security

Keeping data safe at Garmin

Garmin aims to keep its products, apps and websites safe for everyone, and data security is very important to us. To that end, here’s some information about the measures Garmin takes to secure data.

Garmin’s Responsible Disclosure Policy

Data security is a priority at Garmin. If you are a security researcher or Garmin customer and think you’ve found a security issue or vulnerability, we appreciate your help in disclosing it to us in a responsible manner. Please don’t access or modify data without permission, and act in good faith not to degrade the performance of our products, apps and websites. If you believe you have discovered a vulnerability or have a security incident to report, let us know. Please include a detailed description of the possible vulnerability and an email address where we can reach you in case we need more information. We’ll work to assess your report as quickly as possible. If you’d like, you can download our public PGP key and use a third-party encryption site to increase the privacy of your report. We appreciate your help in making Garmin products, apps and websites secure. We’d also like to thank all those who have already reported security issues.

Frequently Asked Questions about Garmin Security

What does Garmin do to try to prevent and resolve security issues?

Garmin has dedicated security personnel who are armed with an array of security tools that protect and monitor for threats 24/7. Security personnel work closely with teams throughout Garmin in an effort to keep products, apps and websites safe. Members of the Garmin team are also continually keeping our servers up to date with security patches and operating system updates.

How is my personal data protected?

Garmin uses a variety of safeguards, personnel and processes that form defense in depth barriers to protect your data.. Garmin continuously evaluates our security posture to further enhance the security of your data.

What access do third parties have to my personal data?

Please review our Privacy Statement to read about the ways your personal data may be shared with third parties.