DataDepot Privacy
Statement
(last
updated: September 29, 2008)
Microsoft is committed to protecting
your privacy. This privacy statement applies to the data collected by
Microsoft through the DataDepot site (the “Site”);
it does not apply to data collected through other online or offline Microsoft
sites, products or services.
Collection of Your
Personal Information
This site does not explicitly collect any personally
identifiable information, such as your name or email address. However, he data
you upload to the Site may be recorded
or archived and stored on Microsoft’s Research servers for research purposes. Do
not upload personally identifiable information to any part of the site, such as
the comments or wiki. Examples of personally identifiable information include:
email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, photos or yourself, photos
of your house.
NOTICE: The Site may collect certain information about
your visit, such as the name of the Internet service provider and the
Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the date
and time you access the Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and
the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to the Site. This information is used for the operation and improvement
of the Site and to perform
research.
Use of Your Personal
Information
The personal information collected on this
Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry
out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized.
In support of these uses, Microsoft may use
personal information to provide you with more effective customer service, to
improve the Site and any related Microsoft products or services, and to make
the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the
same information or by customizing the Site to your particular preference or
interests.
We may use your personal information to
provide you with important information about the product or service that you
are using, including critical updates and notifications. Additionally, with your permission, we may
send you information about other Microsoft products and services, and/or share
information with Microsoft partners so they may send you information about
their products and services.
Microsoft occasionally
hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Web
site hosting, packaging, mailing and delivering prizes, answering customer
questions about products and services, and sending information about our
products, special offers, and other new services. We will only provide those
companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are
required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited
from using that information for any other purpose.
Microsoft may disclose personal information if
required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on Microsoft or the Site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property
of Microsoft and our family of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to
protect the personal safety of users of Microsoft products or members of the
public.
Personal information collected on the Site may
be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which
Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by
using the Site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your
country. Microsoft abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S.
Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data
from the European Union.
Control of Your Personal
Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you
provide on the Site will not be shared outside of Microsoft and its controlled
subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission.
Please be aware that
this privacy statement and any choices you make on the Site will not
necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to Microsoft in
the context of other, separately operated, Microsoft products or services.
Access to Your Personal
Information
You can review and edit the personal
information you provided at this Site by sending email to vibe@microsoft.com or writing to:
VIBE
Microsoft Research
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
Security of Your
Personal Information
Microsoft is committed to protecting the security of your personal information.
We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your
personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example,
we store the personal information you provide on computer servers with limited
access that are located in controlled facilities. Additionally, when we
transmit sensitive personal information (such as a credit card number) over the
Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Privacy
Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also
revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement.
For material changes to this privacy statement, we will notify you either by
placing a prominent notice on the home page of our web site or by directly
sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this
privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the
personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes
your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
Contact Information
Microsoft welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you have
questions about this statement or believe that we have not adhered to
it, please contact us by clicking here http://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx under the “How to
Contact Us” section or sending postal mail to the following address:
Microsoft
Privacy
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399