Effect of act.

Sec. 21. This act does not do any of the following: (a) Govern, restrict, or apply to data that exists outside of a dealer data system, including data that is generated by a motor vehicle or by a device that a consumer connects to a motor vehicle. (b) Authorize a dealer or a third party to use data that is obtained from a person in a manner inconsistent with an agreement with that person or with the purposes for which that person provided the data to the dealer or third party. (c) Prevent a dealer, manufacturer, or third party from discharging the obligations of the dealer, manufacturer, or third party as a service provider, an obligation under federal or state law to protect and secure protected dealer data, or otherwise limit those responsibilities. (d) Grant a dealer ownership of motor vehicle diagnostic data or rights to share or use motor vehicle diagnostic data except as necessary to fulfill the dealer's obligation to provide warranty, repair, or service to a consumer.