Privacy Policy
Introduction
This privacy policy applies to Maxim Hygiene Products, Inc., a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in the United States, and any of its Affiliates (hereafter “Maxim Hygiene”) which control and make use of personal data (“Personal Data”) of a visitor (“Visitor”) of this website (“Site”) collected via this Site. If the Visitor chooses to register or submit Personal Data to this Site, the Visitor agrees to the use of such data in accordance with this privacy policy. Please note that this Site contains links to other websites that are not operated by Maxim Hygiene, for which Maxim Hygiene is not responsible and that are not governed by this privacy policy. You should check the relevant third party’s website and relevant privacy statements for more information about their processing of your Personal Data.
Maxim Hygiene reserves the right to modify or amend this privacy policy at any time and for any reason. The revised privacy policy shall apply to the use of the Site from the date of the publication of the revised privacy policy on the Site. Each Visitor must check this privacy policy regularly to ensure to be familiar with the latest version.
Collection of Personal Data
The Visitor doesn’t have to submit any Personal Data in order to use this Site. This Site collects only personally identifiable information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by Visitors. Such Personal Data may consist of, but is not limited to, Visitors’ name, email address, telephone number, country and profile.
Maxim Hygiene’s basis for collecting Personal Data depends on the purpose of collection and hence are:
- legitimate interest in order to ensure that this Site functions and that we protect this Site and your Personal Data against unauthorized access,
- execution of a contract in case you are a customer placing or asking information about an order or about our products and
- consent in such cases as required by law such as for example the sending of direct marketing.
The Personal Data is kept for a term as is needed in order to respond to your query, or to perform our contract with you, in case you are a customer, plus the term required by law to retain data.
Use of Personal Data
Personal Data are used only for limited purposes:
- When the Visitor registers with this Site to gain access to specific content or request future communications about Maxim Hygiene, Maxim Hygiene may use the Personal Data submitted by Visitor to create a personal profile to customize Maxim Hygiene’ response to further requests or inquiries.
- Maxim Hygiene may also use the Personal Data to customize the Visitors’ web experience on the Site. When the Visitor chooses to register online for an Maxim Hygiene-hosted event Maxim Hygiene will use the Personal Data submitted by Visitor to respond to the Visitor.
- Maxim Hygiene will ensure that marketing activities comply with applicable law, and has implemented procedures to obtain necessary consents before sending the Visitor email containing information about Maxim Hygiene offerings. Visitor may at any time request that Maxim Hygiene discontinues sending him/her such materials.
Disclosure of Personal Data to third parties
Although Maxim Hygiene may provide Visitors’ Personal Data to service providers that handle information on its behalf, Maxim Hygiene will not share the Personal Data with third parties for secondary or unrelated purposes unless otherwise disclosed at the point of collection.
This may include transfers outside the European Economic Area, including in countries that may not offer the same level of data protection as in the European Economic Area. Maxim Hygiene has taken and will continue to take appropriate safeguards so that Personal Data remain subject to appropriate level of protection in accordance with applicable data protection law for the purposes identified above. These include implementing the EU Model Clauses, requiring third parties to have appropriate protection in place, firewalls, passwords, etc. By providing Personal Data to Maxim Hygiene through this Site, you are consenting to such transfers.
Where appropriate, Personal Data may be disclosed to law enforcement, regulatory or other government agencies, or third parties where necessary or desirable to comply with legal or regulatory obligations or requests or for the purposes identified above.
Access to Personal Data
Maxim Hygiene is dedicated to providing reasonable access to Visitors who wish to review the Personal Data retained when they register with this Site and correct any inaccuracies it may contain. Visitors who choose to register may access their Visitor profile, correct and update their details, or unsubscribe at any time. If the Site does not allow Visitors to access and update their profile or if Visitors have any problem accessing their profiles, or would like to request a copy of their Personal Data, they should contact Maxim Hygiene using the Contact section on this Site. In all cases Maxim Hygiene will treat requests to access Personal Data or change Personal Data in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Your rights as a data subject
As a Visitor you have the right to access your Personal Data as described above. You also have the right to request that your Personal Data be corrected, limited or deleted, and you have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data. Personal data that has been transmitted by you to Maxim Hygiene, can be requested in a machine readable format. You also have the right to launch a complaint if you are of the opinion your Personal Data is not appropriately handled by Maxim Hygiene. Maxim Hygiene is highly valuing your privacy and would kindly request that for any questions or concerns you have on the use of your Personal Data, you contact us first via the Contact section on this Site.
Information security
Maxim Hygiene has in place market conform standards of technology and operational security to protect all Personal Data provided by Visitors from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction.
Children’s privacy protection
Maxim Hygiene understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy in the interactive online world. This Site covered by this privacy policy is not designed for or intentionally targeted at children 13 years of age or younger. It is not Maxim Hygiene’ policy to intentionally collect or maintain personal data about anyone under the age of 13.
Limitation of liability
Maxim Hygiene takes all reasonable measures to ensure confidentiality of the Personal Data communicated by the Visitor. Each Visitor however acknowledges that transmission of Personal Data via the Internet is never without risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Visitor agrees, therefore, that any possible direct or indirect damage that he or she would suffer following an illegal or wrongful use of his or her Personal Data by third parties who do not have authorization to do so, can never be allocated to nor recovered from Maxim Hygiene.
Contact details
Questions, feedback, concerns regarding this privacy policy can be addressed via our Contact section on this Site.
Social media and networks
When you use the social media buttons, such as Facebook, etc., data relating to your identification are automatically communicated to these social networks. You also have the possibility to share on social networks some information or contents present on this site. This use is governed by the conditions of use of the said social media network that we invite you to consult.