Privacy and data protection policy

GENERAL:
Pursuant to the provisions of Personal Data Protection Act 15/1999, of 13 December, Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., hereby informs you that it fully complies with the current legislation on personal data protection and with the duty of confidentiality inherent in its activity.

Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., ihereby informs you that there are personal data files that are owned by Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., for management, communication and information purposes. Said files are registered in the General Registry of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, which the user may access in order to check their status.

SECURITY MEASURES AND LEVELS:
Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. has adopted the necessary measures to maintain the required level of security, according to the nature of the processed personal data and the manner in which it is processed, with the aim of preventing any modification, loss or processing thereof or unauthorised access thereto.

SCOPE OF APPLICATION:
The file structure, computers and I.T. systems used in order to comply with the current data protection legislation shall be used for all, temporary or permanent, files owned by Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., which contain personal data, as well as to any equipment or information system that processes them.

All personnel hired by Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. and its Treatment Managers, are obliged to comply with said regulations, particularly with regard to their duties and obligations, which shall be duly determined by  Electroquímica de Hernani S.A..

DATA COLLECTION:
When it is necessary to collect essential data from the user for the provision of the services, it shall be requested from them through forms or the website. When the data is collected, the user shall be duly informed of their rights.

So that the information contained in our files is always up-to-date and free of errors, we ask our customers and users to inform us as soon as possible of any changes or corrections required to their personal data.

EXERCISING RIGHTS:
The rights of access, correction, cancellation and opposition may be exercised by the user, or their representative by means of a written and signed request addressed to Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., C/ Barrio Epele, nº 29, in the municipality of Hernani, province of Guipúzcoa, with Postal Code 20120, Spain. However, other means may be used to recognise the identity of the customer exercising any of the foregoing rights.

CONSENT:
The user shall provide their consent to Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. to use their personal data in order to enable proper fulfilment of the contracted services

Completing the form included on the site or sending emails or other communications to Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., iimplies the customer’s express consent to add their personal data to the aforementioned file, owned by Electroquímica de Hernani S.A.

When this information is requested, the customer or user shall be informed of the intended recipient of the information, the reason why the data is being collected, the identity and address of the Data Controller and the user’s power to exercise the rights of access, correction, cancellation and objection to the processing of their data.

ASSIGNMENT TO THIRD PARTIES:
Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. does not assign personal data without the express consent of the owners thereof, which must be granted on each occasion, and it is only assigned for the stated purpose and always with the consent of the user or customer.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROFESSIONAL SECRECY:
The data collected in all private communications between Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. and customers/users shall be treated with absolute confidentiality, with Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. agreeing to fulfil its obligation of secrecy regarding personal data and its duty to protect it and take all necessary measures to prevent any modification, loss or processing thereof or unauthorised access thereto, pursuant to the provisions of the Regulations on Security Measure for Files that contain personal data.

Furthermore, information of any kind exchanged between the parties shall also be considered to be confidential, as shall any that they agree is confidential in nature or which simply relates to the content of such information. Data being displayed online shall not imply permission to use it, without the express consent of its owner on each occasion.

We recommend that customers avoid disclosing any user ID, password or reference numbers provided by Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. to third parties. Likewise, to ensure that professional secrecy between Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. and the customer is protected in all communications, the customer/user should not reveal confidential information to third parties.

CHANGES IN THE SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION POLICY:
Electroquímica de Hernani S.A. reserves the right to change its security and data protection policy to adapt it to new legislation or case law, or any changes arising from existing standard codes relating to this matter, or corporate strategy decisions, effective on the date on which said change is published on the website of Electroquímica de Hernani S.A..

CONTACT ADDRESS:
The websitewww.ehersa.comis managed by Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., registered in the Companies Register of Guipúzcoa, with the following data: T 146, F 182, H 4.083, Insc. 1ª and CIF A 20 025672.

The file that has been created is stored at the registered address, which, for the purpose of this Legal Notice, has been established as Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., C/ Barrio Epele, nº 29, in the municipality of Hernani, province of Guipúzcoa, with Postal Code 20120, Spain; under the supervision and control of Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., which is responsible for taking the necessary technical and organisational security measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the information, pursuant to the provisions of Personal Data Protection Act 15/1999, of 13 December, and all other applicable legislation.

Pursuant to Act 34/2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, Electroquímica de Hernani S.A., hereby informs you that under the broad definition of said Act, the services it covers include the provision of information by such means. In any event, Personal Data Protection Act 15/1999, of 13 December, and its implementing regulations, shall apply in this respect, in particular with regard to obtaining personal data, informing the parties concerned and creating and maintaining personal data files.