Privacy Policy

Miele about privacy

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy: 17 May 2023

 

This Privacy Policy explains how Miele Hong Kong Limited (“Miele”) handles the personal information that you provide to us by various means including but not limited to the following:

1. via the Web Sites or App owned and controlled by Miele which link to this Privacy Policy (together referred to as "Miele Web Site(s);
2. member, warranty registration forms (whether completed via Miele Web Site or physical channels);
3. event or activities enrolment forms (whether completed via Miele Web Site or physical channels);
4. order forms (whether completed via Miele Web Site or physical channels);
5. enquiry forms (whether completed via Miele Web Site or physical channels);
6. forms for repair and maintenance services, contests, surveys, or special offers (whether completed via Miele Web Site or physical channels)

Unless otherwise specifically noted, this Privacy Policy does not apply to: (i) Any web sites that do not link or connect to this Privacy Policy; or (ii) third-party web sites to which Miele Web Sites may link-up with but have no control of them.

Your use of Miele Web Sites is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Online Terms and Condition. Please read this Privacy Policy before using Miele Web Sites or submitting any personal information to us through any channels.

What is "personal information" as used in this Privacy Policy?

"Personal information" means information that identifies you or could be used to identify you. Examples of personal information include your name, your e-mail address and your telephone number, gender, age, date of birth, and shopping preferences.

How does Miele collect information?

Miele collects information in two ways:

• Personal Information You Submit:

Miele collects personal information that you enter into data fields on Miele Web Sites or through real physical channels. For example, you may submit your name, postal address, e-mail address, and/or other information in order to receive information about various subjects, register for Miele programs, contact Miele customer service, or respond to Miele surveys. To protect your privacy, you should not provide Miele with any information that is not specifically requested.

• Passive Collection of Unidentifiable Information:

Miele Web Sites may collect information about your visits to Miele Web Sites without you actively submitting such information. Unidentifiable information may be collected using various technologies, such as cookies, and web beacons. Cookies are small text files that are transferred to your computer’s hard disk by a website. Web beacons (also referred to as GIF files, pixels or Internet tags) help Miele recognize a unique cookie on your browser. Your Internet browser automatically transmits to Miele Web Sites some of this unidentifiable information, such as the URL of the web site you just visited and the browser version your computer is operating. Passive information collection technologies can make your use of Miele Web Sites easier by allowing Miele to provide better service, customize Miele Web Sites based on consumer preferences, compile statistics, analyze trends, and otherwise administer and improve Miele Web Sites. Certain features of Miele Web Sites may not work without use of passive information collection technologies. Information collected by these technologies cannot be used to identify you without additional identifiable information and Miele will not connect additional identifiable information with information collected through the use of such tracking technologies. With respect to limiting or disabling tracking technology please see below “What choices do I have about how Miele collects and uses personal information about me?”.

In what circumstances and for what purposes might Miele collect and use personal information?

Miele will use your provided personal information to respond to your questions, to process your applications as a registered customer, to provide you with products and services which you have requested, to process your orders purchased at our real physical channels and web sites, to carry out prize draws, games or competitions you have entered, to provide you with efficient customer service and to prevent or detect of crime. Miele may use certain identifying technologies to allow that Miele Web Site to "remember" your personal preferences (based on the personal information that you entered, such as sections of that Miele Web Site that you visit frequently and, if you choose, your user ID). We may use your personal information for other business purposes, such as to offer you the opportunity to receive notices regarding Miele’s products or services, to invite you to participate in surveys about our products, or to notify you about special promotions if you provided us with your prior opt-in for such purposes:

Does Miele consolidate personal information?

Miele may consolidate the personal information of customers who use Miele Web Sites. In addition, we may consolidate information in a non-identifiable form (aggregate/anonymous data) to help us better design Miele Web Sites and Miele products, to enhance our research activities, and to facilitate other business functions.

What choices do I have about how Miele collects and uses personal information about me?

You may always limit the amount and type of personal information that Miele receives about you by choosing not to provide any personal information into forms or data fields on Miele Web Sites or physical channels . Some of our online services can only be provided to you if you provide us with appropriate personal information. Other parts of Miele Web Sites or forms may ask whether you wish to opt into our contact lists for offers, promotions and additional services that may be of interest to you. You may also be provided with preference questions or preference boxes allowing you to indicate that you do not want Miele Web Sites to use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to "remember" your personal information, such as user IDs or mailing addresses, on return visits. However, Miele Web Sites that use tracking technologies to collect unidentifiable information do not generally provide you with the ability to opt out of the tracking technologies. Some Internet browsers allow you to limit or disable the use of tracking technologies that collect unidentifiable information.

Who will have access to personal information about me?

Personal information can be accessed by a restricted number of authorized Miele employees, by certain designated companies with which Miele may conduct joint programs, and by authorized third parties with whom Miele contracts to carry out business activities for Miele. We always conduct training for our employees about the importance of privacy and how to handle and manage customer data appropriately and securely. Also, it is Miele’s practice to seek your consent where required by applicable law if you are registering for a program which is conducted in conjunction with another company that may require access to your personal information. In addition, Miele’s practice is to require its contractors to keep your personal information confidential and to use your personal information only to perform functions for Miele.

Does Miele share personal information with third parties?

Except as otherwise stated in this Section, Miele will not transfer your personal information to third parties unless you have been provided with an opportunity to opt into this disclosure. Miele may disclose your personal information without your opt-in to third party service providers which assist us with our business activities. It is Miele’s practice to require such third party service providers to keep your personal information confidential and to use your personal information only to perform functions for Miele and in accordance with Miele’s instructions. Miele further reserves the right to disclose your personal information to respond to authorized information requests from government authorities or when otherwise required by law. In the event Miele sells one of its product lines or divisions, Miele will only transfer your personal information to the buyer subject to your consent where required by applicable law so that the buyer can continue to provide you with information and services.

How does Miele secure personal information?

It is Miele’s practice to secure each Miele Web Site that collects personal information; however, the confidentiality of personal information transmitted over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when transmitting personal information over the Internet. Miele cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will not gain access to your personal information; therefore, when submitting personal information to Miele Web Sites, you must weigh both the benefits and the risks. In addition, Miele Web Sites covered by this Privacy Policy will display a warning whenever you link to a web site that is not controlled by Miele; you should check the privacy policies of such third-party web sites before submitting personal information.

How may I correct personal information or delete it from current customer records?

With your support Miele will keep personal information accurate and up-to-date. You may request to remove, amend or correct your personal information. Please notify us of your wishes by contacting us in one of the ways specified below.

How long will Miele store personal information?

In general, Miele will only store your personal information for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, subject to applicable data retention periods imposed upon Miele by applicable laws.

How can I contact Miele?

If you have questions about the scope, use, amendment, or deletion of personal information that you have provided to us, or if you would like to opt out of future communications from an Miele business or a particular Miele program, please contact us by clicking on the "Contact Us" link on the Miele Web Site you are visiting.

In all communications to Miele, please include the e-mail address used for registration (if applicable), the Miele Web Site address on which you provided any personal information about which you have questions or concerns, and a detailed explanation of your request. If you would like to delete, amend or correct your personal information and are contacting us by e-mail, please put "Deletion Request" or "Amendment/Correction Request", as applicable, in the subject line of the e-mail. We will do our best to respond to all reasonable requests in a timely manner.

How will I know whether Miele has updated this Privacy Policy?

If Miele changes its privacy practices, an updated version of this Privacy Policy will reflect those changes and we will notify you of such changes by updating the effective date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Without prejudice to your rights under applicable law, Miele reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect technological advancements, legal and regulatory changes and good business practices.

Privacy Policy on Google ReCAPTCHA service

We use Google ReCAPTCHA service provided by Google Inc. to ensure adequate data protection when users submit electronic forms (e.g. signing up for a newsletter). The purpose of using Google ReCAPTCHA service is to ensure that the submission is made by a real person, not unintentionally or by automated machine processing.  Google ReCAPTCHA service will implement a variety of security measures by assessing your IP address and other data and such information will pass it to Google Inc. for their handling. As such, Data Protection Policies from Google Inc. apply herein. (For further information about Data Protection Policy of Google Inc., please go to https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/).

By using Google ReCAPTCHA service in our website, you confirm that you read and understand the above Statement, and you declare that you act voluntarily and consent to pass the data used/generated to be accessible by us and Google Inc.
 

Digital Miele Assistant

The Digital Miele Assistant is a so-called chatbot provided by our technical service provider, e-bot7 GmbH, Perusastraße 7, 80333 Munich. The Digital Miele Assistant will assist you in the search for information on and purchase of Miele Service Packages, such as the Miele Service Certificate, Coffee Care or Exclusive Care Packages. You can simply enter your questions in the chat window. The Digital Miele Assistant will then provide you with answers. If you would like to request a Miele Service Certificate, the Digital Miele Assistant will send you a link to the appropriate web form.

The Digital Miele Assistant does not answer any contract-specific customer requests. If you have any such enquiries, please contact our customer service (https://www.miele.hk/en/domestic/contact-45.htm). Personal details are neither required nor requested in order to use the Digital Miele Assistant. At the most, information about the respective appliance type is collected but not appliance identification, e.g. via a serial number, which is necessary for the Digital Miele Assistant.

We process your data to deal with your concerns and to control and improve our business and service processes, including the Digital Miele Assistant, which is our legitimate interest. The legal basis for the processing is Art. (6)(1)(f) GDPR. If you purchase a Miele Service Certificate or another Miele Service Package, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR. E-bot7 GmbH acts as a processor on our behalf and acts upon our instructions.

The questions you ask the Digital Miele Assistant, as well as the usage data, i.e. chat duration, time stamp of the messages, number of dialogues and approximate location of the users, are stored for a maximum of 90 days. After that, your questions will be deleted irrevocably. In addition, the usage data are stored anonymously for statistical purposes. Personal data are not evaluated.
 

Qualtrics

On our website, we use the services of Qualtrics LLC, 333 W. River Park Drive, Provo UT 84604, USA for customer-, product-, and brandsurveys in order to regularly improve our products and services. When you are taking a survey, only log data (date and timestamp / information to your browser and browser settings / information to your device / usage date) will be processed. You are free to decide whether you like to participate on a survey. If you do not want to participate, you can just close the survey pop-up by using the “X”-button on the top right corner of the survey pop-up. The legal basis for the data processing is your consent, Art. 6 I lit. a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent with effect for the future at any time.

In the context of the use of Qualtrics services, we also use Qualtrics cookies, mainly to help keep track of survey sessions or to maintain survey sessions. Please find more information to our use of Qualtrics cookies in our cookie notice. For more information about Qualtrics LLC and use of personal data by Qualtrics please visit https://www.qualtrics.com/privacy-statement/.

 

Trade Desk Pixel

On our website, we use the Trade Desk Pixel, provided by The Trade Desk Ltd (“Trade Desk”), 10th floor, 1 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL, United Kingdom, a snippet of JavaScript code that allows us to track your activities on our website and facilitates the use of technology that helps us with digital advertising by a Demand Side Platform (“DSP”). 

The purpose for processing the data is for advertising purposes including personalizing ads, delivering ads, limiting the number of times you see an ad, measuring effectiveness of ads, reporting on ad campaigns and maintaining ad transaction records.

The processing of the data takes place in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The legal basis of the data processing is the consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR).
Trade Desk collects and uses data, on our behalf, to ensure that the ads you see are relevant and to measure and report on their effectiveness. The platform uses data to produce a mapping of devices that might be related to each other. This means that they might be used by the same person or by people within the same household. This helps us to better target and measure our campaigns, as well as to limit the number of times the same person or household sees an ad. 

Trade Desk acts as a data processor, and we as a controller in accordance with the GDPR.

Trade Desk may collect and process pseudonymous data, on our behalf, about users, households, devices and ads and where they’re shown, including unique cookie identifiers, device advertising identifiers, pseudonymous identifiers derived from email address or phone numbers, IP addresses, interest and demographic information stored and/or used on the Platform, interest and demographic information they create or infer, other information about browsers and devices, such as type, version and settings, location information based on IP address or other types of information that may include precise geolocation information (i.e., latitude/longitude coordinates), if provided, the browser and device information type, version and settings, hashed email addresses and other identifying information (or information derived from such).

The data sent by us is retained by Trade Desk in a pseudonymized manner for up to 18 months.  After 18 months (often sooner) the data is de-identified or aggregated and stored for up to 3 additional years. 

For more information, please see the link to the site of Trade Desk (The Trade Desk - us - privacy).
 

Information on data security at Miele

Miele on data security

Miele, as a manufacturer of high-quality and durable products, also puts the highest demands on the data and cyber security of its networked devices, apps and web applications. Although, we try very hard to detect and eliminate weaknesses in advance, one hundred percent security in case of information technology can be hardly achieved.

For this reason, Miele is interested in any information from you that relates to possible or discovered data security risks affecting our networked products, apps or web applications.

For reporting vulnerabilities and information about cyber security at Miele, please use our international page:

             https://www.miele.com/de/com/cybersicherheit-5047.htm

Even if you're not quite sure: We will follow up your request and contact you if we have any further questions.

Cookie Settings

Cookie Policy 

Last updated: 10.05.2024

Miele Hong Kong Ltd. (“Miele”) uses so-called cookies on this website. In this policy we explain in detail what types of cookies Miele uses, what data is processed by them, cookie lifespan and your rights in relation to cookies.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time in the cookie settings in our "Privacy Preference Centre".

 

1. General Explanation

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or end device when you use our websites. When you visit the Miele website, a cookie may be stored on your system. This contains an individual string of characters that can be used to identify your browser the next time you visit the website. There are two basic types of cookies:

• Temporary cookies: These cookies, also called session cookies, are temporarily stored on your computer or terminal device during your visit to our website and then deleted.
• Persistent cookies: These cookies remain on your computer for a longer period of time.

In general, Miele uses various Internet technologies (e.g. cookies, Java-Script) to make it easier for you to use the Miele Internet applications and to optimise them. This means that they are used to:

• Identify you when you log in to our web shop and to ensure that valid security standards, optimized for you, are observed.
• Help us remember products that you have added to your shopping cart or notepad.
• Show you the quantity of products you have added to your shopping cart or notepad on the website.
• Remind us of your chosen language during the session, so that you can navigate our pages more easily.
• Analyse data, such as the evaluation of the number of visitors to our website or the most frequently visited websites. We use the analysis results for the purpose of optimizing our website.
• We also use so-called marketing cookies from third parties for the purpose of retargeting/remarketing and the placement of personalised online advertisements.

Please note that Miele needs you to express your preferences regarding the use of cookies, on its own interface, but by changing the cookie settings of your Internet browser, you can also deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies. You can delete already stored cookies at any time. Further browser specific information on how to delete cookies can be found here:

• Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
• For Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• For Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• For Safari: https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471

Please note, however, that if you deactivate cookies, you may no longer be able to use all the functions of the website. In the menu of most browsers you will find setting options for the use of cookies. Typically, a browser has the following setting options:

• View cookies,
• Allow cookies,
• Disable all or certain cookies,
• Disable all cookies when closing the browser,
• Blocking cookies,
• Notify when a cookie is to be set,
• Objection to tracking web analysis (opt-out).

When you visit our website, a banner informs you about the use of cookies and asks for your consent to cookies requiring consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future, which we explain in detail in this cookie policy.

 

2. Google Tag Manager

On our website, we use the tag management service named Google Tag Manager provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin (“Google”). Google Tag Manager allows websites to quickly and easily update measurement codes and related code fragments collectively known as tags on their websites or mobile apps. Once the small segment of Tag Manager code has been added to a project, the website can safely and easily deploy analytics and measurement tag configurations from a web-based user interface.

The Google Tag Manager helps us to implement and manage cookies and tracking tags. The Google Tag Manager does not use any of its own cookies, but the Google Tag Manager triggers other cookies and tracking tags if and insofar you have explicitly agreed to the use of such cookies and tracking tags. You will find detailed information to each of such cookies and tracking tags in our cookie notice. In the context of the use of the Google Tag Manager, we and Google process your ip-address and an unique identifier. It might be possible that your data will be processed outside the territory of the European Union. In order to ensure an appropriate level of data protection, Google and we have agreed on the standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission. The legal basis for the use of the Google Tag Manager and related data processing activities is our legitimate interest, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. That legitimate interest is the assistance Google Tag Manager provides us in implementing and managing our use of cookies and tracking tags.

 

3. Technically necessary cookies (essential cookies)

Essential cookies are required for navigation of the websites and for the use of their functions, such as access to the registration part of the website or the use of our chat tool. Without these cookies certain functions of the website are not possible.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using technically necessary cookies is legitimate interests Article 6(1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest is that this processing is required for navigation of the websites and for the use of their functions. The data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles.

Essential cookies cannot be deactivated. The essential cookies we use are generally so-called session cookies, which are generally automatically deleted after the browser session has ended.

Some essential cookies are provided and/or accessed by third parties. Details of the third parties and their tools that we use essential cookies for are explained below.

3.1 Intershop Commerce Platform

On our website we use various cookies for essential purposes that are provided and/or used by Intershop Communications AG, Steinweg 10, 07743 Jena, Germany (“Intershop”). We use a series of necessary cookies, which are provided and / or used by Intershop and which are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. Intershop provides a platform for managing customer identity management, including customer profiles, preferences, opt-ins, and consent settings. Further information about the Intershop can be found here.

3.2 OneTrust LLC

On our website, we use a Consent Management Platform provided by OneTrust LLC, Building 600, 1200 Abernathy Road Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, USA (“OneTrust”). OneTrust is a cookie consent solution that enables Miele to operationalize cookie compliance for different legal frameworks around the world. OneTrust enables us to generate cookie banners, to store your consent settings, as well as inform you of the use of various cookies on the website. For more information on OneTrust, please visit Privacy Notice and Policy | OneTrust.

3.3 Neocom.ai – Buyers Guide

On our website, we use the Guided-Selling-service, a so-called Buyers Guide, provided by our service provider, Neo Commerce GmbH, Max-Bill-Str. 8, 80807 Munich, Germany („Neocom“). In order to provide you with our Guided-Selling-service, we must use a technology named “Session storage” in order to group multiple uses of the Guided-Selling-service in one browser session. Without such technology, the Guided-Selling-service is not useable. This technology will only be used if you actively request to use the Guided-Selling-service. Please find more detailed information about Neocom and data processing activities related to the use of the Guided-Selling-service in our privacy notice.

 

4. Analytics cookies

In addition, we use cookies on our website which enable an analysis of your usage behaviour (so-called analysis cookies). With these cookies we collect and store the following data:

- Frequency of page visits

- Search Keywords

- Use of website functions

Your data collected by means of the cookies is pseudonymised, so that it is no longer possible to assign the data to the respective user without additional data.

This processing enables us to improve the quality of our website and its content. The legal basis for this processing of data is consent under Article 6(1) (a) GDPR. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time in the cookie settings in our "Privacy Preference Centre".

Some analytics cookies are provided and/or accessed by third parties. Details of the third parties and their tools that we use analytics cookies for are explained below.

The analysis cookies we use include:

4.1 Google

On our website we use various cookies for analysis purposes that are provided and/or used by Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), a company incorporated and regulated under Irish law (registration number: 368047) with its registered office at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland ("Google"). Further information about these Google Services can be found below and at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/. The details table below contains cookie names with variable identifiers, where <wpid> is web property ID or the measurement ID for Google Analytics 4, consisting of 10 characters (numbers and letters), [_<customname>] and <property-id> are property IDs in Google Analytics 3 (Universal Analytics), consisting of digits in the following pattern: UA-XXXXXXXX-X.

4.1.1 Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics to design and improve the website in line
with demand. Google Analytics uses so-called cookies, which are stored on your end device and which enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. On this website, we use the extension of IP masking (so-called IP masking), i.e. your IP address is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transferred to, and stored in, the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activities and to provide further services to the website operator in connection with the use of the website and the Internet.

If you are a Google account holder and have consented to the personalization of advertising ("Ads Personalization") then Google's services also include reports on the effectiveness of our advertising measures (including cross-device reports), demographics and the interests of our users, as well as functions for cross-device delivery of online advertising. In this case, the legal basis for data processing is your consent to Google (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).

You can object to the collection or evaluation of your data by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

The data sent by us and linked to cookies, user IDs or advertising IDs are automatically deleted after 14 months.

4.2 OneTrust LLC

On our website we collect anonymized Opt In vs Opt Out rates through the Consent Management Platform OneTrust. We collect this information based on legitimate interest Article 6(1) (f) GDPR, as it allows us to measure consent rates and improve the user experience. In the event you agree to the use of analytics cookies, we will collect data about your interaction with OneTrust generated consent banner. OneTrust allows us to perform aggregate analytics, including information about Browser Type, Country and Platform of our users(Desktop/Mobile/Tablet). The data collected does not allow for identification of a natural person. For more information on OneTrust, please visit Privacy Notice and Policy | OneTrust.

 

5. Marketing cookies

For the purpose of retargeting/remarketing and for the placement of online advertisements we use so-called marketing cookies from third parties.

Retargeting or remarketing refers to technologies that allow users who have previously visited a certain website to see suitable advertisements even after they have left the website. For this purpose, it is necessary to recognize Internet users beyond their own website, for which cookies from the corresponding service providers are used. In addition, the previous usage behaviour is taken into account. For example, if a user looks at certain products, these or similar products can later be displayed as advertisements on other websites. These are personalised advertisements that are adapted to the needs of individual users. For this personalised advertising, it is not necessary for the user to be identified beyond recognition. The data used for retargeting or remarketing is therefore not merged with other data.

Marketing cookies may also track user engagement with the ads ultimately shown. This is in order to avoid unwanted duplicate advertising and to track the amount of times ads result in some form of ad conversion (e.g. an ad being clicked on or an actual sale).

The legal basis for the processing of personal data through marketing cookies is consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, by managing your settings at the very top of this Policy.

We use such technologies for the placement of online advertisements. For the placement of the advertisements we use third party providers. Details of the third parties (and their tools) who provide and/or access marketing and targeted cookies are explained below.

5.1 Facebook / Meta

On our website we use marketing cookie(s) provided and/or used by Meta, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook” or “Meta”).

Facebook cookies are used if you have a Facebook account, use the Facebook Products, including the Facebook website and apps, or visit other websites and apps that use the Facebook Products (including the Like button or other Facebook Technologies). The Facebook cookies allow us to track your activities on our website in order analyse the effectiveness of our conversion funnel and to regularly improve our website. Furthermore, the Facebook cookies allow us to use the “Custom Audiences” remarketing feature of Facebook. This allows users of the website to be shown interest-based advertisements ("Facebook Ads") as part of their visit to the social network Facebook or other websites that also use the process. Please find more information to Facebook Conversion Tracking, Facebook Custom Audiences and related data processing activities in our privacy notice.

In addition, the Facebook cookies enable Facebook to offer the Facebook Products to you and to understand the information they receive about you, including information about your use of other websites and apps, whether or not you are registered or logged in.

The Facebook cookies receives the following types of data: Http Headers, Pixel specific Data, Button Click Data, Optional Values and Form Field Names. Further information about Facebook's cookies can be found here.

5.2 Google

As already outlined above, on our website we use various cookies for analytics and/or marketing purposes that are provided and/or used by Google. Further information about Google's privacy practices can be found at https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/. The further details table contains cookie names with variable identifiers, where <wpid> is web property ID or the measurement ID for Google Analytics 4, consisting of 10 characters (numbers and letters), [_<customname>] and <property-id> are property IDs in Google Analytics 3 (Universal Analytics), consisting of digits in the following pattern: UA-XXXXXXXX-X.

5.2.1 Google Ads

Google Ads is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers pay to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, video content, and generate mobile application installs within the Google ad network to web users. It can place ads both in the results of search engines like Google Search and on non-search websites, mobile apps, and videos.

Further information about Google Ads can be found here.

5.2.2 Google Remarketing function

Google's remarketing function allows us to serve ads to our users on other sites within the Google Ads network (called "Google ads" or ads on other sites) based on their interests. To this end, we analyse user interaction on our website in order to be able to display targeted advertising to users on other sites even after they have visited our website. For this purpose, Google stores a number in the browsers of users who visit certain Google services or websites in the Google display network. This number, known as a "cookie," is used to track the visits of these users. This number is used to uniquely identify a web browser on a particular computer, not to identify an individual, and no personal data is stored.

You can deactivate the use of cookies by Google by installing the plug-in provided under the following link: www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.

5.2.3 Google Conversion Tracking

We also use Google's conversion tracking in this context. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a 30-day conversion tracking cookie is placed on your device. This cookie is not used for personal identification. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for Google Ads customers.

You can disable interest-based Google ads on Google in your browser by clicking the "Off" button at https://adssettings.google.de/authenticated or by opting out at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

5.2.4 Other Google Marketing Platform services (Campaign Manager 360, Display & Video 360, Search Ads 360)

Our website also uses other services of the Google Marketing Platform (formerly "Google Doubleclick"). Campaign Manager 360 allows us to run ad campaigns and measure their performance. Display & Video 360 helps us manage display and video campaigns. Search Ads 360 is utilized to manage search campaigns across various search engines.  These services use cookies to deliver ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports, or to prevent a user from receiving ads more than once.

Google uses a cookie ID to determine which ads are served in which browser and can thus prevent them from being shown more than once. Google may also use cookie IDs to track conversions, which is whether a user sees an ad and later visits the advertiser's website to make a purchase. These cookies contain no personal information.

Your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Google server. According to Google, the integration of these services provides Google with the information that you have viewed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an advertisement from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your user account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, it is possible that the provider will find out your IP address and save it.

In addition, cookies enable us to understand whether you perform certain actions on our website after you have viewed or clicked on one of our ads on Google or on another platform (conversion tracking) ("floodlight"). Google uses this cookie to understand the content that you have interacted with on our sites so that we can later send you targeted advertising.

You can prevent tracking by changing your browser software settings (e.g., disabling third party cookies), disabling conversion tracking cookies by blocking cookies from the http://www.google.com/settings/ads/ domain in your browser settings, with respect to interest-based ads from providers that are part of the About Ads self-regulatory campaign, by clicking on the http://www.aboutads.info/choices link or by clicking on the www.googleadservices.com link. We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

Further information about the Google Marketing Platform is available at https://marketingplatform.google.com/. You can also find further information at the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at http://www.networkadvertising.org/.

5.3 Microsoft Ads Remarketing and Conversion Tracking

On our website, we use various marketing cookies that are provided and/or used by Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, US ("Mircosoft"). Microsoft sets cookies on your device if you have reached our website via a Microsoft Bing ad. This enables Microsoft and us to recognize that someone has clicked on an ad and has been redirected to our website and to track your actions in order analyze the effectiveness of our conversion. We only learn the total number of users. Microsoft collects, processes and uses information via the cookies, from which usage profiles are created using pseudonyms. These usage profiles are used to analyze visitor behavior and to display advertisements.

For more information, visit https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement and choice.microsoft.com/en/opt-out.

5.4 Qualtrics

We use the services of Qualtrics LLC, 333 W. River Park Drive, Provo UT 84604, USA in order to conduct customer-, product-, and brandsurveys on our website. When you are taking a survey, we use Qualtrics cookies with ID values, mainly to help keep track of survey sessions or to maintain survey sessions. For more information about Qualtrics LLC please visit www.qualtrics.com. 

5.5 GroupM / Xaxis

On our website, we use various marketing cookies that are provided and/or used by GroupM UK Digital Ltd ("GroupM"). GroupM uses cookies and pixels that are stored on your computer and which allow an analysis of the use of the website in order to show you personalized advertising. Furthermore, the cookies used by GroupM can play the 3rd party cookies presented in the further course of this Cookie Notice. In addition, the cookies are used to measure your browsing time across domains, i.e. on websites where scripts are integrated. For more information, please visit https://www.xaxis.com/de/privacy-notice/.

5.6 Trade Desk Pixel

On our website we use some services and cookies of The Trade Desk Ltd (“Trade Desk”), 10^th floor, 1 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL, United Kingdom. Trade Desk provides a technology that helps us with digital advertising by a Demand Side Platform (“DSP”). In addition, we make use of Trade Desk ID (TDID) cookies, this is the main cookie and ID used to recognize web-browser profiles over time across sites. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit websites. The cookies are used to recognise your device, remember preferences, and collect general usage information.

On the first visit to our website, you will be asked for your consent to the use of cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by visiting our cookie settings page. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website and the relevance of the advertisements you see.

For more information, please see detailed overview of cookies of Trade Desk below or visit Trade Desk Privacy Policy  (The Trade Desk - us - privacy).

 

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may change this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. You can see when this Cookie Policy was last updated by checking the “last updated” date displayed at the top of this Cookie Policy.

 

7. To get further information

If you have any questions or comments about this Cookie Policy, contact us at info@miele.com.hk.

Personal Information Collection Statement (“PICS”)

1. Your privacy

Miele (Hong Kong) Limited (“Miele”) takes a conscientious approach to personal data protection, and respects your legal rights of privacy when collecting, storing, using and transferring personal data and this PICS explains Miele’s privacy practices. For more details about Miele’s policy and practices regarding how your personal data will be treated, please refer to our online privacy policy which is available at https://www.miele.hk/en/domestic/privacy-policy-46.htm#p2714. This PICS may be amended from time to time without prior notice.

“Personal data” means any data about you, directly or indirectly, relating to you (whether alone or in combination with other information to which Miele has or is likely to have access) from which you can be identified and which is in a form in which access to or processing of the data is practicable.  

 

2. Purposes for which Miele will use your personal data

Miele will collect your personal data, including name, contact details, demographic data, products and services portfolio information, which will only be used for the purpose for which they are provided. Miele may use such data with a view for [processing your purchase orders, performing credit checks, providing after-sale services, conducting customer research and market analysis, managing your account with Miele] and all other purposes ancillary to the above purposes. Miele would also like to use your personal data for direct marketing purposes but can only do so if you consent to this – see section 6 (Direct Marketing) below.

You will be required to provide the personal data specified as mandatory and Miele may not be able to provide you with its products or services if you do not provide the same.  If not specified as mandatory, the provision of data is voluntary.

Miele may transfer your personal data to the following parties (including inside or outside of Hong Kong):

1. Miele’s parent company, subsidiary or associated companies (“Miele Group”), and authorized business partners such as agencies, suppliers, contractors or service providers appointed by Miele for the aforesaid purposes under the strict control of Miele;
2. any person to whom Miele is under an obligation to make disclosure under any requirements of any law; and
3. any person with your express consent.

 

3. Your right to access and correction

You may at any time request access to and correction of your personal data in Miele’s records.   To exercise any of your rights, you can contact Miele’s customer care service at 2610-1025 to enquire, agree, and request for access to or correction of your personal data.

 

4. Security

Except as mentioned in section 2 above, your personal data, however stored, will be accessed only by Miele’s employees or contractors who are authorised to do so.  Employees and contractors designated to handle personal data will be instructed to do so only in accordance with this PICS.

 

5. Retention of Personal Data

Miele will keep your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data was collected. Personal data which is no longer required will be destroyed.

 

6. Direct Marketing

Miele would like to use the personal data (i.e. your name, address, mobile phone number and email address) you provided and/or share the personal data with Miele Group for the purpose of sending you promotional information in relation to latest products and services of Miele and Miele Group including home appliances and consumables under our brand “Miele” and related services (including installation and maintenance of the aforesaid products), news about Miele’s and Miele Group’s activities, events, offers, promotions, membership programme and warranty programme through direct mail, email, SMS, phone call and Digital Retargeting Advertising. Miele will only use your personal data in the aforesaid manner if Miele has received your consent.

Your personal data will not be transferred to or sold to any independent third parties for direct marketing purpose or commercial use.

You may opt out of receiving direct marketing communications at any time without charge by following the unsubscribe instructions in the direct marketing communication or by contacting Miele’s customer care service at 2610-1025.