Privacy Policy
Last Updated: October 2021
Privacy policy
I. Introduction
This privacy policy ("Policy") describes how ZKTeco Solutions Inc. ("ZKTeco Solutions Inc.",”ZKTeco”,”Company”, "we", "us" or "our") collects, protects and uses the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you ("User", "you" or "your") may provide in our Website and any of its products or services (collectively, "ZKTeco Website",”ZKTeco Payroll” or "Services").
It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Information and how you can access and update this information. This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.
II. Collection of Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain Personal Information that can be used to contact or Identify You.
1. Personal Information may include, but not limited to:
a. First name, Middle name, and Last name
b. Email Address
c. Contact number
d. Birthdate
e. Gender
f. Address (Street, City, Province, Country, Zip/Postal Code)
g. Social Security (or other taxpayer identification) numbers
h. Financial Information
i. Cookies and Usage Data
j. All certain information that You voluntarily choose to provide
2. Usage Data
We may also
Collect information that your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when you access Service by or through any device (“Usage Data”).
This Usage data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (IP Address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
3. Cookies Data
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service.
Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies
4. Other Data
While using our Service, we may also collect the following information: age, place of birth, passport details, citizenship, registration at place of residence and actual address, telephone number (work, mobile), details of documents on education, qualification, professional training, employment agreements, information on bonuses and compensation, information on marital status, family members, office location and other data.
III. Use of Data
We use the collected data for various purposes, such as but not limited to:
a. To provide and maintain our Service
b. To notify you about Changes to our Service
c. To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
d. To monitor the usage of our Service
e. To provide Customer Support
f. To detect, prevent and address technical issues
g. To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
h. To fulfil any other purpose for which you provide it
i. To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contacts entered into between you and us, including billing and collection
j. To provide you with notices about your account and/or subscriptions, including expiration and renewal notices, email-instructions, etc…
k. To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
l. In any other we may describe when you provide the information
m. For any other purpose with your consent
IV. Sharing of Data
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
a. With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
b. For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal 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.
c. With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
d. With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
e. With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If You interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see Your name, profile, pictures and description of Your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of Your activity, communicate with You and view Your profile.
f. With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
V. Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
VI. Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Azure Servers and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Azure Servers and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
ZKTeco Solutions Inc. will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
VII. Disclosure of Data
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:
1. Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
2. Business Transaction
If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
3. Other cases. We may disclose your information also:
a. To our subsidiaries and affiliates
b. To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business
c. To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it
d. For the purpose of including your company’s logo on our website
e. For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information
f. If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the company, our customer, or others.
VIII. Security of Data
The Security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
IX. Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
X. CI/CD tools
We may use third-party Service Providers to automate the development process of our Service.
XI. Links to other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
XII. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this Page.
We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update “effective data” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posed on this page.
XIII. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: support@zkteco.ph
By phone number: (632) 8367-15-26