Effective Date: October 12th, 2020
Hitachi, Ltd. and its group companies (collectively “Hitachi”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Data Privacy Notice describes the types of personal data we collect, the purposes for which we collect that personal data, the other parties with whom we may share it and the measures we take to protect the security of the data. It also tells you about your rights and choices with respect to your personal data, and how you can contact us about our privacy practices.
Our privacy practices may vary among the countries in which we operate to reflect local practices and legal requirements. Specific privacy notices may apply to certain countries and you will find out further information about this below and links to relevant privacy notices where applicable.
This Data Privacy Notice only applies to this website and does not apply to any other websites maintained or operated by Hitachi or any third-parties for the collection, use, storage, disclosure, or other processing of your personal data.
The personal data that you share with us through this website is being collected and processed by Hitachi. By providing your information through this website you agree that your personal data may be shared between Hitachi group companies in accordance with the terms of this Data Privacy Notice.
“Personal data” means any information relating to you, which identifies you.
Hitachi collects personal data from and about you through your direct interaction with Hitachi on this website by your completion of the enquiry form to respond to your enquiry .
Hitachi will only collect, store and transfer your personal data on this website for one purpose:
| What personal data is collected? | Why? |
|---|---|
| First and last name | To respond to your enquiry |
| Email address | To respond to your enquiry |
| Country of residence | To respond to your enquiry |
| Any other personal data you voluntarily provide | To respond to your enquiry |
If you are resident in the EU then Hitachi will only collect and use your personal data where it has a legal basis for doing so. In all cases the legal basis will be that you have expressly consented to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.
The Hitachi group operates around the world and to make sure you get a response to your enquiry from the right person we may transfer your enquiry (and your personal data associated with it) to other companies in the Hitachi group.
Please note that the sharing of your personal data between Hitachi group companies may result in your personal data being shared with, or made available to, Hitachi group companies in countries where the local laws may not afford the same level of data protection as your country of residence. However, to safeguard your personal data Hitachi will ensure that its group companies will only act on instructions or directions received from the relevant Hitachi group company and shall adopt at least the same or higher standards of data protection as is described in this Data Privacy Notice and as required by applicable laws.
Hitachi has put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to only those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
It is our policy not to process your personal data for longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it has been collected. All enquiries and the associated personal data that we have collected will be deleted within 6 months of the enquiry being closed. However, we may retain your personal data for a longer period if required to do so by legal or regulatory requirements, in the event of a complaint or if we enter into a business relationship with you
Depending on your country of residence you may have certain rights in respect to the personal data that we hold about you:
Our website is operated in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States, a jurisdiction that may not provide an equivalent level of protection as your home jurisdiction. Cross-border transfer is, therefore, necessary for the conclusion or performance of a transaction that you are requesting, and for the establishment, exercise, and defense of legal claims. To the extent permitted by local law, your use of the website or provision of any personal data constitutes your consent to the cross-border transfer of Personal Information and the other activities identified in this Data Privacy Notice.
We keep our privacy practices under regular review and reserve the right to amend this Data Privacy Notice at any time by posting an updated version on this website. As a user of this service you accept that it is your responsibility to check regularly for such amendments and that it is not the responsibility of Hitachi to alert you individually to such amendments. The title of the Data Privacy Notice indicates the date of the last update.
It is important that the personal data that we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Data Privacy Notice should be addressed to:
Postal Address: [2535 Augustine Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054]
Inquiry Form:
https://www2.hitachi.com/inquiry/region/usa/general/form.jsp?WT.ac=us_con_sp_inqfor
If you are resident in the EU or the UK then you will also have a number of data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant local laws implementing its provisions and you are entitled to exercise these rights free of charge. These rights include:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority as well as seek legal redress. We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the relevant authority, so please contact us in the first instance.
If you would like to exercise any of the above rights, please send a written request to:
Postal Address: [Whitebrook Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8YA, UK]
https://www2.hitachi.com/inquiry/region/europe/general/form.jsp
Hitachi collects and uses the following categories of personal information regarding California residents: name, country of residence and email address for consumers that ask questions through an enquiry form on our website related to Hitachi and its products and services.
In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information from California residents name, email address and country of residence for consumers that have asked questions through an enquiry form on our website.
We have collected that personal information from the following categories of sources: directly from those consumers submitting enquiries on our website.
We have collected that personal information for the following purposes: to answer your questions related to Hitachi, its products or services.
We have shared personal information with the following categories of third parties: affiliates in the Hitachi group to the extent another Hitachi affiliate is the appropriate Hitachi company to answer your enquiry.
In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold personal information about consumers.
In the preceding 12 months, Hitachi disclosed consumers’ personal information only if necessary to affiliates in the Hitachi group to the extent necessary for your enquiry to be properly answered.
California residents have rights to request access to or deletion of their personal information. If you are a California resident, you can submit such access or deletion requests with us as follows: contact us by email at hitachicommunication@hal.hitachi.com or toll free at 800-HITACHI. The Company will undertake to verify that the consumer making the request is the consumer (or by a consumer on behalf of the consumer’s minor child or is authorized by the consumer) about whom the Company has collected personal information by matching the identifying information that the consumer (or by a consumer on behalf of the consumer’s minor child or is authorized by the consumer) has provided with the personal information maintained by the Company or through the use of a third party service provider.
Where processing of personal data takes place in Singapore, you may have certain rights in relation to the personal data that Hitachi holds about you, which we set out below:
You have the right to know whether Hitachi processes personal data about you, and if we do, to access the personal data that we hold about you and certain information about how we use it and who we share it with.
Where permitted by law, we reserve the right to charge a reasonable administrative fee for this service.
In exceptional circumstances, we reserve the right to deny you access to your personal data and may provide an explanation as required by applicable laws. Exceptional circumstances include (to the extent allowable under applicable law) where:
You have the right to correct any personal data that we hold about you which is inaccurate.
If you would like to exercise any of the above rights, please send a written request to:
Data Protection Officer
Hitachi Asia Ltd.
7 Tampines Grande
#08-01 Hitachi Square
Singapore 528736
A Cookie is a small text file that we put on your computer. If we use a Cookie in relation to your use of this website, our web server can, for example, track and record information about which pages in our web site your computer visits. It is not possible for us to identify you through the Cookies that we use, unless and until you enter personal information onto our web site.
We use Cookies on our website in order to make the website easier to use, and to allow us to learn how it is used. We do not use cookies to collect personal information.
We use the following type of Cookie on this website for the purpose set out below:
“Analytical Cookies” – Used to allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors to this website and to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it. This helps us to enhance the performance of this website, for example by making sure users are finding what they need easily.
You can refuse to accept Cookies, or can use your web browser settings to control Cookies (including displaying a warning message when you receive a Cookie). For more details, please see the instructions of the web browser you are using. However, please note that you may not be able to use all or some part(s) of our website properly if you choose to disable any or all Cookies.
If you continue to use our website, you will be taken to be aware of and to have consented to our use of Cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.
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