This Privacy Policy explains how we, Canon Inc. ("Canon"), process the personal data that we collect from you when you use our apps governed by this Privacy Policy (our "Services").
We collect your personal data when you use our Services:
This is information you give us which personally identifies you, such as your name, email address, telephone number, date of birth or home address. Your personal details will be processed for the following purposes:
This entails the tracking of your actions (repeated site visits, interactions, keywords, online content production, etc.) when you access and use our Services and the building of profiles over time. It also includes information about the devices and methods you use to interact with Canon Services and content.
When your personal information is not necessary to achieve the purposes set out in this section, we will only process behavioral information on an aggregate basis.
We capture information about your Operating System and Internet Browser when you visit a Canon website or use our Services, including information that is automatically logged when you use our Services (e.g. requested information, timestamp, IP address). Where required by applicable laws, prior to the storage or caching (temporary storage) of or access to data on your device, we will obtain your consent after providing you with clear and comprehensive information about the purposes of the processing of your personal data.
We will process your behavioral, device and interactions information for the following purposes:
This is information about your Canon products (such as product model, serial number and purchase date), of how you set up and use your Canon products and our Services, as well as details on your Customer Service, Warranty and Repairs interactions with Canon.
Some of the information under this category does not qualify as personal information, but we will apply any necessary safeguards to ensure as well the privacy of this information. We will process this data for the following purposes:
This category includes images that you upload to Canon Services, and their relevant descriptions and metadata. We hold no rights over the content you upload to our Services unless you expressly grant them to Canon, but you authorize us to use this information for the following purposes:
This section comprises any content submitted by you through Canon's online channels and forums, which is processed for the following purposes:
When you use social login, we retrieve basic profile information from your chosen social identity provider for the following purposes:
Certain Canon Services allow you to specify your personal preferences (e.g. preferred language). Users may also specify their privacy preferences with regards to things like receiving marketing communications.
We gather your location data, including real-time geographic location, where you have expressly authorized us in accordance with your privacy settings of your installed apps, browsers and devices. We use Location Information for the following purposes:
Cookies and similar technologies (e.g. web beacons) are small pieces of information used to store technical and/or personal details, identify users of a service and enable certain functionalities. To learn more about the cookies used by our Services and how to reject them, please visit the Cookie Policy applicable to each of the Services, which can be accessed through the homepage of our websites or the relevant section of our apps.
Canon is the data controller, that is, the entity determining the purposes and means of the processing of the personal data collected from you.
The personal data processed when you use our Services will not be transferred without your prior explicit consent, to other individuals or businesses, for their own use. Some vendors or other entities with whom we have a business relationship to provide products, services - including Canon group companies - will however have access to and process your personal information, but only on behalf of Canon and only to supply services to Canon related to the purposes set in this Privacy Policy.
Canon is committed to protecting your privacy. Your personal data is held on secure servers and is not processed for any purposes other than those set out in this Privacy Policy. The servers Canon uses to store this information are accessible to authorized staff only and Canon ensures that adequate security measures are in place.
Our Services are only available to those who are the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside. Access and use of our Services by anyone under the age of majority is only permitted with the express permission of a parent or legal guardian.
If you provided your consent when using our Services, Canon will use your personal information for marketing purposes and to inform you about other products and services, which Canon thinks might be of interest for you. You can specify whether you wish to receive such information by ticking the appropriate box in your registration form. You will be able to opt out from receiving such information at any time by unsubscribing using a link provided in all applicable communications.
You have the right to access, correct, update or delete your data - as well as any other right applicable in your jurisdiction - by sending emails to the address specified in the download site of our apps.
Note that after the deletion of your personal data, it cannot be recovered and any data and content stored on the Services will also be permanently deleted. We will also delete your personal data once it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was originally collected.
Canon will need to hold your personal information locked where required by applicable laws and during the relevant statutes of limitations, even if you ask for its deletion. This term should typically not exceed 5 years in most jurisdictions. Canon will not delete your personal data where it refers to an active relationship or a product or service explicitly requested by you.
You guarantee the quality of the information provided in our Services. All personal data you send to Canon must be real, accurate and kept up to date. You take full responsibility that your information is accurate, updated and that it complies with this principle. You also guarantee that you have gathered the explicit consent from anyone holding any personal image, intellectual property or other rights over your content, authorizing you to upload and store it in our Services.
By using any of our Services, even if they require no registration - but through which your personal information is collected –, you authorize Canon to use such data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. You expressly agree to the processing of your personal data in the terms set in this Privacy Policy.
We will update our Privacy Policy from time to time to ensure you are promptly informed of Canon's data processing activities. We will not engage in any processing operations that might put in risk your personal information, and will gather your explicit consent where necessary to safeguard your right to privacy. We will keep you updated on any important changes to this Privacy Policy through the Services. If you continue using our Services after having been unequivocally informed on the updated Privacy Policy, you agree to be bound by the updated terms.
Please contact Canon with any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy via emails to the address specified in the download site of our apps.
Last updated: March 1, 2017 [Ver. 1.00]