Data provision in Kaspersky Security for iOS

March 18, 2024

ID 233958

Kaspersky Security for Mobile complies with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

To install the app, a device user must read and accept the terms of the following statements regarding the processing of the user's personal data:

  • End User License Agreement
  • Products and Services Privacy Policy

Optionally, the user may read and accept the terms of the following statement:

  • Kaspersky Security Network Statement

The user can view the terms of these documents at any time in the About the AppAgreements and Statements section in the settings of Kaspersky Security for iOS. In this section, the user can also accept or decline the terms of the KSN Statement.

Information exchange with Kaspersky Security Network

To improve real-time protection, Kaspersky Security for iOS uses the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service for operating the Web Protection component. The app uses data received from KSN to scan web resources before they are opened.

Information on the type of data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of Web Protection is available in the End User License Agreement. By accepting the terms and conditions of the License Agreement, you agree to transfer this information.

Information on the type of statistic data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of the Kaspersky Security for iOS mobile app is available in the Kaspersky Security Network Statement. By accepting the terms and conditions of the Statement, you agree to transfer this information.

Data provision under the End User License Agreement

Where the Activation Code is used to activate the Software, in order to verify legitimate use of the Software, the End User agrees to periodically provide the Rightholder the following information:

  • Format of the data in the request to Rightholder's infrastructure; accessed IPv4 address of the web service; size of the content of the request to Rightholder infrastructure; protocol ID; Software activation code; data compression type; Software ID; set of IDs of Software that can be activated on the user's device; Software localization; full version of the Software; unique device ID; date and time on the user's device; Software installation ID (PCID); currently used Software activation code; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; device model; mobile carrier code; operating system family; Software ID derived from the license; list of agreements presented to the user by the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; checksum type for the object being processed; Software license header; ID of a regional activation center; Software license key creation date and time; Software license ID; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; Software license expiration date and time; current status of the Software license key; type of Software license used; type of the license used to activate the Software; Software ID derived from the license.

The Rightholder can use such information also for gathering statistical information about the distribution and use of the Rightholder's Software.

In order to protect the Computer against information security threats, the End User agrees to periodically provide the Rightholder the following information:

  • Format of the data in the request to Rightholder's infrastructure; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); port number; web address of the source of the web service request (referrer).
  • Full version of the Software; Software update ID; type of the installed Software; Software ID; the configuration identifier; the result of the Software action; error code.
  • Web address being processed; accessed IPv4 address of the web service; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; certificate type; contents of the digital certificate being processed.

Data provision under the Kaspersky Security Network Statement

When the KSN Statement is accepted, the Rightholder automatically receives and processes the following data:

  • Information about the quality of KSN services (protocol used to exchange data with KSN; ID of the KSN service accessed by the Software; date and time when statistics stopped being received; number of KSN connections taken from the cache; number of requests for which a response was found in the local request database; number of unsuccessful KSN connections; number of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of cancelled requests to KSN; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN connections; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful KSN connections; temporal distribution of successful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful requests to KSN; temporal distribution of requests to KSN that timed out; number of new KSN connections; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by routing errors; number of unsuccessful requests caused by KSN being disabled in the Software settings; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by network problems; number of successful KSN connections; number of successful KSN transactions; total number of requests to KSN; date and time when statistics started being received).
  • Device ID; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software installation ID (PCID); type of the installed Software.
  • Installation date and time for the Software; Software activation date; Software localization; flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled; ID of the licensed Software; Software license ID; OS ID; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version.

Providing the above information to the KSN is voluntary. You can opt out of participating in Kaspersky Security Network at any time.

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