PRIVACY POLICY

PRIVACY POLICY

MK Battery (hereinafter referred to as “MK Battery,” “us,” “we,” “our,” or “Company”) has created this Privacy Policy to apply to all users of this website (https://www.mkbattery.com) including our mobile site, contained, or offered therein (collectively, our “Services”). This Privacy Policy describes, among other things, the types of information we collect from users when you use our Services, how we use it, and how you can access your information.

This Privacy Policy is integrated into our Terms & Conditions of Use.

By using the Services and providing us with your personal Information (defined below), you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions referenced below and to the updates to these policies posted here from time to time.

If you are coming to our Services from the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), or United Kingdom (UK), or certain U.S. States, you may be entitled to certain individual rights under applicable Data Protection Laws. Please see the Notice to Certain Residents of Data Subject Rights for more information.

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU

We may collect the following categories of information about you which are described in more detail below: (A) information you provide to us, (B) sensitive information, (C) information we may automatically collect, and (E) information we may receive from third parties. All of the information listed in (A)-(C) and (E) above, are detailed below, and hereinafter referred to as “Information.”

A.Information You Provide to Us

In using our Services, you may provide us with Information, including, without limitation:

B. Sensitive Information

We may process the following categories of sensitive personal Information when you use our Services:

C. Information We May Automatically Collect About You

Our Services may automatically collect the following categories of usage and technical Information about you. This Information is used by MK Battery for the operation of the Services, to maintain quality of the Services, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Services. This Information may include:

D. Cookies & Technologies Used to Collect Information About You

We and/or certain service providers operating on our behalf may collect Information about your activity, or activity on devices associated with you over time, on our sites and applications, and across non-affiliated websites or online applications. We may collect this Information by using certain technologies, such as cookies, web beacons, pixels, software developer kits, third party libraries, and other similar technologies. Third party service providers, advertisers, and/or partners may also view, edit, or set their own cookies or place web beacons.

Our use of online tracking technologies may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under certain laws. To the extent that disclosing information to these online tracking technologies is deemed to be a “sale” or “sharing” under certain laws, you can opt out of these online tracking technologies by broadcasting an opt-out preference signal, such as the Global Privacy Controls (GPC). Please note that some features of our website may not be available to you as a result of these choices. We do not intentionally sell or share your Personal Information.

You can control cookies and tracking technologies. If you choose to block cookies and other trackers, certain features of the Services may not work. Blocking or rejecting cookies will not stop all of the tracking described in this Privacy Policy. These features and options are browser and device specific and are not uniform. You can usually find these settings in the options or preferences menu of your browser. To understand these settings, the following links for commonly used browsers may be helpful, or you can use the help option in your browser for more details (PLEASE NOTE: These third-party links are provided below for your convenience, and we may not actively monitor the content of these links).

E. Information We May Receive from Third Parties

We may collect additional Information about you from third party websites, social media platforms, and/or sources providing publicly available information (e.g., from the U.S. postal service) to help us provide services to you, help prevent fraud, and for marketing and advertising purposes.This Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by our Services. We are not responsible for the privacy and security practices of those other websites or Social Media Platforms or the Information they may collect (which may include IP address). You should contact such third parties directly to determine their respective privacy policies. Links to any other websites or content do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by us of the linked website, Social Media Platform, and/or content.

This Privacy Policy only applies to Information collected by our Services. We are not responsible for the privacy and security practices of those other websites or Social Media Platforms or the Information they may collect (which may include IP address). You should contact such third parties directly to determine their respective privacy policies. Links to any other websites or content do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by us of the linked website, Social Media Platform, and/or content.

II. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

A. Use and Purpose of Processing Your Information

We use and process your Information for things that may include, but are not limited to, the following:

We may also use Information that has been de-identified and/or aggregated for purposes not otherwise listed above.

B. Sharing or Disclosing Your Information

We may share and/or disclose your Information as set forth in the Privacy Policy and in the following circumstances:

III. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Services may contain links to other websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us, including links to Social Media Platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube, or may redirect you off our website away from our Services.

This Privacy Policy only applies to Information collected by our Services. We are not responsible for the privacy and security practices of those other websites or Social Media Platforms or the Information they may collect (which may include IP address). You should contact such third parties directly to determine their respective privacy policies. Links to any other websites or content do not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by us of the linked website, Social Media Platform, and/or content.

IV. INFORMATION SECURITY

We use commercially reasonable and appropriate administrative, physical, and technical security measures to provide our Services and safeguard your Information. However, no data transmitted over the Internet or stored or maintained by us or our third-party service providers can be 100% secure. Therefore, we do not promise or guarantee, and you should not expect, that your Information or private communications will always remain private or secure. We do not guarantee that your Information will not be misused by third parties. We are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security features. You agree that we will not have any liability for misuse, access, acquisition, deletion, or disclosure of your Information.

If you believe that your information has been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person, you should promptly Contact Us so that necessary measures can quickly be taken.

V. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your Information for as long as needed to provide you Services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. We will retain and use your Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. In accordance with our routine record keeping, we may delete certain records that contain Information you have submitted to us. We are under no obligation to store such Information indefinitely and disclaim any liability arising out of, or related to, the destruction of such Information.

VI. YOUR MARKETING CHOICES

A. Marketing Communications.

If you do not want to receive marketing and promotional emails from us, you may click on the “unsubscribe” link in the email to unsubscribe and opt-out of marketing email communications or see how to Contact Us below for more information.

B. Opting Out of Direct Marketing by Third Parties

To exercise choices regarding the marketing information you receive, you may also review the following links:

VII. NOTICE TO CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

A. NOTICE OF PRIVACY RIGHTS FOR RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN U.S. STATES

Residents of certain U.S. states may have rights and choices regarding their Personal Information. These rights may apply in the following states: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.

To the extent any data protection law applies to our collection of your Personal Information, this supplemental section of our Privacy Policy outlines the individual rights you may be entitled to and how to exercise those rights.

Depending on where you live and subject to certain exceptions, you may have some or all of the following rights:

To learn more about whether you are guaranteed certain rights, or to submit a request to exercise your rights, please contact us using any of the methods in the How to Contact Us section.

B. NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA, AND THE UK

This section applies only to individuals coming to our Services from within the European Union (“EU”), the European Economic Area (“EEA”), and the UK, and only if we collect through the Services any Information from you that is considered “Personal Data,” as defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

Personal Data includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, who could be identified either directly or indirectly 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 (which may include some or all your Information as defined in this Privacy Policy).

1. Identity and Contact Details of Privacy Contact

Unless otherwise stated, we are the Data Controller for the Information we process.

2. Your Data Protection Rights

To the extent the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 apply, and we hold your Information in our capacity as a Data Controller as defined under those laws, you may request that we:

You may also revoke your consent for processing of your Information. If you wish to object to the use and processing of your Information or withdraw consent to this Privacy Policy, you can contact us as outline in the How To Contact Us section. in the The requests above will be considered and responded to in the time-period stated by applicable law. Note, certain Information may be exempt from such requests. We may require additional Information from you to confirm your identity in responding to such requests.

3. Data Protection Complaints

If you have any queries or concerns about our handling of your Personal Data, please contact us directly via dataprotection@mkbattery.com.

We will confirm receipt and our next steps within 30 days and all queries will be investigated without undue delay. In all cases we will provide you with an outcome that explains what steps we have taken following your concern.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may report your concerns to the data protection authority of the country where you live or work, or where you believe your rights have been infringed. If you are in the UK, the Information Commission (ICO) generally requires that you first raise your complaint with us before it will consider the matter. The UK’s ICO can be contacted at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/. The contact details of each EU national data protection authority can be found at: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/members_en.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing Your Information

The lawful basis for our processing of your Personal Data will depend on the purposes of the processing.

Depending on what Personal Data we collect from you and how we collect it, we may rely on various grounds for processing your Personal Data, including the following reasons:

If the processing of your Information is based on your consent, the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 also allow users the right to access, revoke, or modify your consent at any time. Please see the How to Contact Us section, below, to review or modify your consents.

5. Consent to Transfer

We are operated in the United States, and we may use service providers based in the United States to operate our business and our relationship with you. Please be aware that Information, including your Personal Data, that we collect may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, a jurisdiction in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen. We maintain measures to address the transfer of your Personal Data between our group companies and between us and our third-party providers in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

6. Retention

We will retain your Information for as long as needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. More specifically, the time we maintain your Information depends on the following factors:

Regardless of our reason for retaining your information, we delete all Information in accordance with our routine record keeping policies.

VIII. EXERCISING YOUR DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

To exercise any of the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us via the methods described below. The verifiable consumer request must:

To help protect your privacy and maintain security, if you request access to or deletion of your Information, we will take steps and may require you to provide certain information to verify your identity before granting you access to your Information or complying with your request. In addition, if you ask us to provide you with specific pieces of Information, we may require you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury that you are the consumer whose Information is the subject of the request. Only you or your authorized agent may make a verifiable consumer request related to your Information. If you designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, we may require you to provide the authorized agent written permission to do so and to verify your own identity directly with us (as described above). You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

IX. NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS – "SHINE THE LIGHT" REQUESTS

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, the "Shine the Light" law, our customers who are residents of California may request certain information about our disclosure of Personal information during the prior calendar year to third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose Personal Information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.

To make a request or to contact us to learn more information, please visit the Contact Us section below.

X. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING

Our Services collect Information and process and store that Information in databases located in the United States where our primary processing operations are located or possibly another country where our service providers may operate. If you are visiting the Services from a country outside the United States, you should be aware that you may transfer personally identifiable Information about yourself to the United States, and that the data protection laws of the United States may not be as comprehensive as those in your own country. By visiting the Services and submitting any personally identifiable Information you consent to the transfer of such personally identifiable Information to the United States.

XI. CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Services are intended only for users over the age of sixteen (16). If we become aware that a user is under sixteen (16) (or a higher age threshold where applicable) and has provided us with Information, we will take steps to comply with any applicable legal requirement to remove such Information. Contact us if you believe that we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected Information from a child under the age of sixteen (16). We do not knowingly sell or share data of users under the age of sixteen (16).

XII. DIFFICULTY ACCESSING OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to usefully access our Privacy Policy online may contact us to inquire how they can obtain a copy of our policy in another, more easily readable format.

XIII. “DO NOT TRACK” SIGNALS

We do not support “Do Not Track.” Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable “Do Not Track” by visiting the “Preferences” or “Settings” page of your web browser. Do Not Track is different from Global Privacy Controls (“GPC”), which may notify websites of consumers’ privacy preferences regarding the sale or sharing of personal Information, or the use of sensitive personal Information.