NETGEAR Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 8, 2024

NETGEAR Inc., and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “NETGEAR” “we” “us” or “our”) takes your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and otherwise process the Personal Information of website visitors, consumer customers and other individuals who interact with us ("you", "yourself" or "your"). It also tells you about your rights with respect to your Personal Information, and how you can reach us to update it or get answers to questions you may have about our privacy practices.

1. Scope

This Policy provides information required under applicable privacy laws, such as those in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia (collectively, the “US State Privacy Laws”).

This Policy applies to NETGEAR's processing of Personal Information, which means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with an identified or identifiable natural person such as yourself. Personal information does not include information that is de-identified or is in an aggregate, non-personally identifiable form.

This Policy applies to the following:

  (1) NETGEAR hardware products, including our routers and gateways, our ReadyNAS products and switches, and our Meural products (“Products”),
  (2) All NETGEAR-owned websites and domains and website(s) that may be accessed at https://www.netgear.com/ and https://www.meural.com (“Sites”),
  (3) NETGEAR services, including technical support and other services accessible through the Sites (“Web Apps”),
  (4) NETGEAR software that may be downloaded to your smartphone or tablet to access services (“Mobile Apps”), and
  (5) NETGEAR subscription services, including services you can access using the Web Apps and Mobile Apps (“Subscription Services”),

(collectively, the “Services”).

Third parties may also integrate NETGEAR’s Products and Services into their websites, products and services and we are not responsible for this integration. Please remember that the manner in which these third parties use, store and disclose your information is governed by the policies that apply to these third parties' websites, products and services. Since NETGEAR does not control the privacy policy of third parties, we encourage you to review the policies of any third party to whom you choose to share your Personal Information directly.

For information on the data we collect upon installation and/or activation of your NETGEAR product, click here to view our Analytics Data Policy. Additional information on our privacy practices may be provided in other documents such as offer descriptions, supplemental privacy statements, or notices provided prior to or at the time of data collection.

2. Quick links

We recommend that you read this Privacy Policy in full to ensure you are fully informed. However, if you only want to access a particular section of this Privacy Policy, then you can click on the relevant link below to jump to that section.

1. Scope
2. Quick links
3. What does NETGEAR do?
4. What are Netgear's Data collection practices?
5. How We May Use Your Personal Information
6. How We Share Your Personal Information
7. Your Rights and Choices
8. Specific State Disclosures for U.S. Residents
9. Data Transfers
10. Data Privacy Framework Notice
11. Legal Basis for Processing
12. Alternate Privacy Policy Formats
13. How to Contact Us and How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights
14. Children’s Privacy
15. How We Protect Your Personal Information
16. Retention of Personal Information
17. Third Party Services
18. Update to this Notice