Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement describes how Seagate Technology LLC or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate controlled by, under common control with, or controlling Seagate Technology LLC, including but not limited to affiliates operating under the LaCie name or brand, (collectively, “Seagate” or “we” or “us”) collects, uses, and shares information through the Seagate websites, which include but are not limited to Seagate.com, LaCie.com and their sub-domains (each a “Site”), and the Seagate services, products, software and software applications made available by us for use on or through computers and mobile devices (collectively, the “Offerings” under this Privacy Statement). Please remember that your use of our Sites and Offerings is at all times subject to the applicable Terms and Conditions that incorporate this Privacy Statement.
“Personal Information” is information that identifies you as an individual or relates to an identifiable individual. We collect information through the Sites and Offerings such as:
We collect and process these types of Personal Information to provide our services to you and as legally required. If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not be able to provide you with the full experiences of this Site and our Offerings, or may be prevented from complying with the applicable legal obligations.
We collect Personal Information in a variety of ways, including:
Please be aware if you disclose any Personal Information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the Site or Offerings, you represent that you have the permission to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
We use Personal Information:
We disclose Personal Information:
Personal information may be disclosed by you, through your profile on our Site or Offerings and other information or content you may post or disclose through the Site or Offerings in a public forum, or through your social media account.
We also use and disclose your Personal Information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate:
“Other Information” is any information that does not reveal your specific identity or does not directly relate to an identifiable individual.
If we are required to treat Other Information as Personal Information under applicable law, then we may use and disclose it for the purposes for which we use and disclose Personal Information as detailed in this Policy.
We and our service providers collect Other Information in a variety of ways, including:
In some instances, we combine Other Information with Personal Information. If we do, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information as long as it is combined.
Seagate advertises on pages within our Sites and Offerings and on other websites not affiliated with Seagate. We contract with advertising service providers who serve advertising to you through the use of technologies, such as cookies and other similar technologies.
We use advertising service providers to help us determine which of our advertisements are most likely to be of interest to you. These advertising service providers may use behavioral information, such as how you navigate our Sites or Offerings, to provide relevant advertisements to you while you are using our Sites and/or Offerings.
We also contract with advertising companies to advertise our Offerings on websites not affiliated with Seagate. If you click on one of our ads, you link to the third party website that offers the advertised account or Offerings. These ads may contain cookies and other similar technologies that allow tracking of your response to our advertisements. These technologies, along with information the advertising companies collect about your online use, are used to recognize you across the devices you use, such as a mobile phone and a laptop.
If you would like more information about this practice, and to learn how to opt out of it in desktop and mobile browsers on the particular device on which you are accessing this Privacy Statement, please visit http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#/. In order for the opt-outs to work on your computer, your browser must be set to accept cookies. If you delete cookies or access the Site or Offering from a different device, you will need to opt-out again. You may download the AppChoices app at www.aboutads.info/appchoices to opt out in mobile applications. Please note that opting out of ad targeting does not opt you out from receiving general advertising.
Our Offerings and Sites do not support “Do Not Track” requests at this time.
This Privacy Statement 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 website or service to which the Sites or Offerings link. The inclusion of a link on the Sites or Offerings does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates.
In addition, we are not responsible for the information collection, use, disclosure, or security policies or practices of any independent third party social media platform provider, app developer, app provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider, device manufacturer, or other organization, including with respect to any Personal Information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with the Sites or Offerings, such as by using third-party messaging services linked or integrated through the Sites or Offerings.
We have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Please be advised, however, that while we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and cannot be responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your information. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section below.
Your choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information
You may opt-out from:
Certain jurisdictions grant individuals rights with respect to their Personal Information. Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to access, update, delete, receive a copy of, or restrict our use of your Personal Information. You may also have the right to object to automatic decision making, object to the processing of your publicly disclosed information, or appeal our decision on your rights request. When we process your Personal Information based on your consent, you may have the right to withdraw your consent. If you are a close relative of a deceased, to the extent provided under applicable law, you may request to access, correct, update, receive a copy, or delete the deceased’s information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by local law. For example, we may retain certain and limited information about your request for recordkeeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting a change or deletion, for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, for our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and/or as otherwise required by law.
If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, you may submit your request through this form. We will respond to your request within thirty (30) days or as soon as reasonably practicable, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
In your request, please make clear relevant details, for example, what Personal Information you would like to have updated. Please do not include more Personal Information than the form requires. For your protection, we will verify your identity before processing your request. When you are a close relative of a deceased and are requesting to access, correct, update, receive a copy, or delete the deceased’s information, we may need to verify your identity and the relationship between you and the deceased.
RETENTION PERIOD
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained.
The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Site or Offerings to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using the Site or Offerings); (ii) whether there is a legal or business obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period of time before we can delete them); or (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations regulatory investigations, or other legal matters).
USE OF SITE AND OFFERINGS BY MINORS
This Site and our Offerings are not directed toward individuals under the age of majority in the country in which they reside. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 18.
JURISDICTION AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER
Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers. Please be aware that, when you use the Site or Offerings, we transfer information, through the course of regular business operations, to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country or that may not be considered adequate by your country of residence. When we transfer your Personal Information outside your country of residence, we may put in place appropriate safeguards in accordance with our legal obligations to ensure your Personal Information is adequately protected irrespective of the country to which it is transferred. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your Personal Information.
Some countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection according to European Economic Area (“EEA”) standards (the full list of these countries is available here). For transfers from the EEA to countries not considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission to protect your Personal Information.
If you are a resident in China, we may only transfer your personal information when we have one or more legal basis, such as performance of contract, or compliance with legal obligations. For transfer from China to other countries or areas, we will take measures such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the Cyberspace Administration of China. You may also request for us to provide you information about your personal information transfers, in accordance with applicable law.
You may request a copy of these measures by contacting us as described in the “Contact Us” section below.
SENSITIVE INFORMATION
We ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive Personal Information (e.g., social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs (such as doctrinal or philosophical beliefs), sexual behavior, health, disability, biometrics or genetic characteristics, criminal background, personal financial account data, tracking trace data or geolocation data, data of minors under age of 14, or trade union membership) or any other information which may affect you in the same manner as prescribed by applicable law) on or through the Site or otherwise to us.
PRODUCT OFFERINGS
For additional information regarding specific Offerings, please select from the list below:
CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS
If you are a California resident, please find additional information regarding your rights and our collection, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information, in our California Consumer Privacy Notice.
UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. If so, we will post our updated Privacy Statement on our Site and/or Offerings along with a change notice on the Site and/or Offerings prior to a material change. Where applicable and required by applicable law, we may ask for your consent to any change where your consent is needed. The “Last Updated” legend at the bottom of this Privacy Statement indicates when this Privacy Statement was last revised. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement regularly for any changes. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Statement on the Site and/or Offerings, and your use of the Site and/or Offerings following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Statement.
CONTACT US
Seagate Technology LLC or an affiliate controlled by, under common control with, or controlling Seagate Technology LLC, including but not limited to affiliates operating under the LaCie name or brand is located at
Seagate Technology LLC
47488 Kato Road
Fremont, CA 94538
USA
If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please submit your request here. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.
If you have questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact our Data Protection Officer at data.protection.officer@seagate.com or:
Seagate Technology LLC
Attn: Legal Department – Global Privacy
47488 Kato Road
Fremont, CA 94538
USA
If you live in Germany, you may contact our Data Protection Officer in Germany:
Dr. Sebastian Kraska
IITR GmbH
Marienplatz 2
80331 München
http://www.iitr.de
You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for your country or region, or where an alleged infringement of applicable data protection law occurs. Please click here for contact information for such authorities in the EEA.
LAST UPDATED: December 22, 2022