Appendix applicable to users in South Korea

Published: February 7, 2023
Last updated: February 7, 2023

This appendix (“Appendix”) supplements the Privacy Policy for the Mitsubishi Materials Metal Working Solutions Company Website (“Privacy Policy”) and sets forth, in greater detail, the information related to how we collect, use, and disclose the personal data of users in South Korea.

1. TRANSFER OF DATA

Specifically, we transfer your personal information to third parties as below.

Provision of personal information to third parties

Recipients Purposes of using personal information Items of personal information provided Periods of retention by such recipients of personal information
Korean local distributor(s) who we need to share your personal information with to respond to your inquires – you can see our group entities and distributors in each region at
https://www.mmc-carbide.com/en_jp/company/global_network/search?office_country=126		 Same as the purpose of using described in " 4. PURPOSE " of Privacy Policy. Registration information when registering an account and details on inquiries As long as necessary to fulfill the purposes on the left.

Cross border data transfer

Recipients
(For corporations: name of corporation and contact information of person-in-charge of managing data (“Data Protection Officer” or “DPO”))		 Countries of recipients Items of the personal information to be transferred Date/time/methods of transfer Purposes of use of recipients of personal information Periods of retention by such recipients of personal information
Local Mitsubishi Material entity(ies) and/or local distributor(s) who we need to share your personal information with to respond to your inquires – you can see our group entities and distributors in each region at
https://www.mmc-carbide.com/en_jp/company/global_network		 Available in the same webpage Registration information when registering an account and details on inquiries Over the network, upon collection of personal information Same as the purpose of using described in " 4. PURPOSE " of Privacy Policy. [E.g.: As long as necessary to fulfill the purposes on the left.]
Salesforce USA Registration information when registering an account, details of interaction with our website, and your inquiries Over the network, upon collection of personal information Operating sales and marketing activities (including marketing activities using analysis of your pursuits, interests, and needs) As long as necessary to fulfill the purposes on the left.
Google USA Your interaction with our website Over the network, upon collection of personal information Improving the quality of our products, services, contents of our website, and your experience with our website(including improving quality using analysis of your pursuits, interests, and needs) 14 months from fulfilling the purposes on the left.
Geolocation Technology Japan Your interaction with our website Over the network, upon collection of personal information Improving the quality of our products, services, contents of our website, and your experience with our website(including improving quality using analysis of your pursuits, interests, and needs) 1year from fulfilling the purposes on the left.
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Japan Your personal information retained in our website access log Over the network, upon collection of personal information Managing and protecting your account As long as necessary to fulfill the purposes on the left.
NTT Data Frontier Japan Your personal information retained in our website access log Over the network, upon collection of personal information Managing and protecting your account As long as necessary to fulfill the purposes on the left.

2. PERIODS OF RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

If required to retain personal information pursuant to applicable Korean laws, such as those set forth below, we will retain personal information solely for the retention periods and purposes prescribed thereunder.

  1. Records on contracts or withdrawal of offers and the like
    • Reasons for retention: Article 6 of the Act on Consumer Protection, etc. in E-commerce (“E-commerce Act”); and Article 6 of the Enforcement Decree thereof
    • Duration of Retention: 5 years
  2. Records on payment settlement and supply of goods, etc.
    • Reasons for retention: Article 6 of the E-commerce Act; and Article 6 of the Enforcement Decree thereof
    • Duration of Retention: 5 years
  3. Records on processing of customer disputes and complaints
    • Reasons for retention: Article 6 of the E-commerce Act; and Article 6 of the Enforcement Decree thereof
    • Duration of Retention: 3 years
  4. Records on access
    • Reasons for retention: Article 15-2 of the Communications Secrecy Protection Act; and Article 41 of the Enforcement Decree thereof
    • Duration of Retention: 3 months

3. PROCEDURES/METHODS FOR DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Procedures of destruction
    We select the personal information to be destroyed (i.e., personal information whose purpose of processing is achieved or whose retention period has expired) and destroy it.
  • Method of destruction
    If printed on paper, the personal information will be destroyed by shredding, incinerating, or some other similar method and, if saved in electronic form, the data will be destroyed by technical methods (e.g. Low Level Format) which ensure that the data cannot be restored or recovered.

4. PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CHILDREN IN KOREA

Regarding Article 6 of this Privacy Policy, Korean law defines children as those under 14 years of age. Therefore, if we need to collect the personal information of a child under 14 years of age, we will obtain the consent of his/her parent or legal guardian.

5. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AS A DATA SUBJECT AND HOW TO EXERCISE THEM

A user and/or their legal guardian may access, correct, or delete the user’s registered personal information at any time.  A user and/or their legal guardian may also withdraw consent to the collection, use, provision, or storage of personal information that the user provided in order to use the services.  Please contact Data Protection Officer if you wish to exercise any of these above rights.

6. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Mitsubishi Materials has designated a Data Protection Officer to handle questions and complaints related to the processing of the personal information of users in South Korea. The Data Protection Officer may be contacted by using the following information. For any inquiries, complaints, feedback or other matters related to personal information protection which arise while you use of our website, please contact the Data Protection Officer.

  • Data Protection Officer: Tetsuya Tanaka
  • Position: Metalworking Solutions Company President
  • Email: tetanaka@mmc.co.jp

7. AMENDMENT OF THIS POLICY

Enforcement Date: February 7, 2023
See past privacy policies

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