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Privacy Statement

Kingston Technology Europe Limited knows the importance of protecting your privacy. Please read the following privacy statement to understand how we use and protect your personal information based on your visit to www.kingston.com. We can be reached via e-mail at webmaster@kingston.com.

By using or placing an order on this site, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information under the terms of this privacy statement.

Please be aware that other websites that may be accessed through our site, e.g. via a hyperlink, may collect personally identifiable information about you. This Privacy Statement does not cover the information practices of those third-party web sites.

What information we collect

For each visitor to our web page, our web server automatically recognizes and logs your domain name or IP address for purposes of system administration and to report aggregated information. "Cookies" are small pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive.

Additionally, we collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages you access or visit, log user-specific information on what pages you access or visit and information volunteered by you, such as survey information and/or site registrations.

Further, we use pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These GIF files are provided by our ad management partner, DoubleClick. These files enable DoubleClick to recognize a unique cookie on your web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The cookie was placed by us, or by another advertiser who works with DoubleClick.

With both cookies and Spotlight technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address.

For more information about DoubleClick, including information about how to opt out of these technologies, go to http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy

How we use information

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our web page, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for you, used to notify you about updates to our web site and used by us to contact you for marketing purposes.

Disclosure of your information

The information you provide to us will be held on our computers and may be accessed by or given to our staff working outside the UK including staff employed by other companies within the Kingston Technology Company Inc group. Some of these companies are located in the US and others are located outside the European Economic Area.

Countries outside the European Economic Area do not always have strong data protection laws. However, we will always take steps to ensure that your information is used in accordance with this policy.

If our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.

The information we collect is not shared with other organisations for commercial purposes other than those listed in this document.

Updates and unsubscribing

Email

We do not share ANY user information with any third party unless the visitor is taking part in a promotion we are undertaking with a third party. In those cases, which are very rare, we expressly ask for permission. When we do send out email, the only people that receive them are:
  • People that have signed up to receive our newsletter at some point.
  • People that have signed up with other companies (CNET, PC Magazine) to receive special offers.
  • Resellers that have requested to receive emails from us.
If you are on one of our lists and do not want to receive e-mails from us in the future, please send us a blank e-mail by clicking here.

Postal mail

If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by sending email to eu_unsubscribe@kingston-technology.com. Please provide us with your exact name and address. We will be sure your name is removed.

Telephone number

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders they have placed on-line. They also may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such telephone calls, please let us know by sending email to us at eu_unsubscribe@kingston-technology.com. Please provide us with your correct phone number. We will be sure your name is removed.

Security and data retention

We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. We will retain your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.

Accessing and updating

You are entitled to see the information held about you and you may ask us to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If you wish to do this, please contact us. We are entitled by law to charge a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.

Changes to our privacy statement

If we decide to change our privacy statement, we will post the changes on this page so that you are always informed of what information we collect, how we use it and disclose it.

Tell us what you think

We welcome your comments and questions about privacy. Please email webmaster@kingston.com if you have any further comments.

This privacy statement has been in effect since July 2005.

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