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KASPERSKY SECURITY NETWORK DATA
COLLECTION STATEMENT
A. INTRODUCTION
Please read this document carefully. It contains important information that you should know before continuing to use our
services or software. By continuing to use Kaspersky Lab software and services you will be deemed to have accepted
this Kaspersky Lab‟ Data Collection Statement. We reserve the right to modify this Data Collection Statement at any time
by posting the changes on this page. Please check the revision date below to determine if the policy has been modified
since you last reviewed it. Your continued use of any portion of Kaspersky Lab‟s Services following posting of the
updated Data Collection Statement shall constitute your acceptance of the changes.
Kaspersky Lab and its affiliates (collectively, "Kaspersky Lab") has created this Data Collection Statement in order to
inform and disclose its data gathering and dissemination practices for Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet
Security.
Word from Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab has a strong commitment to providing superior service to all of our customers and particularly respecting
your concerns about Data Collection. We understand that you may have questions about how Kaspersky Security
Network collects and uses information and data and we have prepared this statement to inform you of the Data Collection
principles that govern the Kaspersky Security Network (the "Data Collection Statement" or "Statement").
This Data Collection Statement contains numerous general and technical details about the steps we take to respect your
Data Collection concerns. We have organized this Data Collection Statement by major processes and areas so that you
can quickly review the information of most interest to you. The bottom line is that meeting your needs and expectations
forms the foundation of everything we do - including protecting your Data Collection.
The data and information is collected by Kaspersky Lab and if after reviewing this Data Collection Statement you have
any questions or Data Collection concerns please send an e-mail to [e-mail].
What is Kaspersky Security Network?
Kaspersky Security Network service allows users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around the world to help
facilitate identification and reduce the time it takes to provide protection against new ("in the wild") security risks targeting
your computer. In order to identify new threats and their sources and to help improve user security and product
functionality, Kaspersky Security Network collects selected security and application data and submits that data to
Kaspersky Lab for analysis. Such information contains no personally identifiable information about the user and is utilized
by Kaspersky Lab for no other purposes but to enhance its security products and to further advance solutions against
malicious threats and viruses. In case of accidental transmission of any personal data of the user, Kaspersky Lab shall
keep and protect it in accordance with this Data Collection Statement.
By participating in Kaspersky Security Network, you and the other users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around
the world contribute significantly to a safer Internet environment.
Legal Issues
Kaspersky Security Network may be subject to the laws of several jurisdictions because its services may be used in
different jurisdictions, including the United States of America. Kaspersky Lab shall disclose personally identifiable
information without your permission when required by law, or in good-faith belief that such action is necessary to
investigate or protect against harmful activities to Kaspersky Lab guests, visitors, associates, or property or to others. As
mentioned above, laws related to data and information collected by Kaspersky Security Network may vary by country. For
example, some personally identifiable information collected in the European Union and its Member States is subject to
the EU Directives concerning personal data, Privacy and electronic communications, including but not limited to Directive
2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data
and the protection of Privacy in the electronic communications sector and Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and
on the free movement of such data and the subsequent legislation adopted in the EU Member States, the European
Commission Decision 497/2001/EC on standard contractual clauses (personal data transferred to third countries) and the
subsequent legislation adopted in the EC Member States.