Ubuntu Privacy Policy

Implications

• Canonical does not ask for personal information unless it is truly needed.
• Personal information is not shared with anyone except to provide services, comply with the law, or protect rights.
• Information about your visit, such as URLs, clickstream, and page interaction, is collected.
• Personal data may be transferred and stored outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
• You have the right to access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of your data.
• Canonical uses cookies to enhance user experience and improve the website.
• Information disclosed in chat rooms, forums, and newsgroups becomes public information.
• Canonical may use third-party providers for services like payment processing and webinars.
• Non-personally identifying information is collected to understand how visitors use the website.
• Error reports may include personal information such as the state of programs running at the time.
• Canonical may contact you about new features, solicit feedback, or keep you updated unless you opt out.
• You can withdraw your consent for marketing communications at any time.
• Canonical uses various cookies, including analytical, performance, and functionality cookies.
• Transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure.
• Canonical has security measures in place to protect your personal information.
• Canonical may disclose your information to third parties in case of legal obligations or business transactions.
• Changes to the privacy policy will be posted on the website and notified via email if appropriate.
• You can contact Canonical for any data protection inquiries or complaints.
• Canonical may use information to analyze trends and fix errors.
• Canonical may use information to study how anonymous users interact with their websites and services.
• Canonical may use information to market their products or services to you.
• Canonical may use information to authenticate access to certain features of their websites.
• Canonical may use information to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Canonical may use information to contact you if your actions violate your agreement with them.
• Canonical may use information to provide services, products, process payment, and authenticate access.
• Canonical may use information to contact you to respond to inquiries or provide notices regarding your use of their websites or services.
• Canonical may use information to provide you with information about other goods and services they offer.
• Canonical may use information to make suggestions and recommendations about goods or services that may interest you.
• Canonical may use information to combine with other information they collect about you.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties in accordance with privacy notices made known at the time of collection.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties in the event of a business transaction.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties if they are under a duty to comply with legal obligations.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties to protect the rights, property, or safety of Canonical, their customers, or others.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties in accordance with privacy notices made known at the time of collection.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties in the event that Canonical or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they transfer and store your information outside the EEA.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they process your information outside the EEA.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they engage staff for the provision of services.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorized access.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they use SSL data encryption to transmit your personal information.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they use technical architectures and systems to prevent unauthorized third parties from accessing your personal information.
• Canonical may use information to disclose to third parties where they use administrative, physical, and electronic measures to protect against the loss, exposure, misuse, or alteration of information.

Data Collection

• First name
• Last name
• Company name
• Company size
• Industry
• Job title
• Job level
• Phone number
• Email address
• State or province
• Country
• Full Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
• Clickstream data
• Page response times
• Download errors
• Length of visits to certain pages
• Page interaction information (scrolling, clicks, mouse-overs)
• Methods used to browse away from the page
• Geolocation data
• Information from other websites operated by Canonical
• Information from business partners, sub-contractors, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, credit reference agencies

Things to watch out for

• Personal data may be transferred and stored outside the EEA, which may have different data protection laws.
• Information disclosed in public forums, chat rooms, and newsgroups becomes public and can be recorded and republished by anyone.
• Error reports may include personal information and a unique identifier for your computer.
• Transmission of information over the internet is not completely secure, and Canonical cannot guarantee the security of your data during transmission.

FAQs

What personal information does Canonical collect?

Canonical collects information such as your first name, last name, company name, company size, industry, job title, job level, phone number, email address, state or province, and country. They also collect data about your visit to their websites, including URLs, clickstream data, page response times, and more.

How does Canonical use my personal data?

Canonical uses your personal data to provide services, respond to inquiries, process payments, authenticate access, analyze trends, and market their products or services to you. They may also use it to comply with legal requirements and protect their rights.

Can I opt out of marketing communications from Canonical?

Yes, you can withdraw your consent for marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter, modifying your communication preferences in your account, or contacting Canonical directly.