectation that all Tesla suppliers are accountable for performing due diligence on their mineral supply chains in accordance with the OECD Guidance. Our contractual terms with suppliers (i.e., General Terms and Conditions) include verbiage that provides the expectation that all Tesla suppliers are accountable for performing conflict minerals due diligence aligned with the OECD Guidance as required by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
We maintain a small team within our supply chain personnel to lead the due diligence efforts. Our internal cross-functional “Steering Committee” composed of Tesla management from Supply Chain, Accounting and Legal oversees the due diligence efforts and potential risks and issues within our supply base. We use the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) Reporting Template (“CMRT”) to query at risk Tier 1 suppliers to identify smelters in congruence with the OECD Guidance.
We are using the automotive industry standard International Material Data System (“IMDS”) to help determine which suppliers are at risk for conflict minerals for all Tesla products. From that database, we review the existing supplier base annually to include newly added suppliers and existing suppliers who provide products to Tesla, to determine which Tier 1 suppliers are likely to supply a product with a conflict mineral (Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, or “3TG”). For any Tier 1 supplier which has products that are determined to be highly unlikely to provide 3TG, we do not pursue additional conflict minerals due diligence and do not include that supplier in the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”).
Step 2: Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
We sent out an inquiry letter to the Tier 1 suppliers which have products not determined to be “highly unlikely” to provide 3TG based on our data analysis from IMDS. Suppliers were given approximately one month to respond to this letter and submit their CMRT. Any suppliers that did not respond were queried again and given additional time to respond. We continually reached out to in-scope suppliers on a monthly basis towards the end of 2015 to receive the most up-to-date report.
Any concerns with supplier responses throughout data collection were brought to the attention of a member of, or the entire, Tesla Conflict Minerals Steering Committee for further review and action. Suppliers who did not respond were brought to the attention of a Steering Committee member for escalation.
In addition, we continued to engage with other manufacturing companies in Silicon Valley to discuss conflict minerals activities across multiple industries. This Silicon Valley Conflict Minerals Forum has been instrumental in developing an aligned strategy and approach to the conflict minerals due diligence challenge. Tesla regularly participates, hosts gatherings, and encourages participation in the forum from neighboring peers.
Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
We performed risk-based assessments on all Tier 1 and potential Tier 1 suppliers as part of our sourcing process and through IMDS we identified which direct suppliers were highly likely to supply products that contain 3TG. Based on this supplier list, we conducted a supply chain survey using the CMRT, requesting Tier 1 suppliers to identify smelters and refiners and country of origin of the conflict minerals. Using the CMRT, we received reports back on Tier 1 supplier progress and collected the determined list of smelters used in the supply chain. We followed up with suppliers that did not respond to the original request for information with further inquiries and deadlines.
We performed documentation review of the smelters and refiners identified by the Tier 1 suppliers using the CMRT and made further inquiries to suppliers if we needed more clarification. We developed an in-house template to track the progress and response rate to determine next steps and escalation as necessary. We reported progress at each internal Steering Committee meeting and collected feedback from the Steering Committee regarding further actions to take.
Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain
We support the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative’s outreach efforts and Conflict-Free Smelter Program’s (“CFSP”) smelter audits through our membership. We reserve the right to ask any high risk Tier 1 supplier to audit their supply chain conflict minerals due diligence using a 3rd party independent auditor.
As outlined in the OECD Guidance, the internationally recognized standard on which our company’s system is based, we support an industry initiative that audits smelters’ and refiners’ due diligence activities. That industry initiative is the EICC and GeSI’s Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this declaration was obtained through our membership in the CFSI, using the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry report for member TSLA.
Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence
We report on our due diligence efforts as required by law.
Steps Tesla Plans to Take to Mitigate the Risk that Necessary Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed Groups, Including Any Steps to Improve Tesla’s Due Diligence – 2016 focus
In 2016, we plan to continue our inquiry method and utilize the CFSI’s CMRT to collect and report on due diligence activities with our supply base. We will perform a new review of our suppliers who are determined to be highly likely to source 3TG. We plan to continue participation in our Silicon Valley Conflict Minerals Forum and work together with our industry peers to better understand the developments from our joint due diligence efforts. Supplier education is important to our efforts to collect reliable feedback, and we plan to better provide details on our conflict minerals due diligence efforts to our Tier 1 suppliers through distributing information about the CFSI’s efforts and encouraging participation in the CFSI. As a continuous improvement effort, we plan to monitor our due diligence progress over the year as we receive supplier responses to our inquiries and target 100% response rate. We expect to participate in more CFSI smelter engagement outreach efforts and provide feedback to our own supply chain to improve the quality of the responses from our suppliers.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in Tesla’s Products
Tesla has not yet been able to fully identify countries of origin of the necessary conflict minerals and smelters and refiners used to process the necessary conflict minerals in Tesla’s products.
We identified 173 suppliers who supply 3TG in their products and required all of these suppliers to perform and report on their supply chain due diligence through the use of the CMRT. We received 80% supplier responses with 1,400 unique smelters and refiners reported comprehensively. We had a significant increase in our supplier scope in 2015 due to an expansion of our product lines to consumers. Our rate of response decreased as well because many of these new suppliers within the scope were unfamiliar with the conflict minerals law and due diligence requirements. The quality of the data that we collect from our suppliers in scope continues to be the main challenge in understanding the conflict minerals risks in our supply chain. As a member of the CFSI, we have become better educated about the requirements to conflict free due diligence from the CFSI’s work through conferences, weekly calls, and updates from different working groups within the CFSI. We recognize the importance of working with industry peers and organizations and believe that a consolidated effort to determine reasonable country of origin is the most efficient method. Through our involvement in the CFSI, we contributed information to help identify the current status of many of our smelters. To help determine reasonable country of origin, we continue to monitor and rely upon the CFSI’s progress in dispositioning smelters and refiners. Additionally, we continuously compare the updated list of facilities that are certified by the CFSI as conflict-free smelters or refiners against our own CMRT results throughout the year.
Our Tier 1 suppliers are highly dependent on the information provided to them by their suppliers and many of these suppliers are not directly subject to the same conflict minerals law and regulations. Determining the countries of origin of the 3TG continues to be a challenge that will take years to complete. While the CFSI has made substantial progress in identifying and assessing smelters and refiners globally, there is still a lot more that can be done.
Based on the information provided by Tesla’s suppliers as well as the CFSI, Tesla believes that the countries of origin of the 3TG contained in its products include the countries listed below in Annex I as well as scrap and recycled sources. This list of countries as well as the smelter and refiner list (Annex II) is based off of CFSI’s RCOI data from May 3, 2016, and Tesla’s 2015 supplier CMRT submissions.
[Annex I]
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte D'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
[Annex II]
The following list of facilities are certified by the CFSI as conflict-free smelters or refiners who have completed the CFSP and are CFSI compliant and believed to be in Tesla’s supply chain. We publish this list to hold these smelters and refiners accountable and to give credit for their continued participation in the CFSP. In addition, we hope that this encourages the remaining smelters and refiners in our supply to accelerate their efforts to become conflict free through the CFSP.
| Mineral | Smelter or Refiner | Smelter ID |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | CID000019 |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | CID000090 |
| Gold | Dowa | CID000401 | Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | CID000425 |
| Gold | Elemetal Refining, LLC | CID001322 |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | CID000694 |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | CID000981 |
| Gold | Materion | CID001113 |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | CID001325 |
| Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | CID002516 |
| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | CID001761 |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | CID001993 |
| Gold | Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. | CID002100 |
| Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID000211 |
| Tantalum | Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry | CID000291 |
| Tantalum | Duoluoshan | CID000410 |
| Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | CID000456 |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CID002505 |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | CID002558 |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | CID002557 |
| Tantalum | Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch | CID002501 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | CID002544 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar | CID002545 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg | CID002546 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | CID002547 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | CID002548 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | CID002549 |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CID002492 |
| Tantalum | Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. | CID000731 |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID002512 |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID000914 |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CID000917 |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID002506 |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | CID002539 |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | CID002568 |
| Tantalum | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | CID000973 |
| Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | CID001076 |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | CID001163 |
| Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | CID001175 |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | CID001192 |
| Tantalum | Molycorp Silmet A.S. | CID001200 |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CID001277 |
| Tantalum | Plansee SE Liezen | CID002540 |
| Tantalum | Plansee SE Reutte | CID002556 |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | CID001508 |
| Tantalum | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | CID002707 |
| Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd | CID001522 |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | CID001769 |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | CID001891 |
| Tantalum | Tranzact, Inc. | CID002571 |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | CID001969 |
| Tantalum | XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CID002508 |
| Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd | CID002307 |
| Tantalum | Zhuzhou Cement Carbide | CID002232 |
| Tin | Alpha | CID000292 |
| Tin | Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. | CID000295 |
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | CID002570 |
| Tin | CV Gita Pesona | CID000306 |
| Tin | CV Serumpun Sebalai | CID000313 |
| Tin | CV United Smelting | CID000315 |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | CID002455 |
| Tin | Dowa | CID000402 |
| Tin | EM Vinto | CID000402 |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | CID000468 |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co. Ltd. | CID000538 |
| Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CID000244 |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | CID002468 |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | CID001105 |
| Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | CID001173 |
| Tin | Minsur | CID001182 |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | CID001191 |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | CID001314 |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | CID002517 |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | CID001337 |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | CID000309 |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | CID001399 |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | CID002503 |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | CID001402 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | CID002776 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | CID001419 |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | CID001421 |
| Tin | PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari | CID001424 |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | CID001428 |
| Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | CID002696 |
| Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | CID001434 |
| Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | CID001438 |
| Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | CID002530 |
| Tin | PT Justindo | CID000307 |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | CID001453 |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | CID001457 |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | CID001458 |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | CID001460 |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | CID001463 |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | CID001468 |
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | CID002816 |
| Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | CID001471 |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | CID001477 |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | CID001482 |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | CID001490 |
| Tin | PT Wahana Perkit Jaya | CID002479 |
| Tin | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | CID002706 |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | CID001539 |
| Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | CID001758 |
| Tin | Thaisarco | CID001898 |
| Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | CID002015 |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | CID002036 |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | CID000004 |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | CID002502 |
| Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CID002513 |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000258 |
| Tungsten | Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CID002518 |
| Tungsten | Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000345 |
| Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000499 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CID000875 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002315 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CID002494 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002536 |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | CID000568 |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000218 |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck GmbH | CID002541 |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG | CID002542 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CID000766 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID000769 |
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | CID002649 |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | CID000825 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002321 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID002535 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002316 |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | CID000105 |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Inc. | CID000966 |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002319 |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | CID002589 |
| Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | CID002543 |
| Tungsten | South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | CID002815 |
| Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID001889 |
| Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CID002011 |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | CID002044 |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Company CJSC | CID002532 |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CID002320 |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002082 |
| Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002095 |
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Tesla values the work done by security researchers in improving the security of our products and service offerings. We are committed to working with this community to verify, reproduce, and respond to legitimate reported vulnerabilities. We encourage the community to participate in our responsible reporting process.
If you are a security researcher and would like to report a security vulnerability, please send an email to: vulnerability@tesla.com. Please provide your name, contact information, and company name (if applicable) with each report. Priority will be granted to encrypted reports – please include your PGP public key with such reports.
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- Provide details of the vulnerability, including information needed to reproduce and validate the vulnerability and a Proof of Concept (POC)
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Tesla appreciates and wants to recognize the contributions of security researchers. If you are the first researcher to report a confirmed vulnerability, we will list your name in our Hall of Fame (unless you would prefer to remain anonymous). You may also be considered for an award if you are the first researcher to report one of the top 3 confirmed vulnerabilities in a calendar quarter. You must comply with our Responsible Disclosure Guidelines (above) to be considered for our Hall of Fame and top 3 awards.
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