Acceptable Use Policy for Online Services
Last Updated October 1, 2020
This Acceptable Use Policy governs your use of online and related services and software offered by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “WDT”), including services and software that may allow you to access, submit, upload, store, share, post, transmit, publish, display, or otherwise make available to others content and materials (“Services”). Services that are governed by this Acceptable Use Policy will expressly link to this Acceptable Use Policy.
You agree to use the Services responsibly, and you represent and agree that:
- You will not misuse or abuse the Services in any manner;
- You will not use the Services to access, submit, upload, store, share, post, transmit, publish, display, or otherwise make available to others any content that is threatening, abusive, harassing, harmful, violent, pornographic, obscene, tortious, defamatory, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, profane, discriminatory, offensive, hate speech, intimidating, disruptive, or otherwise objectionable;
- You will not use the Services to stalk, threaten, harass, harm, or bully others;
- You will not use the Services to exploit or abuse minors in any way;
- You will not use the Services to share, post, transmit, publish, display, or otherwise make available to others any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation;
- You will not use the Services to engage in activity that is fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive, including by impersonating another person or entity, falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity, or manipulating identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any of your content (including spoofing or phishing);
- You will not use the Services to upload, store, share, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware;
- You will not act in a manner that negatively affects another user’s ability to use the Services;
- You will not interfere with, disrupt, burden, overload, hack, or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services or servers, networks, systems, or other devices connected to the Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Services;
- You will not modify, translate, adapt, or create derivative works of the Services;
- Your content will not contain anything that is unlawful, and you will not violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law in connection with your use of the Services, including any data privacy or export or import control laws, any regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
- You own all of your content or have obtained all permissions, releases, rights, or licenses required to engage in your activities (and allow WDT to perform its obligations) without obtaining any further releases or consents;
- You will not use the Services to access, submit, upload, store, share, post, transmit, publish, display, or otherwise make available any terrorist content or provide material support or resources to (or conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources for) any terrorist organization(s);
- Your content and your activities in connection with the Services will not infringe or violate the rights of any other party and will not contribute to or encourage infringing or otherwise unlawful conduct, and you will not use the Services to access, submit, upload, store, share, post, transmit, publish, display, or otherwise make available any content in a manner that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party;
- You will not use the Services to access, submit, upload, store, share, post, transmit, publish, display, or otherwise make available to others any content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under a contractual or fiduciary relationship (including inside, proprietary, or confidential information learned of or disclosed as part of an employment relationship or under a nondisclosure agreement);
- You will not use the Services to collect or store personal information about others in violation of any applicable law or in connection with any of the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in this Section;
- You will not sublicense, resell, rent, lease, lend, transfer, assign, copy, distribute, encumber, or otherwise transfer, publish, or disclose the Services or its use (except as may otherwise be provided by written agreement), or offer the Services on a time-share basis to any third party;
- You will not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, decrypt, or attempt to derive the source code of the Services;
- You will not attempt to circumvent or disable the Services or any technology features or measures in the Services, including any access controls or copyright protection mechanisms, by any means or in any manner;
- You will not remove or alter any trademark, logo, copyright, or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols, or labels in or on the Services or used in connection with the Services;
- You will not post an unreasonable amount of comments or comments of unreasonable length in connection with your use of the Services; and
- You will not manipulate or abuse any referrals or promotions, including to get more than one free trial.
If while using the Services, you encounter content or activity you believe is in violation of this Acceptable Use Policy, or that you otherwise find inappropriate, you may report it by contacting WDT through https://support-en.wd.com/ or by sending an email to SUPPORT@WDC.COM.
WDT may update or modify this Acceptable Use Policy from time to time. By accepting any modifications to this Acceptable Use Policy, including, by continuing to use the Services after reasonable notice is provided to you, you are agreeing to be bound by the applicable modifications to this Acceptable Use Policy.
Your failure to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy may result in suspension and/or termination of the Services.
