Privacy Policy

Privacy statement

It is important to us that you are fully informed about the personal data that we collect when you use our online offers and services, and are familiar with how we use them.

Wherever DEKRA processes personal data, such processing is carried out for the purposes defined in this data privacy statement.

Processing of personal data

Responsible Authority

DEKRA KOREA CO., LTD.
Gyeonggi-do, Gwangmyeong-si
20 Singi-ro, Iljik-dong (14345)
7F, U-Planet Tower Building
Republic of Korea

Visiting our website

We record and save your computer's IP address in order to send the contents of our website visited by you to your computer (e.g. texts, pictures, and files provided for downloading, etc.) (cf. Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR). We also process these data to identify and pursue any misuse. Legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. In this context, our legitimate interest in data processing is to ensure the due functioning of our website and the business transacted via the Website.

Other purposes

We also process personal data that you provide voluntarily. The data processed by us in this context include the data of customers, employees, and suppliers to the extent necessary for the purposes specified within the scope of this data privacy statement.

In as far as we process your data as described above for the purpose of accepting and processing your inquiry, appointment, or (newsletter) order, you are contractually bound to make these data available to us. We are unable to process your request without the data.

Where you have given your consent to the processing of personal data (cf. Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent up to the time of withdrawal of consent.

Contact via forms

As part of the contact with DEKRA (e.g. via forms or a-mail) personal data is collected. On our website we provide forms for various requests, such as contact with DEKRA, forms for commissioning, forms for bookings, forms for the creation of offers, forms for newsletter subscriptions and others (e.g. to order information material).

Which data is collected within each form, is evident in the respective form. This data is only saved and used for the purpose of answering your request as well as for the contact and therefore technical administration of the data. Legal basis for the processing of this data is our legitimate interest on the answering of your request according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact aims the completion of a contract, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR also applies for the processing of the data. Your data will be deleted after completion of processing of your request. The process is completed as soon as the matter concerned is finally clarified and if there are no legal retention requirements opposed.

Transfer to third parties

We generally transfer your data to the relevant DEKRA company where it is processed to deliver the service and support you requested.

This means that information may also be processed by other legal entities of the DEKRA Group. However, such processing is limited to the extent required for the purposes defined in this data privacy statement or to which the other legal entity acting as a service provider / processor has to follow the instructions given by the controller.

These service providers / processors are bound by instructions. Given this, they are subject to our requirements, which include processing of your data exclusively in line with our instructions and in compliance with the applicable Data Protection Act. In particular, they are contractually bound to treat your data with strict confidentiality, and are not permitted to process data for other purposes than the ones agreed.

Data transfer to the data processor is effected on the basis of Art. 28 (1) GDPR.

We will not sell your data to third parties or otherwise share them for commercial purposes.

Through the integration of external content (YouTube, Vimeo, Google, Facebook), data such as IP address, browser and Javascript content can be forwarded to the named third party providers when a page is loaded. If you do not want a third party provider to obtain information about you, do not consent to the processing of Marketing & Social Media cookies. As a result, you will not be able to use these functions on our website.

Beyond the above, we will transfer your personal data to prosecution authorities and, if applicable, damaged third parties without your explicit consent where this is necessary for clarifying illegal use of our services or for legal prosecution. However, such a transfer will only take place if there is concrete evidence of illegal conduct or misuse. Transfer of your data may also take place where this contributes to enforcing the conditions of use or other agreements. We are also under legal obligation to provide information to certain public bodies on request. These comprise prosecution authorities, authorities prosecuting offences punishable by a fine, and financial authorities.

The transfer of these data is based on our legitimate interest in fighting misuse, prosecuting criminal acts, and securing, asserting, and enforcing claims unless our interests are overridden by your rights and interests in the protection of your personal data, Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

Intended data transfer to third countries

At present, data transfer to third countries is not planned. Otherwise we will establish the required legal conditions. In particular, you will be informed of the respective recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data in line with the legal requirements.

Security

DEKRA takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect any personal data you provide to DEKRA from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, destruction, or access by unauthorized parties. This also applies to any external services purchased. We verify the effectiveness of our data protection measures and continuously improve them in line with technological development. Any personal data entered are encrypted during transfer using a secure encryption process.

Web Analysis Using Google Analytics

To the extent that you have given your consent, this website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). This use includes the “Universal Analytics” operating mode. This mode enables connecting data, sessions, and interactions to a pseudonymized User ID across different devices, making it possible to analyze a user’s activities regardless of the device they use.

Google Analytics uses small text files called “cookies”, which are saved on your computer and make the analysis of your use of the website possible. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the US and saved there. If IP anonymization is active on this website, your IP address will first be anonymized by Google within the Member States of the European Union or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Please note this website uses Google Analytics with the IP anonymization extension to ensure an anonymized recording of IP addresses (also called IP masking). The IP address transmitted by your browser in the context of Google Analytics is not merged with any other data of Google. More information on the terms of service and data protection is available at https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and/or https://policies.google.com/?hl=en

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is your declaration of consent according to point (a) of Art. 6 (1) of the GDPR. Google, on behalf of the operator of this website, will use this information in order to analyze your use of the website, to compile reports on your activities on the website, and to provide further services relating to the website use and internet use for the website operator.

The data sent by us and the data connected to cookies, user recognition (e.g. User-ID), or advertising ID are erased automatically after 26 months.

Right to withdrawal

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. You can do this by changing your browser settings to prevent the saving of cookies. We would like to point out, however, that doing so may prevent you from enjoying the full functionality of this website.

You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) and its transmission to Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on .

Opt-out cookies also prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. To prevent the collection of data across various devices by Universal Analytics, you will need to opt out on all the devices you use. Click here to get the opt-out cookie: Save Google Analytics Opt-Out Cookie

In addition, you also have the possibility to determine which kinds of cookies you wish to accept or reject from our website by changing the Cookie Settings .

Cookies

Deletion of data

Amendment of this data privacy statement

DEKRA

Data privacy information for the CRM system