Lenovo collects information about you and your Lenovo Product(s) and
uses this information to keep your Lenovo Product(s) working their
best and help you make the most of them. Please note that, in certain
circumstances, if you do not provide us with personal information
where needed, we may not be able to provide you with the Lenovo
Products, attached services, experiences or functionalities that you
have requested. The following describes how we collect, use and share
information about you or your product in certain contexts. To learn
more about how specific applications may collect and use information,
please see the sections of this statement entitled “Lenovo
applications” and “Motorola applications”.
Your user profile:
Your user profile may consist of information, including personal
information, we may have gathered from you voluntarily while
interacting with Lenovo, such as your use of certain areas of our
websites; your Lenovo ID, MyAccount, Passport or Motorola ID
account; your contact with our customer service representatives;
Lenovo Product(s) registration information; and from certain Lenovo
Products and services that you use. Your user profile allows Lenovo
to:
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Give certain Lenovo Products and services the information they
need to function
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Troubleshoot problems you may have with a Lenovo Product, service
or website;
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Suggest ways to make your Lenovo Products, services and our
websites work better;
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Provide you with news, updates, and information about your Lenovo
Products and services; and
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If you choose to receive marketing communications, provide you
with information about additional Lenovo Products or services that
you may be interested in.
The following sections describe in further detail the types of
information that may be contained within a user profile, how
Lenovo uses that information, whether that information is shared
with any third parties, and certain choices you may have
regarding the information.
Lenovo ID, Motorola ID and Lenovo Product registration:
When you choose to create a Lenovo ID, a Motorola ID, register your
Lenovo Product, or create an account through My Account or Passport,
we will collect information, including personal information, about
you and your Lenovo Product(s). We use your Lenovo ID or Motorola ID
and related registration and account information to identify you
including when you use certain of our software applications (such as
Lenovo Vantage) and our interactive services (like our online stores
and customer support sites).
If you choose to create a Lenovo ID or Motorola ID or to register
your products, we will need to collect certain information from you
such as your name, address, email address, language, region/country,
product type/model, product serial number, date of product
registration, and activation data about your operating system. We
will use this information to administer your account or profile;
provide services that you requested; and to provide you with
communications, including marketing messages that you choose to
receive from Lenovo. The information collected and retained by
Lenovo for these purposes may be shared with our service providers
so that they may provide data hosting, processing and marketing
services to and on behalf of Lenovo.
You may change your Lenovo ID password or deactivate your Lenovo ID
account by visiting
account.lenovo.com and
navigating to “My Profile” or
submit
a privacy request to Lenovo. You can manage your Motorola ID account by visiting
accounts.motorola.com or
submit
a privacy request to Motorola.
Product functionality and usage:
Certain Lenovo Products, software and services automatically collect
and store necessary performance information in order to operate.
This information includes product and device identifiers, technical
data and other non-personal information. Some of this information
may be transmitted to Lenovo’s servers. While you use your Lenovo
Product(s), basic application installation information will also be
collected automatically. This includes such things as whether an
application is installed or enabled on your Lenovo Product.
The usage information we collect for this purpose does not directly
identify you or your Lenovo Product(s) unless you have chosen to
enable certain services such as “Enhanced Device Support” or “Help
Improve” functionality on your Lenovo Products as described below
and/or have opted-in to receive marketing communications from
Lenovo.
We use this software usage information to analyze the performance of
Lenovo applications; to develop enhanced improvements for future
versions; and to send you service and support-related (e.g.,
non-marketing) communications. This information may be shared with
our service providers, such as data hosting, processing and software
development partners who support Lenovo Products.
If you wish to deactivate this information collection, you may do so
in the privacy settings within the specific product or application.
To deactivate the collection of certain software usage information,
you can open the Lenovo Product’s settings application and turn off
usage statistics collection (or a similarly worded option/toggle);
or uninstall a particular application in the device’s control panel
or through the settings menu.
Keeping your software up to date:
We automatically collect certain limited non-personally identifiable
information about your Lenovo Product(s) to identify whether the
software you are using is the most up to date version, to provide
you with software updates (including security updates), to develop
new products and software features, and to fix bugs so that your
Lenovo Product(s) run smoother and more efficiently.
Enhanced Device Support and Helping to improve our products and
services:
You may choose to provide us with additional information about your
use of Lenovo Products and software by enabling “Enhanced Device
Support”, “Help Improve”, “User Experience Program”, or similar
functionality on your Lenovo Product.
“Enhanced Device Support” on Motorola devices allows you to provide
us with additional information about how you use your device so that
we may provide more effective or enhanced customer support,
including tailored troubleshooting or similar support services. On
Motorola devices, you can select the “Enhanced Device Support””
option at set-up or in Settings. You can later turn off this setting
if you prefer.
You may also choose to provide us with additional information about
how you use your Lenovo Product(s) and software to help improve
Lenovo’s Products. This “Help Improve” option is normally found at
set-up or in settings in your Lenovo Product or application. If you
decide that you do not want to allow Lenovo to collect “Help
Improve” information, you may turn off the option for this product
data collection in the settings of your Lenovo Product or in a
particular application (such as Lenovo Vantage), or uninstall the
particular application.
The types of information that we may collect from you or your Lenovo
Product in these contexts can include your Lenovo Product’s serial,
device ID or IMEI number; product type/model; the phone number
associated with a Lenovo or Motorola smartphone product; IP address;
and Lenovo Product usage information. This usage information may
include information about how you use your Lenovo Product and its
components, such as instrumentation and system functionality.
In the Lenovo PC context, unless you choose to be contacted by
Lenovo, this information is kept in a non-personally identifiable
format. In the Lenovo and Motorola smartphone context, “Enhanced
Device Support” and “Help Improve” data is identifiable to a user or
device.
Such information may be used to:
- Identify performance trends of Lenovo Products and software
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Troubleshoot problems that you are having with your Lenovo Product
or software
- Develop new product features for future models
- Deliver an overall better user experience
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Send you non-marketing communications related to service and
support for your Lenovo Product
Lenovo uses data hosting and processing services providers to
support Lenovo in these “Enhanced Device Support”, “Help Improve”
and related activities.
Lenovo and Motorola applications – Additional details:
The following sections describe how certain Lenovo and Motorola
software applications handle your information.
Please note that these descriptions may not include all Lenovo or
Motorola applications available for or on your Lenovo Product. In
addition, not all Lenovo Products support all Lenovo or Motorola
applications, and different Lenovo or Motorola applications may be
available to you and may vary, depending on which Lenovo Product(s)
you own and where you are located. Some of the applications
described below may be preloaded onto your Lenovo Product or made
available for download via an online software or app store.
Lenovo applications:
Lenovo Welcome:
Lenovo Welcome is an in-device application that welcomes new users
of Lenovo Products, including PCs. Within approximately 24 hours
after setting up certain Lenovo Products, Lenovo Welcome initiates
to help guide you through the Lenovo experience, including the
features of your Lenovo Product; to introduce Lenovo Vantage
(described below); to make special offers from Lenovo and its
partners available to users who choose to receive them; and more.
Lenovo collects only basic (non-personally identifiable) device and
application-related information and metrics via Lenovo Welcome for
these purposes.
Lenovo Vantage:
Lenovo Vantage (replacing Lenovo Companion) is an app that keeps
your device up and running and helps you to do more with your PC.
Features and functionality of Lenovo Vantage include:
- Personalize your Lenovo PC with custom settings.
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Access to Lenovo Migration Assistant, an application that
transfers files and settings from one PC to another one (described
below).
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Protect your PC and update important system software and drivers.
- Evaluate system health and run diagnostics on your device.
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Access to Lenovo Smart Performance, a Lenovo-delivered entitlement
and performance insurance service designed to automatically fix
issues that may present a risk to PC performance.
- Access your system’s user guide, and get support.
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Download and install, redeem or recover software your device is
entitled to.
- Discover other fun and useful applications.
- View accessories compatible with your device.
- Receive offers on Lenovo and other products and services.
- Identify warranty status, options and upgrades.
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Get helpful tips and stay up-to-date on the latest technology news
with articles from Lenovo.
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Lenovo Security Console provides an invisible layer of protection
for your cloud applications.
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Security Advisor contains a suite of security tools recommended by
Lenovo and vetted by security professionals.
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Receive news and weather forecasts (powered by third parties).
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Customize, optimize, and monitor hardware components on gaming
devices.
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Download and install, redeem or recover software that is entitled
to the device.
Lenovo Vantage will collect your PC’s device identifiers and event
and usage data, such as system functionality, application use and
support information. In addition, if you set your PC to
automatically update according to location or network accessibility,
Lenovo Vantage will collect corresponding data, such as Wi-Fi and
VPN information, to seamlessly update your system. This information
will be stored on your PC, and information about your use of Lenovo
Vantage may be shared with Lenovo only if you opt-in to such data
collection. Lenovo does not share this information externally except
for data hosting services and processors that Lenovo may use from
time to time.
Lenovo Smart Privacy Services:
Lenovo Smart Privacy Services (LSPS), powered by Aura, is an
intelligent software that empowers you to enhance your privacy
protection while you surf, browse, and shop online. If you choose to
enable it, Lenovo Smart Privacy provides the following features:
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“Privacy Scan” is the service in LSPS that scans the Lenovo
Device for credentials; uses the credentials to discover any
evidence that your personal information (accounts information in
the form of an email) was posted in a possible unlawful manner on
the dark web and delivers an obfuscated report of findings
requiring a verified email to see the full report.
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“Monitor” is the service within LSPS that monitors your
personal information for data leaks and helps to remove/opts-out
your personal information from known marketing databases and data
brokers.
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“Control” is the service within LSPS that enables Personal
VPN and Anti-tracking.
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“Vault” is the service within LSPS that collects, stores,
form-fills your personal data into web forms, and encrypts and
decrypts your personal information.
To provide LSPS functionality, if you choose to enable LSPS, Aura
will collect certain personal information from you including your
email address; account username and password; payment information;
IP address; and certain other device and performance data. Personal
information collected by Aura on behalf of Lenovo in order to host
and support LSPS is stored encrypted both locally and in Aura’s
enterprise data system. In addition, Lenovo collects basic
(non-personally identifiable) device and application-related
information and metrics via LSPS. For more information on LSPS,
review the Lenovo Smart Privacy Services Powered by Aura Privacy
Notice, which is linked within the LSPS application.
Lenovo Display Plus:
Lenovo Display Plus allows users to save and launch commonly used
layouts on their PC. A layout is the organization of windows that a
user has open on their computer. Users can quickly switch between
different saved layouts such as presentation layout, gaming layout,
etc. Displays Plus works by recognizing locally saved apps and files
and remembers the orientation and organization of the windows
management. Display Plus can also detect files and apps that are
currently open on the PC. We only collect basic information about
the software such as version number in order to provide you with an
updated version.
Lenovo Smart Appearance:
Lenovo Smart Appearance is an AI-based application to improve video
conferencing experience. It works as a virtual driver and can be
loaded by multiple conference applications and online teaching or
live streaming clients. This app helps users enhance camera effects,
especially for video conferencing. It provides multiple functions
such as smart configuration of facial features, background blur, eye
contact correction, face framing, light correction and other effects
in scenarios that use the camera. We collect metrics data about how
our application has been used in order to improve this software,
which can be turned off at Settings. No personal data is collected.
Lenovo Aware:
Lenovo Aware is a locally-operated software on a Lenovo PC that
processes video streams locally in real time by accessing the
built-in camera with user permissions to analyze user status and
supplies functions including Break Reminder, Distance Detection,
Sitting Posture Detection, Attention Detection and Fatigue
Detection, etc. Lenovo Aware provides flexible settings to meet
user-defined needs, including youth and general-mode options,
reminder sensitivity, various thresholds and so on. In addition,
Lenovo Aware also provides statistics for the user on PC usage time,
sitting posture and other functions so users can adjust accordingly.
Lenovo Aware does not collect any personal or user data. All images
are processed locally. Lenovo only collects metrics and
instrumentation data, such as function switches, general statistics,
software usage time, function strictness settings and so on to
improve software quality.
Lenovo Migration Assistant:
Lenovo Migration Assistant (LMA) is a tool that helps move files and
eases the setup of a new PC. LMA is launched via Lenovo Vantage and
uses your Wi-Fi connection to allow you to send your files from one
PC to another. You can log in to the LMA application on both PCs
with your Lenovo ID account. To provide this functionality, LMA will
have access to your operating system version, .NET framework
version, brand of PC, brand of network adapter and Wi-Fi frequency.
Lenovo does not collect or retain any personally identifiable
information or your files when they are transferred using LMA.
However, Lenovo does collect certain basic (non-personally
identifiable) device and application-related data and metrics.
Lenovo may use data hosting processing services providers to support
these activities.
LMA may also provide you with the opportunity to use Dropbox as a
file storage service if you choose. Please see Dropbox’s privacy
statement and terms of use for more information on its privacy
practices.
Lenovo System Health Manager:
Lenovo System Health Manager allows users the ability to monitor the
health of their PCs, optimize performance, and take action to avoid
problems. To provide this functionality, the application will
analyze certain basic (non-personally identifiable) device and
application information, such as event, Windows build number, BIOS,
embedded controller and device driver versions. If the user chooses
to allow it, Lenovo will also collect anonymous usage stats,
including information on the system’s power consumption and probable
cause of any power-related issues.
Legion Arena:
Legion Arena is a game library manager that aggregates a user’s
entire game library into one application. Users can manage games
from Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Game Pass, and other popular game
platforms through Legion Arena. Users can view detailed descriptions
of every game in their library, see popular games being played by
all users, and get access to exclusive rewards and giveaways. Lenovo
does not collect any personal data, nor does Lenovo share any data
with others. In addition, Lenovo is not partnered or associated with
the aforementioned game platforms.
What's New:
What's New detects whether there is an update for the installed apps
on certain Lenovo tablet products, and pops up tips for update. To
provide this functionality, What's New will need to detect the list
of apps already installed on the device, and collect the device SN
number and software version number.
Tablet Centre:
Tablet Centre (TC) is a tool that provides basic information about a
Lenovo tablet product, such as remaining storage space, etc. TC
provides users with device usage guidelines and can recommend
products. TC can have access to certain device permissions such as
reading the user’s Lenovo ID login status (synchronized with the
settings status, obtaining the total storage space and the used
storage space of the device, and read the user’s usage time of each
application, screen use time, as well as other information like the
device's SN, Lenovo ID, country, language, etc. You can turn off the
push-notifications in the Settings section.
AI Experience Center
AI Experience Center (AIEC) is an application for tablets that
includes face unlocking, fingerprint unlocking and Wonder Experience
Center (scene smart reminders). Scene smart reminders can extend
screen-on time if a face is detected in front of the screen and the
device is about to automatically shut down the screen.
Close-to-bright-screen can automatically light up a screen if a face
is detected to be approaching a locked screen. Distance reminder can
remind a user to keep a distance to the device if the user is
detected to stay too close to a screen. To provide this
functionality, AIEC needs access to the device’s camera. The camera
will only detect the user’s status in front of the device. All user
data is processed locally without leaving the device.
Motorola applications:
Camera:
Motorola's Camera application allows you to:
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Tag your photos and videos with location data. When you share
tagged photos with others, you will also share the location
information. If you choose to geo-tag your photos and videos, this
app will use the information to help organize your views. Lenovo
does not otherwise collect, retain or share this location
information.
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Launch the application without touching the screen by using
contextual data derived from sensors to detect a launch gesture.
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Take better pictures by using face detection and other analytics
on what is in your viewfinder to deliver the best image, which may
occur before or after you triggered the shutter. You can compare
the best image with the original picture you captured and select
which images to keep. Face detection information stays on your
phone and is not uploaded to Motorola or shared externally.
To help us troubleshoot performance issues, Camera will store image
quality information in your photos’ metadata.
Device Help:
Device Help (previously known as Moto Help) provides users with the
following features:
- Learn how to use your Motorola phone and fix issues
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Moto Care – Check device warranty status, buy extended warranty
and accident protection (US only)
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Device diagnosis – Check operation of hardware components,
including battery, touch screen, speakers, cameras, Wi-Fi, and
sensors
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Contact us – Options for contacting Support, including chat (some
models only), email (some models only), Twitter, Messenger (India,
US only), WhatsApp (India only), and to access user forums
(English, Spanish, and Portuguese)
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Service center – Search for service centers near you (India only)
If Device Help is used, Motorola may collect product serial number,
IMEI or other device ID; IP address; MAC address; product usage
information; application performance information; and, if Moto Care
or Contact Us functionality is used, user name and contact
information. Motorola may use data hosting, processing and customer
service providers to support Motorola’s customer service and Device
Help activities.
Digital TV:
Where supported, Motorola Digital TV brings a broadcast TV
experience to your mobile device, with the additional support of the
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and Ginga for user interactivity.
Users may also record the TV programs they like and choose when to
watch their favorite programs. Digital TV collects certain
non-personally identifiable application event-based data, such as
which channels are launched via Digital TV.
Moto (Personalize, Gestures, Tips, Display, Play):
Moto makes your device more responsive by giving you more ways to
control and interact with it. Moto makes it easier for you to get
important notifications, control your device with your voice and
gestures, and automate useful settings changes depending on where
you are or what you may be doing at the time.
Gestures (formerly Moto Actions) makes it easier to interact with
your Motorola products by letting you use simple gestures to perform
tasks quickly. For example, through Gestures (Moto Actions) you can:
- Twist your wrist quickly to open the camera anytime.
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Swipe down to the left or right to make the screen smaller for
one-handed use.
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Turn your flashlight on or off by making two “chopping” motions;
among other actions.
Moto Display will show important notifications on the screen of
supported products so you can get quick access to them without
having to power on the screen or unlock your home screen. Moto
Display accesses certain content like your contacts, calendar
entries, along with other apps and the notifications they send you.
To complete these tasks, Moto:
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Collects information about your Motorola device’s current location
and uploads it to Motorola to help identify places of interest and
to determine when you may be in a vehicle.
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Uses contextual data obtained from your Motorola device’s
microphone and sensors like the accelerometer and gyroscope to
determine when to activate certain modes, but does not upload it
to Motorola.
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Accesses user-generated content like your calendar entries,
contacts, and call history, but does not upload it to Motorola.
Motorola uses data hosting and processing service providers to
support these activities. In addition, Moto utilizes Google Activity
Recognition to help understand contextual data and determine which
modes to activate. Once transferred to Google, the contextual data
is handled in accordance with Google’s Terms of Service and
Google’s privacy policy. Google’s privacy
policy also provides further information on
Google’s data collection and protection practices related to other
Google analytics and product development tools that Motorola may use
from time to time.
Moto Face Unlock:
If enabled on certain Motorola devices, Moto Face Unlock lets you
unlock your device by simply looking at the display. To function,
the device will need to “enroll” your face detection information
(using the Camera permission) in the data/cache area of the device.
This face enrollment information will not be uploaded to Motorola
and will not be shared with third parties. You may later delete your
face enrollment information via device Settings.
Moto Feedback:
Moto Feedback lets you rate your device and share feedback with
Motorola and Lenovo to help Motorola and Lenovo make improvements
that enhance the hardware and software experience. To provide
functionality, Moto Feedback will collect Motorola device ID, your
contact information and certain non-personally identifiable device
and application event and analytics information; you have the option
to add a screenshot. Motorola and Lenovo may use third data hosting
and processing service providers to support these activities.
External software development partners may also have access to
certain non-personally identifiable feedback information in order to
troubleshoot problems or to improve the Motorola device experience.
Hello You and Motorola Notifications:
Where available, Hello You and Motorola Notifications provide tips
for using your Motorola device, information and diagnostics for the
device; allow you to receive technical assistance and customer
service via chat or phone; and provide customized content and
communications based on your interests, such as entertainment, news,
sports and more.
If you choose to use Hello You, you
must log in to the app with your Google account information. To
function, Hello You collects your Motorola device identifiers,
Google account information, IP address, user interactions with app
content, and certain related device and app usage data while using
Hello You. We use the information described to measure the use of
our app; to improve the content of our app; and to provide tailored
content for each user, which may include targeted advertisements. We
may also use your device IP address to collect information about
your general location through your device IP address. For Hello You
to provide tailored content, you must provide your interests in
areas such as entertainment, sports, politics, business and
technology. To deliver this experience, Motorola may share this
information with its content and marketing partners, such as news
services, marketing agencies and advertising partners; and with data
hosting and processing service partners. You may choose to disable
the Hello You app at any time and you may also modify your selected
areas of interest by accessing the preferences in your account
settings page.
Motorola Notifications allows you to
receive product related information and offers from Motorola and
select partners that are relevant to you, including notifications on
software updates, tips & tricks, information about new products
and services, and invitations to participate in studies or surveys
to help improve Motorola’s products and services. If you opt-in to
receive marketing communications via Motorola Notifications,
Motorola will send these communications as “push” notifications on
your device and Motorola will collect your name, contact
information, Motorola device identifiers, and non-personally
identifiable device and application metrics and instrumentation
data. The information collected may be shared with data hosting and
processing service providers, marketing agencies and advertising
partners, and survey research partners of Motorola so that they can
support activities for Motorola Notifications. You may opt out of
receiving push notifications at any time by clicking on the
unsubscribe button in the app or by using the unsubscribe option
that is presented when you click on the notifications you receive.
Moto Body:
The Moto Body application, which is no longer supported by Motorola
but which may still be used on certain smart watches, uses sensors
built into the wearable device to collect wellness-related data like
your heart rate, step count, and calories so you can track your
progress towards daily and weekly activity goals. You can also
create a wellness profile by providing demographic information like
your height, weight, gender, and age. This will help your Moto Body
provide more accurate wellness information. If you use the Moto Body
Running feature, Moto Body will also track and display your location
on your device.
Moto Body can upload your wellness profile, data, and location to
our cloud and add it to your user profile. We use this information
to provide you with access to more accurate wellness information
like activity statistics over time.
To delete a run, touch
> Running. Touch the run you want
to delete, then touch > Delete run.
To remove all your Moto Body activity data, contact
privacy@motorola.com.
Except for data hosting and processing services that may be used by
Motorola, none of the information described above is shared
externally.
Ready For:
Ready For amplifies your Motorola phone’s capabilities by connecting
to any monitor or display. With Ready For PC, access your phone apps
and your PC files on the same screen. You can even move files back
and forth between your devices. Motorola collects non-personally
identifiable device and application-related information and metrics.
The following sections describe additional situations in which
Lenovo may collect, use and/or share personal or non-personal
information about you. Some of this information may also be
retained as part of your Lenovo user profile, described
above.
Marketing, promotions, surveys, and events:
If you receive marketing, advertising or promotional communications
from Lenovo and/or its partners - such as via e-mail or in-product
push notifications - or if you choose to participate in an event,
contest or survey, we will collect personal and non-personal
information about you to help us manage these campaigns and
communications, or to facilitate your participation. In particular,
we may collect your name, address, email address, phone number, age
or date of birth, Lenovo Product information, your user profile data
and additional personal information you choose to provide. We may
use this information to send to you product support notices;
announcements; newsletters; and, when allowed by applicable laws,
invitations to complete customer satisfaction surveys.
Lenovo and selected service providers or partners – including
marketing, advertising, surveys and events companies - may also use
the information you provide to conduct promotional, customer
satisfaction or product support activities on Lenovo’s behalf or as
part of a joint event or promotion between Lenovo and that company.
Lenovo may also use data hosting and processing service providers to
support these activities, as well as external tools to help us learn
more about consumer trends, marketing email open/click rates, and so
forth. In addition, we may acquire data from third party sources,
such as consumer research firms, in order to supplement the
information that we collect from you.
You will receive transactional communications from Lenovo such as
order confirmations. You are not required to subscribe to receive
Lenovo marketing communications to purchase a product from Lenovo.
You may choose to unsubscribe by following the instructions included
in those communications; by changing your preferences in your
account settings; or you can
submit
a request to Lenovo
or
submit
a request to Motorola.
Loyalty programs:
Lenovo may offer its customers the opportunity to participate in
loyalty programs that offer discounts, coupons or other incentives.
While these programs are entirely optional and participation is not
a requirement for purchasing from Lenovo, they require the
collection of certain personal information from you if you do choose
to participate.
The information collected for purposes of enrolling and
participating in a Lenovo loyalty program may include your name,
address, email address, phone number, age or date of birth, Lenovo
Product information, your user profile data, and possibly additional
personal information you choose to provide. This information may be
shared with service providers or partners of Lenovo to manage
loyalty programs on Lenovo’s behalf. Lenovo may also use third party
data hosting and processing companies to support these activities.
You may end your participation in a Lenovo loyalty program by
following any steps set forth by the applicable loyalty program
rules.
Single Sign-On from your social media accounts:
You may be able to access Lenovo Product experiences, such as Lenovo
Vantage, and Lenovo account information by signing on through
various social media sites such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc.
If you choose to sign on using these services, Lenovo may collect
personal information from your social media account including your
public profile, email address, age or date of birth, contact lists,
interests, likes, and current city. Your social media service
provides this information to Lenovo pursuant to your social media
profile settings and that site’s terms of service.
Lenovo may append this information to your Lenovo profile and may
use this information to help inform our marketing campaigns and to
send you marketing communications you have chosen to receive. The
information provided may be dependent on the privacy setting you
have with your social media account. Please see the privacy
statements of your applicable social media services for further
information.
Customer service, quality monitoring, and repair:
Certain Lenovo Product and service support activities may also
involve you contacting Lenovo or Lenovo contacting you, including by
phone, email or chat. Please note that, in these cases, we may
record calls for staff training and quality assurance purposes. To
provide you with the service or support that you have requested,
such as requesting technical support or repair under a warranty for
your Lenovo Product, Lenovo customer service personnel may also
collect and access personal information about you, such as your user
profile, account information, contact information, Lenovo Product
and service identifiers, and information about how you use your
Lenovo Product and service.
Some Lenovo customer service personnel work for service providers
that supply such services to Lenovo and its customers and may have
access to information about you in this context. Lenovo uses data
hosting, processing and communications service providers (such as
online chat tools) to support these activities.
In addition, authorized Lenovo distributors, resellers or repair
providers for Lenovo Products may also have access to certain
customer service, quality assurance and product information
described herein to support your product or to provide a service
that you have requested, such as repair services under a warranty
for your Lenovo Product.
Mergers and acquisitions:
Circumstances may arise when Lenovo decides to sell, buy, merge, or
otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries. You will be
notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any
change in ownership or uses of your personal information, as well as
any choices you may have regarding your personal information. Such a
transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to
prospective or actual purchasers or receiving it from sellers.
Legal requirements and to enforce Lenovo’s rights:
It is possible that personal information will be subject to judicial
or other government subpoenas, warrants, orders, or criminal and
anti-fraud investigations. Therefore, when we believe in good faith
that the law requires it, we may disclose personal or other
information to regulatory or government bodies, courts of law,
tribunals, and law enforcement agencies. We may also need to
disclose personal or other information to protect our rights,
protect your safety or the safety of others, or to investigate theft
or fraud. In addition to the above, there may be circumstances that
require us to disclose your personal information to other parties,
including, but not limited to, legal advisers or debt collection
agencies.