January 2021
Privacy
Website Privacy Policy
We have adopted this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our commitment
to your privacy. This Privacy Policy states the policies of Lincoln
Electric regarding the collection, processing, and transfer of any personal
information relating to (1) our customers, vendors, or suppliers, (2) an
individual accessing websites maintained by Lincoln Electric, (3) job
applicants, or (4) participants in our video conferencing events (referred
to as “Personal Data”).
For information on how we process personal information on individuals
in the
EU, please click
here
.
This Privacy Policy provides information on the following:
- What Personal Data we collect
- How we use that Personal Data
- How we may share that Personal Data
- How we protect that Personal Data
- Your choices regarding your Personal Data
Lincoln Electric will only process Personal Data consistent with this
Privacy Policy and the purposes for which it was collected or authorized by
you. To the extent necessary for those purposes, Lincoln Electric will take
reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Data is accurate, complete,
current as provided, and reliable for its intended use.
To the extent possible, before you submit your Personal Data to Lincoln
Electric, you will be informed about certain rights you have regarding
Personal Data you submit and how that Personal Data will be processed and
used by Lincoln Electric. At that time, you may consent to the use of and
submit your Personal Data by Lincoln Electric or decline to consent to such
use and not submit your Personal Data.
What is Personal Data?
The term “Personal Data” means “any information relating to an identified
or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural
person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular
by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number,
location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to
the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social
identity of that natural person.”
What Personal Data We Collect and How We Use That Personal Data?
Customer, Vendor, and Suppliers:
Lincoln Electric may collect and process the following categories of
Personal Data concerning our customers, vendors, and suppliers: name and
surname, contact details (e.g., email address, telephone number,
residential address), job title, bank account details and financial
information (including credit/income history), transaction history,
communications and criminal records. We process this information for
facilitate routine and common business practices, such as those related to
sales orders and management, promotion and quotation submitting, warranty
management, credit collection, compliance with the US Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, Export Controls and other legal requirements, accounting,
corporate transactions, and defense of our interests and claims.
Website Users:
Lincoln Electric collects Personal Data for the purpose of providing
information or updates about Lincoln Electric or its products or arc
welding to individuals who visit the Site. We may also use Personal Data
you submit for internal purposes including the administration of the Site,
data analytics, corporate transactions, and compliance with law or legal
process and Lincoln Electric's policies and procedures. You also provide
new, or updated or corrected Personal Data to Lincoln Electric from
time-to-time
Job Applicants
:
Lincoln Electric collects Personal Data from prospective employees,
independent consultants and advisers who submit applications for
consideration.
Video Conferencing Events Participants
:
Lincoln Electric may collect Personal Data such as voice and/or video
recordings, in the course of training events, meetings, conferences and
other events we may organize.
Who Provides Us With Your Personal Data?
The Personal Data that we collect and process on our customers, vendors,
suppliers and video conferencing events participants, is derived from the
individual or from his/her business. For website users, we collect Personal
Data that you choose to enter into the Site.
Lincoln Electric may also receive Personal Data from distributors to
incentivize sales and from third parties who provide services to us, such
as trade shows, mailing or other list services. Lincoln Electric may
receive the following categories of Personal Data, such as your name, email
address, phone number, job title, business or personal address.
As for job applicants, Lincoln Electric generally collects Personal Data
directly from the job applicants (e.g. via a dedicated, online talent
management platform or via email communication). Lincoln Electric may also
receive Personal Data about job applicants from third parties who provide
services to us, such as a third party staffing or recruiting firm.
Why Do We Process Personal Data?
Categories of Personal Data collected and purposes for which they are
processed are listed below:
- Complete a Transaction: You provide Personal Data to
Lincoln Electric so we can provide you services and products or information
pertaining to our services and products. Often, this transaction is
governed by a binding contract and in order for Lincoln Electric to fulfil
the terms and conditions of that contract, we need to collect, use, and
retain, your Personal Data.
- Contact Us and Ask the Experts: You may submit an
inquiry or comment to Lincoln Electric along with your name, and contact
information (such as address, phone number and email address). Lincoln
Electric uses this information for the purpose of replying to your inquiry.
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Questionnaires and Surveys: Lincoln Electric may ask
users of the Site to complete optional online surveys and opinion polls for
the purpose of obtaining their input relating to our present or planned
products and their use. These surveys help us to better meet your needs. In
conducting these surveys we may ask you to provide your name and contact
information (such as address, phone number and email address) so that we
can provide you with information about our products and about welding and
cutting, for example, by sending you newsletters or other marketing
material.
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Product, Accessory and Extended Warranty Orders: If you
purchase products from the Site, we ask for your name, contact information
(such as address, phone number and email address), shipping and billing
information. You will also be asked to provide your credit card number and
security code solely to our credit card processing vendor, 3Delta Systems ( 3dsi.com), for purposes of
payment. Lincoln Electric will not have access to or store your credit card
information. For U.S. products, you may also register your Lincoln Electric
product on our website so we can provide information updates to you and for
this purpose we will ask you for your name, contact details and product
serial and code number.
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Locating a Distributor: If you use the Site to locate a
nearby Lincoln Electric distributor, we will ask you for a location. Information about your location will be retained and
analyzed for statistical business reasons.
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Customer and Investor Updates: Lincoln Electric asks you
to provide name and contact information (such as address, phone number and
email address) so that updates to our products, safety data sheets (SDS),
safety and corporate investor information may be sent to you.
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myLincoln Account: If you create an account on a Lincoln
Electric Site, we collect the account information that you submit, such as
your name, email address, and log-in information. We also collect
information regarding your orders through the account, such as your history
of purchases.
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Emails for Marketing Information: If you give us your
email address and (if required) consent to receive marketing information,
Lincoln Electric may send useful information about Lincoln Electric
products and welding and cutting, such as advertisements, videos, contests,
rebates and e-newsletters to your email address. Some of our marketing
materials and information use cookies and other online tracking and
analytical tools so we can better understand your experience and
preferences. Lincoln will collect any data related to this marketing in
accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy. Please see the
section in this Privacy Policy titled “Your choices regarding your Personal
Data” for more information on how to opt out or unsubscribe from such
emails.
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Mobile Applications and Internet Connected Devices:
Lincoln Electric may receive Personal Data during your access to and use of
any Lincoln Electric mobile application. We may collect first and last
names, email addresses, online identifiers, and other Personal Data used to
register with, download, or access the relevant mobile application. We may
monitor, record, and analyze the operation, location, maintenance and/or
performance of welding and other equipment made, sold or provided by
Lincoln Electric and connected to the mobile application. We may
de-identify, aggregate, and analyze this data in order to develop more
effective and efficient products and services.
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From Third Parties: Lincoln Electric may also receive
Personal Data from third parties who provide services to us, such as trade
shows, mailing or other list services. Lincoln Electric may receive the
following categories of Personal Data, such as your name, email address,
phone number, job title, business or personal address.
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Corporate Transactions: Lincoln Electric may need to use
some of the above Personal Data in order to comply with requests of
prospective or actual purchasers interested in Lincoln Electric or its
assets, or relation to a prospective or actual purchase of companies or
assets by Lincoln Electric.
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Recruiting Talent: You may submit your application for
an available position at Lincoln Electric or such an application can be
made on your behalf. We will carry out an initial screening of applications
received and may choose to proceed to an interview or further assessment
stage with certain job candidates. In the process we will collect and
process CVs, information on your qualifications (professional and
otherwise), experience, employment history (including job titles, salary
and benefits packages and any relevant working hours), interests,
information about your previous academic history and qualifications
including professional certifications and credentials, and language skills.
We may collect details of your right to work in the location for which you
are applying (including citizenship, passport data, visa data, details of
residency or work permit). Where permitted or otherwise authorized by
applicable laws, information received from third parties about you may
include the results of background checks and referencing. Where required by
law we need to collect information about disabilities from our job
applicants.
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Video Teleconferencing Training Events, Meetings, Conferences and other
Events:
Lincoln Electric may record the content, conversations, and discussions in
the course of these video teleconferencing events and such records may be
stored or retained by us or our third party service providers for the
following purposes: training; the need to document corporate
decision-making processes; to make the video teleconferencing events
available to registered participants of the events to allow them to review
the events after they have finished.
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Any Other Form of Contact Where You Submit Your Personal Data:
You may, in connection with a service, product or other subject, provide us
with your Personal Data in other ways, such as through contacting us
directly or through a third-party service provider, through the use of
comment boxes or by emails through the Site. In these circumstances the
scope of Personal Data will be limited to what you (either directly or
indirectly) provide to us, and we will handle any such Personal Data in
accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Do We Collect Special Categories of Personal Data or Information on
Children?
Lincoln Electric does not ask for, and does not collect, Special Categories
of Personal Data related to our customers, vendors, suppliers, website
users, or video teleconferencing events participants.
Job Applicants:
In some countries such as Italy, companies are required by law to employ a
certain number of people with disabilities. For this reason, Lincoln
Electric needs to collect certain information on disabilities from job
applicants in such countries.
Children’s Privacy:
The Site is not directed to children under the age of sixteen, unless
otherwise provided by applicable laws, and we do not knowingly collect
Personal Data from children. We may ask you to confirm that you have not
and will not provide such information to us or in postings on the Site when
you register. If we become aware that such information has been provided or
posted on the Site, we will delete it from our records.
How Do We Share Your Personal Data?
Lincoln Electric does not sell or lease any Personal Data, such as email
addresses, collected from customers, vendors, suppliers, Site users, job
applicants, or from video teleconferencing participants. The following are
the ways we share your information:
- Intra-Group: We share Personal Data about you within
Lincoln Electric for all the purposes listed above. A list of all Lincoln
Electric entities is available
here
.
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Third-Party Service Providers: We will share your
Personal Data with third-party
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service providers under contract with Lincoln Electric to help us provide
services or events to you and process Personal Data on our behalf for the
above-mentioned purposes. We may retain a third party to help us determine
what marketing information you might find useful or help us make video
teleconferencing events available to you. The service providers are bound
by law and/or contract to protect the confidentiality and security of
Personal Data, and to only process your Personal Data to provide requested
services and only act on our documented instructions.
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Lincoln Electric also shares data with other companies, vendors and
business partners to perform functions for it, whereby these companies are
themselves responsible to determine the purposes and/or means of the
processing and for the lawfulness of the processing. We may disclose your
Personal Data to an attorney in the process of obtaining legal advice. We
use a third-party service provider to process credit card information you
submit.
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Required Disclosures: We may be required to share
Personal Data with courts, tribunals, opposing or other related parties to
the proceedings and their professional advisors, in response to a court
order, subpoena, civil discovery request, other legal process, or as
otherwise required by law.
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Legal Compliance and Protections: We may disclose
account and other Personal Data to courts, tribunals, opposing or other
related parties to the proceedings and their professional advisors, when we
believe disclosure is necessary to comply with the law or to protect the
rights, property, or safety of Lincoln Electric, our users, or others. This
may include exchanging Personal Data with other companies and organizations
for fraud prevention and credit risk reduction.
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Corporate Transactions: We may disclose your Personal
Data to prospective or actual purchasers, their lawyers or professional
advisors, of any interest in Lincoln Electric or its assets, or in relation
to a purchase of companies or assets by Lincoln Electric.
How Do We Address Site Privacy and Tracking?
We support the Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting. DNT is a preference you
can set in your browser’s settings to let the websites you visit know that
you do not want the sites collecting your personally identifiable
information.
How do we comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)?
If you are a California resident you have certain rights regarding the
collection, use, and sharing of your Personal Data.
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Right to Know
You have the right to request that we disclose to you: (1) the
specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you;
(2) the categories of personal information collected or shared; (3) the
purposes for which we collected or shared your personal information;
and (4) the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed
personal information about you. Prior to disclosing the information, we
are required to verify that the individual making the request is indeed
the individual to whom the information relates. Once we receive a
verifiable request, we must disclose to you the information requested
for the twelve months preceding your request. The law gives us 45 days
to provide the information to you. Please note that if the information
you are requesting reveals details directly or indirectly about another
person, we will need to seek consent of that person before we can
disclose that information to you. In certain circumstances, where
disclosure of part or all of the information you have requested would
adversely affect the rights of others, we may not be able to disclose
the information to you, in which case we will inform you promptly and
give you the reasons for our decision. Please further note that CCPA
provides for certain exclusions for information that relates to
business to business communications and information protected under
evidentiary privileges.
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Right to Delete
. You have the right to request deletion of the personal information
about you that we have received from you. Prior to deleting the
information, we are required to verify that the individual making the
request is indeed the individual to whom the information relates. Once
we receive a verifiable request, the law gives us 45 days to respond.
As a general rule, we must delete the information at your request and
require our vendors to do so as well. However, the law provides certain
exceptions and exclusions that allow us to retain the information even
if you have requested that it be deleted. If we do not erase the
information pursuant to one of those exceptions we must inform you of
that fact and of any rights you may have to appeal our decision.
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Right to Opt Out.
You have the right to opt out of the sale of your Personal Data.
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Right against discrimination.
California residents have the right to not be discriminated against for
exercising their rights under the CCPA.
Please note that your CCPA rights are subject to certain
conditions and exceptions and that the law allows for
extensions to the mandatory period to respond to your requests
in certain cases.
Should you have any questions regarding the rights you might have under
California law or wish to exercise your CCPA rights, please make such a
request by emailing us at
Privacy@lincolnelectric.com
, or by calling 1-888-935-3877 or by mail to:
The Lincoln Electric Company
22801 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44117
Attn: Privacy Coordinator
How We Protect Your Personal Data?
Lincoln Electric will take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data it
collects from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration,
and destruction. Lincoln Electric has put in place appropriate physical,
electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secures the Personal
Data it collects from loss and misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration, or destruction. Please note that despite our reasonable
efforts, no security measure is ever perfect or impenetrable, so we cannot
guarantee the security of your Personal Data.
What About Third Party Websites?
This Site contains links to other third-party websites. Lincoln Electric
does not control and is not responsible for the operation of such websites.
Please refer to the privacy policies of those websites if you have
questions about their privacy practices.
Can I Unsubscribe from Emails?
You may choose to stop receiving marketing or promotional emails by
unsubscribing
here
,
by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email, or by
emailing us your request to
unsubscribe
.
How Can I Update My Personal Data?
You may use the link in the “Contacting Us” section of this policy to
provide us with your updated or corrected Personal Data or to request that
we delete your Personal Data.
If you have an account and login with us, the Site provides you the option
to update or correct information previously provided by
logging into your account
and clicking User Admin left and then My Profile to access your Personal
Data and correct, amend or delete inaccurate information.
What is Our Data Retention Policy?
Lincoln Electric retains your Personal Data collected as reasonably
necessary to fulfill the purposes for which Personal Data are collected and
to comply with legal obligations or for the establishment, exercise or
defense of a legal claim.
For our customers, vendors, and suppliers, we retain their Personal Data
for the duration needed to complete or facilitate our contract, agreement,
or engagement, and for a reasonable amount of time thereafter in accordance
with our legitimate business needs and functions.
We shall retain certain Personal Data of Site visitors for no longer than
reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which Personal Data are
collected, to comply with legal obligations or for the establishment,
exercise or defense of a legal claim.
The Personal Data of unsuccessful job applicants will be deleted in
accordance with the normal document retention policy at Lincoln Electric.
We retain any video or voice recordings of our video teleconferencing
events in accordance with the normal retention policy at Lincoln Electric.
Is Personal Data Transferred Across Borders/Internationally?
Personal Data collected from our customers, vendors, and suppliers, Site
users, job applicants or from video teleconferencing events participants is
stored on servers located in the United States. In some cases, your
Personal Data may also be stored on servers in a country where the Lincoln
Electric affiliate is located.
Concerns
If you have any concerns about the privacy of the Personal Data you have
provided to Lincoln Electric, please
email us
.
Lincoln Electric will investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints you
have and any disputes regarding the use and disclosure of your Personal
Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of
the Site or your dealings
with the Site, you can
email us
or contact us at the following addresses:
Webmaster
The Lincoln Electric Company
22801 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44117
privacy@lincolnelectric.com
PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES
If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page
and update the Privacy Policy modification date above. If we materially
change this Privacy Policy in a way that affects how we use or disclose
your Personal Data, we will notify you by prominently posting a notice of
such changes before making them and by stating the effective date of the
changes.
EUROPEAN UNION INFORMATION PROCESSING
If you are located in a country in the EU, please see the following details
about the processing of your Personal Data by Lincoln Electric.
Who is responsible for processing of your Personal Data?
The entity with which you have a primary relationship with (such as the
entity that concluded sales/services/supply contract with you; or a primary
entity in the country for which we created a local website; or an entity,
representatives of which you have been video teleconferencing with)
(“Lincoln Electric”) is the controller of the Personal Data collected from
customers, vendors, or suppliers, or submitted on this Site, or recorded in
the course of video teleconferencing events from participants.
As for the job applicants, the relevant controller for your Personal Data
is the Lincoln Electric entity to which you have submitted your job
application.
You can find the full list of our entities and their respective contact
details
here
.
What Personal Data do we process about you?
The categories of Personal Data that Lincoln Electric processes about you,
for the purposes described below are listed
herein
.
Why are we processing your Personal Data and on which legal bases?
Lincoln Electric processes Personal Data for the purposes we have outlined
herein
and for your
convenience, also in this section. Where applicable, we will point out, at
the time of the data collection, if the provision of the Personal Data is a
statutory or contractual requirement and whether you are obliged to provide
the Personal Data and the possible consequences of failure to
provide such Personal Data.
Information on Our Customers, Vendors, or Suppliers
Lincoln Electric may collect and process Personal Data concerning our
customers, vendors, and suppliers to facilitate routine and common business
practices, such as those related to sales orders and management.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on statutory provisions that (1)
processing is based on the consent; (2) processing is necessary for Lincoln
Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
; (3) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which
you are a party; and (4) Lincoln Electric is required to comply with a
legal or statutory obligation in the EU or a Member State.
Information on Lincoln Electric, Distributors and its Products
This includes processing Personal Data to: provide information or updates
about Lincoln Electric or its products, arc welding, safety data sheets
(SDS), safety and corporate investor information; carry out optional online
surveys and opinion polls to obtain Site visitor’s input relating to our
present or planned products and their use; locate a nearby Lincoln Electric
distributor.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on statutory provisions that (1)
processing is based on the consent of the Site visitor; (2) processing is
necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
; (3) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which
you are a party; and (4) Lincoln Electric is required to comply with a
legal or statutory obligation in the EU or a Member State.
Site and myLincoln Administration
This includes processing Personal Data to: carry out Site and myLincoln
Account administration.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on (1) your consent; (2) processing is
necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
; and (3) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to
which you are a party.
Compliance with Law, Internal Regulations and Protection
This includes processing Personal Data to: comply with law or legal
process, Lincoln Electric's policies and procedures and to protect the
rights, property, or safety of Lincoln Electric, our users, or others.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on statutory provisions that (1) Lincoln
Electric is required to comply with a legal or statutory obligation in the
EU or a Member State; (2) to protect the vital interests of the data
subject or of another natural person; and (3) processing is necessary for
Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
.
Communication with Site Visitors
This includes processing Personal Data to: enable visitors to submit an
inquiry or comment to Lincoln Electric and reply to such inquiries.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on statutory provisions that processing
is necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
.
Corporate Transactions
This includes processing Personal Data to: comply with requests of
prospective or actual purchasers interested in Lincoln Electric or its
assets, or in relation to a purchase of companies or assets by Lincoln
Electric.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on (1) your consent; (2) processing is
necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
.
Direct Marketing
This includes processing Personal Data to: provide (e-)newsletters and
other marketing materials.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on (1) your consent; (2) processing is
necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
.
Warranty and Registration
This includes processing Personal Data to: provide product registration and
extended warranty orders.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on statutory provisions that (1)
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are
a party; (2) processing is necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate
interests as set out
herein
; and (3) Lincoln Electric is required to comply with a legal or statutory
obligation in the EU or a Member State.
Recruiting talent
This includes processing Personal Data for the purposes of initial
screening of applications and further evaluation during interviews or
online assessments, and in some countries, for the purposes of complying
with the law requiring companies to employ a certain number of people with
disabilities.
Legal bases:
The processing is (1) justified on your consent; or necessary: (2) for the
purposes of Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interest to carry out appropriate
assessment of applications and to select suitable candidates for the roles
available; (3) to comply with a legal obligation of Lincoln Electric to
hire individuals with the right to work in the country you have applied to
work in; (4) if applicable in the country you have applied to work with, to
comply with a legal obligation of Lincoln Electric to employ a certain
number of people with disabilities; (5) to take steps as necessary prior to
entering into an employment contract; and (6) to comply with a legal
obligation or for the establishment, exercise or defense of a legal claim.
Video Teleconferencing Events
This includes processing Personal Data recorded in the course of training
events, meetings, conferences and other events we may organize.
Legal Bases:
The processing is justified based on (1) your consent; (2) processing is
necessary for Lincoln Electric’s legitimate interests as set out
herein
.
With whom do we share your Personal Data?
Personal data are shared within the Lincoln Electric (i.e. intra-group) or
with third parties. In some cases, external companies collect Personal Data
directly from you on our behalf.
The categories of recipients of Personal Data are listed
herein
.
Do we disclose your Personal Data internationally?
Intra-Group
Due to the global nature of our operations, some of the recipients
mentioned
herein
may be located in countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), which
do not provide an adequate level of data protection by law. International
transfers will be to countries where Lincoln Electric entities have
offices, including the United States of America, United Kingdom (following
the end of the Brexit transition period), Canada, Mexico, Argentina,
Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Russia, Ukraine, Australia, China, India, and
Japan. The transfer of your Personal Data outside the EEA takes place on
the basis of our Global Intra-Group Data Transfer and Processing Agreement,
which is based on
standard contractual clauses adopted by the
European Commission
to protect the Personal Data when transferred outside the EEA and in
accordance with applicable law.
Third Parties
Some of the third parties with whom we share Personal Data are also located
outside the EEA. Certain third countries have been officially recognized by
the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection. You
can find the list of these countries at the following address:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu/adequacy-protection-personal-data-non-eu-countries_en
.
Transfers to third parties located in other third countries outside the EEA
take place using an acceptable data transfer mechanism, such as the EU
Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, approved Codes of
Conduct and Certifications or in exceptional circumstances on the basis of
permissible statutory derogations.
Please contact
privacy@lincolnelectric.com
, if you want to receive further information or, where available, a copy of
the relevant data transfer mechanism.
How long does Lincoln Electric keep my Personal Data?
To find out more about Lincoln Electric’s retention of your Personal Data,
click
here
.
Rights in relation to your Personal Data
Under the conditions set by applicable data protection laws, you may
exercise the following rights regarding your Personal Data:
Access
You have the right to obtain from us confirmation if Personal Data are
being processed, the purpose of processing, the categories of data, the
legal basis of the processing, information on recipients of the data and
the non-EU countries in which they are located, the safeguards put in place
for the transfer of data to non-EU countries, the storage period of data or
criteria to determine it, further information on your rights, our
processing activities, the sources of information and the significant and
envisaged consequences of processing.
Rectification
You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate Personal Data
and to have incomplete data completed.
Objection
You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data for
compelling and legitimate reasons relating to your particular situation,
except in cases where legal provisions expressly provide for that
processing. In addition, you have the right to object at any time where
your Personal Data are processed for direct marketing purposes.
Portability
You may receive your Personal Data that you have provided to us, in a
structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to
transmit them to other data controllers without hindrance. This right only
exists if the processing is based on your consent or a contract and the
processing is carried out by automated means.
Restriction
You may request to restrict processing of your Personal Data if (i) you
contest the accuracy of them – for the period we need to verify your
request; (ii) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of them
and request restriction instead; (iii) we no longer need them, but you tell
us you need them to establish, exercise or defend a legal claim; or (iv)
you object to processing based on public or legitimate interest – for the
period we need to verify your request.
Erasure
You may request to erase your Personal Data if they are no longer necessary
for the purposes for which we have collected them, you have withdrawn your
consent and no other legal ground for the processing exists, you objected
and no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing exist, the
processing is unlawful, or erasure is required to comply with a legal
obligation.
Right to lodge a complaint
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority,
in particular in the EU Member State of your residence, place of
employment, or the location where the issue that is the subject of the
complaint occurred.
Right to refuse or withdraw consent
Please note that in case we ask for your consent to certain processing, you
are free to refuse to give consent and you can withdraw your consent at any
time without any adverse negative consequences. The lawfulness of any
processing of your Personal Data that occurred prior to the withdrawal of
your consent will not be affected.
Contact Details
To find out more about how to contact Lincoln Electric, click
here
.
If you wish to exercise any of the afore-mentioned rights or if you have
any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may direct your request to
privacy@lincolnelectric.com
.
You may also contact the Data Protection and Privacy Coordinator for
Europe:
Robert Mayo
Data Protection and Privacy Coordinator
Lincoln Electric Europe
25 Boulevard de la Paix | 95800 Cergy | France
+33.1.34.21.30.21 | Office
+33.6.46.62.24.99 | Mobile
Protection of Username and
Password
Some areas of the Website may require that you register and log in. You are
responsible for protecting your username and password and all activities on
your account. Additionally, we may rely upon any communications we receive
on the Website under your login. Notify us immediately if you have reason
to believe your login has been or may be used by someone not authorized to
do so.
