Internet privacy policy (including cookies)

Ericsson has always adopted policies aimed to manage the security of the information, by laying down protection measures at logical, physical and procedural level, applicable to, in addition to the involved company premises, the products and services made available to the public.

As for this web site, at Ericsson we understand that privacy is an important issue for visitors, and for this reason we provided the following information to help you understand what information we collect from our site, and how we handle and use the information after that.

Information collection and use
Ericsson is the controller for the collection and subsequent processing of the information voluntarily provided by the visitors of this site.

We will not use this information for reasons other than what is disclosed at the section Information and consent below.

Ericsson may collect information, voluntarily provided by the users, at several different points on this website.

Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a site transfers to a user's (visitor's) hard disk or browser for added functionality or for tracking site usage.

We do not use cookies to gather personal data such as a person's name or e-mail address, cookies are exclusively used to measure the effectiveness of our online presence, Ericsson may use cookies to determine the path users take on our site and to identify the pages most frequently visited.

Any information gathered by the use of cookies is compiled on an aggregate, anonymous basis for statistical purpose, such as:

• How many accesses to the web site in a specific time period
• The pages visited with the relative frequency of access
• The paths used between the visited pages

Subscriptions and un-subscriptions
If a user wishes to subscribe to an Ericsson information service made available on this web site, only the e-mail address will be requested, in order to send the chosen information.

Ericsson will use this e-mail address only to send the requested information; we will not send other unsolicited information.

Users may cancel subscription(s) at any time by sending an e-mail to the address ufficio.stampa@ericsson.com specifying which subscriptions need to be deleted.

Orders
In the order form, Ericsson requests the information strictly necessary to manage the order itself:

• Contact information such as name and eventual shipping address
• Financial information such as credit card number and expiration date

In case of troubles in processing an order, Ericsson will use the contact information to get in touch with the user.

Ericsson may use third parties in order to provide specific services, available on this web site.
Therefore the contact data provided by the user in the order form can be shared between Ericsson and involved third parties, exclusively for what concerns and is necessary for the correct provision of the ordered service.

Ericsson does not allow these parties to use any personal information except for the purposes specified and necessary to provide the service.

Surveys and contests
From time to time Ericsson through this site may request information from users via surveys or contests and possible events.

In this case the information requested may include data necessary to contact the person (such as name and mailing address) and demographic information and interests (such as gender, age, level of education, interest in free time or intellectual).

Ericsson confirms that the participation is completely voluntary. Contact information will be used to notify the winners of eventual contests in connection with the surveys issued.

For the execution of these surveys and the management of eventual contests, Ericsson may use third parties, thus the contact data voluntarily provided by the participants may be shared with these parties, exclusively for what concerns the necessary executions and managements

External links
This site may contain links to other sites.

Please take note that Ericsson is not responsible for the security and privacy policies of such other sites, and encourages the visitors to read the privacy statements of those sites.

This privacy statement is valid and applies solely to this site: in no way it may be considered extended, valid and applicable to external sites accessible via the links here available.

Changes to Ericsson's Internet privacy policy
Ericsson may, from time to time, make changes to this policy. We recommend that users of this site re-visit this privacy policy when changes are notified in the Home Page.

Comments and questions about the privacy policy of Ericsson Comments and questions about the Ericsson privacy policy are welcome and they may be addressed to: ufficio.stampa@ericsson.com

Information and Consent
Dear visitor,
(...) we remind you that the D.Lgs 106/03 protects your right to privacy and, as required by this law, we inform you that your data will be used exclusively for what is relevant and related to the services visible and/or available through this site. The data may be processed directly by Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. or by third parties that operate under the control of Ericsson to perform some parts of the treatments.

The data will be communicated only and exclusively to the parties that must necessarily be involved in response to your request and will not be disseminated. Any communications, advertising materials or direct selling as well as requests for data to carry out market research, will be sent only after specific and informed consent, which you can at any time withdraw, following the specific procedure that will be defined for the given case.

In relation to the processing of personal data you can exercise the rights laid down in D.Lgs n° 196/03 art 7. The provision of your personal data is clearly and absolutely free and voluntary: please note that the absence of your consent when required by law, will not allow the collection of data through the on line forms and therefore it will not be possible to take into account and evaluate any your request/indication regarding our services.

The Controller of the processing here indicated is Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A, the Processor is: ing. Mauro Patacchiola.

In the on line form containing the specific Information and Consent, you will be prompted to accept the following: I have read the information pursuant to D.Lgs n° 196/03 art 7, and I consent to the processing of my personal data, for the above purposes.