Your privacy on www.akzonobel.com
This website is administered by Akzo Nobel. The primary purpose of
www.akzonobel.com is to be a dynamic resource and business tool so that we can
offer our services to you in the best possible way. We want you to feel secure
when visiting our site and are committed to maintaining your privacy when doing
so. The following provides an overview of how we protect your privacy during
your visit, based on Akzo Nobel's Privacy Code of Conduct.
What information do we gather?
Information on www.akzonobel.com is gathered in two ways: (1) indirectly (for
example, through our site's technology); and (2) directly (for example, when
you provide information on various pages of www.akzonobel.com).
One example of information we collect indirectly is through our Internet access
logs. When you access www.akzonobel.com, your Internet address is automatically
collected and is placed in our Internet access logs.
We collect information directly from you in a number of ways, some of which we
describe in this Privacy Statement. One way is through the use of cookies.
Cookies
are small files of information which save and retrieve information about your
visit to www.akzonobel.com - for example, how you entered our site, how you
navigated through the site, and what information was of interest to you. The
cookies we use identify you merely as a number. (If you are uncomfortable
regarding cookies use, please keep in mind you can disable cookies on your
computer by changing the settings in preferences or options menu in your
browser.)
We also collect information when you voluntarily submit it to us, e.g. by
registering for a conference or by participating in an online survey. When we
collect this type of information, we will notify you as to why we are asking
for information and how this information will be used. It is completely up to
you whether or not you want to provide it.
How do we use this information?
We analyze it to determine what is most effective about our site, to help us
identify ways to improve it, and eventually, to determine how we can tailor
www.akzonobel.com to make it more effective. We may also use data for other
purposes, which we would describe to you at the point we collect the
information.
Will we share this with outside parties?
As a global organization, data we collect may be transferred internationally
throughout Akzo Nobel's worldwide organization. We will not sell individual
information and will share it only with our advisors. There will be other times
when we need to share information, for example, in the case of an event where
we need to provide our caterer with meal preference information. But again,
before you submit any information, we will notify you as to why we are asking
for specific information and it is completely up to you whether or not you want
to provide it.
What about sensitive personal data?
We do not generally seek to collect sensitive personal data through this site.
If we do seek to collect such data, we will ask you to consent to our proposed
uses of the data. We may also collect some sensitive personal data
incidentally. By providing us with unsolicited sensitive personal data, you
consent to our using the data subject to applicable law as described in this
Privacy Statement. The references to "sensitive personal data" are to the
various categories of personal data identified by European and other data
privacy laws as requiring special treatment, including in some circumstances
the need to obtain explicit consent. These categories comprise personal
identity numbers, personal data about personality and private life, racial or
ethnic origin, nationality, political opinions, membership of political parties
or movements, religious, philosophical or other similar beliefs, membership of
a trade union or profession or trade association, physical or mental health,
genetic code, addictions, sexual life, property matters or criminal record
(including information about suspected criminal activities).
Do you have access to your information?
Based on this Privacy Statement and Akzo Nobel's Privacy Code of Conduct, you
are entitled to know whether we hold information about you and, if we do, to
have access to that information and require it to be corrected if it is
inaccurate. You can do this by sending us an e-mail.