Introduction
Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG (hereinafter referred to as: "We", “our”, and “us”) is responsible as the site operator for processing personal information of users of the company website, beckhoff.com. Our contact details can be found in the legal notice on our company website, while the contacts for questions relating to processing of personal information are listed directly in this Data Privacy Policy.
We take the protection of your privacy and personal information very seriously. We collect, store, and use your personal information in compliance with the content of this Data Privacy Policy and with applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
This Data Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about the scope and purpose for which personal information is processed in connection with the use of the company website.
IF YOU HAVE RIGHTS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT, PLEASE SEE THE CCPA SUPPLEMENT BELOW.
IF YOU HAVE RIGHTS AS A RESIDENT OF NEVADA, PLEASE SEE THE YOUR NEVADA PRIVACY RIGHTS SECTION BELOW.
IF YOU HAVE RIGHTS AS A RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON STATE, PLEASE SEE OUR CONSUMER HEALTH DATA PRIVACY POLICY SECTION BELOW.
IF YOU HAVE RIGHTS AS A RESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, PLEASE SEE OUR EU PRIVACY POLICY.
ATTENTION: PLEASE READ OUR DATA PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE. ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT AND CONSENT TO THIS DATA PRIVACY POLICY IN FULL. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS DATA PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE. You acknowledge (a) that you have read and understood this Data Privacy Policy; (b) that you consent to this Data Privacy Policy; and (c) that by agreeing to this Data Privacy Policy, you consent to receive notifications regarding security incidents to the email address We have on file for you.
Personal information
Personal information denotes any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, or as otherwise defined by data privacy law. This includes information on your identity, such as your name, e-mail address, postal address, and IP address. Information that cannot be directly associated with your identity (such as statistical data, for example on the number of users of the online site) is, on the other hand, not considered to be personal information.
Processing personal information
Your data is stored by us on specially protected servers within the European Union. Technical and organizational measures are used to protect these servers against the loss or destruction of, access or changes to, or the dissemination of your data by unauthorized persons. Only a limited number of persons will have access to your data. These individuals are responsible for the technical, commercial, or editorial support of the servers. Despite regular controls, complete protection against all risks is not possible.
WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION DUE TO TRANSMISSION ERRORS, THIRD-PARTY ACCESS, OR CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
Your personal information is transmitted in encrypted form over the Internet. We use TLS/SSL encryption (Transport Layer Security/Secure Socket Layer) for data transmission.
Transfer of personal information to third parties
If we employ external service providers in the provision of services, they shall only access personal information for the purpose of providing services to us. We use technical and organizational measures to ensure compliance with data protection regulations and also obligate compliance on the part of our external service providers in this respect.
Except as described in this privacy policy, we shall not transfer the data to third parties without your consent, in particular not for advertising purposes. Your personal information shall only be transferred if you have given your consent to do so, or if we are entitled or obliged to do so due to laws, legal regulations, and/or official or judicial orders. This may especially involve the provision of information for law enforcement purposes, for averting danger, or for enforcing intellectual property rights.
Data deletion and storage period
We delete or block your personal information as soon as the reason for storing it no longer applies. The data may remain stored beyond this period due to legal requirements to which we are subject, for example, in respect of legal retention or documentation obligations. In such an event, we delete or block your personal information once the requirements cease to apply.
Use of our online site
Information on your computer
Every time you visit our website, we collect the following information about your computer regardless of whether or not you have registered with us: the IP address of your computer, the request from your browser, as well as the time this request was made. In addition, the status and amount of data transferred as part of this request is also recorded. We also collect product and version information about the browser used and your computer's operating system. We furthermore record the website from which the online site was accessed. The IP address of your computer is only saved for the time during which the online site is used and the subsequent three months, after which it is deleted or anonymized by shortening it.
We use this data to operate the online site, in particular to identify and resolve errors, to determine the utilization of the online site, and to make adjustments or improvements.
Use of cookies
As with many other websites, we use cookies for our company website. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, which save specific settings and data for exchange with our website via your browser. A cookie generally contains the name of the domain from which the cookie file was sent as well as information on the age of the cookie and an alphanumeric identifier.
Cookies allow us to identify your computer and make any default settings available immediately. We use different cookies to achieve this purpose.
Essential cookies allow basic functions to be performed and are required for the website to function properly.
In addition, we also use marketing cookies that are used by third-party providers to display personalized advertising, as well as third-party cookies that allow access from content implemented on our page. We use these providers to improve our online site and to offer you a better service that is more tailored to your needs. We only use these cookies if you have given your explicit consent to do so.
The cookies we generally use are known as session cookies, which are deleted automatically at the end of the browser session. Cookies that are stored for a longer period can also be used occasionally, so that your default settings and preferences can be taken into account the next time you visit our website.
Most browsers are set up to accept cookies automatically. However, you can disable the storage of cookies or set your browser to notify you as soon as cookies are set. It is also possible to manually delete previously saved cookies via the browser settings. Please note that if you refuse to allow storage of cookies or delete essential cookies then some of the services available on our website may not work properly or at all.
Google Maps
We use Google Maps to create access routes and show the locations of branch offices on maps.
Whenever our web pages containing Google Maps are accessed, a connection is established to the Google server in the United States in order to display the maps and associated text.
If you launch Google Maps when visiting our website, Google stores a cookie on your device via your browser. Your user data is processed by Google to display the location and to create directions.
Google can use the data transmitted to it to identify the website from which your request has been sent and the IP address to which the directions are to be transmitted.
If you do not agree to this storage and processing, you have to prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. We refer you in this respect to the information provided on the topic of cookies.
Use of Google Maps is subject to Google's terms of use as well as general terms and conditions. You can find Google's Data Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Vimeo
We use "Vimeo" to show videos on our website (Vimeo LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA, hereinafter referred to as "Vimeo").
If you give your consent to embed Vimeo videos, a connection is established to Vimeo servers in the U.S. in order to show the video. Your IP address is therefore transmitted and processed by Vimeo for technical reasons. In addition, the date and time of your visit to the relevant page is also recorded.
If you are logged into Vimeo when you visit one of our websites on which a Vimeo video is embedded, Vimeo assigns the collected user data to your personal user account. To prevent this from happening, you either have to log out of Vimeo before visiting our websites or configure the account settings in Vimeo accordingly.
Vimeo uses the web analytics service Google Analytics for analysis purposes. Google Analytics stores cookies on your device via your Internet browser and sends information on the use of our websites, in which a Vimeo video is embedded, to Google. It is possible that Google will store and process the information on servers in the U.S.
If you do not agree to this storage and processing, you have to prevent the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. We refer you in this respect to the information provided on the topic of cookies.
Further information on the collection, use, and processing of data by Vimeo as well as on your rights and options for protecting privacy can be found at http://vimeo.com/privacy.
Matomo
We use the open source software Matomo (formerly Piwik) to statistically analyze the use of our website. This is a web analytics service. The data collected by Matomo is stored in a database for the purpose of analyzing usage, which serves to optimize our website. The data collected includes the shortened IP address, the time, the website visited, the website from which you came to ours (referrer URL), the browser used, the duration of your visit to our website, and the frequency of your visits.
The analyses generated with Matomo are fully anonymized and cannot be used to identify individual persons. The data stored by Matomo is not linked with other data sources nor is it transferred to third parties. You can opt out of analysis of your data by Matomo by following this link.
A cookie is stored on your device via your Internet browser, which prevents further analysis. Please note that you have to opt out using the link above again if you delete the cookies stored on your device. Any data processing operations that took place prior to revoking your consent are not affected.
For more information, please visit Matomo’s privacy policy at: https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
We use Microsoft Dynamics 365 for our customer relationship management (CRM). Using this CRM, we process personal data such as name; email address; job title/position; address; location; company and department information; technical data including IP address, login and registration times; successful logins, password resets; download information (download name, ID, version and date); saved favourites and associated folders; consent data for authorization control in data protection; communication and interaction data (such as email address, phone, form comment fields); and authorization and identity data for login.
With the help of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, we record, classify and analyse interactions with existing or potential customers through different channels, such as downloads, personal meetings, e-mail, social networks, web forms or telephone. The personal data we collect in this way can also be evaluated and used for communication with you, for example in the context of marketing measures (newsletters, etc.) or order processing. You have the right to opt-out of marketing communications at any time by contacting the following email address: dataprotection@beckhoff.com.
For more information, please visit the Microsoft Dynamics 365 privacy policy here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/get-started/privacy/.
Microsoft Forms
We use Microsoft Forms to create forms of all kinds, for example, for registration purposes and to create surveys and polls on our website, in video conferences and online meetings. When you use Microsoft Forms, various types of personal data may be processed, including first and last name, e-mail address, company name, professional position, as well as the date and time you sent your answer and opened the questionnaire. In addition, your acceptance or cancellation of an event, for example, is transmitted via a mandatory selection field. Other personal data can be provided voluntarily in the available fields. We process this personal data in order to respond to your request and with your consent.
For more information, please visit the Microsoft Forms security and privacy page here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/security-and-privacy-in-microsoft-forms-7e57f9ba-4aeb-4b1b-9e21-b75318532cd9
Webinars
You can use various links on our website to take part in webinars that we hold online. If you wish to take part in a webinar, we process personal information that you enter in a registration form, in particular name, e-mail address, address, country, job title, and company or organization. We process data transferred via the registration form exclusively for the purpose of conducting the webinar (including submitting your information to the webinar organizer), making contact with you in relation to the event, and providing you with further information in relation to the webinar.
Our webinars are carried out on GoToWebinar from the LogMeIn platform. The GoToWebinar platform is managed by LogMeIn Ireland Limited. We have no influence on the data processed by GoToWebinar by LogMeIn. You will find further information on data processing by GoToWebinar at https://www.logmeininc.com/legal and https://www.logmeininc.com/legal/privacy.
Registration
You can register to use certain features on our website.
When you register for an online meeting, we may collect your salutation, academic title, name, company, function/department, address, email address, telephone number, and preferences for day, start time, time zone, and duration. We may also collect information related to whether you would like to get an overview of Beckhoff innovations, whether you are interested in specific products and technologies, whether you have application-specific questions that you would like to discuss with us, whether you accept our Data Privacy Policy, and whether you agree that we can use your personal information to contact you by phone, mail, or email.
When you order print or digital media such as brochures, flyers, white papers and magazines, we may collect information related to your media selections, language, name, company, division, industry, address, email address, telephone number, fax number, questions, wishes, suggestions, and whether you accept our Data Privacy Policy.
When you download macros, we may collect information related to your name, company, address, email address, telephone number, fax number, version requested, whether you accept our Data Privacy Policy, and whether you accept the terms of use of the macros.
You have to provide the mandatory data requested during the registration process. The mandatory information requested as part of the registration process is required to fulfill or initiate a contract with us for specific services. In addition, we collect the date and time of registration and the IP address. As part of the registration process, we seek your consent to use the data.
A customer account will be created for you when you register. We will retain the data in the customer account for as long as an active customer relationship exists. If no further activity can be determined over a period of three years, the status of the customer relationship will be set to inactive. You can request us to delete your customer account at any time.
Job applicant portal
You can apply for job positions via the job applicant portal. In this respect, we offer you the possibility to complete an application form and to submit the information and documents required for the application to us by means of a file upload. Use of the applicant portal is voluntary; you can also send us your application in other ways, for example via e-mail or postal service.
When you submit your application via the job applicant portal, your documents are forwarded electronically to the responsible employee in our company and your Personal Information is processed to review your application. If an application is successful, the data transferred is processed and stored for the purpose of maintaining the employment relationship, with due regard for any statutory requirements.
Residents of California can view our Applicant Privacy Notice here:
Newsletter
When you register for our e-newsletter, we may collect your name, company, address, email address, email newsletter preferences, and confirmation of whether you accept our Data Privacy Policy. Your email address will be used for our own promotional purposes until you unsubscribe. You will regularly receive information via email in this regard on current topics, as well as emails for specific events and special promotions. The emails may be personalized and individualized based on the information saved about you.
We use the double-opt-in process when you register for our newsletter, assuming you have not given us your consent in writing. This means that we will only send you a newsletter via email if you have explicitly confirmed to us in advance that we should activate the newsletter mailing. We will then send you a notification email and ask you to confirm by clicking a link in this email that you would like to receive our newsletter. We record the opening of the newsletter and any links that it may contain. In addition, we process the following data in relation to use of the newsletter: the email program you are using, your operating system, the time of access, and your abbreviated IP address.
Should you no longer wish to receive newsletters from us in general, you can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. Simply use the unsubscribe link contained in every newsletter or send notification to us or to our data protection officer.
Social Media
We may also collect information about you from other third-party sources, including social media companies. The website provides links to our Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Vimeo, Xing, and YouTube pages. If you connect with these websites through the website, We may receive personal information about you.
- Facebook. By clicking on the Facebook button on the website, you will be automatically transported to the official Facebook Page for Beckhoff, https://www.facebook.com/beckhoff/.
- Instagram. By clicking on the Instagram button on the website, you will be automatically transported to the official Instagram Page for Beckhoff, https://www.instagram.com/beckhoff_com/.
- LinkedIn. By clicking on the LinkedIn button on the website, you will be automatically transported to the official LinkedIn Page for Beckhoff, www.linkedin.com/company/beckhoff-automation.
- Vimeo. By clicking on the Vimeo button on the website, you will be automatically transported to the official Vimeo channel of Beckhoff, https://vimeo.com/channels/beckhoffen.
- Xing. By clicking on the Xing button on the website, you will be automatically transported to the official Xing account of Beckhoff www.xing.com/companies/beckhoffautomationgmbh&co.kg.
- YouTube. By clicking on the YouTube button on the website, you will be automatically transported to the official YouTube Channel for Beckhoff, viewable at: https://www.youtube.com/BeckhoffAutomationWorldwide. For more information, please visit Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Business Changes
If We become involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, joint venture, securities offering, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, or other transaction, or if the ownership of all or substantially all of our business otherwise changes, We may transfer Your information to a third party or parties in connection therewith.
Affiliates
We may also share Your information with our affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy. Our affiliates will be required to maintain that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Investigations and Law
We may disclose information about You to third parties if We believe that such disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with the law or guidance or cooperate with government or law enforcement officials or private parties;
- Investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected illegal activities, suspected fraud, the rights, reputation, safety, and property of us, users, or others, or violations of our policies or other agreements with us;
- Respond to claims and legal process (for example, subpoenas); and/or
- Protect against legal liability.
Your Choices Regarding Your Information
You have choices regarding our use of your personal information.
- Changing Your Information - To change your information, you may log in into myBeckhoff. Select Personal information and simply enter the changes in the form. If you are unable to log in, please contact us at mybeckhoff@beckhoff.com.
- Closing Your Account - You may close your account by contacting us at mybeckhoff@beckhoff.com. If the email account associated with your email address is not active, We may close your account without notice.
- Information Collected From Other Websites and Mobile Applications and Do Not Track Policy – Your browser or device may offer you a “Do Not Track” option, which allows you to signal to operators of websites, web applications, mobile applications, and services (including behavioral advertising services) that you do not wish such operators to track certain of your online activities over time and/or across different websites or applications. The website does not support Do Not Track requests at this time, which means that we or our analytics providers or other third parties with which we are working may collect information about your online activity both during and after your use of the website.
- Data protection officer and contact – We have appointed a data protection officer to support us in relation to data privacy issues and with whom you can also make contact directly. Our data protection officer is available to you to deal with queries relating to our handling of personal information or to provide other information on data privacy issues:
Mr. Hans-Peter Jakobfeuerborn
Phone: + 49 (0) 52 46 / 9 63 - 0
E-mail: dataprotection@beckhoff.com
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to external websites. We have no influence on the compliance with legal provisions by the operators of these sites. Despite careful content control, we assume no liability for the content of external links and web pages. For information on data processing on these websites, please refer to the respective data protection notices of the linked websites.
Changes to this Data Privacy Policy
The status of this Data Privacy Policy is indicated by the date (above). We reserve the right to change this Data Privacy Policy at any time with effect for the future. If We materially change this Privacy Policy, We will let You know by sending an email notifying You of the changes to the email address We have on file for You and posting an updated Data Privacy Policy on the website. Changes may arise especially in the case of technical modifications to the website or revisions to data protection laws or regulations. The up-to-date version of the Data Privacy Policy can be accessed directly via the website at all times. We recommend that you familiarize yourself regularly with any changes to this Data Privacy Policy.
U.S. State Regional Supplements
Your California Privacy Rights
Click the following link to review our disclosure relating to Data deletion and storage period.
Data Rights
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), residents of California may have the following rights, subject to their submission of an appropriately verified request:
Confirm - Right to confirm whether we process your Personal Information.
Access/Know - Right to request any of following: (1) the categories of Personal Information we have collected, sold or “shared,” or disclosed for a commercial purpose; (2) the categories of sources from which your Personal Information was collected; (3) the purposes for which we collected or sold or “shared” your Personal Information; (4) the categories of third parties to whom we have sold or “shared” your Personal Information, or disclosed it for a business purpose; and (5) the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
Portability - Right to request that we provide certain Personal Information in a readily useable format.
Deletion - Right to delete certain Personal Information that we hold about you.
Correction - Right to correct certain Personal Information that we hold about you.
Opt-Out (Sales, Sharing, Targeted Advertising, Profiling) - Right to opt-out of the following:
- If we engage in sales of data (as defined by applicable law), you may direct us to stop selling Personal Information.
- If we engage in Targeted Advertising (aka “sharing” of personal data or cross-context behavioral advertising, as defined by applicable law) you may opt-out of such sharing.
- If we engage in certain forms of “profiling” (e.g. profiling that has legal or similarly significant effects), you may opt-out of such profiling.
Opt-out or Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information - This right does not apply because we only use and disclose Sensitive Personal Information where necessary and for certain business purposes authorized by applicable law (see CCPA Regulations 7027(m)).
Opt-in/Opt-out of Sale/Sharing of Minors’ Personal Information - To the extent we have actual knowledge that we collect or maintain personal information of a minor under age 16 in California, those minors must opt in to any sales or “sharing” of personal information (as defined under CCPA), and minors under the age of 13 must have a parent consent to sales or “sharing” of personal information. All minors have the right to opt-out later at any time.
Non-Discrimination - California residents have the right to not to receive discriminatory treatment as a result of their exercise of rights conferred by the CCPA.
List of Direct Marketers - California residents may request a list of Personal Information we have disclosed about them to third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year.
Remove Minors’ User Content - Residents of California under the age of 18 can delete or remove posts using the same deletion or removal procedures described above, or otherwise made available through the websites. If you have questions about how to remove your posts or if you would like additional assistance with deletion, contact us using the information below. We will work to delete your information, but we cannot guarantee comprehensive removal of that content or information posted through the websites.
Submission of Requests
To exercise any of the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request by calling us at 1-877-ScanTime, or emailing us at dataprotection@beckhoff.com. You will not need to create an account to exercise your rights.
To exercise your right to opt out of Sales, Sharing, Targeted Advertising, Profiling, or to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information, you may call us at 1-877-ScanTime or email us at dataprotection@beckhoff.com. You may also go to our Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information form at: https://www.beckhoff.com/en-us/data-privacy-policy/california-residents-california-consumer-privacy-act-rights-request-information/.
Verification of Requests
Before we can fulfill the requests to know, delete, or correct noted above, we must verify your identity. If you have a password-protected account with us, we can verify your identity through our existing authentication procedures for your account. However, we will require you to re-authenticate yourself before we can disclose, delete, or correct any of your information.
If you do not have a password-protected account with us, we will require you to provide us with your name, telephone number, business address, and email address, together with a signed declaration under penalty of perjury that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. We will match this information with the personal information we maintain.
You can also authorize another person, called an agent, to exercise your rights on your behalf. You must provide the authorized agent written and signed permission to act on your behalf. We may deny requests to opt out from an authorized agent who does not submit proof that he or she has been authorized to act on your behalf. Furthermore, we may require you to verify your identity directly with us. We may also require you to directly confirm with us that you have provided the authorized agent permission to submit a request on your behalf. An authorized agent can make a request on your behalf by either calling us at 1-877-ScanTime, or by emailing us at dataprotection@beckhoff.com. Additionally, an authorized agent can make a request to opt out of the sale of personal information on your behalf by accessing our Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information form at: https://www.beckhoff.com/en-us/data-privacy-policy/california-residents-california-consumer-privacy-act-rights-request-information/.
| Categories of personal information collected in last 12 months | Purposes for which personal information will be used |
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Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers |
Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; verifying customer information; undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity; debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; processing applications for employment |
| Categories of personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California Customer Records statute, Cal. Civ. Code 1798.80(e)), such as name, address, telephone number, education, employment, and employment history | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; verifying customer information; undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity; processing applications for employment |
| Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; processing applications for employment |
| Commercial information, including records of products purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; verifying customer information; undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration |
| Biometric information (imagery of the face and voice recordings) | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; creating co-marketing content with customers such as case studies. |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history, search history, information regarding your interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; verifying customer information; undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; processing applications for employment |
| Geolocation data | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; verifying customer information; undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity; undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration; processing applications for employment |
| Audio information/Visual information | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; creating co-marketing content with customers such as case studies. |
| Professional or employment-related information | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service; verifying customer information; undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; processing applications for employment |
| Inferences drawn from your personal information to create a profile reflecting your preferences, characteristics, predispositions, behavior, etc. | Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by Beckhoff; providing advertising or marketing services; providing analytic services; undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration |
| Sensitive personal information | Processing or fulfilling orders and transactions; creating, maintaining, and servicing accounts; providing customer service |
| Categories of sources from which personal information is collected |
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| Advertising/Marketing Providers |
| Analytics Providers |
| Consumers |
| Recruiting Platforms |
| Social Media Platforms |
| Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms |
| Webinar Providers and Organizers |
| Categories of third parties with which we share personal information |
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| Advertising/Marketing Providers |
| Affiliates |
| Analytics Providers |
| Recruiting Platforms |
| Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms |
| Web Mapping Services |
| Categories of personal information that we have Sold, “Shared,” or Disclosed for Commercial Purposes in last 12 months | Categories of third parties to whom the information was Sold, “Shared,” or Disclosed for Commercial Purposes |
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| Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Categories of personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California Customer Records statute, Cal. Civ. Code 1798.80(e)), such as name, address, telephone number, education, employment, and employment history | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms |
| Commercial information, including records of products purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history, search history, information regarding your interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Geolocation data | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Professional or employment-related information | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms |
| Inferences drawn from your personal information to create a profile reflecting your preferences, characteristics, predispositions, behavior, etc. | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Categories of personal information that we have disclosed for business purposes in last 12 months | Categories of third parties to whom the information was disclosed |
|---|---|
| Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, internet protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Categories of personal information described in subdivision (e) of Section 1798.80 (California Customer Records statute, Cal. Civ. Code 1798.80(e)), such as name, address, and telephone number, education, employment, and employment history | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms |
| Commercial information, including records of products purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Internet or other electronic network activity information, including browsing history, search history, information regarding your interaction with an Internet website, application, or advertisement | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Geolocation data | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms; Web Mapping Services |
| Professional or employment-related information | Advertising/Marketing Providers; Affiliates; Analytics Providers; Recruiting Platforms; Video Hosting, Sharing, and Services Platforms |
California Shine the Light Notice
Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code permits California residents to request from a business, with whom the California resident has an established business relationship, certain information about the types of personal information the business has shared with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes, and the names and addresses of the third parties with whom the business has shared such information during the immediately preceding calendar year. You may make one request each year by emailing us at dataprotection@beckhoff.com, or by writing us at the address listed at the end of the Beckhoff.com Data Privacy Policy.
Your Nevada Privacy Rights
The Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 603A.300 et seq.) permit a Nevada consumer to direct an operator of an Internet website or online service to refrain from making any sale of any covered information the operator has collected or will collect about that consumer. You may submit a request pursuant to this directive by emailing us at dataprotection@beckhoff.com. We will provide further information about how We verify the authenticity of the request and your identity.
Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy
A. Categories of Consumer Health Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information defined as consumer health data under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) and similar laws (“Consumer Health Data”), for the following purposes:
| Categories of Consumer Health Data | Purposes of Collecting, Using and Sharing | How Consumer Health Data will be Used or Processed |
|---|---|---|
| Individual health conditions, treatment, diseases, diagnosis or dietary restrictions in the context of a registration or emergency contact form |
– To accommodate dietary restrictions at Beckhoff USA events · To assist in event of a medical emergency at a Beckhoff USA-sponsored event |
– Ensuring the safety of guests at our events – To contact and coordinate with family, emergency personnel, or related parties as needed |
| Biometric data including facial images and voice recordings | – Operating webinars and video conferences |
– For webinars and video conferences – To complete and record phone interviews with customers |
B. Sources of Consumer Health Data We Collect
We may collect, use, and share Consumer Health Data from various sources, which include: from You, from emergency personnel, from family members.
C. Sharing of Consumer Health Data
Categories of Consumer Health Data We Share
We may share the following categories of Consumer Health Data with third parties and specific affiliates: Individual health conditions, treatment, diseases, or diagnosis in the event of an emergency during a Beckhoff USA-sponsored event.
Categories of Third Parties with Whom We Share
We may share Consumer Health Data with the following categories of third-party recipients: third party service providers and business partners, affiliates.
Specific Affiliates with Whom We Share
We may share Consumer Health Data with the following Affiliates: None
D. Washington My Health My Data Rights
Your Rights
Under the Washington State My Health My Data Act, Washington State residents and natural persons whose Consumer Health Data is collected in Washington may have the following rights, subject to verification, exceptions, and limitations:
Right to Confirm/Access/Know: Up to twice annually, you have the right to (a) confirm whether we are collecting, sharing, or selling your Consumer Health Data, and (b) access such data, including a list of all third parties and affiliates with whom we have shared or sold the consumer health data and an active email address or other online mechanism that you may use to contact these third parties.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of the Consumer Health Data held by us and our affiliates, processors, contractors, and other third parties.
Right to Withdraw Your Consent/Opt-Out: You may withdraw any consent you have provided at any time. The consequence of your withdrawing consent might be that we cannot perform certain services for you, such as location-based services, personalizing or making relevant certain types of advertising, or other services conditioned on your consent or choice not to opt-out.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right to not to receive discriminatory treatment as a result of your exercise of rights conferred by the My Health My Data Act.
How to Exercise Your Rights
You may submit requests as follows (please our review verification requirements below).
- You may send an email to dataprotection@beckhoff.com with your email address, phone number or address on file, along with your request.
If you have any questions or wish to appeal any refusal to take action in response to a MHMDA rights request, contact us at dataprotection@beckhoff.com. We will respond to any request to appeal within the period required by law.
Washington Residents: If your appeal is unsuccessful, you can raise a concern or lodge a complaint with the Washington State Attorney General here.
Nevada Residents: If your appeal is unsuccessful, you can raise a concern or lodge a complaint with the State of Nevada Attorney General here.
Verification of Consumer Health Data Rights Requests
If you submit a request, we typically must verify your identity to ensure that you have the right to make that request, to reduce fraud, and to ensure the security of Consumer Health Data. If an agent is submitting the request on your behalf, we reserve the right to validate the agent’s authority to act on your behalf.
We may require that you match Consumer Health Data we have on file in order to adequately verify your identity. If you have an account, we may require that you log into the account to submit the request as part of the verification process. We may not grant access to certain Consumer Health Data to you if prohibited by law.