Privacy Policy

COOKIES, LOG FILES, IP ADDRESSES:

• Method of collecting data:
  • Log files/IP address: When you visit our website and you have not otherwise identified yourself (e.g., via registration for newsletter), our web servers automatically recognize your domain name and collect web server logs. Examples of the types of data collected in the logs are IP addresses, referral pages, date and time of site access and site visited.
  • Cookies: Cookies are small data files placed on your device by a website when you visit. Cookies are currently the best way to effectively identify unique website visitors and understand how they navigate our services.
• Retention period:
  • Cookies: Please see below section “10. Cookies”
  • Log files/ IP addresses: 12 months or until users request to erase

• EMAIL ADDRESS
• Employee newsletter subscribers only
  • YOUR NAME
  • COMPANY INFORMATION
    ① Affiliate
    ② Company
  • LOCATION (Country)
• Non-employee newsletter subscribers only
  • JOB SECTOR
  • JOB LEVEL
  • GEOLOCATION INFORMATION ON IP ADDRESS

• This personal data will be promptly deleted on the occasion that Hanwha Newsletters are no longer published or when cancellation is requested by the subscriber. Subscribers may opt out of the newsletter at any time.

TO COMPLY WITH CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION

• This legal basis is relevant when the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the user is the party or in order to take steps at the request of the user prior to entering into a contract. When you subscribe to a particular service (e.g., newsletter) through the website, the purposes of processing your personal data are primarily determined by that service. We will process your data so that we can provide that service to you.

YOUR CONSENT

• This legal basis is relevant when the user has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes. When you have consented to the processing of your personal data by us for certain services through the website, you can withdraw consent at any time by following the instructions provided in the application process or by contacting us at jiyeonlee@hanwha.com

LEGITIMATE INTEREST

• This legal basis is relevant when the processing is necessary for the purpose of the legitimate interest pursued by Hanwha. On this occasion, we may not need your consent to use your data given our legitimate interest to do so, but we must inform you that we do this. Examples of this are:
• For the analysis and optimization of the website.
• For ensuring IT security and the IT operation of Hanwha.
• For prevention and investigation of criminal acts.

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS OR PUBLIC INTEREST

• Hanwha, as any other company, is subject to legal obligations and regulations. In some cases, the processing of your personal data will be necessary for Hanwha in order to fulfil these obligations.

Hanwha shares data with its agents, service providers and advisers in the following situations:

• When our agents, service providers and advisers(e.g. third-party service providers and advisers) are providing the variety of products and services we need such as IT maintenance and support, compliance and security services, etc.;
• Consignment of processing personal data: Hanwha consigns the operation of personal data to third parties written below to improve our service. The consigned work of our websites is as follows below. Hanwha regulates what is necessary according to the relevant regulations so that the personal information can be processed safely during the consignment contract.
  • • ① Company name: Edelman
    • Consigned work: Marketing and promotion service
    • ② Company name: Hanwha Systems/ICT
    • Consigned work: Operating of website and system

PEOPLE WHO CAN ACCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA

• Your personal data will be processed by our authorized staff or agents on a need to know basis, depending on the specific purposes for which your personal data has been collected (e.g. our staff in charge of sending newsletter will have access to your data).

MEASURES TAKEN IN OPERATION ENVIRONMENTS

• We store your personal data in operating environments that use reasonable security measures to prevent unauthorized access. We follow reasonable standards to protect personal data.

TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF YOUR JURISDICTION

• Applicable data protection rules restrict the transfer of personal data to third-party jurisdictions, particularly those that do not have the levels of privacy and data protection that are deemed adequate under the applicable laws and regulations.
• The storage as well as the processing of your personal data as described above may require that your personal data is ultimately transferred/transmitted to and/or stored at a destination outside of your country of residence. We may also transfer your personal data to other countries including countries which have different data protection standards than those of your local jurisdiction. At any rate, we will take all reasonable steps and efforts to ensure your personal data will be protected adequately and in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations of your local jurisdiction.
• When we transfer your personal data, we rely on protection mechanisms in compliance with data protection law in order to protect your personal data and achieve an adequate level of protection.

RIGHT TO ACCESS/OBTAIN A REPORT DETAILING THE INFORMATION HELD ABOUT YOU

• You have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal data is being processed by Hanwha and if so, what specific data is being processed.

RIGHT TO CORRECT PERSONAL DATA

• You have the right to change any inaccurate personal data concerning you.

RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN (RIGHT TO ERASURE)

• In some cases, for instance, when the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected, you have a limited right for your personal data to be erased. If you would like for your personal data to be deleted or erased at any time, please send us a specific request to that effect, and we will respond to all such requests to the extent possible and/or permissible under the laws. However, please note that generally, there may be certain permissible need for us to retain portions of the personal data, and to use it internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which you provided the personal data.

RIGHT TO STOP THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA

• You have the limited right to restrict the processing of your personal data by Hanwha, for instance when the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of your personal data, but instead you would like to restrict the use of your personal data. In such cases, your personal data will only be processed with your consent or for other permissible reasons as provided under the applicable laws and regulations.

RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY

• Under some circumstances provided by law, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or transmit that personal data to another data controller.

RIGHT TO OBJECT AND TO WITHDRAW CONSENT

• Please see below section “Am I obliged to provide my personal data?”
• To this effect, please contact Hanwha in writing either by e-mail at the following address: jiyeonlee@hanwha.com or by writing to the addresses below, enclosing a copy of a document evidencing your identity.
  Hanwha Group, Head of Data Protection - Chief Privacy Officer: JeeYoung Park (Hanwha Communications Committee),
  Privacy Policy Director: Jiyeon Lee (Hanwha Communications Committee)

RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH A DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY

• We are committed to resolving all complaints you may have about our collection or use of your personal data in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. If you have any questions or complaints regarding our collection, use or disclosure of your personal data in compliance with the principles of this Privacy Policy, you should first contact us using the contact details noted above. If you feel that your concerns or complaints were not adequately addressed or resolved, you may raise your complaint with the relevant appropriate authorities. For instance, you may contact the national data protection authorities (the “DPA”) in UK or EU Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or of an alleged infringement of the data protection laws, or you may also contact the U.S. Federal Trade Commission if you are a resident within any of the U.S. states or territories. We will cooperate in any investigations by, and comply with the advice of, appropriate DPAs in managing any disputes.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

• Cookies are small files that may be downloaded on your device when you access and use our website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions. We use cookies to record the preferences of our users and to enable us to optimize the design of our website. They ease navigation and increase the user-friendliness of websites and applications. Cookies also help us to identify the most popular sections of our website. This enables us to provide content that is more accurately suited to your needs and, in doing so, improve our service. Cookies can be used to determine whether there has been any contact between us and your device in the past. Personal details can be saved in cookies, provided that you have consented. For example, cookies may be used to facilitate secure online access so that you do not need to enter your User ID and password again.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

• We use the following types of cookies on our website:
• - Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse around our website and use its features. Without these cookies, we are unable to provide core site functions and features. These cookies are automatically enabled and cannot be switched off. These cookies are stored for a period of 24 hours. 
• - Third-party cookies: We use Adobe Analytics and Google Anayltics to analyze the use of the Hanwha.com website. For example, we might use analytics cookies to keep track of which pages are most popular, which method of linking between pages is most effective, and to determine why some pages are receiving error messages. Google Analytics data is anonymous and aggregated. This means that it cannot be used to track you in any way or personally identify you. We do not, under any circumstances, pass on or sell any data we collect either from Google Analytics or filled-in contact forms. Data from third-party cookies is retained for a period of 24 months.  
• - We sometimes embed content  from social media and other third-party websites. These sites may include X, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. As a result, when you visit a page containing such content, you may be presented with cookies from these websites and these third-party cookies may track your use of Hanwha.com. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. More information about these cookies, including the data retention period, can be found on the relevant third-party website.

HOW CAN YOU DISABLE OR DELETE COOKIES?

• Most browsers automatically accept cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences by clicking on the "Settings" button and enabling or disabling the cookie category on the pop up according to your preferences. The exact instructions for this can be found in the manual for your browser. You can delete cookies already on your device at any time. However, if you choose not to accept cookies that are strictly necessary for the provision of our services provided by our website, it may result in a reduced availability of such services. For the purpose of statistical analysis, we use analytics tools such as Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics.
• Chrome (Web/Mobile): https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
• Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/adjust-privacy-settings-in-microsoft-edge-600ee799-081c-4ab7-b6c2-d8a9baeda3c4
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203036
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/cookies
• Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/security-and-privacy/#tracking