Privacy Policy
Last updated January 02, 2024
This privacy notice for
STEK Co., Ltd. (doing business as STEK )
( "we," "us," or
"our"
), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (
"process" )
your
information when you use our services ( "Services" ), such as when you:
- Visit our website
at https://www.stekshield.com , or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
- Download and use
our mobile application ( STEKSHIELD) , or any other application of ours that links to this privacy notice
- Engage with us in other
related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help
you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do
not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please
contact us at privacy@stekshield.com .
SUMMARY OF
KEY POINTS
This
summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these
topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are
looking for.
What
personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process
personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the
products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.
Do we
process any sensitive personal information?
We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we
receive any information from third parties?
We may receive information from public databases, marketing partners, social
media platforms, and other outside sources. Learn more aboutÂ
information collected from
other sources.
How do we
process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our
Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process
your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid
legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your
information.
In what
situations and with which parties do we share personal
information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when
and with whom we share your personal information.
How do we
keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your
personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology
can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other
unauthorized third parties will
not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more
aboutÂ
how we keep your
information safe.
What are
your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean
you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do you
exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by
submitting a data
subject access request
, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in
accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more
about what we do with any information we collect? Review the privacy notice
in full.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE
COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to
us
In
Short:Â We collect personal information that you
provide to us.
We collect personal
information that you voluntarily provide to us when you
register on the Services,Â
express an interest in obtaining information about us or
our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact
us.
Personal
Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of
your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The
personal information we collect may include the following:
-
names
-
phone numbers
-
email addresses
-
mailing addresses
-
job titles
-
usernames
-
contact preferences
-
contact or authentication data
-
billing addresses
-
debit/credit card numbers
-
vehicle information
-
work address
-
passwords
-
customer's information
-
business address
-
business details
-
business phone numbers
-
logo & images
-
online identifiers
-
geolocation information
Sensitive Information.
We do not process sensitive information.
Application
Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information if you choose to
provide us with access or permission:
- Geolocation
Information. We may request access or permission to track location-based information from your mobile
device, either continuously or while you are using our mobile application(s), to provide certain
location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device's
settings.
- Mobile Device
Data. We automatically collect device information (such as your mobile device ID, model, and
manufacturer), operating system, version information and system configuration information, device and
application identification numbers, browser type and version, hardware model Internet service provider
and/or mobile carrier, and Internet Protocol (IP) address (or proxy server). If you are using our
application(s), we may also collect information about the phone network associated with your mobile device,
your mobile device’s operating system or platform, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s
unique device ID, and information about the features of our application(s) you accessed.
- Push
Notifications. We may request to send you push notifications regarding your account or certain
features of the application(s). If you wish to opt out from receiving these types of communications, you may
turn them off in your device's settings.
This information
is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for troubleshooting, and for
our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal information
that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such
personal information.
Information automatically collected
In
Short: Some information — such as your
Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected
automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect
certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your
specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such
as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring
URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other
technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our
Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we
also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information we
collect includes:
- Log and Usage
Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our
servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files.
Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information,
browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and
files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event
information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called
"crash dumps" ), and hardware settings).
- Device Data.
We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to
access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your
IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type,
hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system
configuration information.
- Location Data.
We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or
imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to
access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that
tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this
information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your
device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the
Services.
Information collected from other
sources
In
Short:Â We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners,
and other outside
sources.
In order to enhance our
ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you and update our records, we may obtain
information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate
programs, data providers,
 and from other third parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job
titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles,
social media URLs, and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event promotion.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?
In
Short:Â We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our
Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may
also process your information for other purposes with your
consent.
We process your
personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services,
including:
- To facilitate
account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your
information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working
order.
- To deliver
and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide
you with the requested service.
- To respond
to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to
your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
- To send
administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details
about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar
information.
- To
fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill
- To enable user-to-user
communications. We may process your information if you choose to use any of our
offerings that allow for communication with another user.
- To request
feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to
contact you about your use of our Services.
- To
send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal
information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your
marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more
information, see
" " below.
- To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may
process your information to develop and display
personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more.
- To protect our Services. We may process your
information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud
monitoring and prevention.
- To identify usage trends. We may process
information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being
used so we can improve them.
- To determine the effectiveness of our
marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to
better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most
relevant to you.
- To save or protect an individual's vital
interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or
protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
-
Data mapping .__________
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO
WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short:Â We only process your
personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal
reason (i.e. , legal basis) to do so under applicable
law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to
enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to
protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business
interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this
section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK
GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your
personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process
your personal information:
- Consent. We may process your
information if you have given us permission (i.e.
consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Performance of a Contract. We may
process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to
fulfill
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
- Send users information about special offers and discounts
on our products and services
- Develop and display
personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
-
Analyze
- Support our marketing activities
- Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
- Understand how our users use our products and services so
we can improve user experience
- Legal Obligations. We may process your
information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal
obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory
agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as
evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process your
information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or
the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential
threats to the safety of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section
applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us
specific permission (i.e. , express consent) to use your personal
information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be
inferred (i.e. , implied consent). You
can withdraw your
consent at any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted
under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including,
for example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
- For business transactions provided certain conditions are
met
- If it is contained in a witness statement and the
collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance
claim
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and
communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual
has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse
- If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with
consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and
the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an
agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
- If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena,
warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records
- If it was produced by an individual in the course of
their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with
the purposes for which the information was produced
- If the collection is solely for journalistic,
artistic, or literary purposes
- If the information is publicly available and is
specified by the regulations
4.
WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
In Short:Â We may share
information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the
following third
parties.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party
Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors,
service providers, contractors, or agents (
"third parties" ) who
perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to
do that work. We have contracts in place with our
third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This
means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have
instructed them to do it. They will also not share your personal information with
any organization apart from us. They also commit to
protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period we
instruct. The third parties we may share personal information with
are as follows:
- Cloud Computing Services
- Communicate and Chat with Users
- Content
- Functionality and Infrastructure
Optimization
- Retargeting Platforms
- Web and Mobile Analytics
- Website Performance Monitoring
- Website Testing
We also may need to share your personal
information in the following situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- When we use Google Analytics. We may share your information with Google Analytics
to track and analyze the use of the Services.
The Google Analytics Advertising Features that we may use include: Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting , Google Display Network Impressions Reporting and Remarketing with Google Analytics . You can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features through Ads Settings and Ad Settings for mobile apps. Other opt out means include http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ and http://www.networkadvertising.org/mobile-choice. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.
- When we use Google Maps Platform
APIs. We may share your information with certain Google Maps Platform
APIs (e.g.
, Google Maps API, Places API). We use certain Google Maps Platform APIs to retrieve certain information when you make location-specific requests. This includes: IP, User Geolocation ;" HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? " We obtain and store on your device ( "cache" . You may revoke your consent anytime by contacting us at the contact details provided at the end of this document. The Google Maps Platform APIs that we use store and access cookies and other information on your devices. If you are a user currently in the European Economic Area (EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) or the United Kingdom, please take a look at our Cookie Notice .
- Affiliates. We may share your
information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to
honor
- Business Partners. We may share your
information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or
promotions.
- Other Users. When you share
personal information
(for example, by posting comments, contributions, or other content to the Services) or otherwise interact with public areas of the Services, such personal information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly made available outside the Services in perpetuity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity, communicate with you within our Services, and view your profile.
5.
DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING
TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short:Â We may use
cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your
information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking
technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.
Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse
certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice
.
6.
IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED
INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short:Â We may
transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your
own.
Our servers are located in
the
United States
, and South Korea
. If you are accessing our Services from
outside
the
United States
, and South Korea
, please be aware that your information may be
transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those third
parties with whom we may share your personal information (see "
WHEN AND WITH WHOM
DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
"
above), in
Afghanistan,
Albania,
Algeria,
Andorra,
Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina,
Armenia,
Aruba,
Australia,
Austria,
Azerbaijan,
Bahamas,
Bahrain,
Bangladesh,
Barbados,
Belarus,
Belgium,
Belize,
Benin,
Bhutan,
Bolivia,
Bosnia and
Herzegovina,
Botswana,
Brazil,
Brunei,
Bulgaria,
Burkina
Faso,
Burma,
Burundi,
Cabo Verde,
Cambodia,
Cameroon,
Canada,
Central
African
Republic,
Chad,
Chile,
China,
Colombia,
Comoros,
Democratic
Republic of
the
Congo,
Republic
of
the
Congo,
Costa
Rica,
Cote
d'Ivoire,
Croatia,
Cuba,
Curacao,
Cyprus,
Czech
Republic,
Denmark,
Djibouti,
Dominica,
Dominican
Republic,
Ecuador,
Egypt,
El
Salvador,
Equatorial
Guinea,
Eritrea,
Estonia,
Ethiopia,
Fiji,
Finland,
France,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Georgia,
Germany,
Ghana,
Greece,
Grenada,
Guatemala,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana,
Haiti,
Holy
See,
Honduras,
Hong
Kong,
Hungary,
Iceland,
India,
Indonesia,
Iran,
Iraq,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Jamaica,
Japan,