Sharing of Your Personal Information

Novell will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to others. Novell shares personal information with companies working on our behalf and Novell-owned business entities. Except as described in this statement, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes unless you have provided consent.
Some Novell services may be co-branded and offered in conjunction with another company. If you register for or use such services, both Novell and the other company may receive information collected as part of the co-branded services.
In some cases Novell uses contractors to collect, use, analyze and otherwise process information on its behalf. It is Novell's practice to require such suppliers to handle information in a manner consistent with Novell's policies. Novell may also allow carefully selected Novell partners to participate in limited marketing campaigns solely to promote Novell's products and services to you.
If you request something from a Novell web site (for example, a product or service, a callback, or specific marketing materials), we will use the information you provide to fulfill your request. To help us do this, we may share information with others, such as Novell's business partners, financial institutions, shipping companies, and postal or government authorities (e.g., Customs authorities) involved in fulfillment. As part of a transaction, we may also contact you as part of our customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, hosting websites, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. Those companies will be permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.
We may access and/or disclose your personal information if we believe such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or legal process served on Novell; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Novell (including the enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Novell services or members of the public.