Privacy Statement

Data Protection

Privacy Statement

The KARN is aware that protecting your privacy when you use our website and services is important to you. We take the protection of your personal data seriously. This Privacy Statement explains when and what data we save and how we use this data.
Collection and Storage of Personal Data

Visiting our Website

When you visit our website, our servers temporarily store details of each visit in a log file. The following data is collected and saved by us in the process without any action on your part:

IP address of the accessing computer;
date and time of visit;
name and URL of retrieved file;
website from which access was gained;
your computer’s operating system and browser;
your Internet access name

This data is collected and processed for statistical purposes. If you use the search function on our website, we analyze this data to ascertain whether the search function works correctly and whether there is a need for improvement. When you visit our website, we use cookies and web analysis services (see below).

Registering a Job Application (Application Form, Spontaneous Application)

If you register a job application, we (either us or a third party commissioned by us) collect the following data from you:

Title
Name
First name
Nationality
Address
Email address
Application documents and attachments
You may also provide the following data voluntarily:
Phone number
Date of birth

This data is collected in order to process your application and contact you in relation to your application. This data is stored for the duration of the application process. If you are not appointed to the position for which you have applied, this data is deleted at the end of the application process provided you have not given your consent to its further use.

Support Requests and General Issues

We collect the following data from you in the case of support requests or general issues:

Company name
First name and surname
Address, postal code, city and country
Phone number
Email address
Details of your issue or request

Subscribing to our Newsletter

If you have given explicit consent, we use your email address to send you our newsletter on a regular basis. The newsletter will be sent to you at the email address provided when you registered online. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link at the end of the newsletter.

Contractual Data

We collect personal data which is recorded in relation to contractual contact with us (delivery of goods and/or provision of services), in particular your contact details as well as purchasing, customer service and delivery information. We use this data to provide, administer and conduct customer communication both by post and electronic means.

Transfer of Personal Data to Third Parties

We only pass your personal data on to third parties who have undertaken to comply with data privacy. We may pass your personal data on for the following reasons:

in order to process a support request or a general issue that affects several companies in the KARN;
if you apply for a position in another company of the KARN via our portal; in such cases, we pass your application documents on to the relevant subsidiary for response and processing;
if we use third parties, which process personal data on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions;

Beyond this, we will not pass your personal data on to third parties if there is no legal obligation to do so or explicit consent from you.

Cookies help make your visit to our website easier, more convenient and more worthwhile. Cookies are data files which are stored automatically on your computer’s hard drive by your browser when you visit our website. No data is transferred to us when cookies are placed on your computer. We use cookies, for example, to establish default settings in relation to the selection of country and language. Most web browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser settings so that cookies are not stored on your computer or a notification always appears when you receive a new cookie. Disabling cookies may result in you not being able to use all the functions of our website.

Web analysis services

For the purpose of needs-based design and ongoing optimization of our website, we use the web analysis service, Google Analytics, from Google Inc. Anonymized user profiles are created in this context and cookies are used. This generates information about your use of this website, such as:

browser type/version;
operating system used;
referrer URL (previous website visited);
host name of the accessing computer (IP address);
time of server request;
geosegmentation;
language;
time zone;
connection type.

We only use Google Analytics with enabled IP anonymization. This means that the user IP address is abbreviated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. A full IP address will only be sent to a Google server in the US and abbreviated there in exceptional cases. Google will not combine the IP address sent by the user’s browser with other data. You can prevent web analysis service cookies from being stored by configuring your browser software settings accordingly.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by configuring your browser software settings accordingly; however, please bear in mind that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website fully. Moreover, you can prevent data generated by the cookie and based on your use of the website (including your IP address) from being collected by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin from the link below: Browser add-on to disable Google Analytics.
In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by Privacy Statement

1. Visiting our Website

When you visit our website, our servers temporarily store details of each visit in a log file. The following data is collected and saved by us in the process without any action on your part:

· IP address of the accessing computer;

· date and time of visit;

· name and URL of retrieved file;

· website from which access was gained;

· your computer’s operating system and browser;

· your Internet access name

2. Registering a Job Application (Application Form, Spontaneous Application)

If you register a job application, we (either us or a third party commissioned by us) collect the following data from you:

· Title

· Name

· First name

· Nationality

· Address

· Email address

· Application documents and attachments

· You may also provide the following data voluntarily:

· Phone number

· Date of birth

3. Support Requests and General Issues

We collect the following data from you in the case of support requests or general issues:

· Company name

· First name and surname

· Address, postal code, city and country

· Phone number

· Email address

· Details of your issue or request

4. Subscribing to our Newsletter

5. Contractual Data

6. Transfer of Personal Data to Third Parties

We only pass your personal data on to third parties who have undertaken to comply with data privacy. We may pass your personal data on for the following reasons:

· in order to process a support request or a general issue that affects several companies in the KARN;

· if you apply for a position in another company of the KARN via our portal; in such cases, we pass your application documents on to the relevant subsidiary for response and processing;

· if we use third parties, which process personal data on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions;

Beyond this, we will not pass your personal data on to third parties if there is no legal obligation to do so or explicit consent from you.

7. Cookies

8. Web analysis services

· browser type/version;

· operating system used;

· referrer URL (previous website visited);

· host name of the accessing computer (IP address);

· time of server request;

· geosegmentation;

· language;

· time zone;

· connection type.

9. Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, an online analysis service provided by Google Inc. (referred to below as Google). Google Analytics uses cookies, i.e. text files, that are stored on your computer and enable analysis of your use of the website. The information about your use of this website generated by the cookie is generally transferred to and stored on a Google server in the US. However, because IP anonymization is disabled on this website, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within Member States of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. A full IP address will only be sent to a Google server in the US and abbreviated there in exceptional cases. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyze your use of the website, compile reports about website activities, and provide additional services linked to website and Internet use for website operators. Google will not combine the IP address sent by your browser in the context of Google Analytics with other data.
The purpose of data processing is to analyze website use and compile reports about website activities. The aim is then to provide additional associated services based on website use. Processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator.
You can prevent cookies from being stored by configuring your browser software settings accordingly; however, please bear in mind that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website fully. Moreover, you can prevent data generated by the cookie and based on your use of the website (including your IP address) from being collected by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin from the link below: Browser add-on to disable Google Analytics.

Google Analytics Opt Out

In addition or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this link https://www.karnmach.com/privacy-statement.html#disableGA. (the opt out works only in this browser and only for this Domain). An opt-out cookie will then be installed on your device. Future collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser will then be prevented for as long as the cookie is installed in your browser.

10. Embedded YouTube Videos

YouTube videos are embedded on some of our web pages. The operator of the relevant plugin is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. A connection to the YouTube servers will be established if you visit a page with the YouTube plugin. YouTube will be notified of which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your surfing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
If a YouTube video is played, the provider uses cookies which collect information about user behavior.
If you have disabled the storing of cookies for Google Ads, this will also mean that you don’t have to worry about cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube does place non-personal data relating to use in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you need to stop cookies from being stored in your browser.
Further information regarding data privacy in relation to ‘YouTube’ can be found in the provider’s data privacy statement at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

11. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against access by an unauthorized third party. Our security measures are improved on an ongoing basis in accordance with technological developments.
In order to protect the security of your data during transfer, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (for example, SSL) via HTTPS.

12. Your Rights

You may request details of which of your personal data we process. You are entitled to correct inaccurate data and, subject to legal retention obligations to the contrary, to delete your personal data. Furthermore, if you believe that our processing of your personal data breaches the relevant data protection regulations, you make file a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

12. Contact

If you have any questions concerning data protection, you can contact us at karn@karnmach.com, or write to KARN, No.11 Dongyuan Road, Taicang City, Jiangsu，China. We reserve the right to make changes or add to this Data Privacy Statement. The current version is dated 08 Aug 2023. It can be downloaded and printed from our website at any time.

. An opt-out cookie will then be installed on your device. Future collection by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser will then be prevented for as long as the cookie is installed in your browser.

Use of Google Analytics

Google Analytics Opt Out

10. Embedded YouTube Videos

Data Security

Your Rights

Contact

Data Protection

10. Embedded YouTube Videos

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