Samsung User Agreement/Terms of Service

[FreddyFreeloader]

Samsung User Agreement/TOS

How many of us Samsung owners have actually read this?

CONSENT TO USE OF DATA.

1. Privacy Policy. Collection of data using software or applications on your device will be performed in accordance with the provisions of this section and as set forth in Samsung’s Privacy Policy. For your reference, Samsung’s Privacy Policy can be viewed at: privacy policy | Samsung account.
2. To provide Updates, you agree that Samsung and its affiliates may collect and use technical information gathered as part of the product support services related to the Software provided to you, if any, such as IMEI (your device's unique identification number), device number, model name, customer code, access recording, your device's current software version, MCC (Mobile Country Code), and MNC (Mobile Network Code). Samsung may use this information to improve their products or to provide customized services or technologies to you and will not disclose this information in a form that personally identifies you.
3. Diagnostic and Usage Data. If you opt in to diagnostic and usage collection, Samsung and its affiliates may collect maintain, process and use diagnostic, technical and usage related information (“Diagnostic and Usage Data”), that is gathered to provide and improve Samsung products and services, facilitate the provision of Updates, product support and other services to you, if any, related to the Samsung Software, and to verify compliance with the terms of this License. Samsung may use this information for the purposes described above and in accordance with its Privacy Policy available at the hyperlink above.
4. Location Data. As described in the Samsung Privacy Policy, available for view at the hyperlink above, Samsung and its partners, licensees and third party developers may provide certain services that rely upon location information, such as your device’s GPS signal or information about nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers that may be transmitted to us, with your consent, when you use such location enabled services.
5. Device Identifier-based Services. To facilitate the use of enhanced messaging and file sharing functions with a simplified set up process, device identifier-based services for file sharing features and messaging features (“Device Identifier-based Services”) are provided within the Samsung Software. These features are available through existing interfaces of Contacts and Messages, respectively, as additional features to them. If you opt-in to Device Identifier-based Services, certain unique identifiers for your Product are needed to set up and use these features. These unique identifiers may include hardware identifiers, subscription information and telephone number for your Product. If you allow sharing of Contacts information, the telephone numbers of the people in your Contacts are collected by Samsung to facilitate file sharing and messaging with the people in your Contacts. You may turn off this sharing feature or restrict the scope of the sharing under your profile settings. If your message cannot be sent as a message using the Device Identifier-based Services, your message may be sent as an SMS or MMS message, for which carrier messaging rates may apply.
6. Voice-based Features. As described in the Samsung Privacy Policy, available for view at the hyperlink above, in order to provide Voice-based features we may require the collection of your voice information. Some voice-based services may not be available in all languages or in all countries.
7. Samsung Keyboard. If you opt in to the Predictive text feature, the words that you type are collected and stored on your Product to provide a word suggestion that you would be typing. You can clear the collected typing data anytime under the Predictive text settings. This feature may be offered in connection with your Samsung Account to synchronize the data for use on your other Products and you can also clear the server side data under the Predictive text settings.

More: SamsungLegal-EULA4

 

[Ink]

No one really bothers reading these.

Usually Opt-in features that offer a "better personalised experience" have some strings attached. Many users have to manually Opt-out from sending anonymous data.

 

[FreddyFreeloader]

Samsung Privacy Policy:

Privacy Policy

SAMSUNG GLOBAL PRIVACY POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to any Samsung device, website, or online application that refers to or links to the Policy (collectively, our “Services”). This Privacy Policy applies regardless of whether you use a computer, mobile phone, tablet, or TV to access our Services.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information in connection with the Services, including:

• • Information you provide directly to us;
• • Information we collect about your use of our Services; and
• • Information we obtain from third-party sources.

We may also seek your consent to collect information not described in the Privacy Policy.

Use and Sharing of Information

We use the information we collect to, among other things:

• • Provide the Services you request;
• • Understand the way you use the Services so that we can improve your experience;
• • Provide customized content and advertising; and
• • Otherwise with your consent.

We may share your information with:

• • Affiliates - the Samsung family of companies.
• • Business partners - trusted companies that may provide information about products and services you might like.
• • Service providers - companies that provide services for or on behalf of Samsung.
• • Law enforcement - when we are required to do so or to protect Samsung and its users.

Additional Information about Specific Products and Services

• • Samsung Mobile

Source: privacy policy | Samsung account

 

[HarborFront]

I think it's time for me to move away from Samsung and Google Android.

But is Apple's Privacy Policy equally long as well?

 

[FreddyFreeloader]

I think it's time for me to move away from Samsung and Google Android.

But is Apple's Privacy Policy equally long as well?

Just as bad.

 

[HarborFront]

Just as bad.

But I thought Apple values its customers privacy even more? Ok this recent incident of Apple staff selling customers info in China is an exceptional case.

 

[ravi prakash saini]

in other words
if you buy our underwears it means you agree to our policy
we will periodically inspect your private parts to improve our product we can share the data to other companies to further improve our product since customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal
and we do not collect personal information like your name or address

 

[Deletedmessiah]

in other words
if you buy our underwears it means you agree to our policy
we will periodically inspect your private parts to improve our product we can share the data to other companies to further improve our product since customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal
and we do not collect personal information like your name or address

They may even access your webcam. Take measurement of your body parts and record your daily life for better user experience but they'll say its somehow not personally identifiable.

 

[Winter Soldier]

This is another problem in terms of security of personal data but there is also to say that Samsung is explicit enough in its indications related to privacy. Not the same can be said of other vendors that remain rather vague on the point. In addition to the external problem, on how and where our data are managed by the infamous "third-party", (where vendors rely on) there is also a problem of hacking.
Smartphones, smartTVs, etc can be easily attacked due to poor defenses of their operating systems or cloud platforms where data and documents of users are stored.