PC.com is comprised of various content owned and operated by Intel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, but managed separately from Intel.com.
Intel is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on this website. This policy outlines the personal information handling practices for both online and offline data. If you give us personal information, it will be treated according to this policy.
We encourage you to read this privacy policy to ensure you understand PC.com privacy practices.
This policy covers the PC.com website and is applicable worldwide.
Collection of your personal information
When we collect any personal information on this website, we will express our need for the personal data at the point of collection. Personal information is any information that can be used to identify an individual, and may include, but is not limited to, name, email address, and other information required to provide a service, deliver a product, or carry out a transaction you have requested. Some of the reasons your personal information might be collected include:
- participation in discussion groups
- collaboration efforts
- registration to membership programs or newsletter subscriptions
- provide registered users a more personalized and meaningful experience on the Intel website.
Uses of your personal information
PC.com will only use your personal information in the way specified when it was collected. PC.com will not subsequently change the way your personal information is used without your consent. Some of the ways your personal information may be used include:
- To provide the ability to create personal profile areas and view protected content.
- To provide the ability to contact you, and provide you with shipping and billing information.
- To provide customer feedback and support.
- To provide contests, sweepstakes or other marketing or promotional activities on PC.com or affiliate websites. Personal information may be collected to administer those programs.
- To conduct questionnaires and surveys in order to provide better products and services to customers and end users. Your completion of any questionnaires is voluntary.
- To understand more about you, so PC.com can personalize newsletters and websites to your preferences. For example, allow you the opportunity to request specific information on products and services that may be of interest.
- To allow you to forward information to another individual such as a friend or co-worker. PC.com does not store the personal information of the third party. We collect the information for the sole purpose of sending a one-time email. If you choose to use the PC.com referral service to inform a colleague or friend, you will only be asked for a contact name and email address.
- To meet contract obligations.
Accessing and updating your personal information
PC.com needs your help in keeping the personal information you have shared with us accurate and up to date. Please notify us of any changes to your personal information. PC.com will allow you to make these updates yourself online via a particular program's member pages or the PC.com profile center.
Unsubscribing
At the present time, PC.com is not producing a newsletter. If newsletters become available at a later date, you will be provided a way to unsubscribe on this web site. In addition, each email newsletter will include instructions on how you can unsubscribe from that particular mailing.
Non-personal information collection
In some instances, PC.com may collect non-personal (aggregate or demographic) data through cookies, web logs, and web beacons. This information is used to better understand and improve the usability, performance and effectiveness of the PC.com website.
Sharing your personal information
PC.com will not sell or rent your personal information to third-parties for marketing purposes.
This site may share your personal information within Intel or any of our subsidiaries for purposes of data processing or storage.
PC.com may also share your personal information with authorized third-party agents or contractors in order to provide a requested service or transaction. For example, if PC.com needs to ship something to you, PC.com must share your name and address with a shipping company. PC.com will only provide third-party agents with the minimum amount of personal information necessary to complete the requested service or transaction.
Intel may respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process by disclosing your personal information and other related information, if necessary and may also choose to establish or exercise its legal rights or defend against legal claims.
As the operator of PC.com, Intel may collect and possibly share personal information and any other additional information available in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of PC.com's terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
While navigating the PC.com web site you may be directed to content or functionality that is hosted by a third party supplier, not on PC.com. This is typically done to host special events, such as contests. When information is collected on behalf of PC.com exclusively, PC.com's privacy policy will be referenced on the site and will govern how your information is used. For other, non-Intel sites, the site owner's privacy policy will be referenced. It is PC.com's practice to require such suppliers to handle information in a manner consistent with PC.com's privacy and security policies.
You will be asked you for your opt-in consent to share your personal information with a third party for any other reason.
Personalization
PC.com may customize websites or newsletters for certain users based on the information they previously provided or that was collected through the PC.com website in order to enhance your overall web experience.
Security of your personal information
PC.com is committed to protecting the personal information you share. Intel, as the operator of PC.com utilizes a combination of security technologies, procedures, and organizational measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When sensitive personal data is shared (for example, credit card information) over the Internet, it is protected using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology.
While Intel as the operator of PC.com strives to protect your personal information, it cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit.
PC.com recommends you to take every precaution in protecting your personal information when you are on the Internet. For example, change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers when creating passwords, and make sure you use a secure browser.
Cookies
PC.com utilizes cookies, although you can still access most of them even if you choose to disable cookies in your browser. Some of this website may not allow you to complete certain activities if cookies are disabled.
Intel as the operator of PC.com uses multiple third parties to monitor web traffic, statistics, advertisement 'click-through', and other activities on PC.com. When authorized, such third parties may use cookies, web log files, web beacons, and other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous aggregate statistics on PC.com website visitors.
This site also includes web beacons in HTML-formatted e-mail newsletters in order to count how many newsletters (or particular articles, links, etc.) are being accessed.
Current versions of web browsers offer enhanced user controls regarding the placement and duration of both first and third party cookies. Search for "cookies" under your web browser's Help menu for more information on cookie management features available to you.
Data retention
Intel as the operator of PC.com will not retain your personal information longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations.
Linked websites
This web site may provide links to other third-party websites which are outside its control and not covered by this policy. PC.com encourages you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) sites.
Ask and Answer/Ratings and Reviews
PC.com's Ask and Answer and Ratings and Review content are public. Please consider this before posting material to them.
Children's privacy
Intel does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If this site learns it has collected personal information on a child under the age of 13, the data will be deleted from the system. PC.com encourages parents and guardians to go online with their children. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:
- Teach children never to give personal information (such as name, address, phone number, school, etc.) unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult.
- Know the sites your children are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
- Look for website privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated.
For tips to help make a child's online experience safer please visit the "How To" section for information on protecting children's privacy online.
Transfer of personal information
We may transfer your personal information to Intel Corporation in the US, to any Intel subsidiary worldwide or to third parties acting on our behalf for the purposes of processing or storage.
Need assistance?
Need help with an update, access, or unsubscribe request? Please contact PC.com by using this form. To aid in processing your request, please include the following details:
- Your contact information
- Name of the program where you want the update applied
- Details of the request (e.g. change of e-mail address, unsubscribe from a newsletter, review of personal information, etc.)
Questions or comments?
Should you have any additional privacy-related questions or comments related to this privacy policy, please use this form to contact PC.com.
Policy updates
The PC.com Privacy Policy was last updated on February 28th, 2008.
