PRIVACY POLICY

This policy explains how Globalstar collects, uses and shares information about you when you purchase or use our products, services, websites or apps that link to this notice (“Globalstar services”).  When we say “Globalstar”, “us”, “we”, or “our/ours”, we generally mean Globalstar, Inc. but, in the specific cases set out in Who is responsible for my information, it means another Globalstar entity.

Table of Contents

1. Personal Information We Collect

2. Use of Your Personal Information

3. Disclosure of Your Personal Information

4. Cookies and tracking technologies

5. Data Retention

6. International Transfer

7. Our Policy Toward Children

8. Your Rights

9. Notice to California Residents

10. Notice to Nevada Residents

11. Other Websites

12. Who is responsible for my information?

13. Joint control of EU data

14. Policy Changes

Information We Process on Behalf of Our Enterprise Customers

We provide the Globalstar services to consumers and to enterprise customers.  Our enterprise customers may choose to use the Globalstar services to process some of their information. The information that we process through the Globalstar services for our enterprise customers is controlled by those customers.  We process that information at the direction of those customers and our privacy practices governing the processing of that information will be in accordance with contracts that we may have in place with those customers.

If you have any questions or concerns about how such information is handled or would like to exercise your rights, you should contact the enterprise customer who has contracted with us to use the Globalstar services to process your information. Our enterprise customers determine how and for what purpose the information collected on their behalf should be processed. We will, however, assist our enterprise customers in addressing any concerns you may have, in accordance with the terms of our contract with them.

1.Personal Information We Collect

Globalstar collect various kinds of personal information depending on the circumstances, such as: 

• Contact information. We collect information such as your name, title, postal and delivery addresses, telephone number and fax and e-mail address through our service and credit application forms, from business cards or electronic equivalents that you provide to us at trade shows or through our website (such as when you purchase or request further information about our products or services or create an account) or when you contact customer support.
• Service preferences and related information. We collect information as a part of the service application process, including your service, billing and payment preferences / selections, as well as the identity and other details of your dealer.  We get this information from you or your dealer.
• Billing and payment information. When you purchase products or services from us, we assign you an account number and collect payment information such as your credit card number or other payment-method details, and your account, billing and payment status and history. 
• Credit and related financial information. We collect credit information and your financial history directly from you on our credit application form as well as from your creditors and your financial institutions, credit bureaus and reporting agency reports, trade credit references or organizations with whom you have had or may have a financial relationship. We also compile credit information relating to your transactions or account history with us. Credit-related information includes in this regard information you provide to us that we use for matching credit information with the above organizations, such as your date of birth or other identifiers you provide us.
• Product and service usage information. When you use our products or services or contact our customer assistance services, we process information such as your past orders, current type of satellite phone and Globalstar service (to ensure compatibility), service phone number, frequency, duration, traffic and other related information regarding your use of our products and services and customer support history, including inquiries or complaints or records of other customer services we may provide.
• Job information. When you apply for a job with us, we collect the information you provide us including your contact details and information contained in your CV. We also collect information recorded during any interviews or obtained from references you provide.
• Information we collect by automated means. When you visit our website, our server logs automatically record information such as IP address, operating system, browser type, domain of visitor, time and duration of visit and pages requested. These statistics are collected and used only on an aggregate basis. 

Some information may be necessary for us to provide certain products or services or to comply with legal requirements. We will inform you at the time of collection whether the information we request is mandatory.

2. Use of Your Personal Information

We use the personal information we collect (including by combining information collected in different ways) for a variety of purposes depending on the Globalstar products and services you use and how you use them.  We use your personal information for:

• Provision of services / products. In order to provide you with our products / services and perform our contract with you, we may use your personal information in a number of ways. This includes using your personal information to:
  • provide, administer and activate (or deactivate) the products and services you request;
  • process billing and invoices and manage, administer and collect or otherwise enforce your account;
  • calculate and evaluate service usage, including for the purposes of calculating commissions owing to your dealer;
  • provide requested customer service, respond to your service, billing or other inquiries about our products and services and contact you regarding your service or account;
  • ensure compatibility among the products and services you purchase; and
  • confirm the identity of our customers that call for customer service (for instance, by verifying account number, address or other unique identifiers such as Social Security Number or date of birth).
• Business purposes. We also use your personal information where it is necessary as part of our day-to-to-day commercial activities and is in our or others’ legitimate interests as a business. This includes using your personal information to:
  • evaluate your application and determine your initial and ongoing eligibility for our services / products;
  • verify and evaluate your current and ongoing creditworthiness and, in the case of personal identifiers you provide us, to match credit information with information collected through credit bureaus or reporting agencies;
  • provide credit references to other creditors who have a legitimate interest in that regard;
  • keep our products and service secure;
  • learn about our customers’ interests and preferences and undertake internal aggregate market and other analysis so we can improve our products and services;
  • prepare, tailor and send marketing materials that directly relate to your use of our products or our service or that we think interest you;
  • respond to your requests for more information about our products and services;
  • enable you to review past orders and make subsequent purchases more conveniently;
  • contact referrals that you have lawfully provided to us; 
  • manage our business and partner relationships;
  • maintain business records for reasonable periods, and generally manage and administer our business; and
  • provide information to our professional advisers where necessary, such as our accountants and lawyers.
• Marketing. Globalstar may also use your marketing preferences and contact information and information about your past purchases or service options to send you information about other products and services of Globalstar that we think would be of interest to you, based upon the information we hold about you. We do this based upon our legitimate interest in sending you information about products and services we think will interest you and, where required by law, with your consent. You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe link in the message. 
• Recruitment. If you have applied for a job with us, we use information about you to consider whether you are suitable for a position with us and to verify the accuracy of the information you have provided use.  We do this based upon our legitimate interest in employing and engaging suitable and well qualified people.
• Fraud, compliance and legal reasons. We may also need to use your personal information in order to prevent fraud, defend or exercise our legal rights or in order to comply with legal obligations, i.e. to meet legal, regulatory, security, audit and processing requirements or otherwise as permitted or required by law.  We do this based upon those legal requirements or our legitimate interest in that regard.
• Consent.  Where required by law, and in some other cases, we use your personal data for purposes for which you have provided consent. 

3. Disclosure of Your Personal Information

We may disclosure your personal information to:

• Affiliates. Your personal information may be disclosed to our parent corporation or certain other affiliates for internal audit, management, billing or administrative purposes. Globalstar, Inc. and some of its affiliates are located outside of the European Economic Area, so Globalstar may transfer and process your personal information to countries other than your country of residence. For more information, please see the "International Transfer" section below.
• Your Dealer. Your dealer may have access to the information you provide in your service application form which it collects from you as a part of the sign-up process. In addition, certain account and usage information, such as service phone number, traffic details and/or activation status may be disclosed by Globalstar to your dealer for the purpose of determining and verifying commissions and maintaining business records. Our dealers are independent businesses and responsible for how they use your information – you should check their privacy notice for more information on how they use your information. Globalstar does not control and is not responsible for what they do with your personal information. If you have questions or concerns about how those independent businesses use or disclose your personal information, you need to contact them directly. 
• Service Providers and Professional Advisers. Globalstar may transfer personal information to outside agents or service providers (including affiliates of Globalstar acting in this capacity) that perform services on our behalf, for example billing, mailing, collection or information technology hosting or processing services, as well as our professional advisers (who are often independent ‘data controllers’) such as lawyers and accountants. Some of these may be located outside of the European Economic Area and your personal information may be collected, used, disclosed, stored and processed in the U.S. or other jurisdictions outside of the European Economic Area for the purposes described in this notice. 
• Process payments. We transmit your personal information via an encrypted connection to our payment processors.
• Mergers and Business Transactions. Your personal information may be used by Globalstar and disclosed to parties connected with the contemplated or actual financing, securitization, insuring, sale, assignment or other disposal of all or part of our business or assets (including, for example, your service account with us), for purposes related to the evaluation and performance of these transactions or to give effect to them, including: 
  • permitting such parties to determine whether to proceed or continue with the transaction;
  • fulfilling reporting, inspection or audit requirements or obligations to such parties; and
  • the use and disclosure of your personal information by such parties for substantially the same purposes as described in this statement.
• Other Recipients. Globalstar may otherwise disclose personal information as necessary to meet legal, regulatory, insurance, audit, processing and security requirements as permitted or required by law. This may include disclosing personal information to law enforcement authorities where Globalstar has a legal obligation to do so, or it is otherwise permitted by applicable law, or we considered it appropriate to do so.  We do this to comply with our legal obligations and in our and others’ legitimate interests in protecting the property, rights, name and safety of us and others.

4. Cookies and tracking technologies

Our site makes use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with our Cookie Notice.

5. Data Retention

We retain your information for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this notice or such longer retention period as may be required or permitted by applicable law. For instance, we may keep your information to comply with our legal obligations (e.g. tax laws), to resolve disputes, to enforce our contracts or as otherwise permitted by law.

The precise periods for which we keep your personal information vary depending on the nature of the information, why we need it, and applicable law. Factors we consider in determining these periods include the minimum required retention period prescribed by law or recommended as best practice, the period during which a claim can be made with respect to a contract or other matter, whether the personal information has been aggregated or pseudonymized, and other relevant criteria. For example, where we are using your personal information in order to provide you with services / products and perform our contract with you, we normally retain the relevant information for the duration of the contract and a period of 7 years after that. After that period, we normally anonymize or de-identify and aggregate the data and then use it in its anonymized or aggregated form for internal research and analysis. Where personal information is provided to request direct marketing and similar materials from Globalstar, we keep that personal information until you ask us not to send any further such materials. We will keep a record of any request not to receive these materials to ensure we do not send you marketing emails in the future. When you apply for a job, we keep your CV and other information for 10 years after the date of application or termination to comply with regulatory requirements. 

6. International Transfer

Your information may be transferred to and maintained outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. For instance, as Globalstar, Inc. is a US company, information about our customers is kept in the US. We therefore seek to ensure that all adequate safeguards are in place and that all applicable laws and regulations are complied with in connection with such transfers. For transferring personal information from the EU to countries outside the EU, Globalstar uses agreements based on EU Model Clauses, as well as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and, when they receive authorization from the appropriate Swiss and UK authorities, will use the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the UK extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (collectively, the “Data Privacy Framework”). Globalstar ensures that personal information processed in this way is protected, in accordance with applicable law. If you want a copy of the standard EU Model Clauses, you can ask us by email to the email address below. 

Globalstar, Inc. has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-US and US-Swiss Privacy Shield. In July 2023, all members of the Privacy Shield, including Globalstar, automatically became members of the Data Privacy Framework, which is a slightly updated version of Privacy Shield. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework program, please visit www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/.  We are committed to processing any personal data received from the EU, UK, or Switzerland in reliance on the Data Privacy Framework in accordance with the Data Privacy Framework Principles including notice, choice, accountability for onward transfers, security, data integrity and purpose limitation, access, recourse, enforcement, and liability. All Globalstar companies are required to follow the privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Statement.

If you have a Data Privacy Framework-related complaint or inquiry, please contact us at [email protected]. As part of our participation in Data Privacy Framework, if you have a dispute with us about our adherence to the Data Privacy Framework Principles, we will seek to resolve it through our internal complaint resolution process, or alternatively through the independent dispute resolution body, JAMS Alternative Dispute Resolution, and under certain conditions through the Data Privacy Framework arbitration process.

If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at  www.jamsadr.com/eu-us-data-privacy-framework. Under certain conditions (more fully described at www.dataprivacyframework.gov), you may be entitled to invoke binding arbitration where other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted.

Data Privacy Framework participants are subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the US Federal Trade Commission and other US authorized statutory bodies. In certain situations, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. Under certain circumstances, Globalstar, Inc. may be liable for the transfer of personal data from the EU, UK, or Switzerland to third parties outside the EU, UK, and Switzerland.

Under the Data Privacy Framework Principles, you have the right, with respect to any personal information subject to our certification under the Data Privacy Framework, to opt out of: (i) disclosures of your personal information to third parties (other than our agents that are performing tasks on our behalf under our instructions); or (ii) uses of your personal information for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you.

If we receive personal information subject to our certification under the Data Privacy Framework and then transfer it to a third-party service provider acting as an agent on our behalf, we have certain liability under the Data Privacy Framework if both (i) the agent processes the personal information in a manner inconsistent with the Data Privacy Framework and (ii) we are responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.

7. Our Policy Toward Children

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with personal information without his/her consent, he or she should contact us at [email protected] (see 'Your Rights and Contacting Us' below) in order to confirm our authorization or to object to the processing. We may follow up by phone or other means in some circumstances.  If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal Information, we will delete such information from our files.  

8. Your Rights

Depending on where you are located, applicable law may give you various rights regarding your information (though these are subject to various limitations and exceptions).  These include:

• the right to access and to obtain information regarding the processing of your personal information we control;
• the right to correct your personal information where it is inaccurate;
• the right to have your personal information deleted;
• the right to restrict processing of your personal information;
• the right to object to processing, including for direct marketing purposes;
• the right to data portability; and
• the right to withdraw any consent you give us or unsubscribe from marketing messages.

Certain information may be exempt from such rights under applicable law. We need certain types of information so that we can provide the Globalstar services to you. If you ask us to delete it, you may no longer be able to access or use the Globalstar services.  You may be required to provide additional information to verify your identity before we fulfill your request. 

If you wish to contact us or exercise your rights, you may submit a request through this link: Data Subject Request, or contact us through Customer Relations here.

Applicable law may also permit you to appeal any denials of your rights requests; to do so, contact us as described above and provide details why you believe the denial was in error. Your description must include your full name and the email address to obtain the Globalstar services from us, along with a copy of the denial notice you received from us.

You may also have the right to opt out of the use of your information for targeted advertising.  Targeted advertising (as defined by applicable law) is advertising based on a consumer’s personal information obtained from the consumer’s activity across websites to predict the consumer’s preferences or interests.  You may also have the right to opt out of the “sale” of your information, as that term is defined by applicable law. To opt out of targeted advertising or “sales,” please visit this link: Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, or email us at [email protected]. You can also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf.

If applicable, you may make a complaint to the data protection supervisory authority in the country where you are based. The Irish Data Protection Commission is Globalstar's lead supervisory authority under EU data protection law.  Its contact details are:

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Canal House, Station Road

Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 AP23, Ireland

Phone: +353 (0761) 104 800

LoCall: 1890 25 22 31

Fax: +353 57 868 4757

Email: [email protected]

9.  Notice to California Residents

If you are a California resident, California law requires us to provide you with some additional information regarding how we collect, use, and share your “personal information” and “sensitive personal information” (as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)).

We describe the categories of information we collect, our business purposes for collecting such information, the sources and uses of such information and the entities to which we share such information in the Personal Information We Collect, Use of Your Personal Information, and Disclosure of Your Personal Information sections of this Privacy Notice. We provide additional information below.  

Categories of personal information we collect, use and disclose.  Throughout this Policy, we discuss in detail the types of Information we collect from and about users and discuss how we use and share such information.  See “Personal Information We Collect” for more details. The following are the “categories” of personal information under the CCPA that we collect and that we may, as discussed throughout this Policy, use and disclose for our business purposes:  Identifiers (such as name, address, email address); commercial information (such as transaction data); financial data (such as credit card information); device identifiers (such as IP address and unique device identifiers); internet or other network or device activity (such as browsing history or app usage (such as your notes and highlights in the Services)); physical characteristics or description (such as voluntarily submitted profile photo); audio information (such as recorded calls with our Customer Relations team); limited medical information (Such as voluntarily provided medication allergies to be used in an emergency situation, or details related to an SOS call);  general and precise geolocation data; any user-generated content or feedback you provide; professional or employment related data; and other information that identifies or can be reasonably associated with you. 

The categories of sensitive personal information are account log-in and password, financial data, other credentials allowing access to your account, precise geolocation, and health information.

How we use these categories of personal information.  We use the categories of personal information we collect from and about you consistent with the various business purposes we discuss throughout this Policy.  See “Use of Your Personal Information” for more details.

Sources of these categories of personal information.  We collect the categories of personal information identified above from the following sources: (1) directly from you; (2) through your use of the Services; (3) affiliates; and (4) third parties such as financial institutions, credit bureaus, and trade credit or job references.

How we disclose these categories of personal information.  We describe our information disclosure practices above. We may disclose certain categories of personal information to third parties (as defined by the CCPA) for the business purposes described above. For example, we may disclose your identifiers and precision geolocation to first responders for Search & Rescue, and your identifiers and internet or other network or device activity with dealers for the purpose of determining and verifying commissions and maintaining business records.

California Privacy Rights

California residents can make certain requests about their personal information under the CCPA. Specifically, if you are a California resident, you may request that we:

• provide you with information about the categories of personal information we collect, disclose or sell about you; the categories of sources of such information; the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal information; and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.  Such information is also set forth in this Notice.
• provide access to and/or a copy of certain information we hold about you;
• correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you;
   
• delete certain information we have about you; and/or
• provide you with information about the financial incentives that we offer to you, if any.

The CCPA further provides you with the right to not be discriminated against (as provided for in applicable law) for exercising your rights. 

Please note that certain information may be exempt from such requests under California law.  For example, we need certain information in order to provide the Globalstar services to you. If you ask us to delete it, you may no longer be able to access or use the Globalstar services.

If you would like to exercise any of legal rights under the CCPA, please complete the form linked here: Data Subject Request, or contact us through Customer Relations here. You will be required to verify your identity before we fulfill your request. If you have an online account with us, providing account details and other requested information will serve to verify your identity and request, although we may request additional information if we believe your account has been compromised. If you do not have an account with us, or if we have reason to suspect that the security of your account is compromised, we will request additional information from you to match with our existing records to verify your identity, depending on the nature of the request and the sensitivity of the information sought.  You can also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. To do so, you must provide us with written authorization or a power of attorney, signed by you, for the agent to act on your behalf. You will still need to verify your identity directly with us.

Sale of personal information.  The CCPA sets forth certain obligations for businesses that “sell” personal information.  The CCPA requires businesses that “sell” personal information, as the term “sell” is defined under the CCPA, to provide an opt-out from such sales. Some people have taken the position that when a website uses third parties’ cookies or similar technology for its own analytics or advertising purposes, the website is engaged in a “sale” under the CCPA if the third parties have some ability to use, disclose or retain the data to improve their service or to take steps beyond the most narrowly drawn bounds of merely providing their service to the website/app. Some take this position even when the website pays the third party (not vice versa), and in most cases merely provides the third party with an opportunity to collect data directly, instead of providing personal information to the third party. As part of these analytics and advertising services, these technologies may access identifiers (like IP addresses), internet or other electronic network activity information (like information regarding an individual’s browsing interactions on our Site), and commercial information (like the fact that a browser visited a page directed to people who are considering purchasing the Globalstar services). While Globalstar does not believe these are “sales” as that term is defined under the CCPA, you can opt out of this activity.  You can opt out of these activities by visiting this link: Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, or by emailing us at [email protected].

Sharing of personal information.  The CCPA also requires businesses that "share“ personal information to provide an opt out from such sharing.  Under the CCPA,” sharing” is defined as the targeting of advertising to a consumer based on that consumer’s personal information obtained from the consumer’s activity across websites.  We “share” information for these purposes to provide more relevant and tailored advertising to you regarding the Globalstar services.  As part of this advertising, we may "share“ identifiers (like IP addresses and email addresses), internet or other electronic network activity information (like information regarding an individual’s browsing interactions on our websites), and commercial information (like the fact that a browser visited a page directed to people who are considering purchasing the Globalstar services) with advertising platforms and advertising networks.  To opt out of such “sharing,” please visit this link: Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, or by emailing us at [email protected].

Global Privacy Control.  Please note that we also respond to and abide by opt-out preference signals sent through the Global Privacy Control.  Any opt out preferences you have exercised through these methods will only apply to the specific device/browser on which you made them.  For more information on how to use the Global Privacy Control, see www.globalprivacycontrol.org.

Children under 16.  We do not knowingly “sell” or “share” the personal information of children under 16. We will only “sell” or “share” such personal information if we receive express consent to do so from those aged 13 to 16 years of age.

Sensitive Personal Information.  The CCPA also allows you to limit the use or disclosure of your “sensitive personal information” (as defined in the CCPA) if your sensitive personal information is used for certain purposes.  Please note that we do not use or disclose sensitive personal information other than for purposes for which you cannot opt out under the CCPA.

Retention of Your Personal Information 

Please see the “Data Retention” section above.

Notice of Financial Incentive

We provide certain rewards or incentives for providing your email address or referring contacts and may occasionally run sweepstakes and contests where participants may provide personal information in return for a chance to win or compete to win certain prizes. You can opt into these incentives, sweepstakes, or contests by taking the requested action. Your participation is completely voluntary, and you have a right to withdraw from these incentives at any time. If you decide you don’t want to participate in these financial incentives, you can refrain from taking the requested actions. 

The specific reward or incentive offered, if any, is made available to you when you provide the information requested or submit a review. The monetary value of the reward or incentive is a reasonable approximation of the monetary value of the information you provide us. We have arrived at this estimate based on consideration of multiple factors, including the following: (1) revenue generated by Globalstar in developing insights on our customers; (2) expenses incurred by Globalstar in operating the incentives; and (3) our reasonable assessment of revenue we may generate as a result of the referrals provided to us by our customers.

Shine the Light: California Law permits visitors who are California residents to request once per year certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes.  To make such a request, please send an email to [email protected] or write to us at Globalstar, 1351 Holiday Square Blvd., Covington, LA  70433.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Notice Concerning Do Not Track Signals. We do not recognize or respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track (“DNT”) DNT signals, as the Internet industry is currently still working toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT and a common approach to responding to DNT. Visit All about DNT to learn more about Do Not Track.  Please note that Do Not Track is a different privacy mechanism than the Global Privacy Control browser choice referenced above. 

10.  Notice to Nevada Residents

Under Nevada law, certain Nevada consumers may opt out of the sale of “covered information” for monetary consideration to a person for that person to license or sell such information to additional persons.  “Covered information” includes first and last name, address, email address, phone number, Social Security Number, or an identifier that allows a specific person to be contacted either physically or online. 

Globalstar does not engage in such activity; however, if you are a Nevada resident who has purchased goods or services from Globalstar, you may submit a request to opt out of any potential future sales under Nevada law by emailing us at [email protected].  Please add “Nevada” in the subject line. Note we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and the authenticity of the request.  Once verified, we will maintain your request in the event our practices change.  

11.  Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites.  These websites have different privacy notices and practices to Globalstar's. Globalstar has no responsibility for such third party websites. You should review the privacy notice of any third party website you visit.

12. Who is responsible for my information?

Globalstar is responsible for your personal information.

When we say “Globalstar”, “us”, “we”, or “our/ours” in this notice, we mean Globalstar, Inc. unless:

• you have a contract with Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Limited, in which case we mean both Globalstar, Inc. and Globalstar Europe Satellite Services as joint controllers – see section 13 for more information in this regard;
• you work for a supplier to another Globalstar entity and we accordingly hold limited information about you such as your job title and contact details, in which case we mean that other Globalstar entity; 
• you have applied for a job with another Globalstar entity, in which case we mean that other Globalstar entity; or
• you are on our payment processing page which is operated by CyberSource.com.

Spot LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc.  contracts with certain Globalstar customers.  Globalstar, Inc. is the main decision maker with respect to how any such customers’ personal information is handled and is the point of contact with respect to personal information of Spot LLC’s customers.

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Limited’s registered company number is 361768 and its registered office is at Unit 10, The Hyde Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, Ireland.  Globalstar, Inc., which holds your personal information, is accessible at 1351 Holiday Square Blvd., Covington, LA  70433.

13. Joint control of EU data

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Limited (“Globalstar Ireland”), an Irish company established in the EU, contracts with certain Globalstar customers whose related personal data is within the scope of the GDPR (“EU Data”). Globalstar, Inc. and Globalstar Ireland jointly control EU Data. 

As between Globalstar, Inc. and Globalstar Ireland, Globalstar, Inc. is the main decision maker with respect to the processing of EU Data and is primarily responsible for fulfilling the controller responsibilities with respect to EU Data, with assistance from Globalstar Ireland where required.  For example, Globalstar, Inc. is the primary decision maker regarding what and why EU Data is collected, how it is used, how long it is retained and other decisions regarding it and, as between it and Globalstar Ireland, primarily responsible for making sure this is done in accordance with the GDPR. Globalstar, Inc., as between Globalstar, Inc. and Globalstar Ireland, is also primarily responsible for informing you how Globalstar processes your EU Data (including by providing this notice), deciding how to implement data subject requests and, where necessary, primarily engaging with data protection supervisory authorities and making notifications to them and data subjects. Globalstar Ireland assists Globalstar, Inc. in this regard.

Globalstar Ireland implements the decisions of Globalstar, Inc. with respect to the processing of EU Data and acts as the main establishment in the EU of Globalstar, Inc. and Globalstar Ireland with respect to the processing of jointly controlled EU Data.  The Irish Data Protection Commission is the lead supervisory authority with respect to EU Data.  Globalstar Ireland also engages directly with customers with respect to certain functions such as billing and customer services.  

Globalstar Inc. is the main point of contact for data subjects with respect to EU Data so, for example, it is best to contact Globalstar Inc. if you want to exercise your data subject rights under the GDPR with respect to EU Data.  Its contact details are set out in section 12 above. Irrespective of this arrangement, you can exercise your rights under the GDPR against either Globalstar, Inc., or Globalstar Ireland with respect to EU Data.

14. Policy Changes

We’ll update this notice from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, our business operations or any other reason we determine is necessary or appropriate. When we make changes, we’ll update the “effective date” text at the top of the notice and post it on our sites. If we make material changes to it or the ways we process personal information, we’ll notify you (by, for example, prominently posting a notice of the changes on our sites before they take effect or directly sending you a notification).

We encourage you to check back periodically to review this notice for any changes since your last visit.  This will help ensure you better understand your relationship with us, including the ways we process your personal information.