Data Protection at SUSE LINUX AG

SUSE LINUX AG appreciates your visit to our web site and your interest in our company and our products. We take the protection of your private data seriously and want you to feel comfortable when you visit our Internet pages. In all our business workflows, we strictly protect your privacy when processing personal data. We process the personal data that is collected when you visit our web pages in accordance with the data protection laws applicable at the location of the unit responsible for processing the data. The web pages of SUSE LINUX AG may contain links to web sites of other providers who do not comply with this data protection policy.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

As a basic rule, personal data are only stored if you explicitly specify such, e.g. within the scope of a registration, a survey, a prize draw, or an agreement. When you visit our web pages, our web servers store the IP address of the accessing host, the accessing application, the web page from which you visit us, the web pages you visit, and the date and duration of your visit.

Use, Forwarding, and Appropriation of Personal Data

SUSE LINUX AG uses your personal data for purposes related to the technical administration of the web pages, customer management, product surveys, and marketing to the extent that is necessary for the respective purpose. Of course, you can object to the use of these data at any time (option out).

The transmission of personal data to third parties outside SUSE LINUX AG (e.g., SUSE Partners) only takes place with your explicit approval or within the scope of all applicable legal provisions.

We obligate our employees, agencies, partners, and resellers to maintain strict confidentiality.

The transmission of personal data to state institutions and authorities only takes place within the scope of compulsory national legal provisions.

Security

SUSE LINUX AG takes technical and organizational security measures in order to protect your data against incidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or unauthorized access. Our security measures are subject to ongoing improvement according to the state of technology.

Right to Information

On request, SUSE LINUX AG will inform you as soon as possible in writing pursuant to applicable laws whether and which personal data we store. If, despite our efforts to ensure the correctness and topicality of the data, the information we store should prove to be incorrect, we will correct them at your request.

If you have any questions, ideas, or complaints regarding the processing of your personal data, please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Officer
SUSE LINUX AG
Maxfeldstr. 5
D-90409 Nürnberg
datasecurity@suse.de