Cisco Privacy Statement Summary

The Privacy Statement and this summary applies to Cisco websites and offers and services ("Solutions") that link to or reference the Privacy Statement and direct interactions you may have with Cisco. It describes how we handle Personal Data and the choices available to you regarding collection, use, access, and how to update and correct your Personal Data.

• Cisco respects and is committed to protecting Personal Data. Our Privacy Statement reflects current global principles and standards on handling Personal Data and is anchored on the core principles of  transparency, fairness, and accountability.
• Our Privacy Policies and practices are designed to earn and maintain your trust in Cisco and comply with applicable laws around the world.

Below are some of the highlights of our Privacy Statement. Note, additional information on our Data practices may be provided in Cisco General Disclosures and Solution-specific Cisco Offer Disclosures, or other notices provided prior to or at the time of data collection.

Collection and use of Personal Data

• We collect Personal Data for a variety of reasons, which may include processing your order, providing our websites and Solutions, delivering newsletters and other subscriptions, sending businesses and marketing communications, personalizing your experience, and processing job applications.
• We will use your Personal Data for the purposes stated in our Privacy Statement or such other privacy notices that we may make available (e.g., our Offer Disclosures, site or event-specific notices, etc.).
• We may lawfully combine the information we collect from you with information obtained from other sources to help us improve overall accuracy and completeness and to help us improve and better tailor our interactions and performance with you.
• We may also collect information relating to your use of our websites and Solutions through the use of various technologies, including cookies.

Notice and your choices of data use

• We will use your Personal Data for the purpose for which it was collected and will not use it for a different, unrelated purpose without first asking for your permission or having a legal basis for the use.
• We will ask your permission before we disclose your Personal Data to third parties for any purpose unrelated to the reason you provided it or as otherwise stated in our Privacy Statement.

For more information on your choices about how Cisco may process your Personal Data or regarding our use of cookies or other web technologies, see our full Privacy Statement.

Your privacy rights

• Various data protection laws around the world provide individuals with certain rights regarding their Personal Data. This may include the right to access, correct, delete, object to, or limit the processing of Personal Data, or to submit a complaint to local data protection authorities. To learn more about your privacy rights, see our Privacy Statement.
• To submit an inquiry or request to exercise your privacy rights or to update your communication preferences, please use the Privacy Request form.

Data security

• We are committed to protecting your Personal Data against unauthorized use or disclosure.

International data transfers

• As a global organization, Cisco Systems, Inc. and other Cisco Group Companies, as well as their respective business partners and suppliers, operate in countries located around the world. Cisco will transfer your Personal Data in accordance with approved transfer mechanisms as well as any applicable local legal requirements.
• Regardless of where your Personal Data is processed, we implement appropriate safeguards to protect your Personal Data. For example, we enter into data protection agreements with our suppliers requiring them to adhere to a minimum standard for protecting your Personal Data. We have also implemented the following safeguards:
  • Cisco is certified under the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules system and Privacy Recognition for Processors regarding personal data handling and transfers to/from the Global CBPR Forum member jurisdictions. More information about the Global Privacy Framework, CBPRs, and PRP can be found on the CBPRs site. To submit a complaint against Cisco through Schellman, our Accountability Agent, please complete the Schellman compliance inquiry form.

• The Global CBPR System Certification Mark and Global PRP System Certification Mark™ are trademarks of the International Trade Administration/Office of Global Data Policy and Privacy, used with permission.
  • Cisco's European Union Binding Corporate Rules—Controller (EU BCR-C) provide that transfers made worldwide by Cisco entities bound by these rules as a controller of European Union Personal Data benefit from appropriate safeguards.
  • Cisco’s United Kingdom Binding Corporate Rules—Controller (UK BCR-C) provide that transfers made worldwide by Cisco entities bound by these rules as a controller of United Kingdom Personal Data benefit from appropriate safeguards.
  • Cisco is also certified and adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the U.K. Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and processing of Personal Data from the EU, EEA, the U.K. (and Gibraltar), and Switzerland.
  • Cisco may also use Standard Contractual Clauses  to provide additional safeguards when engaging in cross border transfers of Personal Data collected from Brazil, the EU and EEA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the U.K., and Switzerland.

SMS policy

We will not share your opt-in to an SMS campaign with any third party for purposes unrelated to providing you with the services of that campaign. We may share your Personal Data, including your SMS opt-in or consent status, with third parties that help us provide our messaging services, including but not limited to platform providers, phone companies, and any other vendors who assist us in the delivery of text messages. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties. (Business Texting available in US & Canada only)

Questions, comments, or concerns

• Should you have questions, comments, or concerns related to this Privacy Statement or the treatment of your Personal Data, please complete the Cisco Privacy Request form.
• If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please feel free to contact our U.S.-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) and/or your local data protection authority.