Privacy
Policy
Effective
Date: Dec 1, 2020
This
Privacy Policy governs the manner in which ASKO Appliances AB and its affiliates (collectively
called “ASKO”, “we”, “us” or “our” ) collects, uses, maintains and discloses
information collected from you of this website https://asko.com/za.
ASKO
maintains privacy policies to safeguard personal identifiable information and
communications from unauthorized intrusions. By “personal identifiable
information”, we mean any personal information that identifies you, such as
your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and information about
activities (online or otherwise) that is directly linked to your information.
How and
why ASKO collects and shares your information
Our
online contact forms will ask for limited personal information to ensure we are
able to complete your request and respond accordingly. Any information
collected from these forms will only be used when ASKO replies your request, or
uses agents and service providers (such as contractors or third party companies)
to perform services on ASKO’s behalf, or provides your information to ASKO’s
retailers or after-sales service partners, we will use commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that the contractors and third party companies protects your
personal information in a manner consistent with this Policy.
You may
tell us how you would like to be contacted in connection with information you
provided to us via our online contact services. If you notify ASKO that
you do not want us to use, modify or delete any of your information in the ways
described in this Privacy Policy, we will honor your request. However, if you
then later provide additional personal information to this Website or otherwise
respond to one of ASKO’s online inquiries, we will assume that you have changed
your decision with respect to ASKO’s use, modification or deletion of your
information, and ASKO may contact you as described therein. You may, at any
time, notify us that you do not want to be contacted by ASKO.
ASKO
will use commercially reasonable efforts to assure that your e-mail will be
kept private. ASKO will not disclose to those parties not affiliated with ASKO,
private e-mail communications that are transmitted using ASKO services, except
as required to operate the service, or to reply your request, or as otherwise
required by law.
ASKO
will respond to improper conduct. ASKO may use personal information to
investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that
threatens us or otherwise violates the customer agreements for any products or
services that ASKO provides.
We do
not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We may share
generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any particular
individual regarding visitors and users with our business partners for the
purposes outlined above. We may use third party service providers to help us
operate our business and the Website or administer activities on our behalf,
such as sending out surveys. We may share your information with these third parties
for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.
We may
use cookies combined with anonymous user data (and personal data if you provide
it) to track user movement and behavior within and across this Website and
products. We may use this information to help us, or our authorized agents,
service providers, retailers and marketing partners, to offer to you products
and services that may better serve your needs, and to perform website and/or
user analytics. We may supply this information to a third party services or
analytics providers to perform the services or analysis for us and to provide
the results to us under the terms of a contract that requires the third party
services or analytics provider follow all applicable laws and regulations. We
use the information and the analytic results to improve this Website and
products, the user’s experience, and to provide you with content and services
that better meet your needs.
Changes
in practices
ASKO
will keep its privacy policy current and will make every effort to promptly
update this web page every time there is a change to this policy.
Additional
privacy protections for children using the internet
ASKO
recognizes that children, including young teenagers, may not be able to make
informed choices about personal information requested online. Accordingly, ASKO
does not knowingly target children or teenagers (younger than eighteen years of
age) for collection of information online. ASKO does not solicit or
collect personal identifiable information from children and teenagers according
to the applicable laws and regulations and does not allow anyone else to do so.
Representations
and warranties
Warranties
and Limitations of Liability information and documents provided on this Website
are provided “as is” without any warranty. ASKO makes reasonable efforts to
include accurate and up-to-date information on this Website; it does not,
however, make any representations as to its accuracy or completeness. Your use
of this Website is at your own risk. ASKO, its suppliers, distributors,
authorized agents, service providers, retailers and marketing partners and the
other parties involved in creating and delivering the contents of this Website,
are not liable for any damages arising from your use of this Website.
Intellectual
property rights
The
materials displayed on this Website, including but not limited to all text,
audio, video, images, photographs, illustrations, artwork, animation files and
other graphics, and names, logos, trademarks and service marks, are property of
ASKO or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other
intellectual property laws. This Website may be displayed, downloaded and/or
printed solely for your personal, non-commercial home use, provided that you do
not delete or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices. Any
other use of the material on this Website without the prior written consent of
ASKO is strictly prohibited.
Product
information
Product
information and photography featured within this Website were as accurate as
possible at the time of publication. Subsequent refinements may be evident in
the actual product. Prices and specifications are subject to change without
notice. Selected accessory items or props shown in the photographs are not part
of the product unless specified. Warranty validation and
terms vary by product, country and period.
Linked
websites
This
Website may contain hypertext links to other completely independent web sites.
ASKO makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, completeness or
authenticity of information contained in any hypertext link. The
existence of such a link cannot be construed as direct or indirect approval,
endorsement or sponsorship of or affiliation with the linked site on the part
of ASKO. Please be aware and acknowledge that your use of this
Website to link to other sites is at your own risk. You, as visitor to this
Website, acknowledge and agree that ASKO has no obligation to review any sites
linked to this Website and is not responsible in any way for the content of any
linked sites. These websites, links and services may have their own privacy
policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interacting with any other
website, including websites which have a link to this Website, is subject to
that website’s own terms and policies.
ASKO
reserves the right to modify the information contained on this Website at any
time without notice. While ASKO makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that all
material on this Website is correct, accuracy cannot be guaranteed, and ASKO
does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or
authenticity of any information contained on this Website. This Website and all
information and materials contained herein, is provided to you “as is” without
any warranty of any kind.
No offer
to sell
The
information contained in this Website is for information purposes only and in
no way constitutes an offer to buy or sell ASKO products. The purchase of any
ASKO product shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable
sale or retail contract. This Website shall not be used or relied upon by you
as a substitute for information that is available to you from an authorized
ASKO retailer.
Note:
Chapter 7 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 of
South Africa gives any natural person who enters or intends entering an
electronic transaction with us on this site certain rights. For more
information visit: http://www.acts.co.za/ect
act/ (chapter VII – Consumer Protection)
Customer
Notification
Due to
the high number of scam emails being sent by unauthorized third parties to the
public fraudulently claiming to be running promotions. Examples include unsolicited
emails claiming that recipients are due to receive charity donations, lottery
winnings or offers of employment. We confirm that none of these emails are
official and as such we do not accept any association with or liability arising
from or relating to these emails. We therefore request that recipients of these
emails refrain from responding to such emails and/or from providing their
personal data.
Use this
Website at your own risk
Entry
into this Website is at your own risk. By entering this Website and/or
submitting our online forms, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by all of
the legal terms outlined in this Privacy Policy as well as by all applicable
laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use
this Website. ASKO reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time
and without prior notice. By using this Website, you agree in advance to be
bound by all terms and conditions, including this Privacy Policy. ASKO and the
parties involved in creating, producing or delivering this Website are not
liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive or any
other type of damages, losses, costs or expenses (including but not limited to
legal and expert fees) which may arise either as a result of accessing or the
inability to access this Website. This includes, without limitation, liability
for damages or injuries resulting from browsing this Website, downloading any
materials from it, or from such causes as computer viruses, software or
hardware malfunctions, or any other errors, problems, failures or delays in
computer operation in general or in network transmission.
Contact
us
If you
have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy,
please contact us at https://asko.com/za/customer-care
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