More on the Agreement

Wow... I just deleted most of this posing (80%) because I realized just how long it was! Who really reads this stuff. I guess the same folks who read those thick, voluminous documents from the stock companies showing how our investments are faring. Again, wow.

4. Consent to Use of Data. 

(a) Diagnostic and Usage Data. If you opt in to diagnostic and usage collection, you agree that Apple and its subsidiaries and agents may collect, maintain, process and use diagnostic, technical, usage and related information, including but not limited to information about your iOS Device, computer, system and application software, and peripherals, that is gathered periodically to facilitate the provision of software updates, product support and other services to you (if any) related to the iOS Software, and to verify compliance with the terms of this License. Apple may use this information, as long as it is collected in a form that does not personally identify you, to provide and improve Apple’s products and services. If you have opted in and have Location Services turned on, the location of your device may also be sent to help Apple analyze wireless or cellular performance issues (e.g. the strength or weakness of a cellular signal in a particular location). To enable Apple’s partners and third party developers to improve their software, hardware and services designed for use with Apple products, Apple may also provide any such partner or third party developer with a subset of diagnostic information that is relevant to that partner’s or developer’s software, hardware and/or services, as long as the diagnostic information is in a form that does not personally identify you. 

(b) Location Data. Apple and its partners and licensees may provide certain services through your iOS Device that rely upon location information. To provide and improve these services, where available, Apple and its partners and licensees may transmit, collect, maintain, process and use your location data, including the real-time geographic location of your iOS Device, road travel speed information, and location search queries. The location data and queries collected by Apple are collected in a form that does not personally identify you and may be used by Apple and its partners and licensees to provide location-based products and services. By using any location-based services on your iOS Device, you agree and consent to Apple's and its partners' and licensees' transmission, collection, maintenance, processing and use of your location data and queries to provide and improve location-based and road traffic-based products and services. You may withdraw this consent at any time by going to the Location Services setting on your iOS Device and either turning off the global Location Services setting or turning off the individual location settings of each location-aware item on your iOS Device. Disabling these location features will only impact the location-based functionality of your iOS Device. It will not affect iOS Device features unrelated to location services. When using third party applications or services on the iOS Device that use or provide location data, you are subject to and should review such third party's terms and privacy policy on use of location data by such third party applications or services.

(c) Siri and Dictation. The Siri and Dictation features of the iOS Software may not be available in all languages or regions and features may vary by region. To the extent that your iOS Device supports all or some of Siri and/or Dictation, these features may allow you to make requests, give commands and/or dictate text to your device using your voice. When you use Siri or Dictation, the things you say will be recorded and sent to Apple in order to convert what you say into text and, for Siri, to also process your requests. Your device will also send Apple other information, such as your first name and nickname; the names, nicknames, and relationship with you (e.g., “my dad”) of your address book contacts; and song names in your collection (collectively, your “User Data”). All of this data is used to help Siri and Dictation understand you better and recognize what you say. It is not linked to other data that Apple may have from your use of other Apple services. By using Siri or Dictation, you agree and consent to Apple’s and its subsidiaries’ and agents’ transmission, collection, maintenance, processing, and use of this information, including your voice input and User Data, to provide and improve Siri, Dictation, and other Apple products and services. 

If you have Location Services turned on, the location of your iOS Device at the time you make a request to Siri may also be sent to Apple to help Siri improve the accuracy of its response to your location-based requests.  You may disable the location-based functionality of Siri by going to the Location Services setting on your iOS Device and turning off the individual location setting for Siri. Dictation is not location-based.

Siri can allow you to interact with your iOS Device without needing to unlock it. If you have enabled a passcode on your iOS Device and would like to prevent Siri from being used from the lock screen, you can tap Settings, tap General, tap Passcode Lock and turn the Siri option to “off”.

You can also turn off Siri and Dictation altogether at any time. To do so on iOS Devices that support both Siri and Dictation, open Settings, tap General, tap Siri, and slide the Siri switch to “off”. If your iOS Device only supports Dictation, open Settings, tap General, tap Keyboard, and slide the Dictation switch to “off”. You may also restrict the ability to use Siri or Dictation under the Restrictions Setting.

(d) FaceTime. The FaceTime video calling feature of the iOS Software (“FaceTime”) requires Internet access and may not be available in all countries or regions.  Your use of FaceTime is subject to your compliance with Section 2(e) above. In order to set up FaceTime, and to initiate and receive FaceTime calls between you and other FaceTime users, certain unique identifiers for your iOS Device and account are needed. These unique identifiers may include your email address(es), the Apple ID information you provide, a hardware identifier for your iOS Device, and your iPhone’s telephone number.  By using the iOS Software, you agree that Apple may transmit, collect, maintain, process and use these identifiers for the purpose of providing and improving the FaceTime feature. You understand that your iPhone’s telephone number will be displayed to the other party on the video call (even if you have a blocked number) or your email address will be shown, depending on what setting you choose.  If you are using a FaceTime-capable iPad or iPod touch, your email address will be displayed to the other party on the video call. You may turn off the FaceTime feature by going to the FaceTime setting on your iOS Device or by going to the Restrictions setting and enabling the FaceTime restriction. 

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