Privacy policy
Basic Policy on the Protection of Personal Information
OUR COMPANY recognizes the important social responsibility of companies to comply with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and other related laws and regulations, and to properly manage information that can be used to identify customers (hereinafter referred to as “personal information”), and has established the following Basic Policy on the Protection of Personal Information.
Establishment of Practices to Safeguard Personal Information
OUR COMPANY will ensure that its officers and employees recognize the importance of protecting personal information and will establish management practices to safeguard personal information. In addition, OUR COMPANY will clearly define management rules regarding the acquisition, use, and provision of personal information, and will manage personal information appropriately.
Acquisition of Personal Information
Whenever acquiring personal information, OUR COMPANY will clearly state its purpose of use, and secure the consent of the customer before lawfully and fairly collecting information within the scope necessary to achieve the stated purpose.
Handling of Personal Information
1）Use of Information Within the Specified Purposes
OUR COMPANY will not use personal information obtained in accordance with the provisions of article 2 in any way that exceeds the scope of the purpose of use without the consent of the customer. OUR COMPANY respects the rights of the customer to their own personal information, and will respond in good faith to requests from customers for disclosure, correction, suspension of use, or deletion of their personal information in accordance with the provisions of the law. The personal information obtained by OUR COMPANY will be used for the following purposes:
- 1. Planning, research and development, quality improvement, marketing, and sales of company’s products and services, and to provide information about them (including information about maintenance and repair).
- 2. For administrative tasks necessary to respond to inquiries from customers and to provide prompt service.
- 3. To take actions in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations or notices and guidance from government authorities.
- 4. Other purposes of use as specified when the personal information is acquired.In order to fulfill purposes 1 through 4, personal information may be provided to partner companies. However, OUR COMPANY will cease providing personal information to partner companies upon request of the customer.
3）Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties
OUR COMPANY will not provide personal information obtained in accordance with the provisions of article 2 to any third party without the consent of the customer, except in the cases of 3. 1) (2) and (3) above, in cases outlined under "IP Addresses, Cookies, and Web Beacons," and in cases clearly indicated at the time the personal information is obtained.
4） Management of Contractors Handling Personal Information
OUR COMPANY may provide personal information acquired in accordance with the provisions of article 2 to contractors to the extent necessary to achieve the specified purpose of use. In such cases, OUR COMPANY will require the contractor to appropriately handle and manage the personal information provided.
Response to Data Leaks
In the event of a data leak involving personal information, we will take appropriate action including to investigate the circumstances and causes, and implement measures to prevent secondary damage and prevent recurrence.
Continuous Improvement
OUR COMPANY will constantly improve its protocols in order to ensure that personal information is handled appropriately. Improvements will be reflected in the content of this Basic Policy on an ongoing basis.
Inquiries and Other Issues
You may submit a request to OUR COMPANY through our set procedures for the disclosure of your personal information. If you would like to request disclosure of your personal information, please contact our Customer Service Center below, which will guide you through the necessary procedures for disclosure. Any other inquiries or consultations regarding your personal information, such as requests for correction, suspension of use, or deletion, can also be processed through the Customer Service Center. We will respond to each case appropriately and in accordance with the intent of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
Customer inquiries regarding the handling of personal information may be directed to:
info@applied-tech.net
Handling of Personal Information on This Website
In order to promote the understanding of our customers, this page clearly delineates the manner in which OUR COMPANY collects, uses, and safeguards personal information on applied-tech.net (hereinafter referred to as "this website").
What Personal Information Do We Ask You to Provide?”
In order to provide our customers with information about our products and services, as well as employment opportunities to those who have requested information, we ask our customers and applicants to provide us with personal information such as their name, address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, and e-mail address. In addition, OUR COMPANY may ask for additional personal information for the purpose of providing customers with information that meets their needs, but provision of this information is voluntary with the exception of a small number of required fields.
IP Addresses, Cookies, and Web Beacons
OUR COMPANY collects the IP address used by the customer's computer to connect to the Internet for the purpose of administering this website and the group's related sites. The IP addresses collected on the company’s web server are used only for the purpose of preventing unauthorized access, quickly identifying the cause and restoring service in the unlikely event of a failure of the company's web server, and appropriately and safely managing and operating the services on this website and company’s group websites. We will not use or disclose your IP address in connection with your personal information. OUR COMPANY also collects information about your use of the service (including information about your visits to this website and other group sites), but will not use or disclose this information to identify the customer, except in the following cases:
1. When OUR COMPANY deems it necessary in order to protect our website or our customers. In this event, OUR COMPANY may take measures to identify customers by their IP address.
OUR COMPANY may use cookies and web beacon technology to track your route to the website, to record your activities on this website, to customize the information displayed on the website, and to evaluate and improve this website to make it more useful to the customer. However, OUR COMPANY does not use cookies and web beacon technology to record information about individual customers for any purposes other than those described above, and therefore no information about specific customers is stored or used for any purposes other than those described above.
Your browser can be set to refuse acceptance of cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent.In addition, based on Company’s contracting with third parties (or other companies' sites) to deliver advertisements, Company’s cookies may be stored and advertisements may be delivered via third parties (or other companies' sites). The customer may disable the use of cookies by deleting them.
Purpose of Use of Personal Information
The purpose of use of personal information is explained on each page of this website where entry of personal information is requested. OUR COMPANY will not use the personal information entered on each page for any purposes other than those stated on that page. However, information of the customer’s visitation of this website and Company’s group sites will be used for the purposes described in "IP Addresses, Cookies, and Web Beacons.”
Provision to Third Parties and Secondary Use
Depending on the type of service requested by the customer on this website, the customer's personal information may be provided to a third party. In such a case, OUR COMPANY will inform the customer and obtain consent for information to be shared with a third party when the customer applies to use the relevant service. However, in emergencies in which it is necessary to protect human life or human rights, or when cooperating with a legal request by a public institution such as the judiciary or police, or when complying with other laws and regulations, OUR COMPANY may disclose customers’ personal information without notice.
Management of Personal Information
OUR COMPANY has implemented strict data management protocols to prevent the loss or exposure of personal information provided by customers when using this website. In addition, OUR COMPANY stores customers’ personal information in an environment that can only be accessed by the manager of this website, and strict security measures are in place to prevent leaks or alteration by outside parties. In the event that we outsource the operation of this website, or the use or management of your personal information, we will strictly supervise and control the handling of personal information by the contractor.
Customer Responsibilities
This website may contain links to other websites. Please review the handling of personal information at the linked websites at your discretion. Use of this website is at your own risk. OUR COMPANY assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages resulting from the use of information obtained with the customer’s personal information on this website or other websites linked to from this website.
Disclaimer
The copyrights and portrait rights of the images on this site belong to their respective owners. Use on this website is not intended to infringe on their rights. Rights holders who have any problems with the content or images on this website are asked to contact OUR COMPANY directly via email. We will then review and respond.
If you are redirected from this site to another site via a link or banner, we assume no responsibility for the information, services, etc. provided by the destination site.
While we strive to ensure that the content and information on this website is as accurate as possible, there may be instances of erroneous or out-of-date information.
Please be aware that we cannot be held responsible for any damages or other losses caused by content appearing on this website.OUR COMPANY may review and revise the above-listed policies as appropriate. All revisions will be posted on this page.