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The SmartRight system was first designed by Thomson, with the help of world-class technology partners wishing to jointly develop and promote this digital copy protection system. It is today supported by key actors in the consumer electronics, conditional access, integrated circuits and smart cards industries, including Canal+ Technologies, Gemplus, Nagravision, Micronas, Pioneer, Schlumberger, SCM Microsystems and ST Micronelectronics.
We value your trust and confidence.
We believe that we earn your trust and confidence when we continue to bring you exceptional products or services for your digital home and do so in a very private and secure manner. We believe that trust and confidence is sustained as we honor that commitment to you, day in and day out.
We created this privacy statement to inform you of our global commitment to you.
KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SECURE
Keeping the personal information we collect about you secure is one of our most important responsibilities. We value your trust and handle personal information with care. Our employees access information about you when needed to meet your needs. We may also access information about you when considering a request from you for additional services, honoring our agreement with you or when responding to requests as required by law.
We safeguard information according to established security standards and procedures, and we continually assess new technology for protecting information. Our employees are trained to understand and comply with these information principles.
WORKING TO MEET YOUR NEEDS THROUGH INFORMATION IN THE COURSE OF DOING BUSINESS, WE COLLECT AND USE VARIOUS TYPES OF INFORMATION, SUCH AS INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM PUBLIC RECORDS AND MARKET RESEARCH, AS WELL AS INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US. WE USE THIS INFORMATION TO SERVE YOU AND TO HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT HOME DIGITAL PRODUCTS.
We collect personally identifiable information from you, for example, when you purchase a product or service contract, when you register on one of our websites, complete a survey, or when you request information from one of our family of companies.
The personal information we collect includes, for example, name, address, preferences, email addresses, click stream and navigation data.
Keeping information accurate
Keeping personal information accurate and up-to-date is very important. Our personnel are available to review the information we hold about you and to use them in conformity with Computer Technology and Personal Date Protection Laws, so that together we can confirm their accuracy. If you ever find that information about you is incomplete, inaccurate or not current, we want to correct it. In compliance with local Computer Technology and Personal Date Protection applicable Laws, we also stay at your disposal in order to access, rectify or request deletion of any data you provided us. Please contact us through one of the contact mechanisms listed below.
webmastersmartright@thomson.net
We bring you value and benefits, while honoring your preferences
When we accept your personal information we use it to provide you quality services.
How--and why—information is shared
We limit who receives information and what type of information is shared. We share information with the goal of bringing you innovative digital products and more choices.
Sharing information within Thomson. The personal information we have about you may be shared among the family of Thomson companies as permitted by law and our agreement with you.
Sharing information with companies that work with us. To assist us in offering you goods and services and our agreement with you, we may occasionally share information with companies that work with us.
Sharing information with companies that bring you value. In agreement with you, personal information may be shared with other reputable organizations whose products and services you may find beneficial.
Sharing information with others. We may provide your information as required by law or legal process; to protect and defend the rights of Thomson and/or any company officially supporting the SmartRight system, and under circumstances we believe reasonably necessary to protect the personal safety of users, Thomson, this site, or the public
If you do not want Thomson to make commercial use of these data, please send an email to the following address.
webmastersmartright@thomson.net
Offering you choices
You will be offered an opportunity to express your preference regarding the use and dissemination of information about you. That opportunity may be made available at the time you register on our web site. You may always contact us using the information listed below to share your preferences with us. While the specific preferences offered may vary from region to region across the world due to local law and/or practice, it is our goal to listen and honor our customers' preferences. Your continued trust and confidence depends upon it.
OTHER SITES
This site may contain links to other sites; however, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by the other sites. We encourage you to read these other privacy statements.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This policy is effective June 1, 2002. We may make and post changes to this statement in an effort to ensure you are clearly informed of any changes in our information handling practices.
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