Website Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 24, 2024

This Website Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we, Synaptics Incorporated (collectively, “Synaptics”) collect, use, disclose, and store your personal information when you use our websites available at Synaptics.com and Synaptics.com sub-domains (each, a "Site").  

If you are a California resident, please see our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures [here].

If you are a located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK) or Switzerland (collectively EEA+), please see also our Supplemental EEA+ Website Privacy Notice [here]. 

1. COLLECTION:  

We collect the following categories of personal information about you:

• Personal and business identifiers and contact information such as name, job title, company name, address information, contact information such as phone number and email address;  
• Internet or other electronic network activity information, i.e., your browser type, domains, page views, IP address, referring/exit pages, information about how you interact with our Site’s webpages and with third-party links, traffic and usage trends on the service, etc.; and
• Information derived from other personal information about you, which could include your preferences and interests. 

Online Tracking and Your Choices:

• Website Use Information: Like many websites, we and our third-party partners analyze log file information and other data collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technology, to collect information about your browsing behavior when you visit our Site. We use session cookies to keep you logged in while you use features of our Site; these disappear after you close your browser. We also use persistent cookies, which stay in your browser and allow us to recognize you when you return to the Site. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may be able to change the settings of your browser to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. If you set your browser to reject cookies, parts of our Site may not work for you. Please note, depending on your type of device or browser, it may not be possible to delete or disable all tracking mechanisms on your device.
• Your selection of the "Do Not Track" option provided by your browser may not have any effect on our collection of cookie information for analytic and internal purposes. A way to "opt out" of the collection of information through cookies or other tracking technology is to actively manage the settings on your browser or mobile device to delete and disable cookies and other tracking/recording tools. (To learn more about cookies, clear gifs/web beacons and related technologies, you may wish to visit allaboutcookies.org).
• We permit third-party advertising partners to use cookies and other technology to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites when you use our Site. For example, we use advertising services provided by third-party ad partners, such as Google Display Network and AdRoll, to market our services to you on other websites and online services. Through a process called "retargeting," each service places a cookie on your browser when you visit our Site so that they can identify you and serve you ads on other sites around the web based on your browsing activity. To avoid use of this information for advertising by these third-party ad partners, please see our notice of right to opt out here. You can also change your browser settings to reject cookies or to notify you when cookies are set and you could select the Do Not Track option on your browser, though we have no control over and cannot confirm whether these third-party ad partners honor the Do Not Track browser signal. Additionally, many advertising companies are members of the NAI or DAA and/or provide opt-outs on those industry pages at networkadvertising.org/choices or aboutads.info/choices. 

Third-Party Sites and Features:

• Our Site may contain links to other websites operated by third-parties and may include social media features such as Facebook and Twitter buttons (such as "Like," "Tweet" or "Pin"). These third-party sites may collect information about you if you click on a link and the social media sites may automatically record information about your browsing behavior every time you visit a site that has a social media button. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the feature, not by our Policy. We do not control what information these third-parties collect.  

2. USE:

We use your personal information as follows:  

• to provide our products and services to you;
• to allow you to make requests and register for customized communications programs;
• to send you news about Synaptic-related services, products or promotions;
• for marketing and promotional purposes;  
• to provide advertising that is relevant to your interests;
• to better understand how users access and use our Site, products and services and for other research and analytical purposes, including data analysis, diagnosing and fixing technology problems, enhancing, improving or modifying our Site and products and services and determining the effectiveness of our customer communications;
• to manage our relationship with you, including remembering your information so you will not have to re-enter it, and to be able to notify you about changes to our terms or this Policy; and
• as we determine it to be necessary and appropriate, including:
  • under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence;
  • to comply with legal process;
  • to enforce our terms and conditions;
  • to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates;
  • to defend our legal claims; and
  • to protect our rights, privacy, safety, security, property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others. 

3. DATA SHARING:

The following are the limited situations where we may share personal information:

• For external processing: We have vendors, service providers, and technicians who help with some of our processing and storage, including helping to answer your questions. They may also assist with monitoring our servers for technical problems. These technicians (as well as Synaptics employees) can access certain information about you or your account in line with this work but these technicians are not allowed to use this data for non-Synaptics purposes. We also share personal information with ad partners to provide advertising that is relevant to your interests.
• As part of business transitions: Upon the sale or transfer of the company and/or all or part of its assets, your personal information may be among the items sold or transferred. We will request a purchaser to treat our data under the privacy statement in place at the time of its collection.
• For legal reasons: We may provide information to a third-party if we believe in good faith that we are required to do so for legal reasons. For example, to respond to legal process, or comply with state and federal laws (or the applicable laws of foreign countries other than the United States).

Your personal information may be collected, processed and stored by Synaptics or its service providers in the United States and other countries where our servers reside. As a result, your personal information may be subject to legal requirements, including lawful requirements to disclose personal information to government authorities, in those jurisdictions. 

4. SECURITY:

To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of personal information, we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure it.  We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so. 

5. RETENTION:

We will only retain your personal information for such period of time as may be reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and/or in applicable supplemental notices, unless a longer retention period is required by law. 

6. YOUR RIGHTS:

You may have rights under applicable privacy laws, which may include to access, review, modify or delete the personal information we hold about you. If you wish to exercise any rights you may have under applicable privacy laws, please contact us at DPO@synaptics.com and clearly describe your request. If you wish to opt out of targeted advertising, please see our notice of right to opt out here. If you have rights under applicable privacy laws and your request complies with the requirements under such laws, we will give effect to your rights (including mandatory appeals thereto) and respond within any mandatory timeframes as required by law.  

7. CONTACT US:

If you have questions or concerns about this Policy or wish to contact such person, please contact us using the details below:

Company name: Synaptics Incorporated

Email address: DPO@synaptics.com

Mailing address: 1109 McKay Drive, San Jose, CA 95131

8. CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY:

Please note that this Policy, together with the Privacy Notices outlined above, are current as of the Effective Date set forth above and may change from time to time. We will provide you with notice of any changes via our Sites and by updating the Effective Date above