This Notice provides information about data we collect, use, and share, and our commitment to using the personal data we collect in a respectful fashion.
We at McAfee, LLC, including our affiliates (“McAfee”, “we”, “us”, “our”), care deeply about privacy, security, and online safety, all of which are a significant part of our essential mission: to protect users of our products and services (“you” and “your”) from the risks of theft, disruption, and unauthorized access to their online information and activities. This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) is designed to inform you about how we collect, use, and share your personal data through our website (our “Site”), products, services, and web-based and mobile applications (collectively, the “Services”) or when you interact with us.
McAfee sells products and services directly to consumers (you can find more information about those products here, “Consumer Products”), as well as to corporations and business customers (you can find more information about those products here, “Enterprise Products”). This Privacy Notice applies both to the information we collect from you or your device when you download one of our Services and to the information we collect when one of our distribution partners or business customers installs our Services on your device.
When you access or use our Services, you acknowledge that you have read this Notice and understand its contents. Your use of our Services and the Site and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice, any applicable Terms of Service (including any applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes) and any applicable End User License Agreement.
As McAfee grows, our business changes, and we may update this Notice at any time as we deem appropriate to reflect those changes. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Notice, we will notify you by email, in-product notification, or as otherwise required by applicable law. It is important that you check back and make sure that you have reviewed the most current version of this Notice.
This Notice applies to all users of our Services across the world. Some users, including residents of the European Economic Area, may have additional rights depending on where they are located, which are described in this Notice.
In order to provide our services, we collect information. Some information you provide directly to us, some we collect automatically through our Services, and some is collected from third parties. In this Notice, “Personal Data” refers to data that could be used, alone or in combination with other data, to identify you as an individual.
We collect information you provide to us. For example, we collect information when you purchase a product or service, create an account, fill out a form, participate in a contest or promotion, request customer service, or otherwise communicate with us.
The types of Personal Data you may provide includes:We may also collect other information from or about you, such as information about what products you purchased, your interests, demographic information, photographs and videos, and biometric data such as fingerprints or voice prints. You may also provide us with additional data. For example, when you use our identity theft protection services, you will have the option to provide your social media log-in information so that we can monitor your social media accounts.
We automatically collect information about your interactions with the Services as well as devices on which the Services are installed. In some cases, we automatically collect information about other devices connected to the same network as the device on which the Services are installed.
Information We Collect from Third Parties
We may receive information about you from other sources and combine that
information with the information we collect directly. Examples of
information we may receive from other sources include: updated delivery
or payment information used to correct our records; purchase or
redemption information; and customer support and enrollment information.
For our identity protection Consumer Products, we also may collect
credit or identity information which we use to help prevent and detect
fraud.
Location Information
Certain Services may request permission to access your location. Where
you grant this permission, we will collect information about your
location using GPS, wireless, or Bluetooth technology. You can control
access to precise location information through your mobile device
settings. We also may look up your IP address to determine your general
location.
We work with third-party advertising companies to display or deliver ads to you while you are on our Site or using some Services. These third-party advertisers may collect data about your interaction with the Site or Services or others’ sites or services to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. See our Cookie Notice to learn more about how McAfee and these advertising partners use tracking technologies like cookies and the choices available to you.
If you have consented to allow our Services to access to your location, our mobile advertising partners may use your location to target advertisements to you. You may use the location settings on your device to withdraw access to information about your location
Other Uses
We may use Personal Data for which we have a legitimate interest, such
as direct marketing, individual or market research, anti-fraud
protection, or any other purpose disclosed to you at the time you
provide Personal Data or with your consent.
We use administrative, organizational, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the Personal Data we collect and process. Our security controls are designed to maintain data confidentiality, integrity, and an appropriate level of availability.
McAfee Accounts
If you register a McAfee Consumer Product, you can access and correct
the Personal Data in your profile at any time by visiting My Account or
contacting us as described below.
If you have not registered a McAfee product but one of our products is installed on your device, you may stop McAfee’s collection of Personal data from your device by uninstalling that product.
To close your account and for other support questions, please visit the McAfee Contact Us page and click on “Support” tab and then select your "Country".
Marketing Communications
To stop receiving marketing communications, click on the unsubscribe
link in the email, or click here for Enterprise marketing or here for
Consumer marketing.
If you choose to no longer receive marketing information, McAfee may still communicate with you regarding transactional, legal or administrative topics, such as security updates, product functionality, and service requests.
Individual Rights in Personal Data
In accordance with applicable law, you may have the right to: (i)
request confirmation of whether we are processing your Personal Data;
(ii) obtain access to or a copy of your Personal Data; (iii) receive a
portable copy of your Personal Data, or ask us to send that information
to another organization (the “right of data portability”); (iv) seek
correction or amendment of inaccurate, untrue, incomplete, or improperly
processed Personal Data; (v) restrict our processing of your Personal
Data; (vi) object to our processing of your Personal Data; and (vii)
request erasure of Personal Data held about you by us, subject to
certain exceptions prescribed by law.
We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws. To protect your privacy, we may take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. For some requests and where permitted by law, an administrative fee may be charged. We will advise you of any applicable fee prior to performing your request.
McAfee will keep your Personal Data for the minimum period necessary for the purposes set out in this Notice, namely (i) for as long as you are a registered subscriber or user of our products or (ii) for as long as your Personal Data are necessary in connection with the lawful purposes set out in this Notice, for which we have a valid legal basis or (iii) for as long as is reasonably necessary for business purposes related to provision of the Services, such as internal reporting and reconcil-iation purposes, warranties or to provide you with feedback or information you might request. Where required by law, we will delete your biometric data within three years of your last interac-tion with the Services.
In addition, if any relevant legal claims are brought, we may continue to process your Personal Data for such additional periods as are necessary in connection with that claim.
Once the abovementioned periods, each to the extent applicable, have concluded, we will either permanently delete, destroy, or de-identify the relevant Personal Data so that it can no longer reasonably be tied to you.
Some of McAfee’s Services provide security features that parents may use to monitor their child’s activity online, physical location, or use of a registered device. These Services require parental consent, and we do not knowingly use the Personal Data we collect from children’s devices for any purpose except to deliver the Services. These products allow parents to delete their child’s profile at any time. If you believe we have collected information from your child in error or have questions or concerns about our practices relating to children, please contact us as described be-low. If you are under the age of 18, you must have your parent’s permission to access the Ser-vices. McAfee urges parents to instruct their children never to give out their real names, address-es, or phone numbers, without parental permission. If you learn that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, you may alert us by contacting us as described below. If we learn that we have collected any Personal Data from children under 13 (and in certain jurisdic-tions under the age of 16), we will promptly take steps to delete such information and terminate the child’s account.
Data Transfers
McAfee is headquartered in the United States (see Contact Us for
addresses), and we have operations, entities, and service providers in
the United States and throughout the world. As such, we and our service
providers may transfer your Personal Data to, or store or access it in,
jurisdictions that may not provide equivalent levels of data protection
as your home jurisdiction. We will take steps to ensure that your
Personal Data receives an adequate level of protection in the
jurisdictions in which we process it.
If you are in the European Economic (EEA), the following additional disclosures apply.
Data Controller
Where you purchase one of McAfee’s consumer products, McAfee Ireland
Limited acts as the Controller of your Personal Data.
Data Transfers
We transfer Personal Data to countries outside of the EEA or Switzerland
through a series of intercompany agreements based on the Standard
Contractual Clauses in accordance with EU law and applicable EU
regulations.
Individual Rights Requests and Withdraw Consent
You may submit a request to exercise your rights in Personal Data using
the mechanisms explained under “What Choices Do You Have About Your
Personal Data?” above. If you initially consented to our processing of
your Personal Data, you may withdraw your consent using those mechanisms
or by contacting us using the contact information below.
For Enterprise/Business Customers Only
Sometimes McAfee products and services are offered through a third party
such as an employer. In these instances, McAfee acts as a data processor
and only processes Personal Data in line with instructions received from
its customers.
If you require further information about the Personal Data processed by the McAfee offered through a third party, please contact your account manager.
If you are an EU/EEA Data Subject and have a concern about our practices concerning the processing of Personal Data that we are not able to resolve, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority where you reside or in which you work, or in which the alleged infringement occurred, each as applicable, or by contacting the Irish supervisory authority for data protection issues
If you are a resident of Japan, Argentina, or Canada and you have an inquiry regarding your personal information held by McAfee.
Your California Privacy Rights - Shine the Light Law
McAfee does not share information that identifies you personally with
non-affiliated third parties for their own marketing use without your
permission.
McAfee does not sell information that identifies you personally with non-affiliated third parties. If you would like to make a request that we not sell identifying information about you in the future, you may make a request using the contact information below.
Our Site and Services may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites may be operated by companies not affiliated with McAfee. Linked websites may have their own privacy policies or notices, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit those websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy practices, or use of any websites that are not affiliated with McAfee.