ECOM EUROPE LIMITED  and its wholly owned and operated global affiliates (together “ECOM”) are committed to compliance with privacy laws and legislation in the countries in which it operates, as well as respecting generally the privacy rights of the individuals. This privacy statement explains what personal data ECOM collects or otherwise processes about you, either through our direct interactions with you (e.g.,as a customer or a visitor to our websites) or through your interactions with our Internet services or applications, as well as how and why we use(process) that data. This statement covers the following topics. 

What personal data does ECOM collect ?

Via interactions with our Internet site ECOM.EU. 
This data is collected in order to:

• Operate efficiently, allow interaction to provide information regarding ECOM products and  services, 
• Protect  the  company’s  networks,  systems,  data,  and  visitors.
• Personalize our interactions to provide the best experiences with our sites and services.

You provide some of this information directly, for example when registering on a website. We collect other data through your interactions with our websites and services using technologies like cookies and methods for obtaining usage and device data. For more information about the technologies, such as cookies, used  and  your  choices  regarding  them,  see  the  “Cookies” section.

Data is collected at your consent through your use of the site or explicitly via consent requests. When asked to provide personal data, you may decline. If you decline to provide information required to obtain a product or service or access a feature, you may be unable to use that product, service,or feature.

The  data  collected  depends  upon  the  nature  of  your  interaction  with  ECOM  and  the products,  services,and  features  you  use,  as  well  as  any  decisions  you  make  about providing  data,  including  decisions  through  privacy  settings  that  you  may  set  on  your browser or device. Categories of data collected may include the following and apply with respect to both customer representatives and non-customers:

Contact Information and Name.

This data includes first and last name, email address, postal address, telephone number, company name, bank details,  shipping addresses and personal photo.

Login Information and Credentials.

If you use any of our online services, you may be asked to create an account and provide a login name, password, and similar security information for authentication and account access.If you interact with ECOM or an online service  provider  used  by  ECOM  to  process  employment  applications, we  collect information  relating  to  your  job  history,  educational  history,  resume,and  related information used to evaluate candidates for employment with ECOM.

Device and Usage Data. ECOM collects information about the device you use to access our sites, communities,and portals,and the interactions of you and your device with our web  properties, services  and  applications.  That  personal  data  includes  the  Internet Protocol address (IP address) associated with your computer or device, the domain name of your Internet  Service  Provider,  your  device  type  and  identifiers,  browser  type,  operating system, the content or pages you view on the ECOM sites, time spent on ECOM sites,and similar usage and device information. For more information about the technologies, such as cookies, used and your choices regarding them, see the “Cookies” section of this statement.

How Does ECOM Use Personal Data?

ECOM uses the personal data that it collects for three basic purposes

1.Operation of our business

Operation of our business, including providing, maintaining, developing,and improving our products and services (including identification and mitigation of security threats on the Internet) and providing recruitment services;

The data collected by ECOM both through interaction with you directly and through your interactions  with  our  services  is  used  to  perform  essential  business  operations  and provide,  maintain,and  improve  our  products  and  services;  including  operating  and

maintaining  our  platform,  improving  performance,  development  of  new  features  and capabilities,  research,  and  customer  support.  Business  operations  uses  include,  for example:

Fulfillment  of  Transactions/Contractual  Obligations.  

We  use  data to respond  to requests  from  current  and  prospective  customers,  visitors  to  our  sites,  applicants,  and other interested parties.

Personalization of Your Experience on Our Sites. 

We use the data collected to provide you with a personalized experience on our websites, communities, and portals, such as providing you with content in which you may be interested and making navigation on our sites  easier.  The  data  also  is  used to  generate  statistics  about  the  usage  and effectiveness  of  our  sites  and  our  service  offerings,  personalize  your  experience,and tailor our interactions with you.

Providing Support. 

We use data to provide you with technical support as requested.  We also use data collected to troubleshoot and identify errors in our platform and services.

Product Development and Improvement.

We use data in the development of new products and services,and to improve and implement new features in existing products. Logged Personal Data and other traffic data is used, for example, to derive and compile information relating to the type, nature, content, identity, behavior, signature, source, frequency, reputation,and other characteristics of malicious Internet traffic and activity.

Security. 

We  use  data  to  detect  and  prevent  potential  fraud  and  security  risks  to  our platform and to our visitors and customers

Recruitment. 

In connection with a job application or inquiry, whether advertised on an ECOM websites  or  on  a  third-party  platform,  you  provide  us  or  such  third-party  service providers with personal data about yourself, such as a resume and contact information. We may use this data within ECOM in order to address your inquiry or consider you for employment purposes. Unless you tell us not to do so, we will keep your personal data for future consideration.

2.Managing and supporting our customer relationships

Managing and supporting our relationship with our customers. This information is used  to  support  our  contracts  and  provide  support  for  our  services,  communicate  with customers,  sell  new  services  and  features,  troubleshoot  issues,and  other  customer relationship related matters.

3.Communications, including promotional communications

We use data we collect to communicate with you, whether you are a visitor, prospective customer, existing customer, job applicant, or other interested party.

4.Promotional   Communications.

We   use   the   personal   data   collected   from   your interaction  with  the sites  to  deliver  marketing  communications,  special  offers,  or advertisements  that  may  be  of  interest  to  you  either  directly  or  via  third-party  service providers.

As part of any communications, we offer you the opportunity to choose whether or not we can  use  your  personal  data  in  this  way.  You  may  at  any  time  choose  not  to  receive marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each email you may receive. Some of our offerings may be co-branded, as they are sponsored by both ECOM and third parties. We share data with these third parties for promotional purposes. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with such third parties’ privacy policies to gain an understanding of the manner in which they will handle personal data about you.

5.Customer Surveys and Service Improvements.

As part of our customer relationship with you, we contact you (except in cases when you choose not to be contacted by us) via the personal data provided asking you to participate in our satisfaction surveys or in market  research  surveys.  We  use  such  surveys  to  improve  our  service  offering  and business operations to better serve you.

How Does your Personal Data shared?

ECOM  shares  personal  data  among  our  wholly owned  and  controlled  affiliates  and subsidiaries globally. We also share data with vendors or agents working on our behalf for  the  purposes  described  in  this  statement.  These  companies  or  organizations  must abide by our data privacy, confidentiality,and security requirements and are prohibited from using the data for any other purposes. ECOM may share your data with your consent or as may be necessary to complete any transaction,  fulfill  a  request,or  provide  you  with  a  requested  product  or  service  either directly or through your interaction with one of our customers. ECOM will share,  transfer, access, disclose,and preserve personal data to the extent required, in our discretion, that such is necessary for:

Protection of the Rights and Property of ECOM:

We use and share the personal  data  you  provide  to  protect  the  rights  or  property  of  ECOM,  our  business partners, third-party  service  providers,  customers, or  others  when we  have  reasonable grounds to believe that such rights or property have been or could be affected.

Compliance  with  Applicable  Law:

We  use  and  share  personal  data  as  required  to comply with applicable law or regulation, respond to proper law enforcement requests or other valid legal process, or to comply with applicable government reporting obligations.

Corporate Transactions: 

Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business  reasons,  ECOM  decides  to  sell,  buy,  merge,or  otherwise  reorganize businesses  in  one  or  more  countries.  In  such  cases,  we  may  share  the  personal  data collected within ECOM, with ECOM third-party service providers, or other third parties as reasonable to proceed with the negotiation or completion of a merger, acquisition, sale, or other corporate transaction.

In all cases, ECOM will seek reasonably appropriate protections for your personal data when sharing it with third parties and we share it only if the recipient agrees to comply with this privacy statement or has in place substantially similar privacy policies regarding the treatment of personal data and only after execution of a data protection agreement or a non-disclosure agreement.

Where Does ECOM Process Personal Data ?

ECOM is a global organization with business processes, management structures,and technical  systems  that  cross  borders.  As  such,  we  share  the  personal  data  within  the ECOM group  and  with  our  business  partners,  third-party service  providers,and  other third parties, and therefore transfer your personal data to countries in the world where we do business

Legal Basis for Processing of Personal Data

ECOM  processes  personal data for a  number  of  reasons.  In  all cases, ECOM ensures that such processing is legal, fair, and reasonable. The various processing activities are justified by varying legal bases under the GDPR and similar laws.

Data  Processed  for  Promotional  Communications

In  those  cases  where  data  is collected  in  order  to  provide  promotional  materials  or  communications,  ECOM’ processing is based upon the consent of the individual.

Data  Processed  to Provide  a Service, Feature,or Functionality  of  a Website  or Portal

In those cases where you are accessing or using a feature or service provided by ECOM, the basis for ECOM’s processing is either to provide a service requested by you or, when consent is requested on the website or portal, your consent.

Processing of Logged and End User Personal Data

Where Logged Personal Data is processed in order to provide, improve,and develop services and functionality, the legal basis  for  such  processing  is  ECOM’s  legitimate  interest  in  providing  services  to  its customers,and improving and developing service to support its business objectives and provide benefit to its customers and Internet end users. 

Data Processed to Support ECOM Necessary Business Operations

Where ECOM processes personal data in order to support necessary business operations such as site operations    and    security,    recruitment,    site    and    service    analytics,    relationship management,  and  global  operations,  ECOM  processes  such  data  pursuant  to  its legitimate interest in maintaining viable and efficient business operations and support of necessary business functions.

In all cases of data processing, ECOM considers the impact on the rights and freedoms of  the  individuals  whose  data  may  be  part  of  the  processing,and  ensures  that  its processing activities do not contradict or place at unreasonable risk any such rights or freedoms.

How Does ECOM Secure Personal Data ?

ECOM maintains  administrative,  technical,  organizational,and  physical  measures designed, taking into account the nature of the data and the processing, the state of the art, the costs of implementation,and the potential for impact to the rights and freedoms of individuals whose data is being processed, to protect personal data in accordance with this statement and applicable laws against loss, and unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure,  Such measures  include, by  way  of  example, encryption  in  transit,  two-factor  authentication,  and  strict  access  controls.  We  also  require  that  our  third-party service providers protect personal data against unauthorized access, use, and disclosure as required under applicable laws.

How Long Does ECOM Retain Personal Data ?

The retention of personal data collected depends on the purpose it has been collected for and the systems used to process the data. For example, we will retain your account data for our sites and communities for as long as your account is active. With respect to Logged Personal  Data  collected  as  a  result  of  your  interactions  with a website or services, ECOM will retain such personal data generally for no more than 365 days,and often for a shorter period than that. Similarly, customer data will be retained as long as required for the customer relationship. Please note that where applicable we will retain and  use  your  personal  data as  necessary  to comply  with  our  legal obligations,  resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.