Data Protection Authorization for Support Site Registration

Thank you for your interest in joining NetApp Website. This site encourages dialog and networking among registered members. Its purpose is to share ideas, expertise and experience, ask pertinent questions, provide relevant solutions, share technology advances, obtain product information and support services, etc. It is not be used for recruitment purposes or the pilfering of proprietary information. Anyone found to be abusing their privileges will be terminated from the Website.

In order to register with the Website you must provide some personal data. NetApp will maintain this data in our proprietary database for the purpose of managing your involvement with NetApp. Access to your data will be strictly controlled and limited to those NetApp employees responsible for managing and maintaining the Website website. The data you provide will be considered private unless you chose to make your data available to the public. Please read the following authorization and indicate whether or not you agree with these terms:

The information you are submitting to NetApp is considered personal data and is protected by worldwide data protection laws. NetApp is committed to compliance with all applicable laws, including country-specific laws and the European Union Directive on Personal Data Privacy. As a result, we must obtain your unambiguous authorization to collect, process, use, share, store, and/or transfer your personal data to our global system database located in Sunnyvale, California, U.S.A. NetApp will not sell or rent your personal data to third parties for their personal purposes without your explicit consent. Your information will be strictly controlled with access limited to those employees or partners of NetApp who have a relevant legal and business need to access such personal information. These individuals consist of those NetApp employees responsible for the management and maintenance of the Support Site website. NetApp may also disclose your personal data in order to: (1) protect the legal rights, privacy or safety of NetApp or its employees, partners or contractors; (2) protect the safety and security of visitors to NetApp.s web sites or other properties; (3) protect against fraud or other illegal activity or for risk management purposes; (4) respond to inquiries or requests from public authorities; (5) permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain; (6) enforce our Terms of Service; or (7) comply with the law or legal process.

All individuals with access rights to your personal data have been educated on data privacy laws and the use of personal data, and have signed Confidential Non-Disclosure Agreements holding them accountable for compliance.

Your data will be used for the purpose of administering and managing your participation with NetApp Websites. We will keep your information in our system during the duration of your participation in the Website. Upon cancellation of your membership in the Website, your ID and password will be terminated. All personal data you have provided to NetApp will also be destroyed.

As stated above, your data is considered private. If you chose to participate in the NetApp Community and to make your data, please indicate your choice below. Please keep in mind that public information is harder to control and protect and NetApp cannot be held responsible for any abuse of your data by anyone outside of NetApp.

For a copy of the NetApp Data Privacy Policy please email privacy@netapp.com or click on the link on this Web Site. You may also request a list of our partners and third party providers at privacy@netapp.com.