Privacy Policy

Thank you for your interest in Matthews Engineering. In accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we wish to inform you of which personal data we or our service providers use in the context of:

• your visit to our website (matthews-engineering.com),
• the use of the contact form,
• job vacancies.
• the use of third-party providers,
• our social media presences, and
• our newsletters

(hereinafter collectively the “Website”). This Privacy Policy also describes the purposes for which we use this data and your rights as a data subject. 

1. Data controller, data protection officer

The owner of the Website and its data controller is:

Matthews International GmbH

Gutenbergstraße 1-3, 48691 Vreden, Germany

T: +49 203 87842510

E-mail: privacy@matw.com

hereinafter referred to as “Matthews” or “we” or “us”. More information about the provider is available in our Imprint.

You can contact the data protection officer by post at the above address with the note “Attn. Data Protection Officer”, T. +49 7621 5705398 and by e-mail at s.baum@bhk-datenschutz.de

2. Types of data processed, categories of data subjects

1. Types of data we process

We collect and process the following types of data in connection with the Website:

• Contact details (e.g. e-mail, phone numbers)
• Content data (e.g. text input, photographs, videos)
• Usage data (e.g. web pages visited, interest in content, access times, logging data)
• Communication data and history
• Consent management
• Meta/communication data (e.g. device information, IP addresses)
• Tracking data
• Audience measurement, including reach measurement
• Social Media data as described below in Section 12 “Social Media”.

1. Categories of data subjects

We collect the data described above from:

• Visitors and users of the Website (including our social media platforms and other online services)
• Customers, prospects and business partners
• Newsletter subscribers and direct marketing in existing customer relationships
• Job applicants
• Other communication partners including newsletter subscribers

(Hereinafter, we also refer to these data subjects collectively as “users”.)

3. Purposes of processing

We use our users’ personal data for:

• providing the Website and the online offer, its functions and content,
• managing users’ consent to the processing of their data,
• answering contact requests and communicating with users,
• to enable us to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts,
• providing you with the information, products and services that you request,
• customer support and delivering product information,
• providing you with more effective customer service,
• to communicate with you about other products and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about,
• accepting and reviewing job applications,
• for the assertion, enforcement, exercise or defense of and against legal claims and legal disputes and for the detection, investigation and prevention of criminal offenses;
• security measures,
• audience measurement,
• direct marketing purposes (e.g. in the form of personalized advertisements, an e-mail newsletter or postal advertising, surveys, invitations to events),
• product and service satisfaction surveys and their analysis, and
• for our newsletters, to determine whether an e-mail has been opened and which links you click in order to provide you more focused e-mail communications or other information.

Our legal bases for processing your information are as follows:

• To honor our contractual commitments to you (Art. 6 para 1 lit. b) GDPR). For example, we handle Personal Data on this basis to allow you to evaluate or purchase our products and services.
• Based on your consent (including, where legally permitted, your implied consent), Art. 6 para 1 lit. a) GDPR whenever consent is explicitly required by applicable law. You may withdraw your consent to such processing as discussed in Section 14 “Rights of data subjects” below. However, if you withdraw your legally required consent, then we may be unable to assist you.
• To further our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para 1 lit. f) DSGVO) in commercial activities in ways that are not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
• To comply with our legal obligations (Art. 6 para 1 lit. c) GDPR) we must use and disclose personal data as required by applicable law.

We will not use your Personal Information in a manner inconsistent with the purpose of its original collection unless you have provided your consent.

4. Provision of the Website and log files

When you use the Website for information purposes only (i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information), we only collect the personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server. When you view our Website, we collect the following data which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and ensure stability and security:

• IP address
• Date and time of the request
• Time difference from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Content of the request (specific page)
• Access status/HTTP status code
• Data volume transferred in each case
• Website from which the request comes
• Browser
• Operating system and its interface
• Language and version of the browser software

The IP addresses of the users are deleted or anonymised after the end of use. When the IP addresses are anonymised, they are changed such that the individual details about personal or factual circumstances can no longer be attributed to a specific or identifiable natural person or can only be attributed to a specific or identifiable natural person with a disproportionate amount of time, cost and human resources.

For our use of Google Anayltics on the Website, the IP address of users is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there, so that data processing can take place outside the European Union. In this case, the transmission of the personal data collected by means of Google Analytics takes place in the USA. For more information on our use of Google Analytics cookies see Section 11 “Automated decision-making, profiling” below.

5. Cookies

In addition to the log file data mentioned above, cookies are stored on your computer when you use our Website. Cookies are small text files that are assigned to the browser you are using and stored on your device. They allow us to obtain specific information that we use cookies to make the website more user-friendly and effective.

1. Use of cookies

We use both “session cookies” and “persistent cookies” on the Website. We use these cookies to personalise content, provide social media features and analyse traffic to the Website. We also share information about users’ use of the Website with our social media and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this information with other data that you have provided to them or that they have collected when you use the services.

Some of the cookies that we use are required for the Website to function. You must accept those cookies when you visit the Website.

We also use other cookies which enhance your user experience on the Website and allow us to learn more about you when you visit. We allow you to select which of those cookies you accept from the Website, and you give your consent to those cookies when you continue to use our Website.

The scope and operation of the cookies are explained below.

1. Session cookies

Session cookies store a session ID that allows us to identify your visit to the Website. We use the session ID to know when you make a request to our Website from your browser during that session. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close your browser. We generate a new session cookie for you each time you visit the Website in order to store information about your visit.

1. Persistent cookies

Persistent cookies remain in your device after your visit to our Website ends, but they are automatically deleted after a predefined period of time that we select, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete persistent cookies yourself at any time using the security settings of your browser. However, if you delete persistent cookies, then the Website will not recognize you or your preferences the next time you visit the Website.

We use persistent cookies to personalize site content for you and to understand how visitors use the Website so that we can improve the Website and our other products and services.

1. Basic Cookie Information

The following table explains the specific cookies we use, their purposes, and the maximum duration they remain stored in your browser:

1. Controlling cookies with your browser

If you would like to revoke your cookie consents, simply delete the cookie in your browser. When you revisit/reload the website, you will be asked again for your cookie consent.

Depending on your browser’s features, you may also be able to set it to alert you when cookies are set. Your browser settings may also allow you to only accept cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. For information on your browser’s features, please refer to the applicable documentation.

We do not control the browser you use. However, if you disable cookies within your browser, the functionality of this Website may be limited.

You can deactivate cookies we place through Google Analytics in connection with AdWords advertisements via the Ads Preferences Manager on the Google website.

You can deactivate the SalesViewer® data recording and storage at any time through the SalesViewer® website. In this case, an opt-out cookie for this website is saved on your device. If you delete the cookies in the browser, SalesViewer® will resume data recording and storage unless you repeat the process on the SalesViewer® website.

For more information on our use of Google Analytics and SalesViewer® see Section 11 “Automated decision-making, profiling” below.

1. Cookie consent

When you visit our Website, a cookie is stored in your browser which stores the consents you provided and/or the revocation of your consents. We store your consents to preserve your selected preferences. The data is stored until you request us to delete it or until you delete the cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. You can change your cookie settings using your website browser or by navigating to the cookie icon near the bottom of our website.

We use third party providers to store your cookie consents. For all portions of the Website outside of our product configurator, we share the data about your cookie preferences with our provider so that they can continue to help us manage your cookie selections. We do not share data about your product configurator cookie selections with our provider.

Please contact us for further details about the providers that we use to help us implement your cookie preferences.

6. Contact Form

There is a contact form available on our Website which you can use to contact us electronically. If you use this option, the data you enter on the form is transmitted to us and our designated processors and stored. The corresponding data, in particular personal data, address data, contact data and messages (free text field) are directly visible to us on your form.

We you use the contact form to contact us, we also stored the following data:

• The IP address of the user
• Date and time of submitting the form
• The webpage from which you submitted your form and
• The webpage from which you navigated to the form.

Please contact us for further details about the providers that we use to help us implement the Website’s contact form.

Alternatively, it is possible to contact us by e-mail. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. The data will be used solely for processing the request.

7. Our newsletters

(1) If you register for one of our newsletter subscriptions, we may send newsletter to the e-mail address you provided us when you registered. We use third party providers to assist us in connection with the distribution of our newsletters, and we share information, including personal data with those providers to assist us in delivering the newsletters to you. Please contact us for further details about those providers. Legal basis is your consent (Art. 6 para 1 lit. a) GDPR).

(2) If you have purchased products or services from us, we may also send you our newsletter without prior registration for a newsletter subscription to the e-mail address you provided when you made the purchase. This applies to newsletters promoting similar products to the one you purchased.

(3) The legal basis for the above-mentioned processing operations in the context of sending newsletters after a purchase is Article 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest in data processing is the direct advertising of our products to our customers and their interest in offers and promotions.

(4) You can unsubscribe from our newsletters at any time by clicking the link provided in every newsletter e-mail or by sending a message to the contact details stated above in section 1 of this privacy policy.

8. Job vacancies and applications

From time to time, we may advertise job vacancies on our Website. You may apply for those job positions through our Website. You are also welcome to apply for open job positions with us by post.

We collect, process and use your personal data to process, review, and evaluate your job applications. Your job application data will be sent directly to our Human Resources team. Appropriate technical and organizational measures ensure that your personal data is treated confidentially in accordance with the statutory provisions.

If you have applied for a specific position and it has already been filled, or if we consider you to be potentially suitable for another position, we would be happy to forward your application within our company.

9. Disclosure to third parties

We rely on third parties for some of the functionality of our Website. The personal data that we process as part of those features is governed by a data processing contract terms we enter into with our technology partners. Our third-party providers are contractually obligated to use that data only as described in this policy to provide their services to us.

If web analytics services and third-party providers are used, the data will be transmitted to the extent described in this policy. For more information see Section 11 “Automated decision-making, profiling” below.

We also disclose personal information to certain third parties to enable them to fulfill the purposes described above in Section 3 “Purposes of processing”. The personal information provided to our service providers is limited to that personal information which is necessary for them to fulfill these purposes. Our service providers have contractually agreed not to use your personal information other than as necessary to fulfill the applicable purposes and in accordance with applicable law.

In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the categories of personal information described above in Section 2 “Types of data processed, categories of data subjects” and Section 5 “Cookies” with the following categories of service providers:

• Data Analytics Providers
• Operating Systems and Platforms
• Customer Support Providers
• Internet Service Providers
• Insurance Providers
• Technology Providers
• Cybersecurity Providers
• Supply Chain Management Providers

We disclose personal information to our service providers in accordance with the purposes described in the “Categories of Personal Information Collected” section of the Privacy Policy above.

10. Storage duration

We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the legal purpose for which it was collected unless we are legally required to store your data for a longer time. We will delete your personal data as soon as it is no longer required for those purposes. We may retain personal data for the time during which claims can be made against us.

11. Automated decision-making, profiling

As a rule, we do not use fully automated decision-making processes to establish and implement business relationships. However, to provide you with targeted information and advice on our products, we or service providers may use web analytics tools, in particular tracking technology. These tools enable needs-based communication and advertising.

• Google

This Website uses Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analysis service offered by Google Inc. (hereinafter “Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies” to help us analyze how users use the Website. These cookies are discussed in Section 5 “Cookies” above.

We also use the Google Tag Manager as part of Google Analytics. The “tags” are small pieces of code on our Website that we use to measure traffic and visitor behaviour on the Website, track the impact of online advertising and social media, target our audiences more effectively, and optimise the Website. The Tag Manager tool itself does not use cookies. Instead, it triggers other tags, which in turn may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If Google Tag Manager is disabled at the domain or cookie level, it will still remain enabled for all tracking tags we implemented with Google Tag Manager.

We may also use the online advertising program Google Ads from Google on portions of the Website to provide us with statistical analyses based on the information collected by our cookies. We use this data to show you advertising that might be of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you, and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising measures. This tool sets a cookie on your end device if you have accessed our website via a Google ad on an external website. When we use this tool, we use conversion tracking as part of Google Ads, but we do not receive any further data. In particular, we cannot identify users from this information. However, by using conversion tracking, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with Google. Through this integration, Google may receive information about which portions of our Website you visited and which of our advertisements you clicked. If you are registered with a Google service, Google may associate your visit with your Google account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, Google may still receive your IP address as well as statistical information (browser type and version number, address of the previously visited website (referrer), date and time of the request) and the address of the pages you access from us.

Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Google Ads are offered by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter “Google”).

You can revoke your consent at any time with future effect by changing the cookie settings in our cookie consent manager. For more information about our use of cookies on the Website, including how you can reject the use of Google cookies, see Section 5 “Cookies” above.

We note that we cannot influence or determine the type and scope of the use of your personal data by Google. You may wish to limit this processing by setting your privacy accordingly as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy and on Google’s website.

Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at its websites.

1. SalesViewer®

This Website also uses SalesViewer® technology from SalesViewer® GmbH to collect and save data on marketing, market research and optimisation purposes.

This tool captures analytic data about Website usage. This data is immediately pseudonymised and is not used to identify website visitors personally. The data is encrypted in a non-retrievable, one-way function and stored by Salesviewer. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its purpose and there are no legal obligations to retain them.

1. Hubspot

We use Hubspot technology from Hubspot, Inc. to  collect and save data on users interactions with the Website (including our social media presences) for marketing, market research and optimisation purposes. This tool captures the information that you provide to us when you interact with our website or newsletters. The information includes contact information, device data (such as your device type, operating system, and browser and your IP address), and information about how you use the Website such as page views, clicks, and use of contact forms, newsletter signups or other data that you submit to us.

12. Social Media
    1. General Information

Matthews Engineering is interested in presenting itself on as many channels as possible, being approachable for customers, service providers, other business partners, applicants and interested parties, and promoting topics and products via social networks.

We process personal data when you visit Matthews Engineering on social media channels. With our various social media channels, we want to offer you a wide range of multimedia services and exchange ideas with you on topics that are important to you. In addition to the respective provider of a social network, we also collect and process personal user data on our social media channels. For the respective data processing purposes and data categories, we refer to the individual social media channels, which are explained in more detail below.

The data processing generally serves the following purposes:

• Communication with the Matthews Engineering social media channel visitors;
• Dealing with inquiries from our Matthews Engineering social media channel visitors; Collecting statistical information about the reach of Matthews Engineering social media channels;
• conducting customer surveys, marketing campaigns, market analyses, sweepstakes, competitions or similar promotions or events;
• Resolving disputes and litigation, establishing, exercising or defending against legal claims or litigation, enforcing existing contracts.

The processing of your personal data is necessary to achieve these purposes.

1. Information about the social media channels

(1) We integrate postings and recommendation functions from platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram on our site. These services are inactive by default, but they can be activated by the user. The services are mainly based in the USA but are subject to the usual data protection rules in EU and EEA countries. For example, if you actively use a recommendation button on our site or read an article with an embedded post, YouTube video or Spotify playlist, the embedding technique can be used to transmit general background data such as your IP address back to the social networks and platforms. We have no influence on how the platforms use the data, possibly also to create usage profiles. Please inform yourself directly on Facebook, YouTube and others and adjust your privacy settings there.

(2) In social networks and on other external platforms, the respective companies’ own data protection regulations apply, even if we disseminate information and maintain a presence there with our brands. The US company provides us with its editorial system and general usage data, such as the number of views, the duration of use, the demographics of the readers and the usernames of all contacts – here you can read the network’s data protection rules.

(3) You can also create a user account with us by connecting to your Facebook account (“Sign in with Facebook” function). In this case, we will of course not know your Facebook access data – the data protection regulations of the social network apply; However, we have to request your public data and your e-mail address in order to be able to register you with us. This will give you a user account with us, and you can later unlink yourself from Facebook at any time in our login area to log in to us independently of Facebook.

(4) You can find out about the data protection notices of the individual third-party providers under the following links:

• Content from Facebook: We use the Facebook plugin to integrate Facebook content into the website. To Facebook’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation. https://de-de.facebook.com/. Terms of Use: https://de-de.facebook.com/legal/terms?ref=pf, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is a company registered under the laws of the Republic of Ireland. Commercial Register Number: 462932
• Content from YouTube: With the YouTube player, we integrate videos from a YouTube channel or videos from other providers into the website. To Google’s privacy policy: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801895?hl=de. Information on the third-party provider YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ . Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Phone: +353 1 543 1000Fax: +353 1 686 5660, E-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, E-mail for electronic contact: https://www.youtube.com/t/contact_us
• Content from Instagram: Instagram’s “Embed” function makes it possible to integrate images and videos from Instagram into our offer. To Instagram’s privacy policy: https://www.instagram.com/legal/privacy/ information on the third-party provider: https://www.instagram.com/. Terms of Use: https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870/?helpref=uf_share, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is a company registered under the laws of the Republic of Ireland. Commercial register number: 462932, How to contact us by e-mail: impressum@support.imstagram.com

1. LinkedIn

The Matthews Engineering LinkedIn pages are operated on LinkedIn, a social network of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”). When you visit the Matthews Engineering LinkedIn pages, LinkedIn processes your personal data in accordance with their privacy policy, which can  be found here.

We process the following personal data:

• Your LinkedIn username, as well as comments on our Matthews Engineering LinkedIn pages and messages you send us through our Matthews Engineering LinkedIn pages.
• Other information necessary to respond to inquiries from our visitors or to uniquely identify our visitors in our systems.

1. LinkedIn Campaign Manager

To draw attention to our products, we use the LinkedIn Campaign Manager. By using LinkedIn Campaign Manager, we define audiences based on the following criteria:

• Location (e.g., country, region, city)
• Companies (e.g. company industries, names, size)
• Interests (e.g., member groups, interests)
• Work experience (e.g., job titles, functions, seniority, skills)
• Education (e.g. degrees, schools, fields of study)
• Demographic data (e.g., gender, age)

Based on its algorithm, LinkedIn displays our content on its platform to users who fit the defined target group. The legal basis for this type of processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR.

1. Matthews Engineering on XING

(1) The Matthews Engineering XING pages are operated on Xin, a social network of XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany (“XING”). When you visit the Matthews Engineering XING pages, XING processes your personal data in accordance with their privacy policy, which you  can view here.

(2) We use the statistical information (the amount of interactions, statistics on age composition and the working relationships of our visitors) about the use of the Matthews Engineering XING pages, which XING makes available in anonymised form via its statistical service. It is not possible for the Matthews Engineering Group to draw conclusions about individual users and access to individual user profiles.

(3) We process the following personal data:

• Your XING username as well as comments on our Matthews Engineering XING pages and messages that you send us via our Matthews Engineering XING pages.
• Your activity on our Matthews Engineering XING pages via the XING statistics service, e.g. the amount of interactions, statistics on age composition and the working relationships of our visitors.
• Other information necessary to respond to inquiries from our visitors or to uniquely identify our visitors in our systems.

13. Links to other websites

Our Website may contain links to websites operated by third parties that are not subject to this Privacy Policy. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies and may also use cookies or some other tracking technology. The respective operator or the person designated as responsible for the corresponding website is responsible.

We endeavor to check the links to external websites before linking them. However, we have no control over whether their operators comply with the data privacy regulations. If we become aware of any breaches or violations of the law, we will remove the corresponding links.

14. Rights of data subjects
    1. Generally

Certain jurisdictions impose specific legal requirements and grant privacy rights with respect to personal information, and we will comply with restrictions and any lawful requests you submit as required by applicable law. For example, you may have the right to review, correct, and delete personal information we have about you, or to consent or withdraw consent to certain uses or sharing of personal information. You may be able to use the Website to access and update the information that you have provided to us through your use of the Website or otherwise. If you would like to request access to such information or that we update, correct, or delete any such information, please send an email to us at: privacy@matw.com or send us a letter by mail to Two NorthShore Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

When you make a request, we may require that you provide information and follow procedures so that we can verify a request you make and your jurisdiction before responding to it. The verification steps we take may differ depending on your jurisdiction and the request you make. We will match the information that you provide in your request to information we already have on file to verify your identity. If we are able to verify your request, we will process it. If we cannot verify your request, we may ask you for additional information to help us verify your request.

We will respond to your request within the time period required by applicable law. However, we may not always be able to fully comply with your request, and we will notify you in that event.

1. Residents of the EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland

If you are a resident of the European Union, European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you may have the right to:

• request access to your personal information we hold about you;
• request we correct any inaccurate personal information we hold about you;
• request we delete any personal information we hold about you;
• restrict the processing of personal information we hold about you;
• object to the processing of personal information we hold about you, including for direct marketing purposes;
• receive any personal information we hold about you in a structured and commonly used machine-readable format or have such personal information transmitted to another company; and/or
• lodge a complaint about how we process your personal information with the supervisory authority in your country.

If you wish to exercise legal rights or have any questions about our processing of personal information, please contact us

• at the address listed in Section 1 “Data controller, data protection officer” above,
• by email at privacy@matw.com, or
• by submitting a Consumer Data Request Form.

If you contact us, we will do our utmost to address any requests of concerns you may have about our processing of your personal data.

Note that each of the foregoing rights is subject to important limitations and qualifications under applicable law. We are not obligated to effectuate any of your requests which exceed the rights provided to you under applicable law.

1. Residents of California

If you are a California resident you may have certain rights under California law, including but not limited to California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)

California Shine the Light

Although we do not currently share your information for other companies’ direct marketing purposes, residents of California have the right to request information from us regarding other companies to whom we have disclosed certain categories of information during the preceding year for the other companies’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please contact us at the address listed above in Section 1 “Data controller, data protection officer” or by email at privacy@matw.com.

Categories of Personal Information Sold or Shared to Third Parties

We do not sell and have not sold your personal information or transferred personal information to third parties to use for their own benefit in the preceding 12 months. We  also do not share your personal information for targeted or cross-context behavioral advertising. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the words “sell” and “share” have the respective meanings given to them under applicable law including any applicable exemptions thereto. “Share” and “sharing” as used in this section, does not include transfers of personal information described in this Privacy Policy as part of a corporate business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or joint venture, or in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership. Should such an event occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use personal information you have provided to us in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Please see above at Section 5 “Cookies” above for information about the collection and use of personal information by third parties who process information collected by cookies and similar technologies that we permit them to use on the Website.

Your Privacy Rights Under the CCPA

Residents of California may have the right under the CCPA to:

• request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months
• request access to personal information collected about you
• request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
• delete your personal information.
• to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information by Matthews International to third parties.
• to direct us to limit our use of your sensitive personal information to that use which is necessary to fulfill the purposes reasonably expected by an average consumer who requests those goods or services.

Note that each of the foregoing rights is subject to important limitations and qualifications under applicable law. We are not obligated to effectuate any of your requests which exceed the rights provided to you under applicable law.

California law considers the following pieces of personal information to be “sensitive:” social security number, driver’s license number or other government-issued identification number, financial account number, any health insurance or medical identification number, an account password, security questions and answers, or unique biometric data. We use sensitive personal information only as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, and we do not use it to infer characteristics about you.

We will not discriminate or retaliate against you for exercising any of your data privacy rights.

To exercise your rights under the CCPA, you or an authorized agent may submit a request through one of the following means:

• By calling us toll-free at 1 800.775.7775,
• By emailing us at privacy@matw.com.
• By filling out a Consumer Data Request Form.

Consumers may be required to submit additional personal information in order for us to verify the authenticity of the request. We will not otherwise collect additional personal information from you for the sole purpose of your exercising your rights under the data protection laws.  Similarly, we will not require you to create an account of any sort, solely for the purpose of exercising your rights under applicable data protection laws.

Authorized Agent

California law permits California consumers to use an authorized agent to make privacy rights requests. We require the authorized agent to provide us with proof of the California consumer’s written permission (for example, a power of attorney) that shows the authorized agent has the authority to submit a request for the California consumer. An authorized agency must follow the process described above to make a request, and we will additionally require the authorized agent to verify his/her own identity and we will confirm the agent’s authority with the California consumer about whom the request was made.

Job Applicants

California residents who use job application features of the Website should see our Workplace Privacy Policy.

1. Nebraska and Texas Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of Nebraska or Texas, you may make certain requests with respect to your personal information in accordance with applicable law. Residents of Nebraska or Texas may have the right to:

• request that we confirm whether we process your personal information
• request access to your personal information
• request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we maintain about you
• request that we delete your personal information
• opt out of the “sale” of your personal information as that term is defined under applicable state law
• to opt-out of the processing of your personal information for the purposes of targeted advertising and for “profiling” in furtherance of decisions, including, “solely automated decisions, that produce legal or similarly significant effects” (as those terms are defined under applicable state law).

Note that each of the foregoing rights is subject to important limitations and qualifications under applicable law. We are not obligated to effectuate any of your requests which exceed the rights provided to you under applicable law.

We will not discriminate or retaliate against you for exercising any of your data privacy rights.

If you are a resident of Nebraska or Texas and you are not satisfied with the outcome of your request, you may submit an appeal as permitted under applicable state law. If you would like to submit an appeal, please email us at privacy@matw.com with “Privacy Request Appeal” in the subject line.

How to Submit a Request

Only you or an authorized agent may submit a request to exercise your rights through one of the following means:

• By emailing us at privacy@matw.com.
• By filling out a Consumer Data Request Form.

In order to fulfil your request to access, delete, or correct your personal information as described above, we need to verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. The verification steps may vary depending on the sensitivity of the personal information and whether you have an account with us.

Authorized Agent

Nebraska and Texas law may permit consumers to use an authorized agent to make privacy rights requests. We will take reasonable steps to verify the authorized agent’s authority to make requests on your behalf and may request additional documentation from you to support the request. Absent such documentation, we reserve the right to deny third-party requests for information.

Exclusions

Note that for purposes of these requests under this Section, personal information does not include information about job applicants, employees and other of our personnel; information about employees and other representatives of third-party entities we may interact with; or information we have collected as a service provider.

15. Security

We have adopted appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorised access. All our employees and all third parties involved in data processing are required to comply with all applicable legal requirements and to handle personal data confidentially. The Internet, however, cannot be guaranteed to be completely secure; therefore, we cannot warrant the security of any personal information you provide. Accordingly, you provide this information at your own risk.

If you believe that your privacy has been breached by use of the Website, please contact us immediately at privacy@matw.com.

16. International Data Transfers

Due to the nature of the Internet, if you visit the Website, your communications may transfer information across international boundaries. If you are located outside of the United States, please be advised that any information you provide to us may be transferred to the United States and that by browsing the Website or submitting information to the Website, you explicitly authorize its transfer. Information submitted to us will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States, the European Union, or the United Kingdom. If you post or transfer any information to or through the Website, you are agreeing to such information, including personal information, being hosted and accessed in the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. Please note that the privacy laws of the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom may differ from those where you are a resident.

We use appropriate safeguards for transferring data outside the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK. This may include signing Standard Contractual Clauses that govern the transfers of such data. For more information about these transfer mechanisms, please contact us as detailed in the “Contact Us” by e-mail at privacy@matw.com.

17. Children

The Website is intended for users older than age thirteen (13). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from anyone aged of thirteen (13) or younger, we will delete that information. We do not sell personal information for valuable consideration or share the personal information for behavioral or targeted advertising of any individual we know to be under the age of thirteen (13).

18. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change or replace this Privacy Policy at our sole discretion. All revisions will be posted to the Website and become effective when the modified policy is posted. If you disagree with being bound by those changes, you should not use the Website any further after publication. Your continued use of the Website after posting changes to our Privacy Policy means you accept the changes.