No public evidenceRed Hat and GDPR
CertReports found no public GDPR evidence for Red Hat as of unknown date. This does not mean the vendor is non-compliant. It means CertReports found no public evidence at the last check.
Evidence
- Kind
- listing
- Issued or listed
- 27 Apr 2026
- Expires or valid through
- 27 Apr 2027
- Scope
- Red Hat collects personal data, including contact details, from website visitors. Red Hat may process this data to: identify and authenticate the visitor, fulfill a website visitor’s service requests; provide information about Red Hat products, services and events, or other marketing purposes as permissible under applicable law; provide support and customer service; monitor and analyze usage patterns on its websites; enhance the website experience; diagnose and resolve issues with and otherwise improve and protect the Red Hat products and services. Red Hat processes personal data of vendors, customers and other business partners to: manage existing and prospective relationships; perform accounting, billing and auditing; and, comply with applicable law, industry standards and Red Hat’s procedures and policies. In addition, Red Hat collects customer registration information, which may include name, company name, email address, phone number, title or department. Red Hat uses this personal data for customer relationship management, including to: communicate with its customers; help monitor and analyze usage patterns on, diagnose and resolve issues with, and otherwise improve and protect its services. When providing its products and services to customers, Red Hat generally acts as a data controller of personal data it obtains from website visitors, vendors, customers and other business partners, for its aforesaid legitimate business purposes. In certain instances involving Red Hat-branded cloud or hosted service offerings (Online Services), Red Hat may act as a data processor of its customers’ content and process end-users’ personal data on behalf and upon instructions of its customers. As part of these Online Services, customers are data controllers and decide which data to upload onto Red Hat servers. In that context, Red Hat processes and discloses personal data as specified in its agreements with customers. Red Hat may share personal data with the following types of third-parties: business partners and service providers, including distributors, resellers, payment processors, financial service providers and institutions, materials production and shipping companies, postal or government authorities, market intelligence and consulting service providers, and IT service providers. Red Hat may also share personal data with: Red Hat affiliates and subsidiaries, including to its parent company International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); an acquirer, successor or assignee in case of merger, acquisition, consolidation, divestiture, debt financing, sale of assets or similar transaction or in case of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership; police or public authorities (including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements) if necessary to comply with law or legal process, to protect and defend the rights or property of Red Hat, to protect someone’s safety, or to investigate any violation or potential violation of the law, Red Hat’s privacy policy, or a customer agreement.
| Source | Captured | Quote | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Data Privacy Framework list Official registry · HTTP 200 | 17 Sep 2026 | Red Hat: Active: EU-US Certification, SW-US Certification, UK Extension Certification | Live pagesha256 8d560f8787 |
What GDPR means, and what it does not
"GDPR compliant" is a claim, not a certification. The verifiable facts are a public DPA, SCC usage, an EU representative, data residency options and a Data Privacy Framework listing.
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Is Red Hat GDPR compliant?
There is no GDPR certification in general use. The verifiable facts are a public data processing agreement, standard contractual clauses, an EU representative and a Data Privacy Framework listing. See the legal artefacts and the DPF row on this page, each with its capture date.
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