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EU Data Act

Updated 04/13/2026 12:06:47 PM by james.wang

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EU Data Act (EUDA)

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of a connected product(s) (“Customer”) with the following information. “Affiliate” means any Hitachi Vantara LLC group company that is directly or indirectly controlled by Hitachi Vantara LLC.

Please refer to the table below to review the Information Notices for each product.

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Block Storage Platforms

Information Notice for Product

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of a connected product(s) (“Customer”) with the following information. “Affiliate” means any Hitachi Vantara LLC group company that is directly or indirectly controlled by Hitachi Vantara LLC.

Name of the connected product	VSP 5200, VSP 5600 VSP One Block 24, VSP One Block 26, VSP One Block 28 VSP E590H, VSP E790H, VSP E1090, VSP 1090H
The type, format and estimated volume of product data	System logs (Audit log, syslog) and telemetry data including configuration, performance, power consumption, and temperature Format: text, binary Volume of Data: Depends on system activity. Syslog has a maximum of 488.2MB and audit log up to 122.5MB
Continuous and real-time product data availability	Data is continuously generated in real-time
Product capable of storing product data	Capable of storing data on device or on a remote server
Retention period	Audit log and syslog files are kept on device up to 250,000 lines and may be transferred to an FTP/syslog server or downloaded
Information on how to directly access and retrieve product data stored on-device	Customer can directly access data on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation
Information on how to access and retrieve Product Data via a request (indirect access)	Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Information on how to delete your user account and the respective data (where a Connected Product requires login via a user account)	Customer can delete user account or data directly on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation

VSP One Software Defined Storage - Block

Information Notice for Product

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of a connected product(s) (“Customer”) with the following information. “Affiliate” means any Hitachi Vantara LLC group company that is directly or indirectly controlled by Hitachi Vantara LLC.

Name of the connected product	VSP One SDS Block
The type, format and estimated volume of product data	System logs (Audit log, syslog) and telemetry data including configuration, performance, power consumption, and temperature Format: text, binary Volume of Data: Depends on system activity. Syslog has a maximum of 488.2MB and audit log up to 122.5MB
Continuous and real-time product data availability	Data is continuously generated in real-time
Product capable of storing product data	Capable of storing data on device or on a remote server
Retention period	Audit log and syslog files are kept on device up to 250,000 lines and may be transferred to an FTP/syslog server or downloaded
Information on how to directly access and retrieve product data stored on-device	Customer can directly access data on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation
Information on how to access and retrieve Product Data via a request (indirect access)	Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Information on how to delete your user account and the respective data (where a Connected Product requires login via a user account)	Customer can delete user account or data directly on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation

Hitachi Disaster Recovery Solution

Information Notice for Product

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of a connected product(s) (“Customer”) with the following information. “Affiliate” means any Hitachi Vantara LLC group company that is directly or indirectly controlled by Hitachi Vantara LLC.

Name of the connected product	HNAS 5000 series server, VSP One File 30 series server, Systems Management Unit (SMU) and VSP One File Administrator management UI software (”Hitachi Disaster Recovery Solution”)
The type, format and estimated volume of product data	System logs event and debug logs, management audit log, filesystem auditing log, and telemetry data including configuration, performance, power consumption, and temperature Format: text, binary Volume of Data: Depends on system activity and combination of features enabled/used. Overall log size is estimated anywhere from 10MB and up to 2 GB in some cases.
Continuous and real-time product data availability	Data is continuously generated in real-time
Product capable of storing product data	Capable of storing data on device or on a remote server
Retention period	Audit log files are kept on device up to 20 files each with max size 10M before compression and may be transferred to an FTP/syslog server or downloaded. Audit logs and syslog files are retained for 15 days by default. After 15 days, logs are permanently deleted from the database. Number of Lines or File Size Quantitative limit is the number of entries in the database (10,000 entries threshold for cleanup logic). Dashboards / Metrics Retention period: 720 days Retention size: 200GB
Information on how to directly access and retrieve product data stored on-device	Customer can directly access data on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation
Information on how to access and retrieve Product Data via a request (indirect access)	Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Information on how to delete your user account and the respective data (where a Connected Product requires login via a user account)	Customer can delete user account or data directly on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation

Information Notice for Product

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of a connected product(s) (“Customer”) with the following information. “Affiliate” means any Hitachi Vantara LLC group company that is directly or indirectly controlled by Hitachi Vantara LLC.

Name of the connected product	HNAS 5000 series server, VSP One File 30 series server, Systems Management Unit (SMU) and VSP One File Administrator management UI software (”Hitachi Disaster Recovery Solution”)
The type, format and estimated volume of product data	System logs event and debug logs, management audit log, filesystem auditing log, and telemetry data including configuration, performance, power consumption, and temperature Format: text, binary Volume of Data: Depends on system activity and combination of features enabled/used. Overall log size is estimated anywhere from 10MB and up to 2 GB in some cases.
Continuous and real-time product data availability	Data is continuously generated in real-time
Product capable of storing product data	Capable of storing data on device or on a remote server
Retention period	Audit log files are kept on device up to 20 files each with max size 10M before compression and may be transferred to an FTP/syslog server or downloaded. Audit logs and syslog files are retained for 15 days by default. After 15 days, logs are permanently deleted from the database. Number of Lines or File Size Quantitative limit is the number of entries in the database (10,000 entries threshold for cleanup logic). Dashboards / Metrics Retention period: 720 days Retention size: 200GB
Information on how to directly access and retrieve product data stored on-device	Customer can directly access data on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation
Information on how to access and retrieve Product Data via a request (indirect access)	Contact us at EUDataActQuestions@hitachivantara.com
Information on how to delete your user account and the respective data (where a Connected Product requires login via a user account)	Customer can delete user account or data directly on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation

Hitachi Data Protection Suite

Name of the connected product	HDPS Hyperscale X Reference Architecture – N12 & N24
The type, format and estimated volume of product data	Generated product data is primarily operational in nature and may include: text-based log files, json, xml, and internal metadata formats. Servers & tiered storage in the solution generate operational data to monitor server health metrics like disk failures, temperature, fan speed, backup data sources and backup storage targets, as well as information about individual backup jobs such as success or failure, time taken, or amount of data backed up.
Continuous and real-time product data availability	The data is continuously available and in real-time.
Product capable of storing product data	HSX generated data is stored primarily on the HSX servers. Server metrics sent to Hitachi Remote Ops may be stored on Hitachi Remote Ops servers.
Retention period	Metadata about backups will be retained for at least as long as the backup retention policy. Job history logs will be retained for ~90 days. General application logs and agent logs are pruned after one or two days.
Information on how to directly access and retrieve product data stored on-device	Data intended for user consumption can be viewed in the Commvault user interface. Other data is intended primarily for support and troubleshooting and can be retrieved using the “Send Logs” feature in the Commvault ComCell user interface.
Information on how to access and retrieve Product Data via a request (indirect access)	Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Information on how to delete your user account and the respective data (where a Connected Product requires login via a user account)	Customer can delete user account or data directly on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation.
Other information	Please refer to the EUDA disclosures for Hitachi servers and Hitachi storage solutions if applicable.

Information Notice for Product

In accordance with Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of a connected product(s) (“Customer”) with the following information. “Affiliate” means any Hitachi Vantara LLC group company that is directly or indirectly controlled by Hitachi Vantara LLC.

Name of the connected product	VSP One Object, O44
The type, format and estimated volume of product data	System logs and diagnostics   Format: text, binary    Volume of Data: Depends on system activity. Can grow to 100+GB on a busy system.
Continuous and real-time product data availability	Data is continuously generated in real-time.
Product capable of storing product data	Capable of storing data on device.
Retention period	Logs are kept for 30 days but may be purged sooner due to log storage capacity is exhausted.
Information on how to directly access and retrieve product data stored on-device	Customer can directly access data on the device, instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation.
Information on how to access and retrieve Product Data via a request (indirect access)	Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Information on how to delete your user account and the respective data (where a Connected Product requires login via a user account)	Customer can delete user account or data directly on the device. Instructions for doing so can be found in the product documentation.

Information Notice for Related Services

In accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of UCP Advisor with the following information:

Name of the related service	UCP Advisor
Connected Product Information	UCP Advisor interacts with Hitachi Vantara storage arrays, servers, and network switches and operating systems. Storage: VSP 5100, VSP 5200, VSP 5500, VSP 5600 VSP One Block 24, VSP One Block 26, VSP One Block 28 VSP E590H, VSP E790H, VSP E1090, VSP 1090H VSP F/GXXX Servers: Hitachi Advanced Servers DSxxx G1/G2/G6 Hitachi Advanced Servers HA8xx G1/G2/G3/G6
Related Service Information	UCP Advisor collects inventory data (servers, switches, storage, firmware), configuration data (networking, BIOS/BMC information, Fibre Channel zoning, networking policies), operational lifecycle data (upgrade states & automated workflows). The data is primarily carried in structured JSON via REST APIs and in databases within the software. Volume scales with the number of managed devices and the amount of telemetry retained.
	Users can access data through the UCP Advisor UI or by making direct REST API calls that return data in JSON format.
	The readily available data is retained for as long as the system is in operation unless the customer purges or reconfigures storage/retention policies. Logs and telemetry retention are controlled by administrator‑configured settings. * Task retention period defaults to 30 days. * Switch configuration backups default to retaining previous 10 backups * Troubleshooting log bundles default to retaining previous 3 bundles
Usage of readily available data	. Hitachi may use the readily available data processed by UCP Advisor solely for purposes necessary to deliver, maintain, secure, and enhance the service, including: ensuring proper functioning and performance of the monitoring features; troubleshooting, diagnosing, or preventing technical issues; improving accuracy, reliability, and user experience within the service; maintaining security, stability, and integrity of the platform. Hitachi does not use readily available data for unrelated commercial purposes, and does not create persistent historical datasets beyond what is necessary for the provision and improvement of the service. Only the current state of each monitored component is retained by the application. Hitachi does not grant access to, or permit the use of, readily available data by any third parties. All such data is retained and processed solely within the Hitachi Vantara Group.
Company’s Contact Information	Hiatchi Vantara LLC 2535 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Data Sharing Requests	Data is retrievable directly through UCP Advisor’s REST APIs or exported logs, or contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
The user’s right to lodge a complaint	If you believe that your rights under the Data Act have been infringed, you or your organization have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant competent authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or establishment.
Trade Secret	The readily available data does not contain Company’s trade secret
Agreement Term and Termination	The agreement between you and Hitachi Vantara applicable to the provision of the related service includes information about the terms of the agreement and instructions on how to terminate.
Other information	Please refer to the EU Data Act product disclosures for Hitachi servers and Hitachi storage solutions, as applicable.

Hitachi Remote Ops

Information Notice for Related Services

In accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Hitachi Vantara LLC and its Affiliates (“Company”) hereby provide the prospective user of Hitachi Remote Ops with the following information:

Name of the related service	Hitachi Remote Ops (“HRO”)
Connected Product Information	HRO interacts with Hitachi Vantara storage arrays, servers, and network switches and operating systems. Storage: VSP 5100, VSP 5200, VSP 5500, VSP 5600 VSP One Block 24, VSP One Block 26, VSP One Block 28 VSP E590H, VSP E790H, VSP E1090, VSP 1090H VSP F/GXXX Servers: Hitachi Advanced Servers DSxxx G1/G2/G6 Hitachi Advanced Servers HA8xx G1/G2/G3/G6
Related Service Information	The related services data which HRO collects form the equipment includes: Storage array dump, Server health logs, Application health logs, Storage array dump; server, application and switch health logs, Switch health logs, Application health log.
	The data can be accessed either directly, by locally accessing the HRO agent’s data directory on the server where the agent is installed, or by contacting Hitachi Vantara using the contact details provided below.
	The information is stored for up to 3 years within the HRO system.
Usage of readily available data	Hitachi may use the readily available data processed by HRO solely for purposes necessary to deliver, maintain, secure, and enhance the service, including: ensuring proper functioning and performance of the monitoring features; troubleshooting, diagnosing, or preventing technical issues; improving accuracy, reliability, and user experience within the service; maintaining security, stability, and integrity of the platform. Hitachi does not use readily available data for unrelated commercial purposes, and does not create persistent historical datasets beyond what is necessary for the provision and improvement of the service. Only the current state of each monitored component is retained by the application.
Usage of readily available data	Hitachi does not grant access to, or permit the use of, readily available data by any third parties. All such data is retained and processed solely within the Hitachi Vantara Group.
Company’s Contact Information	Hiatchi Vantara LLC 2535 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
Data Sharing Requests	Contact us at EUDataAct@hitachidigital.com
The user’s right to lodge a complaint	If you believe that your rights under the Data Act have been infringed, you or your organization have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant competent authority in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or establishment.
Trade Secret	The readily available data does not contain Company’s trade secret
Agreement Term and Termination	The agreement between you and Hitachi Vantara applicable to the provision of the related service includes information about the terms of the agreement and instructions on how to terminate.
Other information	Please refer to the EU Data Act product notifications for Hitachi servers and Hitachi storage solutions, as applicable.

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References (External Links)

EU Data Act Regulation (EUR-Lex)

Data Act explained | Shaping Europe's digital future (European Commission official site)

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