Privacy Policy

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., owner of [website address / service name], ("ASUS,"; “[website/service name initial] ”; ”website”; "we,"; "us") shares your concerns about the protection of your personal information online. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes our practices regarding the collection and use of information through our website, located at [website address / service name], any of our micro sites and any web pages viewable through our website and services (collectively, the "Site"). By using the Site or obtaining any product or service through this Site, you agree to the collection and use of information as set forth in this Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use the Site.

We may, from time to time, update this Policy. We will notify you of changes to the Policy by posting the updated Policy on this page. We ask that you bookmark and periodically review this page to ensure continuing familiarity with the most current version of the Policy. You can determine when this Policy was last revised by checking the "Effective Date of Current Policy".

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect four types of information during your visits to our Site.

• Non-personally identifiable information
  When visitors come to our Site, we collect and aggregate information indicating, among other things, which pages of the Site were visited, the order in which they were visited and which links were "clicked". Collecting such information involves logging the IP addresses, operating system and browser software used by each visitor to the Site. Although such information is not personally identifiable, it may be possible to determine from an IP address a visitor's Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of the visitor's point of connectivity.
  
  We also use "cookies" and other tracking technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information regarding you. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser. Cookies make it possible for us to recognize your browser when you visit our Site. By doing this, we can personalize your return visits and save you time during login and checkout. Your browser must be set to accept cookies in order for you to enjoy the benefits of being a registered user of the Site.
  
  
• Personal and personally identifiable information
  We collect personal and personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, credit card number and information concerning software downloaded, products and content purchased, accessed and/or downloaded through our products and services.
  
  
• Information from Other Sources
  We might receive information about you from other sources such as friends and other people. Information generated will be stored in our account information.
  
  
• Information voluntarily uploaded and publicly displayed
  Any information you decide to make public on a Forum or Comments on the Site, be aware that it is visible to all other users. Personally identifiable information you submit to one of these forums can be read, collected, or used by other individuals to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these forums.

HOW WE USE COLLECTED INFORMATION

Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the different ways that the Site uses the information that we gather. Keep in mind that, while we encourage all third parties involved in running our business to adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our visitors and to otherwise handle personally identifiable information in a responsible manner, we cannot and do not assume any responsibility for any actions or omissions of third parties, including the manner in which they use information received either from us or independently.

• Non-personally identifiable information
  The Site uses non-personally identifiable information, such as your IP address and the pages that you visit on our Site, to help diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our Site and improve Site-related services and features. Your IP address and other non-personally identifiable information also may be used to gather broad demographic information and to recognize customer traffic patterns and Site usage trends. This information aids us in merchandising and in developing the design and layout of the Site.
  
  We may also collect diagnostic information and hardware specifications in order to provide you with support and troubleshooting services.
  
  We also may share aggregated statistical data and other non-personally identifiable information with our current and potential business partners, and with our service providers.
  
  
• Personally identifiable information
  The Site uses personally identifiable information collected from you to:
  • Complete transactions initiated by you (such as the sale and delivery of contents and services).
  • Provide support services.
  • Get in touch with you when necessary.
  • Contact you to make sure you are satisfied with our contents and services or to find out how we can serve you better.
  • Conduct in-depth marketing research regarding our customers and potential customers.
  • Verify access to access-restricted services such as our Service, Forums, pages used to manage your account information and various other pages around the Site where you may contribute information.
  • Track content accesses and downloads for purposes of paying royalties and licenses to third party providers, for marketing purposes, and for enforcing our policies and procedures.
  • Offer you application/content service upgrades; and auto-update downloaded application/content services.

  Financial information (including but not limited to credit card numbers, credit card expiration dates, billing address, and so forth) is used to bill you for contents and services. You may, from time to time, receive information from us regarding new features, new contents and services and special offers we think you'll find valuable. If you'd like to opt out of receiving future mailings from us, please contact us through customer support immediately.

SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

We work with third parties who provide content and content services, including but not limited to content purchase processing and fulfillment, credit card clearance, e-commerce affiliation, data analysis and other services of an administrative nature.

Personally identifiable information, including financial information, is shared with such third parties for the purpose of providing such services.

The Site does not provide any personally identifiable information to the third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. However, we may use selected reputable third parties for marketing and analysis purposes. Some of these third parties may be given access to some, or all, of the information that you provide to us and may use cookies or other tracking technologies in connection with providing their services. To the extent that we provide your personally identifiable information to such third parties, we seek to restrict their ability to use such information for their own marketing purposes; however, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies or practices of such third parties.

ONLINE SURVEY

The Site sometimes administers online surveys in connection with the Site in which we ask you for demographic information and opinions. We do not ask you for personally identifiable information as part of a survey. We use the collected survey data on an aggregated basis to better understand the needs of all of our customers.

• Certain Non-Marketing Uses
  We may send to you periodic announcements regarding status updates, service changes concerning the Site and other administrative matters.
  Subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to release information concerning any Site visitor where such visitor is believed to be in violation of his or her obligations to us, is partaking (or is suspected of partaking) in any illegal activity, in response to civil subpoenas and discovery requests, to protect the interests of us, the Site, our customers or others, and as otherwise permitted or required by law.
  
  
• Third Party Websites
  Emails from us or its business partners, and the Site itself, may contain links to other Internet websites, including sites that may or may not be owned or operated by the Site or ASUS. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, including such sites' use of any information (such as IP number, browser type or operating system) collected when email recipients or Site visitors click through links to those sites. If you visit such websites, we encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of the sites.
  
  

HOW YOUR INFORMATION IS STORED

The Site seeks to use reasonable security measures to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personally identifiable information that is under our control. Unfortunately, no security system, or system of transmitting data over the Internet, can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result of the foregoing, while we seek to protect your personally identifiable information, we cannot guarantee the security of our servers, the means by which information is transmitted between your computer and our servers, or any information provided to us or to any third party through or in connection with the Site. You provide all such information at your own risk.

HOW TO UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

If you have signed up for the Site’s Account, you may update your personal information, email address, forum name, or billing information by accessing your account. You must first sign into your account in order to review and update your information.

THE SITE FORUM/MESSAGE BOARDS/COMMENTS

This Site may adopt comments, forums and/or message boards available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

QUALITY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

The Site is committed to quality customer experience. We are constantly reviewing your feedback to improve and enhance your user experience. If you have questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or data processing, please use the appropriate regional email addresses or through our customer support service to contact us.