Microsoft Silverlight Privacy Statement
Last updated: July 2007
At Microsoft, we're working hard to help protect your privacy, while delivering software that brings you the performance, power, and convenience you desire in your personal computing. This privacy statement explains the data collection and use practices of Microsoft Silverlight (“Microsoft Silverlight”). It does not apply to other online or offline Microsoft Web sites, products, or services.
Microsoft Silverlight helps you to access and enjoy rich content on Web sites while using your Internet browser. This privacy statement describes how Microsoft Silverlight interacts with Microsoft in order to offer you Silverlight updates.
Microsoft Silverlight does not request contact information such as your name, address, or phone number. However, there are occasions when Microsoft Silverlight transmits unique, computer-specific information across the Internet to Microsoft, as described below.
Collection and Use of Information About Your Computer
Internet enabled features in software will send information about your computer ("standard computer information") to the websites you visit and web services you use. This information is generally not personally identifiable. Standard computer information typically includes information such as your IP address, operating system version, browser version, your hardware ID which indicates the device manufacturer, device name, and version, application version and your regional and language settings. In this case, the application version would be the version of Microsoft Silverlight installed on your device. Microsoft Silverlight contains an update notification feature that sends standard computer information to Microsoft.
Information that is sent to Microsoft by this software will be used to provide you with Microsoft Silverlight features and services. This information may be used to improve Microsoft Silverlight and our other products and services, as well as for analysis purposes. Except as described in this statement, information you provide will not be transferred to third parties without your consent. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as packaging, sending, and delivering purchases and other mailings, answering customer questions about software or services, processing event registration, or performing statistical analysis of our services. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
Information that is collected by or sent to Microsoft may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country/region in which Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents maintain facilities, and by using Microsoft Silverlight, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Microsoft abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union. Microsoft may disclose personal information about you if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Microsoft; (b) protect and defend the rights of Microsoft (including enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Microsoft employees, users of Microsoft products or services, or members of the public.
Microsoft Silverlight Updates
Unless you change the settings in the Silverlight Configuration panel, Microsoft Silverlight will periodically check a Microsoft Web site for updates to provide you with the latest features and improvements. When it does so, a request is sent to Microsoft that contains standard computer information, as described above. A small file containing information about the latest Microsoft Silverlight version will be downloaded to your computer and compared to your currently installed version. In the event a newer version is available, the newer version of Microsoft Silverlight will be downloaded and installed on your computer.
To change your update settings
1. Right-click on content that is currently being displayed by Microsoft Silverlight and select Silverlight Configuration.
2. Select the Updates tab
3. Choose one of the following:
o Install Updates Automatically (recommended) - This keeps your machine up to date with bug fixes, new features, and upgrades by automatically installing them on your machine. This is the default for Microsoft Silverlight.
o Check for updates, but let me choose whether to download and install them - This will notify you when updates are ready to be downloaded and installed on your machine.
o Never check for updates (not recommended) - You will not be notified of any fixes (including security fixes), features or upgrades.
In an enterprise environment, an administrator can configure group policy to prevent Microsoft Silverlight from updating automatically. A registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Silverlight can be created with the Value Name UpdateMode with a Value Type of DWORD and given a value of 0x00000002. This sets the machine to never check for automatic updates.
Changes to the Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to be informed of how Microsoft is protecting your information.
Security of your information
Microsoft is committed to protecting the security of your information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, the information that is sent to Microsoft when Silverlight automatically updates is stored on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities.
Contact Information
Microsoft welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you have questions about this statement or believe that we have not adhered to it, please contact us by using our Web form.
Microsoft Privacy, Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052 • 425-882-8080