By using an ARM Website, you consent to the collection and use of your information in the manner and for the purposes set out below.
What personal information is collected?
When you visit an ARM Website, we may collect personal information volunteered by you about you, including name, title, company, mailing address, email address, phone numbers and information about your computer (“Data”). In addition to registration, we may ask you for and collect Data at other times, including when you agree to the terms of a click through license; download a product update; request technical support; register for a training course; request a CD-ROM; participate in a promotion or marketing campaign sponsored by us; when you want to find out about distributors or offices in your area; when you complete membership forms, surveys, feedback forms or other questionnaires; when you participate in a user forum; when you send an email or letter to us; when you express interest in employment with us; or when you engage in other activities on the sites. When you submit Data you are agreeing to its transfer, storage and processing.
Our web server logs may collect details of your domain name, operating system, browser type and IP address, a unique identifier for your computer, or other access device of visitors to the ARM Website. Other Data collected by cookies will be used to measure number of visits, average time spent on an ARM Website, pages viewed and ARM Website usage information. Data will include information collected from both public and private areas of the ARM Website.
Who is collecting the Data?
When you are on an ARM Website and are asked for Data, you are sharing that Data with ARM Limited, its subsidiaries and related companies. The Data may be stored in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or transferred to and stored at a destination outside the EEA. Data may be disclosed to and processed by staff operating outside of the EEA who work for us or our subsidiaries.
The ARM Website may also contain various links to third-party web sites. Third-party web sites may provide additional information, goods, services and/or promotions. These sites are owned and operated independently of us, and have their own separate privacy and data collection practices. Any Data you provide to these web sites will be governed under the terms of their privacy policy, if any. We have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the independent actions or policies of these independent sites, and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites.
The ARM Connected Community web site form is sent directly to the member company you are trying to contact, with a copy to the Partnership Marketing Manager at ARM. Data entered in this form that is processed by the member company is not explicitly covered by this privacy policy.
How is my Data used?
Data in respect of products is used internally by us, including updating our databases, contacting you with requested information and sending marketing information for ARM products. Other Data collected by cookies will be used to measure the use of our sites and to improve the content of our sites.
We may process your Data when you express an interest in employment opportunities with us.
When you send email or other communications to us, we may retain those communications in order to process your enquiries, respond to your requests and improve the content of our sites.
With whom do we share my Data?
Except as outlined in this policy or on our web sites, we do not provide your Data to third parties without your consent. We may share your Data with ARM subsidiaries.
We may occasionally share aggregated demographic Data with our partners. This Data is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
We use outside companies (like FedEx, UPS, Airborne, USPS, and courier services) to ship orders. Therefore, we must provide your name, mailing address, and phone number to them. If you do not wish us to share this Data, you may pick up your product from our offices.
We accept credit card orders and, on occasion, must provide the customer name and address information to VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover for verification purposes. If you do not wish us to verify your credit card, you may use an alternate form of payment.
We use third parties to provide services on our behalf, including running promotions for us and providing catering. We will provide your relevant Data to them.
In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, or if ARM or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party the relevant Data held by us will be one of the transferred assets.
We may use your Data if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ARM, our customers, or others.
What choices to I have regarding the collection, use and distribution of my Data?
We or our business partners may, from time to time, send you email or direct mail regarding our products and services. If you do not want to receive such information, simply tell us when you give us your Data, or follow the directions contained on the mailing to remove your name from our mailing list(s).
You also have the right to access (review, correct, amend or delete) your Data by contacting us. Individuals are responsible for providing ARM with accurate and complete personal information, and for contacting us if correction of such information is required. Please note that, where permitted, we may charge a nominal fee for fulfilling access requests and that we reserve the right to disallow unreasonable requests for access.
Please direct any questions concerning ARM's privacy practices or if you have any queries or requests in relation to your Data to privacy@arm.com or General Counsel, ARM Limited, 110 Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, CB1 9NJ, United Kingdom. Requests to unsubscribe from ("opt-out") of communications from ARM may also be sent to unsubscribe at privacy@arm.com .
How secure is my Data?
We always use industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving Data. We have appropriate security measures in place to protect against any loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected. However, we cannot ensure or otherwise warrant the security of any information you provide to us or from an ARM Website, and therefore you use the ARM Website at your own risk.
What about Cookies?
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
If you want to stop cookies being stored on your computer in future, please refer to your browser manufacturer's instructions by clicking "Help" in your browser menu. Further information on deleting or controlling cookies is available at http://www.aboutcookies.org/ . Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to use certain areas or features of our site.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may revise this privacy policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this privacy policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.
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LEC-PRE-00471-V3.0, 09 September, 2009, Copyright (c) 2009 ARM Limited
