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The following information explains our policy regarding any personal information you may supply to us when visiting our Web Site. Nortel Networks' goal in collecting personal information online is to provide you with a personalized web experience. By knowing your preferences we can deliver relevant information that meets your needs, and ensures that your visit to our site is quick, easy, and productive.

Nortel Networks collects personally identifying information only (1) when you register for personalized information at our site, (2) to gain entry into one of our password-protected areas, and (3) to enter into one of our promotions. Nortel Networks will not sell, rent, or share this information with any other organization. When you register for certain sales promotions we may share the information with a Nortel Networks channel partner that we feel can help meet your needs. If you don't want to have this information distributed to others, or if you want to tell us that you do not wish to receive additional information from us, please contact us.

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Nortel Networks collects IP addresses for system administration and internal tracking and analysis. When you visit our site, our servers log the IP addresses only. However, through the services provided by Omniture described below, we do receive information on the companies and industries visiting our site based on the IP addresses that are logged.

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Some of our Web Pages use "cookies" so that we can better serve you with more tailored information when you return to our Web Site. Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. The information stored will make your usage of our Web Site easier and faster because it allows you to use the Web Site without having to re-enter information on each visit. We also use cookies when you request personalized information on our Web Site. These cookies are used to identify visitors when they return to the Web Site. They also maintain the visitor's identity while at our Web Site so you need only log in once.

Nortel Networks does not use cookies to retrieve information from your computer that was not originally sent in the cookie, and we do not use information transferred through cookies for any promotional or marketing purposes. Some Nortel Networks Web Pages use cookies to track usage patterns in order to improve the usefulness and effectiveness of our Web Site. This information is not shared or sold to any third parties whatsoever.

Nortel Networks occasionally uses third party ad serving companies to collect information. These third party companies include DoubleClick and Yahoo! DoubleClick and Yahoo! do not and will not use the data they collect in connection with ad delivery and reporting for Nortel Networks for any purpose other than to perform ad reporting on Nortel Networks' behalf. For more information about DoubleClick's privacy policy, including how to opt-out of the Double Click cookie, please go to the Double Click Web site, http://www.doubleclick.com/us/corporate/privacy/privacy/default.asp* or to the www.privacychoices.org* Web site. For more information about Yahoo! privacy policies, please go to http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/pixels/details.html*.

Additionally, we have contracted with Omniture, a service partner, to provide us with a data collection and reporting service. As a result of your accessing our site, Omniture may use cookies on our behalf and may receive information about your browsing and other activity on this web site. Omniture is contractually restricted from using this information in any manner, other than to help us provide you with the products and services available on our site. Omniture cookies are linked to your personally identifiable data in our My Nortel Networks database, only if you register and log in to the database. As a visitor to, or a customer of, this site, you can deactivate Omniture's ability to analyze your web browsing and purchasing behavior. You also have the option to continue to benefit from the improved experience enabled by this service, but maintain anonymity.

For further information, including how to opt out, consult the Omniture privacy policy at: http://www.omniture.com/policy.html*. Information on Omniture's technology can be found at: http://www.omniture.com/technology.html*.

By using this site, you signify your agreement with the Nortel Networks Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Your continued use of this Web Site following changes to these terms means you accept those changes.

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Nortel Networks respects your right to privacy, and is committed to complying with the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.

Our Global Privacy Statement, and the underlying procedures comply with this, as well as with international data protection legislation, and is applied to all information that we may have collected from you including that sourced from third parties.

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