Cookie Notice

The Cookie Notice governs the use of cookies and similar technologies on the website of Komatsu Forest.

When visiting the website, you are prompted via a cookie banner to accept, refuse, or manage our use of cookies and similar technologies. By making a choice in the cookie banner, you agree that you have read all information about such use and that you unambiguously consent to that use of the selected cookies as set out in this Cookie Notice.

If you would like to receive more information on how we process personal data, other than through cookies, please refer to our Privacy Notice.

The party responsible for the processing of your personal data as explained in this Cookie Notice is

Komatsu Forest AB
Box 7124
907 04 Umeå, Sweden
E-mail: gdpr@komatsuforest.com

The terms in this Cookies Notice should be interpreted in the sense of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons regarding the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data) and Directive 2002/58/EC on Privacy and Electronic Communications, as well as any applicable laws and regulations ruling on the same subject matter.

Where reference is made to certain laws or regulations, such reference shall also include any change, replacement, or annulment of said laws or regulations, including any related administrative decisions.

We reserve the right to modify, change, or amend this Cookies Notice at our own discretion, from time to time. Such modification, change, or amendment shall be communicated via the website.

For any questions or queries with regard to this Cookies Notice, you can always reach us by sending an e-mail to gdpr@komatsuforest.com.

What are cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and contain certain information or personal data. For more information about cookies, please refer to www.allaboutcookies.org.

Social media plugins are small pieces of software developed and provided by social media service providers that allow us to integrate social media tools into our website.

Under similar technologies we refer to small pieces of software or invisible images (such as a pixel or web beacon) that have been developed by different service providers and are provided by them, allowing us, for example, to track conversions or better target our marketing campaigns.

We classify cookies according to their origin, purpose, and lifespan. Below we explain what this means.

Origin: we distinguish cookies depending on who places cookies.
• First-party cookies are placed and managed by us; and
• Third-party cookies are placed and managed by a third party.

Purpose: we distinguish different cookies according to their purpose.
 Strictly necessary cookies are essential in order to use our website;
 Functional cookies collect information about your preferences to improve the functioning of our website to you;
 Analytical cookies collect information about the use of our website to improve our website to the benefit of all visitors; and
 Marketing cookies collect information about your browsing behavior to make content and advertising more relevant to you.

Lifespan: we differentiate cookies according to how long they are stored.
 Session cookies are stored in your browser during the session and are deleted when closing your browser; and
 Persistent cookies are stored longer than the session and are not deleted until they have reached their expiry date, a new version of the cookie is placed, or the cookie is deleted manually.

Our cookies and similar technologies

When you visit our website, cookies are placed on your device and similar technologies are used. Except for strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies, we will always ask for your consent before placing the cookies or activating similar technologies. Provided that you do not withdraw your consent earlier, we will remember your choices for one year (365 days). This means that if you visit our website again after this period, we will ask you to renew your consent. The strictly necessary cookies and similar technologies are placed on the basis of our legitimate interest. You can always manage your cookies by clicking the following link:

 
Lower in this Cookies Notice you can find out how to disable cookies and/or similar technologies.

Cookies and similar technologies usually allow us to identify you, directly or indirectly. We use this information to understand how our website is used, to improve its operation and content, and to ensure that our website is secure.

Please note that some cookies and similar technologies used by us are provided by third parties. We make use of the following third-party services to provide us with cookies and similar technologies:


Below, we provide you with an overview of the cookies and similar technologies that we place or use on our website. The cookies will differ when you visit our different domains. Under this Cookie Notice, we cover cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, and the cookies when you visit our webshop.

The table shows the name of the cookie, the purpose for which it is used as well as its lifespan. Where applicable, your personal data will only be processed for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described in the table below or, when we have asked you for your consent, until you withdraw your consent. As a general rule, session cookies are deleted when closing your browser and persistent cookies are only deleted when they have reached their expiry date, a new version of the cookie is placed, or when the cookie is deleted manually.

List of Cookies


With whom do we share your data?

We generally do not share your personal data in an identifiable manner to any third party not working at or engaged by us without priorly informing you. In any case, anyone receiving access to your personal data will be bound by a strict legal or contractual obligation to keep your personal data confidential and secure.

Considering the above processing purposes, your personal data may be shared with the following categories of recipients:

  • You
  • Your employer or business partners
  • Our employees and suppliers
  • Our official dealers
  • Government and judicial authorities to the extent that we are obliged to share your personal data with them
  • Service providers in the context of advertising
  • Service providers in the context of social media
  • Service providers in the context of our website and/or webshops
  • Service providers in the context of our communications
  • Our professional advisors

Please consider that, in addition to the previous, we may also share your personal data with other entities within the Komatsu Group. In that context, we will ensure that all group companies take due case that all processing is in line with what is set out in this privacy notice.

In the context of the above, your personal data may be shared outside the European Economic Area (being the European Union, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). Such sharing is considered a transfer of personal data to a third country. Where we transfer your personal data to a third country, we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place. Those safeguards may take the form of an adequacy decision taken by the European Commission or Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission, where necessary, supplemented with additional measures.

If you do not want cookies

Resummoning the cookie banner: you can always resummon the cookie banner to manage your cookie settings on the website:

Browser settings: you can adjust your browser settings to prevent cookies from being placed on your device or to delete them. How you adjust these settings and your consent to use the cookies or similar technologies depends on the browser you are using. Click on the browser you use below to learn more about how you should adjust the cookie settings.

Please also note that you may need to change the browser settings of multiple browsers if you use different browsers.

Advertising preferences: you can enable or disable your preferences regarding certain individual companies via Your Online Choices. If you have a Google Account, you can enable or disable advertising personalization in your Google Ads Preferences Manager. Here you can also control which Google ads you see on the Internet, find out how ads are selected for you and block specific advertisers.

Please note that changing the browser settings, refusing cookies, or deleting cookies may result in certain parts of our website no longer working properly.

Quality assurances

The security and confidentiality of the personal data we process is very important to us. That is why we have taken measures to ensure that all personal data processed is kept secure. These measures include technical and organizational measures to protect our infrastructure, systems, applications, and processes.

Your rights

You have certain rights related to the processing of your personal data: the right of access, rectification, erasure, and data portability as well as the right to object to or limit the processing of your personal data. Further specificities in relation to the exercise of these rights are explained in our Privacy Notice. To withdraw your consent to the placement of cookies, please have a look higher in this Cookies Notice.

To exercise one of your rights, you can submit a written request to gdpr@komatsuforest.com stating the right to which your request relates. If you are still dissatisfied, you have the right to contact the competent data protection authority, being the data protection authority of the country of your habitual place of residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement.

In any case, you have the right to withdraw your consent that was earlier given for the processing of your personal data, at any time, by resummoning the cookie banner and changing your preferences (see above). 

 


Published: April 5th 2018
Uppdated: April 24th 2019
Updated: October 1st 2020

Last updates: May 16th 2022