• ① Personal information is defined as information about a living individual, and information that can identify the individual by name, resident registration number, etc. (including those who can be identified by combining said information).

• ② Samyang Corporation (“samyangspecialty.com“ hereafter referred to as “the Company”) attaches great importance to the protection of users' personal information, and will comply with personal information protection regulations of information and communication service providers such as the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Personal Information Protection Act, etc. The Company will inform users of the purpose and means of using personal information provided by the users and what measures are being taken to protect said information.

• ③ The Company will disclose the Personal Information Policy on the first page of its homepage so that users can have an easy access at any time.

• ④ The Company has established the procedures necessary to revise the Personal Information Policy for ongoing improvement and may change it to suit the needs of the Company or due to social changes. In addition, when revising the Personal Information Policy, a version number is given so that users can easily recognize the revised information.

Company collects and processes the following items:

• • Customer inquiries: Collected through customer support's inquiry page

  • - Required items: name, e-mail, contact number, country, company, job title, address, zip code, city

• • Interested customer registration

  • - Required items: e-mail, name, contact number, country, company, job title

• • Webinar subscription

  • - Required items: e-mail, name, contact number, country, company, job title

  • ※ cookies are utilized due to the convenience of users. The details can be found from our privacy policy.(clause 13)

• • Data download : Collected through pop-up when data download is requested.

  • - Required item : email, name, country, company, job title, industry

  • - Optional item : Agree to receive marketing information

  • ※ cookies are utilized due to the convenience of users. The details can be found from our privacy policy.(clause 13)

The company collects and processes personal information for the following purposes.

• • Customer Inquiry

  • - Information on product, sample, and partnership service-related inquiries and request results

  • - Securing smooth communication channels such as handling inquiries and complaints

• • Interested Customer Registration

  • - Information and benefits related to products, webinars, exhibitions, etc.

• • Webinar Application/Subscription

  • - Provides webinar related information guide and replay

• • Data Download

  • - Provides services for website quality analysis and improvement

  • - (When agreed to receive marketing information) Information and benefits related to products, webinars, exhibitions, etc.

Users’ personal information is entrusted as follows:

• ① Procedure of destruction

  • - Collected personal information is transferred to a separate database or a separate table within the database (in the case of paper, a separate filing cabinet) when the information subject requests withdrawal or deletion, and is stored for the retention period, then destroyed.

  • - Personal information will not be used for any other purpose than being retained for, unless it is required by law.

• ② Means of destruction

  • - Personal information printed on paper is shredded with a shredder or destroyed through incineration.

  • - Personal information stored in the form of an electronic file is deleted using a method that makes it impossible to reproduce.

• ① Rights of subjects of information and method of exercise thereof - Users may request to view, alter, or destroy their personal information. In the case of a bulletin board inquiry, contact the person in charge of personal information management or any other person in charge, and an action will be taken without delay.

  • - If a user requests correction of errors in personal information, the personal information will not be used or provided until the correction is completed.

• ② Duties of Users and means of exercise thereof

  • - Users have the right to protect their personal information as well as the obligation to protect themselves, and not to infringe the information of others. Caution is advised to not leak your personal information and to not damage other people's personal information, including posts. If you violate the information and dignity of others, you may be punished according to the relevant laws.

  • - It is requested to prevent unexpected accidents by entering one’s accurate and up-to-date personal information. Users are responsible for incidents caused by inaccurate information.

The Company will take the following technical and managerial measures to ensure safety from loss, theft, leaking, alteration, or damage of personal information in processing.

• ① Technical measures

  • - When storing one’s resident registration number or other such unique identification information, it is encrypted using a reliable encryption algorithm to prevent unauthorized leakage.

  • - When personal information is transmitted over the network, it is transmitted safely with SSL encryption.

  • - The Company uses an anti-virus program to protect the system from potential damage.

  • - The Company keeps and manages records of access to the personal information processing system for at least one year. Access records are managed to prevent alteration, theft, or loss.

• ② Administrative measures

  • - The Company has established and implemented an internal management plan for the safe handling of personal information.

  • - The Company restricts the access rights to users’ personal information to those within the personal information processing department.

  • - The Company conducts regular in-house training and outsourced training for employees who handle personal information on acquisition of new security technologies and duties to protect personal information.

  • - The handover of the personal information-related processor is thoroughly carried out in a state of maintained security. Responsibilities for personal information accidents after joining or leaving the company are clearly distinguished.

  • - The Company controls access by setting the computer room and data storage room as areas of special protection.

  • - The Company is not responsible for the user's personal mistakes or for any incidents that occur due to inherent risks in the internet. In order to protect their personal information, each member must properly manage their information and take responsibility for it.

  • - In the event that personal information is lost, leaked, altered, or damaged due to a mistake of an internal manager or an accident in technical management, the Company will immediately notify the users and take appropriate counter-measures and consider compensation.

• ③ Various standards for measures to ensure safety of personal information such as the Personal Information Protection Act, enforcement ordinances, enforcement rules, etc. shall be complied with.

We may transmit your personal data to third parties with whom we have contracted to subcontract services in order to carry out activities or functions relating to the processing in relation to your personal data described above. Our third parties have a contractual obligation to comply with applicable laws or regulations, including the obligation to have a valid mechanism for the cross-border transfer of personal data within the EU in place to receive the personal data from the EU.
For more information on our cross-border transfers of your personal data, please contact us using the contact details provided in the "Contacting Us" section below.

The Company has designated a person in charge of personal information protection to handle related complaints.

• • Data Protection Officer

  • - Position/Role : Head of Specialty Ingredients Digital Marketing

  • - Affiliated department : Ingredients marketing team

  • - E-mail : youngeun.lee@samyang.com

  • - Phone number : +82-2-2157-9521

  • - Fax number : +82-2-2157-9057

• • Personal Information Management

  • - Position/Role : Head of Global New Ingredients

  • - Affiliated department : Ingredients marketing team

  • - E-mail : sanghoon.seo@samyang.com

  • - Phone number : +82-2-2157-9571

  • - Fax number : +82-2-2157-9057

• • Personal Information Infringement Report Center (Korea Internet and Security Agency)

  • - Phone number : (no area code) +82-118

  • - Website : http://privacy.kisa.or.kr

• • Supreme Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Investigation Division

  • - Phone number : (no area code) +82-1301

  • - Website : http://www.spo.go.kr

• • National Police Agency Cyber Security Guard

  • - Phone number : (no area code) +82-182

  • - Website : https://www.police.go.kr/www/security/cyber.jsp

The Company has installed and operates image information processing equipment accross the country at each business site as follows:

• ① Reason and purpose of installation: Safety of the Company’s facilities and fire prevention

• ② Installation location and range of photography

  • - Installation location: Interior and exterior of business site, outside access areas, main entrance, lobby, fence perimeter, etc.

  • - Range of shooting: Range of movement of people going in and out

• ③ The person and department in charge of management and the person with rights to access video information

  • - Submit inquiries to the person in charge of video information management for each business site (refer to the CCTV information board for each business site)

  • - Management contact number: Samyang Corporation Management Support Team (+82-2-740-7132)

• ④ Video information recording time, storage period, storage location, and processing method

  • - Shooting time: 24 hours

  • - Storage period: 90 days from time of shooting

  • - Storage location and processing method: Submit inquiries to the person in charge of video information management for each business site (refer to the CCTV information board for each business site)

• ⑤ Storage location and processing method: Submit inquiries to the person in charge of video information management for each business site (refer to the CCTV information board for each business site)
  - Submit inquiries to the person in charge of video information management for each business site (refer to the CCTV information board for each business site)

• ⑥ Measures for video information viewing requests, etc.
  - If the user wants to view recorded video information or to confirm the existence of video information, this is allowed only if it is clearly necessary for the benefit of the user's life, body, and property.

• ⑦ Technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect video information
  - Access control and access authority restrictions, safe storage of image information and transmission technology application, processing records storage and forgery and falsification prevention measures, provision of storage facilities and installation of locks, etc.

• ① Definition of Cookies
  - The Company may install and operate devices such as cookies or access information files that automatically collect personal information to provide users with a convenience service environment.

• ② Purpose for use of cookies
  - It is utilized as a measure of target marketing and service reform by analyzing users' frequency of access and visit time and identifying their preference and interest.
  - When requesting/downloading webinars, users are provided convenience function by the system which remembers the users' information and automatically customizes the default setting. (※ After storing one month from the date of input, the data are updated each time of new input)

• ② Decline
  - Users have the right to accept or decline cookies. Therefore, the user can accept all cookies in the device settings or options, confirm every time a cookie is saved, or refuse to save all cookies. However, if the user refuses to store all cookies, service provision may be restricted or unavailable.​

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