Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 15, 2012
Thank you for your interest in Xilinx, Inc ("Xilinx," “we,” “our,” or “us”) and our web sites located at www.xilinx.com (collectively, the “Site”). We are pleased to provide this Privacy Policy ("Policy") to inform you of our practices with respect to how we collect and use personally identifiable information about visitors to the Site.This Policy is part of and incorporated into the Terms of Use governing the Site. Please review the Terms of Use prior to using the Site. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Policy have the definitions provided in the Terms of Use.
What we collect
You may visit the Site without providing any personally identifying information. When you register to use the Site the only information required is your name, email address, and a unique user ID. If you register for online seminars or software evaluations, or if you participate in our online contests or contact us for information, you will be asked to provide additional information such as your title, company, address, and telephone number. If you make purchases on the Site, we will also ask you for billing and credit card information.
Safe Harbor
Xilinx complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. Xilinx has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view Xilinx's certification, please visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.
How we collect it
Xilinx collects your personal information when you submit it through the Site, for example, when you complete registration forms, make purchases on the Site, or contact Xilinx for additional information about our products and services.
Cookies
Cookies are small files sent out by a web server and stored on a user's computer. These files can only be read by the originating server. Xilinx uses cookies to improve and personalize the user experience on the Site and web applications. Most browsers are initially configured to accept cookies but you can adjust the user settings within your browser to accept, reject, or notify you, when a cookie is sent. The use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies and/or service providers is not covered by our privacy statement. We do not have access or control over cookies from these sources that are used for navigation and web applications.
Web beacons
Our Web pages contain electronic images known as Web beacons (sometimes called single-pixel gifs) and are used along with cookies to compile aggregated statistics to analyze how our site is used and may be used in some of our emails to let us know which emails and links have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of our customer communications and marketing campaigns.
Widgets
Our Web site includes Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button. These Features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the Feature to function properly. Social Media Features and Widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Site. Your interactions with these Features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
Information Sharing; Use and Disclosure of Information
Xilinx will not use or disclose Personal Information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with your consent or as required or permitted by law. Consent may be express or implied, and given in writing, by using or not using a check-off box, electronically, orally, or by your conduct, such as use of services or products.Xilinx uses your personal information to respond to your requests for information; to complete transactions (including purchases) requested by you, to administer customer, web site, and technical support; and when otherwise reasonably necessary. Xilinx, or authorized Xilinx representatives, may contact you regarding products and services that may be of interest to you.
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Xilinx may disclose personal information as consented to by you from time to time, including to fulfill any purposes that are identified when the Personal Information is collected. Xilinx uses certain third party vendors to assist Xilinx in providing our products and services, including marketing and selling Xilinx products and fulfillment and delivery of customer orders. Xilinx may transfer your personal information only to such vendors who have entered into a contract with Xilinx that protects the privacy of your personal information and permits the vendor to use it only as reasonably necessary to fulfill its contractual obligations to provide services to Xilinx. Xilinx may also disclose your personal information as it believes is reasonably necessary to comply with law, regulation, or other governmental authority or to prevent harm to Xilinx, its employees and customers or the public. Xilinx may disclose your personal information upon a transfer or sale to another entity of all or substantially all of Xilinx assets or stock in the Xilinx line of business to which this Policy relates or upon any other corporate reorganization.
Customer Surveys
In an effort to provide the highest quality products and services, Xilinx may contract with third party providers of customer feedback campaigns. When you visit our web site, you may encounter a pop-up dialog box requesting your participation in a customer feed back survey. Participation in these customer feedback campaigns is voluntary and you may chose whether or not you wish to provide any information to the third party survey provider. When you participate in a customer feedback campaign, the information is being provided to the third party survey provider and the terms of the third party service provider's privacy policy, and not this Policy, will apply to any personally identifiable information that you may provide in connection with your voluntary participation in any customer survey activities.
Forums
Our Website offers publicly accessible community forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them. Any such disclosures are made at your own risk.
Children’s Privacy
The Site does not target and is not intended for children under the age of 13. Xilinx does not want to collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, do not provide Xilinx any information about yourself, including your name, address, telephone number or email address.
Links
For your convenience, we may provide links on our web site to certain third party web sites or referrals to certain third parties' products or services. If you choose to visit a third party's web site, or use its products or services, please be aware that the third party's privacy policy, and not this Policy, will govern your activities and any information you disclose while interacting with the third party.
Security
Personal information collected via the Site may be stored and processed in the United States and/or any other country in which Xilinx or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Site, you consent to any such transfer of information into and out of your country, state, and/or territory.
Xilinx employs procedural and technological measures reasonably designed to protect your personal information under our control from loss or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Xilinx stores your personal information on secure computers located in a controlled access data center, to which only a small number of Xilinx employees involved in the management of the data center have physical access. Where reasonably practical, Xilinx uses encryption, firewalls, and other security technology to help prevent unauthorized access to your personal information.
Updating Your Information
You will ensure that the information you provide to us through the Site is accurate and up-to-date. Providing accurate information helps us serve you better. You may update or delete your profile and other account information, including privacy settings for the Site by following the instructions provided after you log in to your account.
Choice/Opt-Out
You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or you can contact us at Website Feedback and General Questions.
Data Retention
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. If you wish to cancel your account or request that we no longer use your information to provide you services, contact us using our Online Support form. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Framing
Our check out page utilizes framing techniques to serve content from our partners while preserving the look and feel of our site www.xilinx.com. Please be aware that you are providing your personal information to these third parties and is not covered by our privacy statement.
Policy Changes
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any change in how we use your personal information we will notify you by email (sent to the email address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this Site prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Questions?
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please feel free to contact us at privacy@xilinx.com.