Samsung Galaxy Buds

Samsung account U.S. Privacy Notice
Children’s Section

This Children’s Section describes our personal information practices with respect to your child’s creation and use of a Samsung account, and the services and features available to your child (“Child Services”).

Information We Obtain From Your Child

When you first create a Samsung account for your child, we may ask you for certain information such as your child’s name, nickname, date of birth, gender, phone number, password and email address. When your child uses their Samsung account and the features and services available, we may collect information about your child’s device and connected devices and the Samsung apps, services and features they use. This information includes unique device identifiers, hardware, software, network (including connection and Bluetooth) and settings information, usage and log information (such as how long or when your child uses a certain device, app [including the list of apps installed on the device], service or feature, including third-party devices, apps, services, or features).

With a Samsung account, the following basic features will automatically be available to your child:

Samsung Cloud: Securely back up devices logged into with a Samsung account and sync data across Galaxy devices.
• SmartThings Find: Locate lost devices even when the device is not connected to a network, and protect data of lost devices.
• Group Sharing: Share a variety of content with family and friends on certain basic Samsung apps.
• Call & Text On Other Devices: Use your phone’s number to make and receive calls and texts on your other Samsung devices.
• Samsung Members:
o Quickly ask questions to customer service
o Connect with other Samsung account members on our Community Board

In addition, your child will be able to access the following Samsung apps through their Samsung account. Please click each app’s privacy notice (hyperlinked below) for information on how we may use and disclose the personal information we collect from your child through their use of the app.

Galaxy Store : Discover and download the best apps, as well as exclusive content and themes for your child’s Galaxy phone or tablet.
• Bixby Voice : Control services and features within Samsung devices using your voice.
• Galaxy Wearable : Use and control various Galaxy wearables, such as watches, bands and earbuds.
• SmartThings : Monitor and control connected devices within SmartThings, both inside and outside the home.
• Samsung Health : Track various types of fitness and health, such as nutrition and exercise.
• PENUP : Learn how to draw and enjoy coloring with various categories of coloring design.

Through the above features and apps, Samsung may collect the following information about or from your child:

Synced data, such as information we save for back-up purposes or that your child may choose to save to our cloud
• Contact lists when your child uses a certain feature that requires this information, such as the use of Group Sharing or certain capsules on Bixby Voice
• Downloaded, recommended, or played apps or games through or from the Galaxy Store, including when such apps are downloaded, installed, or deleted, as well as when your child starts, resumes, suspends, or finishes games or completes certain events within these games (e.g. tutorials)
• Information that gets passed through our servers to provide your child a service, such as calls and messages when providing the “Call & text on other devices” service
• Videos and images if your child connects a camera or other device through SmartThings that permits the taking of videos and images
• Information that gets provided to us and communications between your child and us or third parties, such as when your child contacts customer service or uses our Community Board
• Voice information, such as when your child makes voice commands using Bixby Voice
• Geolocation information
• Health information when your child uses Samsung Health and when a particular feature requires the collection of health information.

For child users with a Samsung account, Samsung enables children to make their personal information available publicly, for example, through postings to message boards.

We may use third-party analytics services on the above services, such as Google Analytics and Firebase Analytics. The information we obtain may be disclosed to, or collected directly by, these providers and other relevant third parties who use the information, for example, to evaluate the use of the above services or to help administer them. To learn more about Google Analytics, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To learn more about Firebase Analytics, please visit https://firebase.google.com/policies/analytics/.

How We Use Your Child’s Information

We may use the information collected from your child for the following purposes:

To identify and authenticate your child so your child can use the Child Services
• To provide any of the Child Services, including any of their features. Such features may include syncing data, providing a location-based service such as finding a lost device, sharing information to other Samsung account users and other features available within the Child Services
• To improve and customize your child’s experience with the Child Services, such as delivering content and responses tailored to your child and the way your child interacts with the services and features
• To allow your child to interact with and use participating Samsung and third-party apps and services (such as when using a third-party service through one of the Child Services)
• To respond to requests, inquiries and instructions made through or about the Child Services
• To operate, evaluate and improve our business, including developing new products and services, managing our communications, analyzing our services and customer base, aggregating and anonymizing data, performing data analytics and undertaking accounting, auditing and other internal functions
• To protect against, identify and prevent fraud and other criminal activity, claims and other liabilities
• To comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards and our policies

Information Sharing of Children’s Information

We may share your child’s personal information with our subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as with service providers who perform services for us. We do not authorize our service providers to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements. In addition, we may share your personal information with our business partners, such as wireless carriers, as well as third parties who operate apps and services that connect with certain Child Services.

We may share personal information we collect through the Child Services if you ask us to do so, or otherwise with your consent. We also may disclose information about your child in other circumstances, including:

To law enforcement authorities, government or public agencies or officials, regulators, and/or any other person or entity with appropriate legal authority or justification for receipt of such information, if required or permitted to do so by law or legal process
• When we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual fraudulent or illegal activity
• In the event we may or do sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets (including in the event of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, reorganization, divestiture, dissolution, or liquidation)

In addition, certain operators may collect or maintain your child’s personal information through your child’s use of their Samsung account and the Child Services. For a complete list of operators, including contact information for inquiries, click here.

Parents’ Rights

You have the option at any time to review or delete the personal information collected from your child. You may do so by submitting a request here.

You can also refuse to permit the further collection or use of your child’s personal information by deleting your child’s Samsung account. To do so, have your child log in to their Samsung account (https://account.samsung.com/membership/intro) then click “Leave Samsung account”. For certain services like Bixby Voice, Galaxy Wearable, SmartThings, or Samsung Members, you can go into your own Samsung account settings > Family > Select your child’s account > Allowed apps.

SAMSUNG PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE U.S.
Unless otherwise specified, the Services are designed for a general audience and are not directed at children. In connection with the Services, we do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without parental consent, we will either seek parental consent or promptly delete that information. If you believe that a child under age 13 may have provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us as specified in the How To Contact Us section of this Privacy Policy.