Samsung.com operated by Samsung Group, Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd, Samsung Electronics America, Inc;
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLP; Samsung Information
Systems, America, ("Samsung")
Your Privacy Your privacy is
of great importance to us. As a user of this web site (the
"Site"), you are valued by us and we will take appropriate
measures to protect the information provided by and collected
from you on the Site in connection with the functions,
facilities, products and services offered on our Site (the
"Samsung Services"). As our business changes and grows, so
will this policy. Please check back periodically for additions
and changes.
Information We Collect and How we use
it We only request and use information absolutely
essential to respond to your requests for information on our
products or services and to inform you of services we think
may be of interest to you. Our site uses your IP address (an
IP address identifies the type of browser you are using i.e.
Netscape; Internet Explorer by assigning a unique number) for
general system administration to serve you better by
diagnosing problems with our server.
Cookies At times, we may use
a feature of your browser to send your computer a "cookie".
Cookies are used by thousands of web sites in order to enhance
your web experience. A cookie is a small data file that
assigns a unique anonymous number to your browser from a web
server and is stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies
can not damage or read information stored on your hard drive.
Cookies make your web experience more enjoyable by storing
passwords and preferences. You can adjust your browser
settings to refuse all cookies or to inform you when a cookie
is being placed on your hard drive. However, your election not
to accept cookies may diminish your experience with the Site
because of additional time needed to repeatedly enter
information.
Disclosure of Personal
Information We will not disclose, sell, trade, or
rent Personal Information without your prior consent, except
to the extent necessary to provide you with a requested
Samsung Service. In certain rare circumstances, we may be
compelled by law to disclose your Personal Information, such
as in connection with a lawsuit or other legal proceeding. In
the event disclosure is required, we will use reasonable
commercial efforts to try to secure confidential treatment of
the disclosed Personal Information, including prohibiting use
of the information for any commercial purpose.
In addition, we reserve the right to disclose certain
information when, in its sole discretion, it determines that
such disclosure is necessary to protect Samsung or its
employees, their rights or property, or to protect the
physical safety or health of employees of Samsung or a member
of the general public.
Any submissions that you make to any public areas of the
Site such as bulletin boards ("Public Areas") will be public
and will not be considered Personal Information. We do not
control, and are not responsible for, the actions of other
users of the Site or of Clients with respect to any
information you post in Public Areas. In addition, information
that you submit to Public Areas may be collected and used by
others to send you unsolicited messages and for other
purposes.
Links to Third Party Sites
You may be able to access third party web sites through
links available on this Site. You understand and agree that
your use of such third party sites, including other Samsung
sites, will be governed by the privacy policies of those sites
and not by this Privacy Statement.
Children's Personal Information
The Samsung Services and this Site are not intended
for children under the age of 13 years age. We will not
knowingly collect information from children under the age of
13. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their
children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy
Statement by instructing their children to never provide
information on this Site without their permission.
User Access to Personal
Information If you desire access to your own
Personal Information, to correct existing Personal
Information, or to remove your Personal Information, please
contact us using the contact information provided below. If
you request removal of Personal Information, you acknowledge
that residual Personal Information may continue to reside in
Samsung's records and archives, but Samsung will not use that
information for a commercial purpose. Samsung reserves the
right to maintain your Personal Information if Samsung has
suspended, limited, or terminated your access to the Site for
violating the Samsung Terms of Use.
Protection of
Information Samsung will maintain the
confidentiality of the information it collects. We maintain
internal practices that help protect the security and
confidentiality of this information by limiting employee
access to and use of this information.
About Samsung Group Each
company within the Samsung Group is an independent legal
entity. Samsung Group is not a legal entity. Samsung Group is
a term to conveniently refer to a group of companies that are
tied together by their corporate history. Therefore, please do
not mistake the companies by their use of the similar name
Samsung. In particular, no company within the Samsung Group
can accept or receive service of process on behalf of another.
No company within the Samsung Group is legally liable for
another unless specifically agreed to in writing to assume
such liabilities. This site does not establish any nexus
between any of the companies such that you can assume that
they can be sued jointly or severally on behalf of
another.
If you have any questions regarding this policy, please
contact the Legal Department at 201-229-4068. |