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Kaspersky Security Network Data Collection Statement 71
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 about potential security risks
targeting your computer 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.
Kaspersky Security Network shall duly inform the users concerned, when initially
collecting the above-mentioned information, of any sharing of such information,
notably for use for business development and shall allow these Internet users to
opt in (in the EC Member States and other countries requiring opt-in procedure)