PRIVACY
POLICY FOR USER (Installer and
End-user) (AU)
■ General
LG Energy
Solution, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “The Company”, “we”, or “us”
interchangeably) cares about your privacy. The Company provides many products
and services. This privacy policy applies specifically to LG RESU HOME Monitor website
(https://www.lgresuhomemonitor.com) and Mobile Application (LG RESU HOME Monitor).
This privacy policy does not apply to any other LG Energy Solution branded
products or services.
The
purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain why we may collect your private
information, how we collect personal information, what we collect personal information,
how we use and process personal information, how we may share personal information,
and what controls and rights you have. Your personal information may only be
used for the enhancement of product quality of the Company, including the
provision of proper aftersales service.
By using
the Services, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
The
Company may amend this Privacy Policy as required by relevant laws or Company’s
internal regulation.
■ Purpose,
and the kinds of personal information that we may collect
1. Purpose
For the purposes of providing battery
maintenance, monitoring the status of LG RESU HOME products, and providing
warranty services.
2. Personal information we may collect and
hold
1)
Required Information
which will be collected when creating an account:
- ID in form of
E-mail address
2)
Required
Information which will be collected when the installed system is registered
into the created account as 1) above:
- Inverter
Serial Number
-
Installation Address (Street/Zip Code/City/State·Territory)
- Inverter
Data of the installed product (Power, Voltage, Current, PV Generation records,
Fault records)
- BMS Data
of installed product (Voltage, Current, Temperature, SOC, SOH, Serial Number,
System Status, Version, Type)
- Periodic
Data of Product
3. Method of Collection
Website: www.lgresuhomemonitor.com
Mobile Application: LG RESU HOME Monitor
Through installed inverters at users’ houses
4. Legal grounds of processing personal
information
1) The Company processes personal information for
purposes related to the performance of a contract, i.e. for the purposes
necessary to perform the contract – this concerns customers who are natural
persons and are parties to the contract with the Company.
2) Personal information is also processed in
order to comply with obligations resulting from legal provisions, e.g. tax
regulations and other provisions that apply to the Company
3) The Company may process personal
information for administrative purposes, conducting internal policies,
financial planning, debt collection, processing inquiries and complaints,
pursuing claims and defending against claims, verification of compliance with
internal procedures, marketing of Company’s products and services i.e. for
purposes of the legitimate interest of the Company.
4) In other cases, the Company
may process personal information based on a voluntary consent to the processing
of data and for the purposes indicated in such consent. Then a legal basis for
processing is the customer’s consent.
You are not legally obliged to
provide your personal information. However, if you don’t provide personal
information to the Company, you may be restricted from entry into the contract,
performance of the contract including remittance of payment, which means that
collection of data is necessary for the purposes herein. The provision of personal
information in order to fulfil the legitimate interest of the Company is
voluntary, but necessary for the achievement of the above objectives. In the
case of consent, providing personal information by the customer is voluntary,
and not giving such consent has no negative consequences.
■
Retention period
The Company
retains the personal information for the period as required by relevant laws.
The Company may retain the data which may be used for proving the existence of
the contract and the performance of such contract for the period of the
contract and by the time all the rights or obligations under the contract are
terminated or may retain data until the expiration of the claim limitation
period, whichever is longer. - in accordance with the data retention policies applied
by the Company. And the Company will destruct personal information without
delay when the customer requests or Purpose has been completed.
You may obtain the data retention policies by contacting
the Company. Your personal information will be retained in servers located
within the Commonwealth of Australia.
■
Recipients
Except
for the following cases, the Company will not disclose personal information
with a third party.
Your use
of our Platform may require the transfer, storage, and processing of your
personal information within and outside of your country of residence consistent
with this policy. In particular, your personal information could be transferred
to third parties residing in regions outside of the Commonwealth of Australia..
For the places where the personal information is transmitted, retained or
processed, the Company will take reasonable measures to protect your personal
information.
Scope |
Regions (of data subjects) |
Recipient |
Purpose |
Personal information |
Republic of Korea (South
Korea), People’s Republic of China. |
-
Installers, -
The third parties of the
Installer -
The third parties contracted by
the Company such as service providers and auxiliary agents for RMA(Return
Material Authorization) and truck roll reimbursement. |
Product Installation, Monitoring, Maintenance |
Furthermore,
depending on the circumstances, the personal information may be transferred to
other entities, e.g. entities providing services to the Company, such as IT
service providers, advisers, auditors, and to the extent that it is necessary
to fulfill obligations resulting from legal regulations, e.g. to the government
authorities.
■ Deletion
of personal information
1. The
Company will delete the personal information without delay, when the purpose of
personal information processing is achieved or the retention period is expired
unless the personal information is necessary or mandatory by the laws or the
contract with the third party.
2. In
case of the personal information in the form of the paper, the Company uses the
paper shredder to dispose of such data or incinerate the paper, and in case of
the personal information in the form of the electronic files, the Company
deletes the data by using the means which preclude any restoration of such
data.
■ Your Rights
1. The
Company has obligation and responsibility to ensure your rights with regard to personal
information in the Company retained in any form such as electronic files,
papers.
2. You
have the right to access personal information about you and seek the correction
of such information;
3. You
may exercise its rights under this Privacy Policy by contacting the personal
information protection department/team as specified below and upon receiving
your request, the Company will promptly respond. The Company may request that
you provide a copy of any identification so that we can verify your identity.
4. The
Company may request the Power of Attorney and the copy of identification by
which the Company can verify the existence of legitimate delegation to your representative,
should you choose to exercise your rights through your representative.
5. You
may withdraw your consent at any time without prejudice to the lawfulness of personal
information processing before your withdrawal of consent.
■ Automated decision making, including
profiling
The Company does not adopt any automated
decision making including profiling which produces legal effects concerning you
or similarly significantly affects you. The Company will give prior notice to
you about the logic, necessity, expected results of the automated decision
making system, if the Company expects to adopt any automated decision making
system.
■ Processing
of personal information
Personal
information shall be processed to the extent of “Purpose and legal grounds of
processing personal information” and, without prior notice, shall not be
processed beyond such scope and purpose.
The personal
information are transferred through secured cable or VPN and Company adopts
technical and organizational measures necessary to ensure transferred personal
information not to be lost, stolen, disclosed, altered or destructed. If you
need further information regarding technical and organizational measures to be
adopted, you can always contact us via our personal information protection
department/team, upon which we will promptly respond to your inquiry.
■ Technical
and Organizational Measures
The
Company shall take the following technical and organizational security measures
to protect personal information:
1.
Organizational management and dedicated staff responsible for the development,
implementation, and maintenance of the Company’s information security program.
2. Audit
and risk assessment procedures for the purposes of periodic review and
assessment of risks to the the Company organization, monitoring and maintaining
compliance with the Company policies and procedures, and reporting the
condition of its information security and compliance to senior internal
management.
3.
Maintain Information security policies and make sure that policies and measures
are regularly reviewed and where necessary, improve them.
4.
Communication with the Company applications utilizes cryptographic protocols
such as TLS to protect information in transit over public networks. At the
network edge, stateful firewalls, web application firewalls, and DDoS
protection are used to filter attacks.
5. Data
security controls which include logical segregation of data, restricted (e.g.
role-based) access and monitoring, and where applicable, utilization of
commercially available and industry-standard encryption technologies.
6.
Logical access controls designed to manage electronic access to data and system
functionality based on authority levels and job functions, (e.g. granting
access on a need-to-know and least privilege basis, use of unique IDs and
passwords for all users, periodic review and revoking/changing access promptly
when employment terminates or changes in job functions occur).
7.
Password controls designed to manage and control password strength, and usage
including prohibiting users from sharing passwords.
8. System
audit or event logging and related monitoring procedures to proactively record
user access and system activity for routine review.
9.
Physical and environmental security of data center, server room facilities and
other areas containing client confidential information designed to: (i) protect
information assets from unauthorized physical access, (ii) manage, monitor and
log movement of persons into and out of the Company facilities, and (iii) guard
against environmental hazards such as heat, fire and water damage.
10. Operational
procedures and controls to provide for configuration, monitoring, and
maintenance of technology and information systems according to prescribed
internal and adopted industry standards, including secure disposal of systems
and media to render all information or data contained therein as undecipherable
or unrecoverable prior to final disposal or release from the Company
possession.
11.
Change management procedures and tracking mechanisms to designed to test,
approve and monitor all changes to the Company technology and information
assets.
12.
Incident / problem management procedures design to allow the Company
investigate, respond to, mitigate and notify of events related to the Company
technology and information assets.
13.
Network security controls that provide for the use of enterprise firewalls and
layered DMZ architectures, and intrusion detection systems and other traffic
and event correlation procedures designed to protect systems from intrusion and
limit the scope of any successful attack.
14.
Vulnerability assessment, patch management, and threat protection technologies
and scheduled monitoring procedures designed to identify, assess, mitigate and
protect against identified security threats, viruses and other malicious code.
15.
Business resiliency/continuity and disaster recovery procedures, as
appropriate, designed to maintain service and/or recovery from foreseeable
emergency situations or disasters.
■ Personal
Information Protection Management Director
Department
Name: LG Energy Solution Information Security Department
■ Personal
Information Protection Management Department
① Department Name: LG Energy
Solution Security Policy Team
② Tel: +82-2-3773-3340
③ Email: privacy.es@lgensol.com
■ AU
Representative
① LG Energy
Solution Australia Pty Ltd
② Tel: 1300 178 064
③ Email: essserviceau@lgensol.com
■ Personal
Information Handlers
① Department Name: LG Energy
Solution Residential Team
② Tel: +82-2-3773-6236
③ Email: bowow@lgensol.com
■ Right to lodge a complaint with
a supervisory authority
You have
a right to lodge a complaint against the Company or the Office of the
Australian Information Governor (OAIG) should you believe that there is a
breach of the Privacy Act of 1988, the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) or
relevant laws and/or regulations. However, we strongly recommend that you lodge
a complaint against us first before lodging a complaint against OAIG so that we
can promptly respond to your concerns and rectify any possible breaches.
■ Your obligation
If you provide to the Company personal information
of your employees, agents, directors, partners, associates, business partners,
suppliers and others, you must inform them that the Company is the data
controller of their personal information and that it processes their personal
information in accordance with the principles set out above, and if requested
by the Company, you are obliged to provide the Company with confirmation of the
provision of such information.
■ Protection
of personal information of children
The Company does not collect any information from
the children under 13 or equivalent minimum age as prescribed in the laws in
relevant jurisdiction.
■ Selling
of personal information
The Company does not and will not sell any personal information.
■
Enforcement of Privacy Policy
This
Privacy Policy shall enter into force on the date you consent to the use of
your personal information on our website (www.lgresuhomemonitor.com) or our
mobile application (LG RESU HOME Monitor). We may update our Privacy Policy
from time to time in order to comply with changes in relevant regulations, and
such updated Privacy Policy shall be in effect from the date the updated Privacy
Policy is uploaded on our website.