Personal Information
In general, you can visit YKP on the Internet without telling us who you are and without giving any personal information about yourself. There are times, however, when we or our partners may need information from you.
You may choose to give us personal information in a variety of situations. For example, you may want to give us information, such as your name and address or e-mail id, to correspond with you, to process an order, or to provide you with a subscription. You may give us your credit card details to buy something from us or a description of your education and work experience in connection with a job opening at YKP that you wish to be considered for. We intend to let you know how we will use such information before we collect it from you; if you tell us that you do not want us to use this information to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes. If you give us personal information about somebody else, such as a spouse or work colleague, we will assume that you have their permission to do so.
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Using and Sharing Personal Information
The following paragraphs describe in more detail how YKP may use your personal information
and with whom we may share it. Depending on the type of YKP Web site you are visiting,
one or more of the paragraphs may apply. For example, if you order a product from
an YKP Web site, your information will be handled as described in such paragraphs
as Fulfilling Your Transaction Request and Marketing Use.
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Fulfilling your transaction request
If you request something from an YKP Web site, for example, a product or service,
a callback, or specific marketing materials, we will use the information you provide
to fulfill your request. To help us do this, we may share information, with others,
for instance, other parts of YKP, YKP's Business Partners, financial institutions,
shipping companies, postal or government authorities (for example, Customs authorities)
involved in fulfillment. In connection with a transaction we may also contact you
as part of our customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
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Marketing Use
The information you provide to YKP on certain YKP Web sites may also be used by YKP and selected third parties for marketing purposes. Before we use it, however, we will offer you the opportunity to choose whether or not to have your information used in this way.
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YKP Human Resources Web Sites (including Recruitment)
In connection with a job application or inquiry, whether advertised on an YKP Web
site or otherwise, you may provide us with information about yourself, such as a
resume or curriculum vitae. We may use this information throughout YKP and its related
entities for the purpose of employment consideration or your inquiry. Except where
you tell us not to, we will keep the information for future consideration.
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Information for Business Partners
If you represent an YKP Business Partner, you may visit an YKP Web site intended
specifically for YKP Business Partners. We may use information provided on that
site to administer and develop our business relationship with you, the Business
Partner you represent, and YKP Business Partners generally. For instance, this may
involve using your information to send you details of YKP Business Partner programs.
It may also include sharing certain information with other Business Partners (subject
to any confidentiality obligations that may exist), or YKP customers or prospects.
In connection with a particular transaction or program, we may also contact you
as part of customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
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YKP Supplier Administration
If you represent an YKP supplier, you may visit an YKP Web site intended specifically for use by YKP suppliers. We may use the information provided on that site in connection with entering into or performing a transaction with you. For example, this may include sharing information with other parts of YKP YKP' s Business Partners, customers, shipping companies, financial institutions, postal or government authorities involved in fulfillment. It may also be used to administer and develop our relationship with you, the supplier you represent and/or other YKP suppliers generally.
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Use of Information in the Social Computing Environment
YKP provides social computing tools on some of its Web sites to enable online sharing
and collaboration among members who have registered to use them. These include forums,
wikis, blogs and other social media platforms.
When registering to use these tools, you will be asked to provide certain personal
information to YKP. Registration information which is not automatically made available
to other participants as part of your profile will be subject to and protected in
accordance with this privacy statement.
Any other content you post, such as pictures, information, opinions, or any other
type of personal information which you make available to other participants on these
social platforms, is not subject to this privacy statement. Such content is rather
subject to the Terms of Use of these platforms, and any additional guidelines and
privacy information provided in relation to their use. Please refer to them to better
understand yours, YKP's, and other parties' rights and obligations with regard to
such content. In addition, you should be aware that the content you post on any
such social computing platforms may be made broadly available to others inside and
outside YKP.
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Other YKP Web Site Notices
In some cases, specific YKP Web sites may contain other notices about their use
and the information practices applicable to those sites.
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Our Worldwide Practices
YKP is a global organization, with legal entities, business processes, management
structures, and technical systems that cross borders.
Our privacy practices are designed to provide protection for your personal information,
all over the world.
We may share your personal information within YKP and transfer it to countries in
the world where we do business.
Some countries may provide less legal protection for your information. In such countries
YKP will still handle information in the manner we describe here.
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Information Security and Quality
We intend to protect your personal information and to maintain its quality. We implement
appropriate measures and processes, such as using encryption when transmitting certain
sensitive information, to help us to keep your information secure and to maintain
its quality.
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Supplementing Information
From time to time we may supplement information you give us via an YKP Web site
with information from other sources, such as information validating your address
or other available information about businesses. This is to help us maintain the
accuracy of the information we collect and to help us provide a better service.
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Use of Suppliers
In some cases YKP uses suppliers to collect, use, analyze and otherwise process
information on its behalf. It is YKP' s practice to require such suppliers to handle
information in a manner consistent with YKP' s policies
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, YKP decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganise businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is YKP' s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
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Cookies, Web Beacons and Other Technologies
Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons,
YKP decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganise businesses in some countries.
Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective
or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is YKP' s practice to seek
appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
Cookies, Web Beacons and Other Technologies
We sometimes collect non-identifiable information from visits to our Web sites to
help us provide better customer service. For example, we keep track of the domains
from which people visit, and we also measure visitor activity on YKP Web sites,
but we do so in ways that keep the information non-identifiable. This information
is sometimes known as "clickstream data." YKP or others on YKP' s behalf may use
this data to analyze trends and statistics and to help us provide better customer
service.
Also, when we collect personal data from you in a transaction, we may extract some
information about that transaction in an non-identifiable format and combine it
with other non-identifiable information such as clickstream data. This information
is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and
patterns. This information is not reviewed at an individual level. If you do not
want your transaction details used in this manner you can disable your cookies.
We collect the information we mentioned in the previous paragraphs through the use
of various technologies, including one called "cookies". A cookie is a piece of
data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your
computer as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer but not you. Some YKP
pages use cookies, sent by YKP or its third party vendors, or other technologies
to better serve you when you return to the Web site. You can set your browser to
notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether
to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however,
some Web sites may not work properly.
Some YKP Web sites also use Web beacon or other technologies to better tailor those
sites to provide better customer service. These technologies may be in use on a
number of pages across YKP' s Web sites. When a visitor accesses these pages, a non-identifiable
notice of that visit is generated which may be processed by us or by our suppliers.
These Web beacons usually work in conjunction with cookies. If you don't want your
cookie information to be associated with your visits to these pages, you can set
your browser to turn off cookies.
If you turn off cookies, Web beacon and other technologies will still detect visits
to these pages, but the notices they generate cannot be associated with other non-identifiable
cookie information and are disregarded. For more information, please see
"How to work with Cookies".
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Service Quality Monitoring
Certain Web transactions may also involve you calling us or our calling you. Please
be aware that it is YKP' s general practice to monitor and in some cases record such
calls for staff training or quality assurance purposes.
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Online Advertising
Certain companies help us deliver interactive on-line advertising such as banner
ads. These companies may collect and use information about customers to help us
better understand the offers, promotions, and types of advertising that are most
appealing to our customers. After it is collected the information is aggregated
so it is not identifiable to a specific individual.
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Personalized URL Link
On occasion, we may personalize and customize Web sites for certain visitors. If
you visit one of these sites, you may find it customized with references to products
and/or services that we believe may be of interest to you, based on your previous
interactions with YKP and information you have provided to us. While you are visiting
these Web sites, we may collect information about your visit to better tailor the
site to your interests. An invitation to visit one of these Web sites is usually
presented as a personalized URL in an e-mail, a notice on a Web site registration
page, or as a response to you logging on to a certain Web site.
If you choose to visit one of these Web sites, you are agreeing to let YKP collect
information about your visits and also to its association with other information
about you and your relationship with YKP. If you do not wish your information to
be used in this way, do not accept the invitation to visit these sites.
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Disclosures Required By Law
Please be aware that in certain circumstances, it is possible that personal information
may be subject to disclosure pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas,
warrants, or orders.
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Privacy Technology
Technology will increasingly help give you more control over your personal information.
It will also help organizations to manage their privacy practices and policies.
As an information technology provider, YKP actively supports the development of
privacy technologies to help achieve these goals and to help create greater trust
and confidence in the way personal information is handled.
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Links to non-YKP Web sites
YKP Web sites may contain links to other Web sites. YKP is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content of those other Web sites.
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Notification of Changes
This privacy statement was last updated on Aug 1, 2009. A notice will be posted
on our Web site home page for 30 days whenever this privacy statement is changed
in a material way.
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Privacy Questions and Access
If you have a question about this statement or YKP's handling of your information,
you can send an email to the YKP Web site coordinator. The address for this is
info@ykpsystems.com.
If you wish to obtain a copy of particular information you provided to YKP or if
you become aware the information is incorrect and you would like us to correct it
contact us at info@ykpsystems.com.
Before YKP is able to provide you with any information or correct any inaccuracies,
however, we may ask you to verify your identity and to provide other details to
help us to respond to your request. We will contact you within 30 days of your request.
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