www.ideawins.com Privacy Statement
(Last updated: March 07)At Microsoft, we're working hard to protect your privacy, while delivering software and services that bring you the performance, power, and convenience that you want in your personal computing experience. This privacy statement explains the data collection and use practices of the www.ideawins.com web site and services. It does not apply to other online or offline Microsoft sites, products, or services.
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Collection and Use of Your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact you. As part of www.ideawins.com competition sign up, the personal information we collect includes your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Microsoft collects and uses your personal information to operate www.ideawins.com and deliver the services or carry out the transactions you have requested or authorized. These uses may include providing you with more effective customer service; requesting additional information on feedback that you provide about the product or service that you are using; or providing important notifications regarding the service.
Except as otherwise described in this statement, the information that is sent to Microsoft is not shared outside of Microsoft and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission. Microsoft occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including answering customer questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide those companies the 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 www.ideawins.com; (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 this 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 this 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.
Collection and Use of Information about Your Computer
We may collect information about your use of the www.ideawins.com web site, including the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions. When you visit the www.ideawins.com site, we also collect certain standard information about your computer ("standard computer information") that your Web browser sends to every Web site you visit. This information is generally not personally identifiable. Standard computer information typically includes information such as your IP address, operating system version, browser version, your hardware ID which indicates the device manufacturer, device name, and version and your regional and language settings. If a particular feature, software or service sends information to Microsoft, standard computer information will be sent as well. The privacy details for each feature listed in the "Supplementary Information" section below will disclose what additional information is collected and how it is used.
Access to Your Personal Information
When you sign up to participate in the www.ideawins.com competition we will not provide you any mechanism to change your information after it has been submitted.
Protecting Your 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 over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Cookies and Other Web Technologies
www.ideawins.com makes use of cookies. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you will not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other web sites that you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
If and when we update this privacy statement, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement and 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 e-mail iwcntstq@microsoft.com
www.ideawins.com Privacyc/o Privacy Response Center
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
