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functionalities of the software, and also for
evaluating and improving the ability of
Symantec’s products to detect malicious
behavior,potentiallyfraudulentwebsitesand
other Internet security risks. URLs of
websites visited as well as search keywords
and search results only if the Norton Safe
Web feature is enabled. This information is
collected by Symantec for the purpose of
providing protection and of evaluating and
advisingYouregardingpotentialthreatsand
risksthatmaybeassociated witha particular
Web site before You view it.
Executable files and files that contain
executable content that are identified as
potentialmalware,includinginformationon
the actionstakenbysuchfilesatthetimeof
installation. These files are submitted to
Symantec using the Software’s automatic
submissionfunction.Thecollectedfilescould
contain personally identifiable information
that has been obtained by the malware
without Your permission. Files of this type
arebeingcollectedby Symanteconlyfor the
purpose of improving the ability of
Symantec’s products to detect malicious
behavior. Such automatic submission
functionmaybedeactivatedafterinstallation
by following the instructions in the
Documentation for applicable products.
The name given to the Device during the
initial setup of such Device. If collected, the
namewillbeusedbySymantecas anaccount
name for the Device under which You may
elect to receive additional services and/or
under which You may use certain features
of the Software. You may change such
account name at any time after installation
of the Software (recommended).
Status information regarding installation
and operation of the Software. This
information indicates to Symantec whether
installationoftheSoftwarewassuccessfully
completed as well as whether the Software
has encountered an error. The status
information could contain personally
identifiable information only if such
information is included in the name of the
fileorfolderencountered bytheSoftware at
the time of installation or error. The status
informationiscollectedbySymantec forthe
purpose of evaluating and improving
Symantec’s product performance and
installationsuccessrate.Symantecmay also
use this information to optimize its
web-pages.
Information contained in email messages
that you send through the Software to
Symantectoreportasspamorasincorrectly
identified as spam. These email messages
may contain personally identifiable
information and will be sent to Symantec
only with your permission, and will not be
sent automatically. If you send such
messages to Symantec, Symantec will use
them only for the purpose of improving the
detection ability of Symantec’s antispam
technology.Symantecwillnotcorrelatethese
files with any other personally identifiable
information.
Information contained in a report that You
may choosetosendthroughtheSoftware to
Symantec when the Software encounters a
problem. The report includes information
regardingthestatusofboththeSoftwareand
Your Device at the time that the Software
encountered the problem. The status
information about Your Device may include
thesystemlanguage,countrylocale, andthe
operatingsystemversionforYour Device,as
well as the processes running, their status
andperformanceinformation,anddatafrom
filesorfolders thatwere openat thetimethe
Software encountered the problem. The
information could contain personally
identifiableinformationifsuch information
is included in, orisapart ofthenameof the
filesorfolders openatthetimethe Software
encountered the problem. This information
will be sent to Symantec only with Your
permission, and will not be sent
automatically. The information is collected
by Symantec for the purpose of correcting
the encountered problem and improving
Symantec’s product performance. This
information will not be correlated with any
personally identifiable information.
The Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or
MediaAccessControl(MAC)addressandthe
Machine ID of the computer on which the
Software is installed to enable the Software
to function and for license administration
purposes.
Other general, statistical information used
for product analysis, and for improving
product functionality.
Unlessitis expresslydefined asoptional, the
collected information as set out above is
necessaryforthepurposeofthefunctionality
of Symantec’s products.
Information may be transferred to the
SymantecgroupintheUnitedStatesorother