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Step 1: Read the beta community's Privacy Notice
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Privacy Notice for beta testers
December 7th 2021
Introduction
This Privacy Notice applies to the personal data of Hue Beta test members that is collected and processed by us as part of the Beta testing. We publish this Privacy Notice to communicate how Signify gathers and uses information about you, how we collect data from the tested hardware, mobile applications and/or services, how we protect it, and how you can participate in its protection. We can stop the Beta test activity at any time, without a notification of reason. The same applies to you as a Hue Beta tester, for more information see the section “what are your choices”. We can exclude Beta testers or tester candidates or cancel cooperation with Beta testers without a notification of reason. We do not give commitment on functionality of the received products, received software or correctness of documents provided. You cannot claim warranty on (parts of) services which are in Beta test or products provided to you for the purpose of beta testing.
When does this Privacy Notice apply
This Notice covers how we collect and use your data e.g.:
Who is Signify
Philips Hue is manufactured by Signify. Signify is a global lighting organization with recognized expertise in the development, manufacturing and application of innovative lighting products, systems and services.
When this Notice mentions “we,” “us,” or the “Company,” it refers to the controller of your data under this Notice, namely the Signify affiliate with which you had, have or will have a business relationship or that otherwise decides which of your data are collected and how they are used, as well as Signify Netherlands B.V. (Registration number 17061150 - High Tech Campus 48, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands). Please note that the Signify affiliates include the subsidiary companies in which Signify N.V. has control, either through direct or indirect ownership. You may obtain a list of Signify affiliates by contacting the Signify Privacy Office (you will find the contact details in the below section “what are your choices?”).
What types of data do we collect about you?
As Beta test member you are required to share contact information with us. Depending on the Beta test project, we ask for contact information, such as; name, address, phone number, MAC-address of tested hardware and e-mail address. This is also necessary for hardware delivery and test instructions.
A username and password is provided for you to access the Beta test community website.
We might ask for additional information on personal owned products used in the test, like telephones or tablets. The product type, brand and state of the software of the used device are relevant in the test and therefore can be requested. We might ask you to try our owned or third party Applications on your device.
We may collect your data, for example, when you visit or use our beta platform, subscribe to our newsletters, install a software update, provide to us your feedback on the products or services, or otherwise interact with us.
Below you will find an overview of the categories of data that we may collect:
Information you provide to us directly
Information we collect automatically
When you visit or use our platforms, websites or applications, subscribe to our beta-newsletters or otherwise interact with us through our digital channels for the purposes of beta testing, in addition to the information you provide to us directly, we may collect information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone or other access device or sent by the devices you are testing or using in the process of testing, like (but not limited to) Hue bridge. For example, we may collect:
HOW DO WE USE YOUR DATA?
The products that you receive, interact with our servers. We collect data from these servers to analyse functional behavior and status of the products and services in Beta test. We might remotely upgrade the software inside the tested products. The data collected from our servers is not distributed outside Signify. Your test feedback, in any form, is processed into aggregated reporting’s and not distributed outside Signify. Joining a specific Beta test includes your permission and approval for data collection and pushed software upgrades to the test devices. The products that you receive interacts with our servers.
We may use your data for different legitimate reasons and business purposes. Below you will find an overview of the purposes for which we may process your data:
If we ask you to provide us with your data, but you chose not to, in some cases you will not be able to participate in our beta platform program. Also, we might not be able to respond to requests you might have.
ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS DO WE USE YOUR DATA?
In order to be able to process your data, we may rely on different legal bases, including:
WHEN DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
We do not share any of personal your data except in the limited cases described here. If it is necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes described in this Notice, we may disclose your data to the following entities:
WHEN DO WE TRANSFER YOUR DATA ABROAD?
Due to our global nature, data you provide to us may be transferred to or accessed by Signify affiliates and trusted third parties from many countries around the world. As a result, your data may be processed outside the country where you live, if this is necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes described in this Notice. If you are located in a country member of the European Economic Area, we may transfer your data to countries located outside of the European Economic Area. Some of these countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection. With regard to transfers from the European Economic Area to other countries that are not are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection, we have put in place adequate measures to protect your data, such as organizational and legal measures (e.g. binding corporate rules and approved European Commission standard contractual clauses). You may obtain a copy of these measures by contacting the Signify Privacy Office (you will find the contact details in the below section “what are your choices?”).
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?
We keep your data for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it has been collected (for details on these purposes, see above section “How do we use your data?”). Please keep in mind that in certain cases a longer retention period may be required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine other retention periods include:
How long is the data needed for our beta research study?
HOW DO WE SECURE YOUR DATA?
To protect your data, we will take appropriate measures that are consistent with applicable data protection and data security laws and regulations, including requiring our service providers to use appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality and security of your data. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Depending on the state of the art, the costs of the implementation and the nature of the data to be protected, we put in place technical and organizational measures to prevent risks such as destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to your data. If you have reason to think that your interaction with us or your Data is no longer processed in a secure manner, please reach out to the Signify Privacy Office immediately in accordance with “WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES?” as described below.
WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?
Your commitment to the Non-Disclosure Agreements remains valid during your membership to the Beta test community and after cancelation of participation. We would like to remind you that it is your responsibility to ensure, to the best of your knowledge, that the data you provide us with, are accurate, complete and up-to-date.
WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES?
If, at any time, you want to stop participating in the Beta test, just send a request to the Beta test community to cancel your partnership. At cancelation of the partnership we will ask you to return the received hardware. It is also possible to temporarily stop in supporting the Beta test community for a period of maximal 6 months. In that case we put all interactions on hold until you report your availability again.
We aim to provide you with access to your data. Usually you can autonomously control your data (e.g. by logging in to your account) and update, modify or, if legally possible, delete it. In this case, we strongly encourage you to take control of your data.
You can always contact our Privacy Office if you would like to:
The contact details of our Privacy Office are:
Please keep in mind that email communications are not always secure. Therefore, please do not include sensitive information in your emails to us.
We will do our best to address your request in time and free of charge, except where it would require a disproportionate effort. In certain cases, we may ask you to verify your identity before we can act on your request. If you are unsatisfied with the reply received, you may then refer your complaint to the relevant regulator in your jurisdiction.
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
For more information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies, read our Cookie Notice (which can be found in the website of the Signify Privacy Center, see “Legal information” section).
DO WE COLLECT DATA FROM CHILDREN?
We do not intentionally collect information from children under the age of 16.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY DISCLOSURES
The California Consumer Privacy Act (‘CCPA’) provides California consumer residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. In additional to the above this section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
The following is not applicable to de-identified or aggregated personal information or data publicly available.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
In the execution of our beta-platform activities we collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device (defined as “data”). In particular, we have collected and disclosed for a business purpose the following categories of data from our consumers within the last twelve (12) months prior to the effective date of this Notice:
We disclose your data for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:
DO NOT SELL?
We do not respond to “Do Not Sell” requests as we do not track your data across third party websites, nor do we sell your data to third parties to provide targeted advertising. Nonetheless, we aim to make your online experience and interaction with our websites as informative, relevant and supportive as possible. One way of achieving this is to use cookies or similar techniques, which store information about your visit to our site on your computer. For more information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies, read our Cookie Notice (see section “How do we use cookies and other tracking technologies”). In the twelve months prior to the effective date of this Privacy Notice, we have not sold any personal information of consumers, as those terms are defined under the CCPA.
YOUR RIGHTS
“Right to Know”: You may have the right to request that we disclose to you what personal information of yours that we collect, use, and/or disclose.
“Right to Delete:” You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected or maintained by us. Depending on your choices, certain offerings may be limited or unavailable.
If you have questions about the foregoing or how to execute your Right to Know and/or Right to Delete in our Privacy Notice or specifically with regard to categories and specific data processed, categories of sources from which your data is collected by us, categories of third parties with whom we share your data in the preceding 12 months of its collection, and/or the business or commercial purpose for collecting, please contact our Privacy Office (see section “What are your choices?”). You may also make a verifiable request to exercise your rights by contacting us via the toll-free telephone 1-800-555-0050.
If we cannot verify if you (or your authority to act on behalf of another person) we have the right to deny requests. While verifying your identity we shall generally avoid requesting additional information from you for purposes of verification. If, however, we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request additional information from you, which shall only be used for the purposes of verifying your identity while you are seeking to exercise your rights under the CCPA, and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We shall delete any new personal information collected for the purposes of verification as soon as practical after processing your request, except as required to comply with applicable legislation.
An “authorized agent” means a natural person or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State that you have authorized to act on your behalf, provided you have:
We endeavor to timely respond to a verifiable individual, free of charge and in a portable format unless it is excessive, repetitive or materially unfounded. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason thereof and extension period in writing.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. Unless permitted by applicable regulations, we will not charge different prices or rates, deny products or services, provide different products or services or level of quality and/or suggest you may receive the foregoing mentioned.
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your data’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
WHEN WILL THERE BE UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE?
This privacy notice might change from to time. The most current version of this Notice will govern our use of your data and can be found in on Beta test community.
- Signify -
December 7th 2021
Introduction
This Privacy Notice applies to the personal data of Hue Beta test members that is collected and processed by us as part of the Beta testing. We publish this Privacy Notice to communicate how Signify gathers and uses information about you, how we collect data from the tested hardware, mobile applications and/or services, how we protect it, and how you can participate in its protection. We can stop the Beta test activity at any time, without a notification of reason. The same applies to you as a Hue Beta tester, for more information see the section “what are your choices”. We can exclude Beta testers or tester candidates or cancel cooperation with Beta testers without a notification of reason. We do not give commitment on functionality of the received products, received software or correctness of documents provided. You cannot claim warranty on (parts of) services which are in Beta test or products provided to you for the purpose of beta testing.
When does this Privacy Notice apply
This Notice covers how we collect and use your data e.g.:
- when you visit or use one or more of our beta testing communities,
- when, related to the above activity, you;
- visit our consumer and customer-directed websites, applications or social media channels;
- use our products, services, systems or applications;
- subscribe to our beta testing newsletters;
- engage in (public) activities that involve our products and services;
- contact our customer support;
- or otherwise interact with us (directly or indirectly) in your capacity as beta tester.
Who is Signify
Philips Hue is manufactured by Signify. Signify is a global lighting organization with recognized expertise in the development, manufacturing and application of innovative lighting products, systems and services.
When this Notice mentions “we,” “us,” or the “Company,” it refers to the controller of your data under this Notice, namely the Signify affiliate with which you had, have or will have a business relationship or that otherwise decides which of your data are collected and how they are used, as well as Signify Netherlands B.V. (Registration number 17061150 - High Tech Campus 48, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, The Netherlands). Please note that the Signify affiliates include the subsidiary companies in which Signify N.V. has control, either through direct or indirect ownership. You may obtain a list of Signify affiliates by contacting the Signify Privacy Office (you will find the contact details in the below section “what are your choices?”).
What types of data do we collect about you?
As Beta test member you are required to share contact information with us. Depending on the Beta test project, we ask for contact information, such as; name, address, phone number, MAC-address of tested hardware and e-mail address. This is also necessary for hardware delivery and test instructions.
A username and password is provided for you to access the Beta test community website.
We might ask for additional information on personal owned products used in the test, like telephones or tablets. The product type, brand and state of the software of the used device are relevant in the test and therefore can be requested. We might ask you to try our owned or third party Applications on your device.
We may collect your data, for example, when you visit or use our beta platform, subscribe to our newsletters, install a software update, provide to us your feedback on the products or services, or otherwise interact with us.
Below you will find an overview of the categories of data that we may collect:
Information you provide to us directly
| Categories of data | Examples of types of data |
|---|---|
| Personal identification data | Name, surname, title, year or date of birth |
| Contact information data | Email address phone number, address, country |
| Account log in information | Log in ID, password or other security codes |
| Images and/or videos from which you may be identified | Pictures uploaded into Philips Hue accounts or otherwise provided to us |
| Any other information that you decide to voluntarily share with Signify or its affiliates | Feedback, opinions, reviews, comments, uploaded files, interests or experiences, sensor data, images, video footage or other (e.g. voice) recording, or other information provided for our research study, information provided for our due diligence process. |
Information we collect automatically
When you visit or use our platforms, websites or applications, subscribe to our beta-newsletters or otherwise interact with us through our digital channels for the purposes of beta testing, in addition to the information you provide to us directly, we may collect information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone or other access device or sent by the devices you are testing or using in the process of testing, like (but not limited to) Hue bridge. For example, we may collect:
| Categories of data | Examples of types of data |
|---|---|
| Device information | Hardware model, IMEI number and other unique device identifiers, MAC address, IP address, operating system version and/or software version, settings of the device you use to access the services, and device configuration |
| Log information | Time, duration and manner of use of our beta platform, related and connected applications, products and services or products and services connected to ours |
| Location information | Your location (derived from your IP address, Bluetooth beacons or identifiers, or other location-based technologies), that may be collected when you enable location-based products or features such as through our apps or beta-platform usage, from the bridge, your used devices etc. |
| Luminaire information | Luminaire unique identifiers, luminaire information stored in the device or within the respective customer or consumer application. |
| Other information about your use of our digital channels or products | Naming convention of your professional or smart home set-up, apps you use or websites you visit, links you click within our advertising e-mail, motion, daylight, temperature (and other) sensors data, links with other devices you share information with originating from use of our platform.Naming convention of your professional or smart home set-up, apps you use or websites you visit, links you click within our advertising e-mail, motion, daylight, temperature (and other) sensors data, links with other devices you share information with originating from use of our platform. |
HOW DO WE USE YOUR DATA?
The products that you receive, interact with our servers. We collect data from these servers to analyse functional behavior and status of the products and services in Beta test. We might remotely upgrade the software inside the tested products. The data collected from our servers is not distributed outside Signify. Your test feedback, in any form, is processed into aggregated reporting’s and not distributed outside Signify. Joining a specific Beta test includes your permission and approval for data collection and pushed software upgrades to the test devices. The products that you receive interacts with our servers.
We may use your data for different legitimate reasons and business purposes. Below you will find an overview of the purposes for which we may process your data:
| Purposes | Examples |
|---|---|
| Research purposes | Testing to improve our prototypes, products, services, systems and applications |
| Conclusion and execution of agreements | For instance to send you beta products or services for testing purposes, or for rewards, as part of our beta testing program |
| Providing support (upon your request) | Providing support via communication channels |
| Marketing | Promoting our Beta test platforms. We will not use your contact information for other commercial or sales related activities |
| Security and protection of our interests/assets | Deploying and maintaining technical and organizational security measures, conducting internal audits and reviewing matters with the purpose to protect our interests and assets, such as: to verify potential breaches of confidentiality, suspicious activity or other activities that might harm our commercial or other interests, and communicate about the forementioned |
| Compliance with legal obligations | Disclosing data to government institutions or supervisory authorities as applicable in all countries in which we operate, such as tax and national insurance deductions, record-keeping and reporting obligations, conducting compliance audits, compliance with government inspections and other requests from government or other public authorities, responding to legal process such as subpoenas, pursuing legal rights and remedies, and managing any internal complaints or claims |
| Defense of legal claims | Establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims to which we are or may be subject |
| Product development | To improve our beta platform, our services, products, online services, mobile applications and communications we provide towards you or others |
If we ask you to provide us with your data, but you chose not to, in some cases you will not be able to participate in our beta platform program. Also, we might not be able to respond to requests you might have.
ON WHAT LEGAL BASIS DO WE USE YOUR DATA?
In order to be able to process your data, we may rely on different legal bases, including:
- The necessity to establish a contractual relationship with you and to perform our obligations under a contract to participate in our beta platform
- Your consent (only when legally required or permitted). If we rely on your consent as a legal basis for processing your data, you may withdraw your consent at any time;
- The necessity for us to comply with legal obligations and to establish, exercise, or defend our self from legal claims;
- The necessity to pursue our legitimate interests, e.g. to ensure that our networks and information are secure, or to prevent or investigate suspected or actual violations of law, breaches of confidentiality or any suspicious activity or infringement of our commercial or other interests, or to optimize or extend our marketing reach and communication relevance flowing from our beta testing results;
- The necessity to respond to your requests;
- The necessity to protect the vital interests of any person;
- Any other legal basis anyhow permitted by local laws.
WHEN DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
We do not share any of personal your data except in the limited cases described here. If it is necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes described in this Notice, we may disclose your data to the following entities:
- Signify affiliates: due to our global nature, your data may be shared with certain Signify affiliates. Access to your data within Signify will be granted on a need-to-know basis;
- Service providers: like many businesses, we may outsource certain data processing activities to trusted third party service providers to perform functions and provide services to us, such as ICT service providers, consulting providers, shipping providers, , electronic communication service platforms;
- Public and governmental authorities: when required by law, or as necessary to protect our rights, we may share your data with entities that regulate or have jurisdiction over Signify.
- Professional advisors and others we may share your data with other parties including professional advisors, such as insurance companies, auditors, lawyers, accountants, other professional advisors.
- Other parties in connection with corporate transactions: we may also, from time to time, share your data in the course of corporate transactions, such as during a sale of a business or a part of a business to another company, or any reorganization, merger, joint venture, or other disposition of our business, assets, or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding).
- Upon your request in case of a personal data portability request.
WHEN DO WE TRANSFER YOUR DATA ABROAD?
Due to our global nature, data you provide to us may be transferred to or accessed by Signify affiliates and trusted third parties from many countries around the world. As a result, your data may be processed outside the country where you live, if this is necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes described in this Notice. If you are located in a country member of the European Economic Area, we may transfer your data to countries located outside of the European Economic Area. Some of these countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection. With regard to transfers from the European Economic Area to other countries that are not are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection, we have put in place adequate measures to protect your data, such as organizational and legal measures (e.g. binding corporate rules and approved European Commission standard contractual clauses). You may obtain a copy of these measures by contacting the Signify Privacy Office (you will find the contact details in the below section “what are your choices?”).
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?
We keep your data for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it has been collected (for details on these purposes, see above section “How do we use your data?”). Please keep in mind that in certain cases a longer retention period may be required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine other retention periods include:
- How long is the data needed in order to make sure historical trends are not lost for the beta-platform and related activities?
- Are we subject to a legal, contractual, or similar obligation to retain your data? Examples can include mandatory data retention laws in the applicable jurisdiction, government orders to preserve data relevant to an investigation, or data that must be retained for the purposes of litigation, or protection against a possible claim.
How long is the data needed for our beta research study?
- Your contact details: during your membership to the Beta test community.
- Signed consent forms: deleted 6 months after the collected data is deleted or anonymized
- Code list: as long as the signed consent form, to be able to check participation on multiple user test and to communicate with participants during and after the study if necessary.
- Questionnaires (digital and analogue): until no longer useful for us for the specific original purpose for which they were collected, and not longer than 5 years after receiving the information via the questionnaire.
- Video and audio recordings: until no longer useful for us for the specific original purpose for which they were collected, and not longer than 5 years after.
- Project files including Intellectual Property information (patent applicable): 10 years
HOW DO WE SECURE YOUR DATA?
To protect your data, we will take appropriate measures that are consistent with applicable data protection and data security laws and regulations, including requiring our service providers to use appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality and security of your data. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Depending on the state of the art, the costs of the implementation and the nature of the data to be protected, we put in place technical and organizational measures to prevent risks such as destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to your data. If you have reason to think that your interaction with us or your Data is no longer processed in a secure manner, please reach out to the Signify Privacy Office immediately in accordance with “WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES?” as described below.
WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES?
Your commitment to the Non-Disclosure Agreements remains valid during your membership to the Beta test community and after cancelation of participation. We would like to remind you that it is your responsibility to ensure, to the best of your knowledge, that the data you provide us with, are accurate, complete and up-to-date.
WHAT ARE YOUR CHOICES?
If, at any time, you want to stop participating in the Beta test, just send a request to the Beta test community to cancel your partnership. At cancelation of the partnership we will ask you to return the received hardware. It is also possible to temporarily stop in supporting the Beta test community for a period of maximal 6 months. In that case we put all interactions on hold until you report your availability again.
We aim to provide you with access to your data. Usually you can autonomously control your data (e.g. by logging in to your account) and update, modify or, if legally possible, delete it. In this case, we strongly encourage you to take control of your data.
You can always contact our Privacy Office if you would like to:
- review, change or delete the data you have supplied us with (to the extent we are not otherwise permitted or required to keep such data);
- object to certain data processing operations (e.g., opt-out from marketing communications);
- receive a copy of your data (in a common machine readable format, to the extent it is required by applicable law); ask us any other questions related to the protection of your data by us
The contact details of our Privacy Office are:
- Mail: Signify - Attn: Privacy Office – Herikerbergweg 102, 1101CM Amsterdam Zuid Oost, The Netherlands; or
- Online: Signify Privacy Center, “Privacy request” section.
Please keep in mind that email communications are not always secure. Therefore, please do not include sensitive information in your emails to us.
We will do our best to address your request in time and free of charge, except where it would require a disproportionate effort. In certain cases, we may ask you to verify your identity before we can act on your request. If you are unsatisfied with the reply received, you may then refer your complaint to the relevant regulator in your jurisdiction.
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
For more information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies, read our Cookie Notice (which can be found in the website of the Signify Privacy Center, see “Legal information” section).
DO WE COLLECT DATA FROM CHILDREN?
We do not intentionally collect information from children under the age of 16.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY DISCLOSURES
The California Consumer Privacy Act (‘CCPA’) provides California consumer residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. In additional to the above this section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
The following is not applicable to de-identified or aggregated personal information or data publicly available.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
In the execution of our beta-platform activities we collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device (defined as “data”). In particular, we have collected and disclosed for a business purpose the following categories of data from our consumers within the last twelve (12) months prior to the effective date of this Notice:
| Category | Examples | Collected & Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers. | A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice, |
| B.Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). | A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
| C.Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Age (40 years or older), race, colour, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
| D.Commercial information. | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
| E.Biometric information. | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. | NO |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity. | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, advertisement, or other content. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
| G. Geolocation data. | Physical location or movements, or the location of your device or computer. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
| H. Sensory data. | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
| I. Professional or employment-related information. | Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | YES, for specific studies related to current professional experience |
| J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. | NO |
| K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. | Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. | YES, to affiliates, service providers, and other vendors mentioned in this Notice |
We disclose your data for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:
- Signify Affiliates.
- Service providers.
- Third parties to whom you or your agents authorize us to disclose your personal information in connection with beta-testing platform activities.
DO NOT SELL?
We do not respond to “Do Not Sell” requests as we do not track your data across third party websites, nor do we sell your data to third parties to provide targeted advertising. Nonetheless, we aim to make your online experience and interaction with our websites as informative, relevant and supportive as possible. One way of achieving this is to use cookies or similar techniques, which store information about your visit to our site on your computer. For more information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies, read our Cookie Notice (see section “How do we use cookies and other tracking technologies”). In the twelve months prior to the effective date of this Privacy Notice, we have not sold any personal information of consumers, as those terms are defined under the CCPA.
YOUR RIGHTS
“Right to Know”: You may have the right to request that we disclose to you what personal information of yours that we collect, use, and/or disclose.
“Right to Delete:” You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected or maintained by us. Depending on your choices, certain offerings may be limited or unavailable.
If you have questions about the foregoing or how to execute your Right to Know and/or Right to Delete in our Privacy Notice or specifically with regard to categories and specific data processed, categories of sources from which your data is collected by us, categories of third parties with whom we share your data in the preceding 12 months of its collection, and/or the business or commercial purpose for collecting, please contact our Privacy Office (see section “What are your choices?”). You may also make a verifiable request to exercise your rights by contacting us via the toll-free telephone 1-800-555-0050.
If we cannot verify if you (or your authority to act on behalf of another person) we have the right to deny requests. While verifying your identity we shall generally avoid requesting additional information from you for purposes of verification. If, however, we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request additional information from you, which shall only be used for the purposes of verifying your identity while you are seeking to exercise your rights under the CCPA, and for security or fraud-prevention purposes. We shall delete any new personal information collected for the purposes of verification as soon as practical after processing your request, except as required to comply with applicable legislation.
An “authorized agent” means a natural person or a business entity registered with the Secretary of State that you have authorized to act on your behalf, provided you have:
- Provided the authorized agent written permission to do so and we could verify this; and
- Verified your own identity directly with the business.
We endeavor to timely respond to a verifiable individual, free of charge and in a portable format unless it is excessive, repetitive or materially unfounded. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason thereof and extension period in writing.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA. Unless permitted by applicable regulations, we will not charge different prices or rates, deny products or services, provide different products or services or level of quality and/or suggest you may receive the foregoing mentioned.
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your data’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt in consent, which you may revoke at any time.
WHEN WILL THERE BE UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY NOTICE?
This privacy notice might change from to time. The most current version of this Notice will govern our use of your data and can be found in on Beta test community.
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Beta Participation Terms – Philips Hue
These Beta Participation Terms (“Terms”) are applicable to such Philips Hue products included in the Beta Participation program, including software embedded in the Philips Hue products and any of the Philips Hue (mobile or otherwise) application(s) or software separately made available (“Products”).
Beta Features. From time to time, Signify Netherlands B.V. (as applicable, "we","us" or “our”) may make non-public products, features, functionalities and/or applications in connection with the Products (“Beta Features”) available for the purpose of receiving your input(s) in the form of submissions or interaction with the Beta Features for testing the Beta Features and providing (positive and negative) suggestions, comments and/or ideas and report flaws, errors, bugs, imperfections, issues or problems related to the use of the Beta Features(“together Input & Feedback”) to us (“Beta Participation”) under these Terms. Beta Features are made available for access and use via our dedicated beta community website, our Philips Hue mobile application(s), email and/or delivery by courier. We may use your registration data in any communication towards you related to the Beta Participation and solely in accordance with our Philips Hue Beta Privacy Notice available at: https://www.beta.philips-hue.com/privacy ("Privacy Notice")
Parties & Acceptance. These Terms are made by and between the person accepting these Terms ("you") and us, and are effective as of the date you accept them ("Effective Date"). Please read and agree to these Terms, if you wish to be eligible to participate in the Beta Participation. Beta Participation shall be on a per Beta Participation release program basis, and per Beta Participation release program, additional requirements made be applicable (as published by us in respect of each Beta Participation release program). BY CLICKING ON THE “AGREE” BUTTON, YOU (A) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS; (B) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE; AND (C) ACCEPT AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
Scope of Availability. These Terms cover all Beta Features made available by us to you, including, without limitation, any functionality specifically identified by us as being in “Beta” or any similar stage of development. We retain sole and absolute discretion as to what, if any, Beta Features will be made available to you. During and after the Beta Participation, Signify may, in its sole discretion and without notice, make changes to the design, materials, fit and finish of the Products. Provision of the Beta Features shall not create any obligation on us to continue the development thereof. Commercially released Beta Features may differ from those of the Beta Participation.
Limited Use Rights. You are allowed to access and use the Beta Features solely for the purposes of taking part in the Beta Participation. For the duration of the Beta Participation and subject to and conditional upon your strict compliance with these Terms, we grant to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable and limited license solely to access and use the Beta Features to test its functionality and provide Input & Feedback to us. In respect of any pre-commercial release hardware product, (a) it shall be and remain, our sole and exclusive property; (b) you shall not sell, transfer or make it available to any third party; and (c) you shall return it to us at the end of the relevant project under the Beta Participation. You understand and agree that we may change, withdraw or terminate your access to or discontinue the Beta Features (or any portion thereof) at any time, in our sole discretion and without notification or providing a reason and if any hardware product is provided, you shall immediately return it to us.
Use Restrictions. You may not rent, lease, distribute, reverse engineer or resell the Beta Features, or use the Beta Features as the basis for developing a competitive solution (or contract with a third party to do so), or remove or alter any of the logos, trademark, patent or copyright notices, confidentiality or proprietary legends or other notices or markings that are on or in the Beta Features.
Input & Feedback. Upon making the Beta Features available, you will use reasonable efforts to provide Input & Feedback to us in a timely basis via the community management tools indicated by us. Input & Feedback shall include inputs and/or prompts for use with the Beta Features, as well as feedback informing us about the performance, ease of use, features that may be missing, and any bugs encountered during the use of the Beta Features. We may use the Input & Feedback to provide to you the Beta Features and to use Input & Feedback to modify and incorporate this Input & Feedback into the Products and other of our products and/or services without any restriction and without any payment. You acknowledge and agree that any improvements, modifications and changes arising from or in connection with the Beta Participation, remain or become the exclusive property of us. You agree not to disclose Input & Feedback to any third party and hereby assign to us all (intellectual property) right, title and interest in and to any Input & Feedback, without any right to compensation or other obligation from us. You furthermore waive all moral rights to the maximum extent permitted by law. You moreover acknowledge and agree that you are authorized to grant these rights to the Input & Feedback.
Confidentiality. You acknowledge and agree that participation in the Beta Participation will result in us disclosing certain confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information related to the Beta Features, including your use thereof, the relationship contemplated herein and Input & Feedback, except to the extent made public by us (“Confidential Information”). Such Confidential Information includes, without limitation, the features, functionality and existence (including roadmaps and naming) of the Beta Features, and any know how, trade secrets, computer programs, source code, specifications, design documents, or reports made available to you. You agree that you: (a) will not use any Confidential Information other than as necessary to use or test the Beta Features; (b) will maintain Confidential Information in strict confidence and will use the same degree of care to protect it as you use to protect your own confidential information, but in no circumstances less than reasonable care; and (c) will not disclose the Confidential Information to any person or entity. You will not make any public announcements related to the Beta Features without our prior written approval, which we may withhold in our sole discretion.
Disclaimer of Warranties. As the Beta Features are still in a testing phase, it is likely to contain errors, bugs, or other problems not usually associated with commercially available products. Additionally, if your Beta Participation has been terminated, the Beta Features cannot be rolled back to the (then current) commercial release version. THE BETA FEATURES IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANYKIND. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS AND/OR SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR AS TO THE OPERATION OF ANY OF THE BETA FEATURES. NEITHER US NOR OUR AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS AND/OR SUPPLIERS WARRANTS OR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS THAT (I) THE USE OF THE BETA FEATURES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR (II) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE BETA FEATURES WILL BE CORRECT, COMPLETE,ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR OTHERWISE MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR (III) WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE, MISUSE OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INPUT & FEEDBACK. WE HAVE NO DUTY TO UPDATE, SUPPLEMENT, SUPPORT, MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES AT ANY TIME UNDER THESE TERMS.
Limitation of Liability: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OR OUR AFFILIATES OR OWNERS OR LICENSORS OF, OR AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BETA FEATURES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, LOSS OF REPUTATION, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMSE AND/OR YOUR USE OF THE BETA FEATURES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE NOR OUR AFFILIATES, OWNERS OR LICENSORS’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE TERMS OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE BETA FEATURES EXCEED AN AMOUNT OF €50 (FIFTY EUROS).
Your indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our affiliates, licensors, other partners and suppliers and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, legal representatives, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any actual or threatened loss, damage, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, awards, penalties, fines, costs and/or expenses of whatever kind (including reasonable attorneys' and professionals' fees and litigation costs) that arise out of or are related to any violation of these Terms by you.
App Specific Terms. Terms of Use of Hue App as accessible to you via https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/legal/product-terms-of-use also apply to your use of the Beta Features ("Hue App Terms"). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and the Hue App Terms in relation to the Beta Participation and the Beta Features, these Terms will prevail.
Intellectual Property. No rights to intellectual property rights (including patents, utility models, registered and unregistered designs, copyrights, database rights, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, know-how, semiconductor IC topography rights and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, continuations or reissues of any of the foregoing) are conferred to you other than explicitly granted under the Agreement.
Fees and Costs. There are no license fees due for your use of the Beta Features under these Terms. You are responsible for all your costs and expenses associated with the use of the Beta Features and your participation in the Beta Participation.
Duration. The rights and obligations under these Terms will commence and apply to you on the Effective Date and will continue (in respect of each Beta Participation release program) until the earlier of (a) your termination of your participation in the Beta Participation; or (b) the end of the testing of the applicable Beta Features under a Beta Participation release program, which occurs on the earlier of (i) the date specified by us in our sole discretion (after which you will cease use of such Beta Features), or (ii) the date we (in our sole discretion) make such Beta Feature generally publicly available. Upon termination of such rights (in respect of each Beta Participation release) – and unless use rights are further provided by us, for example as made generally publicly available - you shall not access or use such Beta Features in any manner and your access to (that part of) our dedicated beta community website shall be terminated. Our rights and your obligations shall survive the termination of your rights. You understand and agree that the termination of your Beta Participation is your sole right and remedy with respect to any dissatisfaction you may have with the Beta Participation, subject to applicable law and our Privacy Notice.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Subject to the below paragraph and to the fullest extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of country of your residence without regard to conflict of laws or choice of laws principles. If you are a user located in US, then the following section applies to you. To the fullest extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be construed, interpreted and governed, and the relations of you and us shall be determined, in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws or choice of laws principles. The applicability of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, and any other laws that direct the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, are expressly disclaimed and are thus excluded.
Miscellaneous. You acknowledge and agree that certain technologies and related transactions of us may be subject to export control laws and regulations that prohibit export or diversion of certain technology to certain countries, such as (but not limited to) UN, EU and US export control laws and regulations. You shall comply in all respects with all applicable export controls regulations and, if applicable, all export, re-export and transfer restrictions set forth in export licenses (if any) for any technology, documentation and the Beta Features provided to you. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations that is caused by events outside our reasonable control. Failure by us to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision. If any provisions of these Terms are illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect. You may not transfer or assign any or all of your rights or obligations under these. All notices given by you to us must be given in writing to Signify Legal Department (attention: Hue Connected business), High Tech Campus 48, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. We may make changes to these Terms and by continuing to access or use the Beta Features after any update to these Terms, you agree to be bound by them. The Beta Participation does not create a partnership, agency relationship, employee relationship or joint venture between us and you. These Terms encompass the entire agreement between us and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior representations, agreements and understandings, written or oral with respect to the subject matter hereof.
These Beta Participation Terms (“Terms”) are applicable to such Philips Hue products included in the Beta Participation program, including software embedded in the Philips Hue products and any of the Philips Hue (mobile or otherwise) application(s) or software separately made available (“Products”).
Beta Features. From time to time, Signify Netherlands B.V. (as applicable, "we","us" or “our”) may make non-public products, features, functionalities and/or applications in connection with the Products (“Beta Features”) available for the purpose of receiving your input(s) in the form of submissions or interaction with the Beta Features for testing the Beta Features and providing (positive and negative) suggestions, comments and/or ideas and report flaws, errors, bugs, imperfections, issues or problems related to the use of the Beta Features(“together Input & Feedback”) to us (“Beta Participation”) under these Terms. Beta Features are made available for access and use via our dedicated beta community website, our Philips Hue mobile application(s), email and/or delivery by courier. We may use your registration data in any communication towards you related to the Beta Participation and solely in accordance with our Philips Hue Beta Privacy Notice available at: https://www.beta.philips-hue.com/privacy ("Privacy Notice")
Parties & Acceptance. These Terms are made by and between the person accepting these Terms ("you") and us, and are effective as of the date you accept them ("Effective Date"). Please read and agree to these Terms, if you wish to be eligible to participate in the Beta Participation. Beta Participation shall be on a per Beta Participation release program basis, and per Beta Participation release program, additional requirements made be applicable (as published by us in respect of each Beta Participation release program). BY CLICKING ON THE “AGREE” BUTTON, YOU (A) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS; (B) REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL AGE; AND (C) ACCEPT AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE TERMS.
Scope of Availability. These Terms cover all Beta Features made available by us to you, including, without limitation, any functionality specifically identified by us as being in “Beta” or any similar stage of development. We retain sole and absolute discretion as to what, if any, Beta Features will be made available to you. During and after the Beta Participation, Signify may, in its sole discretion and without notice, make changes to the design, materials, fit and finish of the Products. Provision of the Beta Features shall not create any obligation on us to continue the development thereof. Commercially released Beta Features may differ from those of the Beta Participation.
Limited Use Rights. You are allowed to access and use the Beta Features solely for the purposes of taking part in the Beta Participation. For the duration of the Beta Participation and subject to and conditional upon your strict compliance with these Terms, we grant to you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable and limited license solely to access and use the Beta Features to test its functionality and provide Input & Feedback to us. In respect of any pre-commercial release hardware product, (a) it shall be and remain, our sole and exclusive property; (b) you shall not sell, transfer or make it available to any third party; and (c) you shall return it to us at the end of the relevant project under the Beta Participation. You understand and agree that we may change, withdraw or terminate your access to or discontinue the Beta Features (or any portion thereof) at any time, in our sole discretion and without notification or providing a reason and if any hardware product is provided, you shall immediately return it to us.
Use Restrictions. You may not rent, lease, distribute, reverse engineer or resell the Beta Features, or use the Beta Features as the basis for developing a competitive solution (or contract with a third party to do so), or remove or alter any of the logos, trademark, patent or copyright notices, confidentiality or proprietary legends or other notices or markings that are on or in the Beta Features.
Input & Feedback. Upon making the Beta Features available, you will use reasonable efforts to provide Input & Feedback to us in a timely basis via the community management tools indicated by us. Input & Feedback shall include inputs and/or prompts for use with the Beta Features, as well as feedback informing us about the performance, ease of use, features that may be missing, and any bugs encountered during the use of the Beta Features. We may use the Input & Feedback to provide to you the Beta Features and to use Input & Feedback to modify and incorporate this Input & Feedback into the Products and other of our products and/or services without any restriction and without any payment. You acknowledge and agree that any improvements, modifications and changes arising from or in connection with the Beta Participation, remain or become the exclusive property of us. You agree not to disclose Input & Feedback to any third party and hereby assign to us all (intellectual property) right, title and interest in and to any Input & Feedback, without any right to compensation or other obligation from us. You furthermore waive all moral rights to the maximum extent permitted by law. You moreover acknowledge and agree that you are authorized to grant these rights to the Input & Feedback.
Confidentiality. You acknowledge and agree that participation in the Beta Participation will result in us disclosing certain confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information related to the Beta Features, including your use thereof, the relationship contemplated herein and Input & Feedback, except to the extent made public by us (“Confidential Information”). Such Confidential Information includes, without limitation, the features, functionality and existence (including roadmaps and naming) of the Beta Features, and any know how, trade secrets, computer programs, source code, specifications, design documents, or reports made available to you. You agree that you: (a) will not use any Confidential Information other than as necessary to use or test the Beta Features; (b) will maintain Confidential Information in strict confidence and will use the same degree of care to protect it as you use to protect your own confidential information, but in no circumstances less than reasonable care; and (c) will not disclose the Confidential Information to any person or entity. You will not make any public announcements related to the Beta Features without our prior written approval, which we may withhold in our sole discretion.
Disclaimer of Warranties. As the Beta Features are still in a testing phase, it is likely to contain errors, bugs, or other problems not usually associated with commercially available products. Additionally, if your Beta Participation has been terminated, the Beta Features cannot be rolled back to the (then current) commercial release version. THE BETA FEATURES IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANYKIND. WE AND OUR AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS AND/OR SUPPLIERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR AS TO THE OPERATION OF ANY OF THE BETA FEATURES. NEITHER US NOR OUR AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, LICENSORS AND/OR SUPPLIERS WARRANTS OR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS THAT (I) THE USE OF THE BETA FEATURES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, OR (II) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE BETA FEATURES WILL BE CORRECT, COMPLETE,ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR OTHERWISE MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR (III) WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE, MISUSE OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INPUT & FEEDBACK. WE HAVE NO DUTY TO UPDATE, SUPPLEMENT, SUPPORT, MAINTAIN OR PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES AT ANY TIME UNDER THESE TERMS.
Limitation of Liability: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE, OR OUR AFFILIATES OR OWNERS OR LICENSORS OF, OR AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BETA FEATURES, BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, LOSS OF REPUTATION, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE TERMSE AND/OR YOUR USE OF THE BETA FEATURES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE NOR OUR AFFILIATES, OWNERS OR LICENSORS’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE TERMS OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE BETA FEATURES EXCEED AN AMOUNT OF €50 (FIFTY EUROS).
Your indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our affiliates, licensors, other partners and suppliers and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, legal representatives, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any actual or threatened loss, damage, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, awards, penalties, fines, costs and/or expenses of whatever kind (including reasonable attorneys' and professionals' fees and litigation costs) that arise out of or are related to any violation of these Terms by you.
App Specific Terms. Terms of Use of Hue App as accessible to you via https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/legal/product-terms-of-use also apply to your use of the Beta Features ("Hue App Terms"). In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these Terms and the Hue App Terms in relation to the Beta Participation and the Beta Features, these Terms will prevail.
Intellectual Property. No rights to intellectual property rights (including patents, utility models, registered and unregistered designs, copyrights, database rights, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, know-how, semiconductor IC topography rights and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, continuations or reissues of any of the foregoing) are conferred to you other than explicitly granted under the Agreement.
Fees and Costs. There are no license fees due for your use of the Beta Features under these Terms. You are responsible for all your costs and expenses associated with the use of the Beta Features and your participation in the Beta Participation.
Duration. The rights and obligations under these Terms will commence and apply to you on the Effective Date and will continue (in respect of each Beta Participation release program) until the earlier of (a) your termination of your participation in the Beta Participation; or (b) the end of the testing of the applicable Beta Features under a Beta Participation release program, which occurs on the earlier of (i) the date specified by us in our sole discretion (after which you will cease use of such Beta Features), or (ii) the date we (in our sole discretion) make such Beta Feature generally publicly available. Upon termination of such rights (in respect of each Beta Participation release) – and unless use rights are further provided by us, for example as made generally publicly available - you shall not access or use such Beta Features in any manner and your access to (that part of) our dedicated beta community website shall be terminated. Our rights and your obligations shall survive the termination of your rights. You understand and agree that the termination of your Beta Participation is your sole right and remedy with respect to any dissatisfaction you may have with the Beta Participation, subject to applicable law and our Privacy Notice.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction. Subject to the below paragraph and to the fullest extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of country of your residence without regard to conflict of laws or choice of laws principles. If you are a user located in US, then the following section applies to you. To the fullest extent permitted by law, these Terms shall be construed, interpreted and governed, and the relations of you and us shall be determined, in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws or choice of laws principles. The applicability of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, and any other laws that direct the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, are expressly disclaimed and are thus excluded.
Miscellaneous. You acknowledge and agree that certain technologies and related transactions of us may be subject to export control laws and regulations that prohibit export or diversion of certain technology to certain countries, such as (but not limited to) UN, EU and US export control laws and regulations. You shall comply in all respects with all applicable export controls regulations and, if applicable, all export, re-export and transfer restrictions set forth in export licenses (if any) for any technology, documentation and the Beta Features provided to you. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations that is caused by events outside our reasonable control. Failure by us to enforce any provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision. If any provisions of these Terms are illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect. You may not transfer or assign any or all of your rights or obligations under these. All notices given by you to us must be given in writing to Signify Legal Department (attention: Hue Connected business), High Tech Campus 48, 5656 AE, Eindhoven, the Netherlands. We may make changes to these Terms and by continuing to access or use the Beta Features after any update to these Terms, you agree to be bound by them. The Beta Participation does not create a partnership, agency relationship, employee relationship or joint venture between us and you. These Terms encompass the entire agreement between us and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior representations, agreements and understandings, written or oral with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Step 3: Sign in to your Hue account
To become a beta tester, you'll need a Hue account. Sign in with your login information or create a new account.
Note: If you use Apple hide-my-email to sign in to your Philips Hue account, you won’t receive emails from the Philips Hue Beta Community that invite you to testing opportunities. If you want to be part of the Beta Community, create a new account with a different sign-in method, remove your Bridge from your old account, and link your Bridge to the new account.
Step 4: Complete your profile and take the survey
Tell us about your setup — and how you use Hue! This information will help us determine your placement in the beta community.
Step 5: Join the community
After completing your profile and taking the survey, you'll be assigned to a waiting list. Keep an eye out for an email letting you know when you can start testing projects. In the meantime, you can join in on discussions and provide general feedback about Philips Hue.
Step 6: Test!
Once your beta testing spot becomes available, you'll receive projects to test that fit your setup. Just use the lights, app, or feature we're testing, and then let us know what you think.
After you sign up, you can go directly to the beta community by navigating to www.beta.philips-hue.com in your browser. Don’t forget to bookmark!