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How Hyundai Motor Company handles personal data

Hyundai Motor Company takes the privacy of your information very seriously. Our Privacy Policy below explains how we will collect and use the information you
give us. We may vary this policy from time to time and the current version will be that published on this site. The word 'we' refers to Hyundai Motor Company,
unless otherwise indicated.

1. Collecting your information

From time to time, you may submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name, media affiliation, nationality, email address and cookies etc) in order to receive or use services(e.g. News Alerts) on our website.
When we collect this information we will only do so over a secure connection.

We will act in accordance with current legislation and we will provide a link to our Data Protection Notice every time we invite you to submit personal information
to us. Our Data Protection Notice is given below.

Hyundai Motor Company Limited Data Protection Notice Hyundai Motor Company may use this information for administration, marketing, customer services and profiling your purchasing preferences. We may keep your information for a reasonable period to contact you about our services. For information about the way we use cookies and other web tracking devices please refer to section 2 of this privacy policy.

If you have submitted a request for a test drive your details may be passed to the appropriate dealer and they may contact you directly. When you give us information about another person, you confirm that they have authorised you to act for them, to consent to the processing and use of their personal data in the manner described in this notice and to receive on their behalf any data protection notice.

You have the right to ask for a copy of your information (for which we will charge a small fee) and to correct any inaccuracies. Find out how to do this here.

We may record telephone calls for staff training and evidential purposes.

2. How we collect information about your visits to our website

Personal Information - We may collect certain information you voluntarily provide to us which may contain personal information. For example, to request news alert service, you are required to fill out registration form. This process requires you to provide certain personal information such as your name, email address, nationality and media affiliation.

Cookies - When you visit our web pages, we will download something called a 'cookie' to your computer (see section 6). We may also collect information using Web Beacons (also known as clear gifs or web bugs - see section 7). Our cookies and Web Beacons provide us with non-personal statistical information about what you do on the website. For example: the duration of time a page was viewed, common paths taken through the site, data on screen settings and other general information. We may also collect information about what other websites you visit after ours. We use this data to improve the services on our site and to refine your experience of using our sites.

3. What we will do with your personal information

We will only use your information for the purposes that to subscribe to free service that sends you email notifications of press releases the moment they are published. We will not contact you, or pass your information to our business partners, for marketing purposes unless you have indicated your agreement that we may do so. We are committed to treating your personal data with due care and in accordance with the data protection principles.

In common with standard industry practice, we uses cookies to track site usage. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is placed on the hard disk of your computer by a Web page server, enabling the Web server to identify your web browser and passively track its activities on that website. Cookies do not contain any executable code and cannot be used for infecting your computer with a virus. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies but usually provide the option of configuring your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is sent. You can change your settings in the preferences or options menu of your browser. If you choose to decline cookies, certain features of our Services may not be available to you.

4. Users aged 16 and under

If you are 16 or under you must have permission from a parent or guardian before you give us personal information. If we find that we have received information from you without the appropriate consent, we reserve the right to cancel all transactions and services and remove all personal data that you have supplied. You will be able to re-submit the information when you have the required permission.

5. What is a cookie?

Cookies are text files that identify your computer (through what is known as an IP address) to our server. For information about what we use these for refer to section 2. Whilst in some cases it may be possible, we do not use the IP address as a means of identifying you. You generally have the opportunity to set your computer to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. You can do this through your internet browser. With most browsers, this facility can be reached via the 'tools' (e.g. Internet Explorer), or 'edit', or 'task' (e.g. Netscape) menu. If you have any problems finding this area, the 'help' function within your browser will be able to provide assistance. You can also find more detailed information about cookies and how to manage them on www.allaboutcookies.org. If you refuse a cookie it may prevent the proper operation of the site or even prevent your access to certain areas.

6. What is a Web Beacon?

Some of our Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web Beacons (sometimes known as clear gifs) that allow us to count users who have visited these pages. Web Beacons collect only limited information that includes a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web Beacon resides. These beacons do not carry any personally identifiable information and are only used to track the effectiveness of our site or particular campaigns. You can find more information on Web Beacons, their use and your rights at www.allaboutcookies.org/web-beacons/

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy or any other aspect of our data handling procedures, please contact us via the address below, marking all correspondence for the attention of the Data Protection Compliance Manager.youbenjamin@hyundai.com

7. Links to other websites

Our Websites may contain links to other sites outside the group. Neither Hyundai Motor Company, nor its group companies, are responsible for the privacy and security of these sites. This privacy policy applies only to this website.

8. Accessing and amending your account information

You can amend your account information and/or cancel your Subscription at any time by visiting subscription page on the site. If you cancel your Subscription we will remove your personal details from the subscriber base for that Channel. You may also ask us to stop processing your personal information at any time.