Last Revision August 2020
Quick key points:
We only use your data to make sure we send you relevant content, if we need to contact you, or to improve our services.
We never sell your data to 3rd parties.
We are committed to complying with the GDPR.
WHO WE ARE
Ark Electronics is an electronics contract manufacturing and engineering design company serving leading consumer electronics, mobile communications, automotive, and industrial IoT brands. Our website address is: https://arkelectronics.com/digital-heroes. We are committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with the GDPR.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through our website or write to us at the following address:
ARK Electronics USA, Inc.
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1500
Irvine, CA 92618 USA
+1 949-315-7898 tel
e-mail: info@arkelectronics.com
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IN USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE READ AND AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: “User”, “Visitor”, “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting ARK’s website terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We” and “Us”, refers to ARK electronics. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Visitor and ARK, or either the Visitor or ARK. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.
DISCLAIMER
The information on this website is provided on an “as is” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Company:
– excludes all representations and warranties relating to this website and its contents or which is or may be provided by any affiliates or any other third party, including in relation to any inaccuracies or omissions in this website and/or the Company’s literature; and
– excludes all liability for damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this website. This includes, without limitation, direct loss, loss of business or profits (whether or not the loss of such profits was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you have advised this Company of the possibility of such potential loss), damage caused to your computer, computer software, systems and programs and the data thereon or any other direct or indirect, consequential and incidental damages.
LINKS TO THIS WEBSITE
If you create a link to a page of this website you do so at your own risk and the exclusions and limitations set out above will apply to your use of this website by linking to it.
LINKS FROM THIS WEBSITE
We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked to from this website. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us and should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or material. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content, of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site & to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. This Company will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exist on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website.
ARK’s logo is a registered trademark of this Company in the US and other countries. The brand names and specific services of this Company featured on this web site are trademarked.
COMMUNICATION
We have several different e-mail addresses for different queries. These, & other contact information can be found on our Contact Us link on our website or via Company literature or via the Company’s stated telephone, facsimile, or mobile telephone numbers.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
The Company reserves the right to change these conditions from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of the site will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. If there are any changes to our privacy policy, we will announce that these changes have been made on our home page and on other key pages on our site. If there are any changes in how we use our site customers’ Personally Identifiable Information, notification by e-mail or postal mail will be made to those affected by this change. Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on our website 30 days prior to these changes taking place. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on a regular basis. These terms and conditions form part of the Agreement between the Visitor and us. Your accessing of this website and/or requesting a quote indicates your understanding, agreement to and acceptance, of the Disclaimer Notice and the full Terms and Conditions contained herein. Your statutory Consumer Rights are unaffected.
PRIVACY POLICY
We are committed to ensuring your data is stored responsibly and securely.
This privacy policy sets out how ARK Electronics uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website. We at ARK Electronics are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. ARK Electronics may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. Please check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
WHAT WE COLLECT
We may collect the following information:
– Name
– Email address
– Postal Address
– Demographic information such as Job Title, Department, Company, Location, Language
– Marketing Preferences
WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and for the following reasons:
– Internal record keeping.
– Issuing articles, press releases and related content.
– We may use the information to improve our products and services.
– We may periodically send promotional emails about news, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
– From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
COOKIES
Like most interactive web sites this Company’s website [or ISP] uses cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
COMMENTS
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
MEDIA
If you upload images to the website through any of our contact forms, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
USER COMMUNICATIONS
When you send email or other communications to ARK Electronics, we may retain those communications to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
E-mail TRACKING
Html-based e-mails may track if they have been opened by the recipients. Additional information may be collected as well, including identifiers, date and time of page views and a description of the page viewed (URL.) If you do not wish to be tracked via e-mail, you will need to disable HTML images or refuse HTML (select Text only) e-mails via your e-mail software.
SECURITY
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
In several places (or through a pop-up window) you will be presented with an opt-in option for receiving informative or promotional emails from us. If you do not wish to receive these emails, simply do not opt in.
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct communication (includes marketing purposes), you may change your mind at any time by hitting the unsubscribe button at the bottom of our newsletters or by emailing us at info@arkelectronics.com and we will update your preferences.
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under GDPR. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to ARK Electronics or email info@arkelectronics.com.
If you believe that any information, we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
RIGHT OF ACCESS
A user has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or how their personal information is being used, including the following information:
The purposes for which their information is used;
The categories of personal information being used;
Any recipients to whom the information has been or will be disclosed, in accordance with this policy, including information about appropriate safeguards if the user’s information is transferred to an organization in another country;
If possible, the foreseeable period for which the information will be stored or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period;
The user’s right to request that ARK Electronics correct or delete personal data or restrict the use of personal information;
The user’s right to lodge a complaint with a relevant data protection authority.
Where the user’s information has been collected from a source other than the user themselves, ARK Electronics will also provide any available information as to the source of the information. The user also has the right to obtain a copy of their personal data that is stored and used by ARK Electronics.
DATA BREACHES
In the event that a data breach is discovered and is determined to result in a high risk to the rights of users, ARK Electronics will communicate the data breach to users without undue delay. The notification will describe the likely consequences of the breach and measures taken or proposed to be taken to mitigate possible effects. The notice will include the name and contact information of a contact person within ARK Electronics who can provide additional information.
RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT
Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority if the user believes that the use of their personal information is in violation of relevant laws and regulations.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICY
ARK Electronics may modify, add or remove portions of the Privacy Policy at any time. Customer information may be used for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in the privacy notice. Information practice changes will be posted on this website.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding this privacy policy, please contact ARK Electronics at:
ARK Electronics USA, Inc.
400 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 1500
Irvine, CA 92618 USA
+1 949-315-7898 tel
e-mail: info@arkelectronics.com
