Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy has been adopted by Bong UK Ltd and its group companies (“Bong”) or (“We”) and applies to our processing activities in relation to visitors of our websites and digital channels, and individuals communicating with us. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Bong collects the following data:

• Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
• Log data (IP address, browser version, pages you visit, time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, and other statistics)

You directly provide Bong with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

• Participate in our seminars, conferences, or company events
• Request company and/or product information
• Subscribe to our mailing list
• Send a job application and CV to us or seek employment with us
• Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
• Establish a contractual or professional relationship with us in relation to out products and services
• Use or view our website via your browser's cookie

Bong collects your data so that we can:

• Email you with special offers on other products and services we think you might like
• Provide you with requested information
• Monitor and improve our products and services, e.g. in order to optimize the website and our digital channels
• Measure the performance of an advertising / digital campaigns

Bong securely stores personal information in data centers located in Europe. Bong will keep your data until the purpose of processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data; in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to the following reasons:

• To facilitate our website
• To provide the website on our behalf
• To perform website-related services
• To assist us in analyzing how our website is used.

We want to inform you that these third parties have access to your personal identifiable information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obliged not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Bong would like to send you information about our products and services of ours that we think you might like.

lf you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop Bong from contacting you for marketing purposes. lf you no Ionger wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact the Data Protection Manager.

Bong would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access - You have the right to request Bong for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification - You have the right to request that Bong corrects any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Bong to complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure - You have the right to request that Bong erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that Bong restricts the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to Bong's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability - You have the right to request that Bong transfers the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

lf you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. lf you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: dpm@bong.com.

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Bong uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

• Keeping you signed in
• Understanding how you use our website

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

• Strictly necessary cookies – These cookies are essential for you to browse our website and use its features.
• Functionality – Bong uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
• Performance – Bong uses these cookies to collect information about how you use our website, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked on. None of this information can be used to identify you. It is all aggregated and, therefore, anonymized. Their sole purpose is to improve website functions. This includes cookies from third-party analytics services.
• Marketing – Bong uses these cookies to help link activity between our website and a third-party platform such as social media.

With the exception of the strictly necessary cookies, we only use the cookies that you have allowed us to use through the choices you make via the cookie consent banner that appears when you first enter the website. You may change or withdraw your consent via the cookie consent banner during your visit.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website teils you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

The Bong website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

Bong keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 31 October 2024.

lf you have any questions about Bong's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us:

Email: dpm@bong.com

Address: Bong UK Limited, Michigan Drive, Tongwell, Milton Keynes MK15 8HQ

Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that Bong has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).