The sharing of personal information
AAEON is a global company, and, in accordance with the AAEON Privacy Policy, the information we collect about you might be shared with subsidiaries in countries where we conduct business. However, such transfers of information are confined to the limits of what is strictly necessary. Please be advised that AAEON also sometimes outsources the collection, use, analysis, and processing of personal information to overseas companies.
With your consent, or to help AAEON supply you or your employer with products or services, or to fulfill your requests, we may share your personal information with its partners.
In the event that AAEON acquires, sells, merges with, or restructures a business or business unit, personal information may be shared with or received from prospective or confirmed buyers, partners, and sellers.
Please be advised that in accordance with judicial proceedings, court orders, or other legal processes, personal information may sometimes have to be handed over to government agencies. If we have reasonable cause to suspect that the rights or property of AAEON or its business partners, suppliers, or clients have been or could be under threat, we may share your personal information if doing so would protect those rights or properties.
The international transfer of information
You understand and agree to the transfer of your information to AAEON and any of its affiliated companies, which may be based in a different country to you or your company. You further understand and agree to the storage, use, or processing of this information by AAEON or any of its affiliated companies. The transfer, storage, and processing of your information shall be subject to the rules set out in this policy statement and any relevant laws governing the protection of privacy or the security of personal information.
Information security
AAEON utilizes technical, administrative, and physical protection methods to guard against unauthorized access to, and use or disclosure of your personal information. For example, sensitive data such as credit card details are encrypted before being transferred over the Internet. AAEON
also requires its suppliers to take similar precautions.
Information retention period
Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will hold your personal information for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy statement. At your request, we will delete information held about you. Email [email protected] to make such a request.
The privacy of minors
We do not knowingly collect information about people under the age of thirteen – or the equivalent age in other jurisdictions – without the consent of a parent or guardian. We also encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in the online activities of any minors in their charge.
If you are a minor, please seek the consent of one of your parents or guardians before visiting AAEON websites or using an associated online service. You may only submit your information if you have the consent of one of your parents or guardians. Your parents or guardians can, at any time, revoke any consent previously given.
Sensitive personal information
AAEON will never ask you to provide your medical records or disclose information about your political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation or history, or criminal offences you were convicted of or are alleged of committing. We also ask that you do not provide us with any such information.
Your rights
You can make a request to access, update, or correct the information AAEON holds about you. To start the request process, email [email protected]. You also have the right to object to direct marketing.
In accordance with local law in your region, you may have additional rights regarding the processing of your personal information. For example, if the collection and use of your personal information is governed by the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), your rights allow you to object to any processing of your information even if it was collected and is being processed in a legitimate way. Under the strictures of the GDPR, you may also have the right to request that your personal information be deleted, its use restricted, or that it be transferred.
