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==Consumer-impact summary==

*'''User freedom:''' VRS has a history of utilizing software codes to lock customers out of the complete functionality of hardware they have already paid for. This is documented in [[VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall]]<ref name=":0" />

*'''User privacy:''' VRS collects your name, email address, and any other information you enter into the service for advertising purposes and can retain your information for legal purposes for as long as they deem reasonable. VRS also collects additional telemetry data through the use of web beacons and cookies on their website and coaching service from users for advertising, coaching, and legal purposes. VRS states in their privacy policy that they are able to share your data with third parties without users' consent in the event of a merge or legal request.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VRS Privacy Policy |url=https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621004245/https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |archive-date=21 Jun 2025 |access-date=22 Aug 2025 |website=VRS Privacy Policy}}</ref><!-- This comment can be removed if necessary, just a personal reminder to myself. I have a funny feeling that the telemetry software VRS requires you to install may do a little more than advertised. If I get the time or someone else sees this and wants to take a look at doing some dynamic or static analysis on their telemetry program to see if they call back to any weird domains or have weird behavior, it may be good to document it and add it in a separate incident section. If you are to do this, make sure things are documented really well with lots of pictures and replication steps because doing something like that is original and doesn't come from another website.

*'''User privacy:''' VRS collects your name, email address, and any other information you enter into the service for advertising purposes and can retain your information for legal purposes for as long as they deem reasonable. VRS also collects additional telemetry data through the use of web beacons and [[Web cookie|cookies]] on their website and coaching service from users for advertising, coaching, and legal purposes. VRS states in their privacy policy that they are able to share your data with third parties without users' consent in the event of a merge or legal request.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VRS Privacy Policy |url=https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621004245/https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |archive-date=21 Jun 2025 |access-date=22 Aug 2025 |website=VRS Privacy Policy}}</ref><!-- This comment can be removed if necessary, just a personal reminder to myself. I have a funny feeling that the telemetry software VRS requires you to install may do a little more than advertised. If I get the time or someone else sees this and wants to take a look at doing some dynamic or static analysis on their telemetry program to see if they call back to any weird domains or have weird behavior, it may be good to document it and add it in a separate incident section. If you are to do this, make sure things are documented really well with lots of pictures and replication steps because doing something like that is original and doesn't come from another website.

I found the telemetry software by going to https://vrs.racing/academy, then clicking create account (you dont need to create one) then click download under the telemetrylogger and you should get the setup executable .exe -->

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 ==Consumer-impact summary==
 *'''User freedom:''' VRS has a history of utilizing software codes to lock customers out of the complete functionality of hardware they have already paid for. This is documented in [[VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall]]<ref name=":0" />
-*'''User privacy:''' VRS collects your name, email address, and any other information you enter into the service for advertising purposes and can retain your information for legal purposes for as long as they deem reasonable. VRS also collects additional telemetry data through the use of web beacons and cookies on their website and coaching service from users for advertising, coaching, and legal purposes. VRS states in their privacy policy that they are able to share your data with third parties without users' consent in the event of a merge or legal request.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VRS Privacy Policy |url=https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621004245/https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |archive-date=21 Jun 2025 |access-date=22 Aug 2025 |website=VRS Privacy Policy}}</ref><!-- This comment can be removed if necessary, just a personal reminder to myself. I have a funny feeling that the telemetry software VRS requires you to install may do a little more than advertised. If I get the time or someone else sees this and wants to take a look at doing some dynamic or static analysis on their telemetry program to see if they call back to any weird domains or have weird behavior, it may be good to document it and add it in a separate incident section. If you are to do this, make sure things are documented really well with lots of pictures and replication steps because doing something like that is original and doesn't come from another website.
+*'''User privacy:''' VRS collects your name, email address, and any other information you enter into the service for advertising purposes and can retain your information for legal purposes for as long as they deem reasonable. VRS also collects additional telemetry data through the use of web beacons and [[Web cookie|cookies]] on their website and coaching service from users for advertising, coaching, and legal purposes. VRS states in their privacy policy that they are able to share your data with third parties without users' consent in the event of a merge or legal request.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VRS Privacy Policy |url=https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621004245/https://vrs.racing/privacy-policy |archive-date=21 Jun 2025 |access-date=22 Aug 2025 |website=VRS Privacy Policy}}</ref><!-- This comment can be removed if necessary, just a personal reminder to myself. I have a funny feeling that the telemetry software VRS requires you to install may do a little more than advertised. If I get the time or someone else sees this and wants to take a look at doing some dynamic or static analysis on their telemetry program to see if they call back to any weird domains or have weird behavior, it may be good to document it and add it in a separate incident section. If you are to do this, make sure things are documented really well with lots of pictures and replication steps because doing something like that is original and doesn't come from another website.
 I found the telemetry software by going to https://vrs.racing/academy, then clicking create account (you dont need to create one) then click download under the telemetrylogger and you should get the setup executable .exe -->