Registered Nokia phone owners have been notified that Nokia currently expects to complete the sale of its Devices &
Services business to Microsoft in April 2014. With the completion of this sale, the Nokia Devices & Services
business will be part of a Finnish Microsoft affiliate, Microsoft Mobile Oy, a
subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., and Microsoft Mobile Oy then assumes responsibility
for owners' personal data and the contractual relationships for the
products and services related to the business.
"Microsoft cares deeply
about your privacy and the protection of your personal data and will
continue to collect and use your personal data in the same ways and for
the same reasons as Nokia, and you should experience no difference as a
result of the sale," said Chad Fentress, Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Nokia and Brendon Lynch, Chief Privacy Officer of Microsoft in the email.
Nokia also stressed
that it retains ownership of other businesses such as the HERE
location-based products and services which were not part
of the Microsoft acquisition. "The responsibility for your personal data
and your contractual relationship relating to these Nokia products and
services remains with Nokia. Nokia continues to be committed to the
highest standards to protect your privacy and your personal data,"
Fentress and Lynch said.
Microsoft's and Nokia's
privacy policies and service terms can be found here.
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