HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP METAPLANT AMERICA, LLC (HMGMA) PRIVACY STATEMENT

 

Update: October 29, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, LLC and its affiliates (“HMGMA” “we,” “us” or “our”) are committed to privacy and transparency. This Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, LLC Privacy Statement (the “Privacy Statement ”) describes how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process the personal information described in this Privacy Statement, as well as the rights and choices individuals have regarding such personal information.

BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT. Do not use our Website if you do not agree with this Privacy Statement. 

If you are a resident of a state that has enacted a state data protection law, please review our U.S. State Data Protection Supplement for additional information about our information practices and your protection rights. These rights include the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, as well as the right to provide affirmative consent prior to us processing any of your “sensitive” personal information.

HMGMA will access, collect, use, disclose and otherwise process your personal information, including sensitive personal information (if applicable), as described in this Privacy Statement. Please read this Privacy Statement carefully, including the information about Your Rights and Choices that you have regarding your personal information. You can use the links below to go directly to a particular section of our Privacy Statement.

Personal Information We Collect

Use and Processing of Personal Information

Disclosures of Personal Information

Aggregate and Non-identifiable Data

Cookies, Targeting and Analytics

Your Rights and Choices

Security

Third-Party Links and Services

Children’s Privacy

Changes to this Privacy Statement

How to Contact Us

U.S. State Data Protection Supplement

Your access to and use of our website, products and services, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Privacy Statement and our applicable terms and agreements, including HMGMA’s Terms of Use and Hyundai Motor America’s (or “HMA”) Terms of Use (collectively and as applicable, the “Terms”). The Terms are incorporated by reference into this Privacy Statement.

1. Scope

 HMGMA’s Website is intended for users over the age of 18 years of age and who are residents of the United States. This Privacy Statement applies to our collection, use and disclosure of personal information related to:

1. Our websites (each a “Website(s)” or “Site(s)”), online services that link to or display this Privacy Statement, as well as the employment operations, business operations, and services that HMGMA makes available to or through our Website (collectively, the “Services”);
2. Our employees, contractors, representatives, agents, and similar individuals;
3. Job applicants, candidates, and similar individuals;
4. Users of our career Websites and SuccessFactors;
5. Users of our Services and other individuals who receive our marketing and promotional communications;
6. Registrants and participants in contests, promotions and surveys that we may conduct or sponsor; and
7. Individuals that contact us or otherwise interact with us related to our Services or business operations.

This Privacy Statement is intended to describe our overall data protection practices with regard to the personal information subject to this Privacy Statement. Our actual collection, use, disclosure, and processing of personal information about individuals will vary depending upon the circumstances.

(a) Not Covered by this Privacy Statement

 This Privacy Statement does not apply to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by independently owned and operated Hyundai dealerships or businesses. 

(b) Users Outside the U.S.

 Our Services are intended for use and access by U.S. residents only. HMGMA does not knowingly collect, process, access or intend to access the personal information of persons residing outside of the U.S., including in Europe and China. If you do not reside in the U.S., you should visit the Hyundai Motors-affiliated website that is applicable to your country or region.

2. Personal Information We Collect 

 We may collect personal information directly from individuals as well as from third-parties (such as social networks, platform providers, payment processors, data providers, and operators of certain third-party services that we use). In addition, we may automatically collect or derive information about your use of our Services or interactions with us.  

The personal information we collect varies depending upon the circumstances. In some cases (such as where required by law), we ask for your consent, or give you certain privacy choices as described in this Privacy Statement, regarding our collection, use and disclosure of certain personal information.  

(a) Information Collected Directly

We collect personal information when you engage with HMGMA or its service providers and business partners directly, such as when registering for a service or creating an account; requesting information from us; seeking or looking into employment from us; working with us as an employee, contractor, or other agent; making parts or services requests; participating in promotional activities; participating in blogs and chats; or when you contact us or otherwise voluntarily provide information to us. This information may include:

1. Application, account, and registration: when you register for and use SuccessFactors or any of our career Websites, create an account with HMGMA, or otherwise provide us with your personal information, we collect personal information such as your first, middle, and last names, email address, phone number, address, and other contact information, employment information, education, certifications, language skills, writing proficiency, and experience information. We also collect certain optional information you choose to provide to us, such as your user preference and demographic information. 
   
   
2. Sensitive Information: you may be able to enroll a biometric identifier (e.g., fingerprint or facial recognition) to establish a biometric access credential for access to certain features and Services. You have the option to provide information such as race, gender, Veteran status, and disability.
   
   
3. Surveys or research: if you respond to surveys or similar requests that we send or administer, we will use your personal information, including name and contact information, and survey responses.
   
   
4. Communications and requests: if you contact us by email, mail, phone, or otherwise regarding the Services, we collect and maintain a record of your contact details, communications and our responses. If you call us, we may also record calls and maintain logs and records of those calls. The information we may collect includes your name, contact information, employment interest, location, and other information.
   
   
5. Chat functions or other interactive features: if you use the chat functions or other interactive features on the Site, our third-party vendor may collect information, for example via chat messages you provide, to send marketing messages to you in a way that may personally identify you. The information collected by these service providers may include your email address, phone number and communications. Please keep in mind that your browser settings may not permit you to control the technologies utilized by these third-party companies.
   
   
6. Promotions and events: we may sponsor or offer contests, sweepstakes, special events, incentives, and other promotions (collectively, “Events”), online and offline. If you choose to participate in an Event, we may collect personal information, including your name, age, contact information, employment interest or other information. Certain Events may be co-branded with one of our partners or run on an external website, such as Facebook or Linked-In. In these instances, the collection of your personal information may occur directly or through an external website.
   
   
7. User content: if you choose to engage in forums, blogs, or similar features offered by us, or submit content to us through the Services, we may maintain records about the content you post, such as comments, reviews or questions, as well as data and time and other metadata associated with this content. Certain content may also be viewable by other visitors and users of the Services. By posting content, you acknowledge that this becomes the property of HMGMA.
   
   

(b) Information Automatically Collected or Derived. 

 HMGMA also may also derive or automatically collect information including personal information related to you and your use of the Services. This may include data collected via cookies, pixels, and web beacons, web analytics and log files, behavior and usage data, such as:

1. Browsing and usage data: if you use our Website or interact with our content or online services, we may collect or derive information about your use of these Services, such as your device and browser information, activity and usage data (including links clicked, pages viewed and other activity information), and location information derived from your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address or (with your permission) your mobile device.
   
   
2. Premises Access: if you visit a physical HMGMA location, we may use video and other security monitoring to secure our premises, which may lead to the collection of personal information about visitors to our premises. If you call or contact us, we may also maintain call records for quality, training and support purposes.
   
   
3. Other Information: We may also derive information from the personal information that we collect about you in order to analyze, develop and improve our Services, provide more relevant information or content, and for other similar purposes. 

(c) Other Sources of Information. 

In addition, HMGMA may also obtain personal information about you from third-parties and other sources, such as:

1. From affiliates and partners, including providers of certain employment or applicant information. 
   
   
2. If you log in through or integrate a third-party account (such as Google, Amazon, Apple) with our Services, we access and obtain certain information (as authorized by you and subject to the applicable terms of the third-party platform). For information about sharing by a third-party platform and revoking access to your account or content, you should consult the respective privacy notices and terms and review your privacy settings for such third-party account.
   
   
3. If you post information about us or engage with us or our content on social media and other third-party platforms, we may obtain personal information about you from that third-party platform. These third-party platforms and services control how your personal information is collected, shared and displayed through their respective platforms. For information about sharing by a third-party platform and revoking access to your account or content, you should consult the respective privacy notices and terms and review your privacy settings for such third-party account.

(d) Use and Processing of Personal Information

While the purposes for which we may process personal information will vary depending upon the circumstances, in general HMGMA collects, uses, discloses and otherwise processes personal information as set forth below or otherwise directed or authorized by you:

1. Providing our Services: to provide and maintain our Services; to authenticate users; to perform business and technical operations, such as updating software; to respond to your requests; to administer events in which you participate; to fulfill your orders and requests and process your payments; to provide technical support; and for other customer service and support purposes.
   
   
2. Communicating with you: to communicate with you about your interest in employment and the Services, such as to send you notices and alerts, conduct surveys, and respond to your requests.
   
   
3. Analyzing and improving our Services: to better understand how users access and use our Services, participate in our events, or interact with us; for research and analytical purposes, such as to evaluate and improve our Services and business operations; to develop new features, products, or services; for quality and training purposes; and to otherwise improve our Services and user experiences.
   
   
4. Personalizing content and experiences: to tailor content we send or display concerning the Services in order to offer location customization and personalized help and instructions and to otherwise personalize your experiences; to reach you with more relevant ads and to measure and improve our ad campaigns.
   
   
5. Marketing and promotional purposes: to send you newsletters, offers or other information we think may interest you; to contact you about our products, services or information we think may interest you; to administer promotions and contests; and to promote other services we offer.
   
   
6. In support of our general business operations: where necessary to the administration of our general business, employment, accounting, record keeping and legal functions, including to analyze operational and business results and risks and maintain business records.
   
   
7. Planning and implementing business transactions: in order to plan and implement an actual or contemplated merger, acquisition, financing, sale, bankruptcy or restructuring of all or part of our business or assets.
   
   
8. Securing and protecting our rights: to protect our business operations, secure our network and information technology, assets and services; to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities, access and other misconduct; where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding suspected violations of our Terms and other agreements with you, as well as fraud, illegal activities and other situations involving potential threats to the rights or safety of any person or third-party.
   
   
9. Complying with legal requests and obligations: we may disclose personal information to comply with the law or legal proceedings pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations; in response to subpoenas, judicially signed court orders, warrants or other lawful requests including responding to national security or law enforcement.

(e) Disclosures of Personal Information

 Generally, we use, disclose and process personal information where reasonably necessary to provide and improve our Services, to reach you with more relevant information and offers, to support our employees and employment processes; for recall, warranty and safety purposes; to provide you with information about third-party offers you may be interested in; to honor your requests or authorization; and to achieve the purposes described above, under Use and Processing of Personal Information. In accordance with these purposes, personal information may be disclosed to the following types of third-parties:

1. Affiliates and subsidiaries: we may share your personal information with Hyundai Motor America (“HMA”) and Kia America, Inc. (“KUS”), our parent companies, and their subsidiaries.
   
   
2. Vendors and service providers: we may disclose personal information to our vendors, service providers, suppliers, contractors or agents who process such data in order to provide services to us or to perform functions on our behalf. 
   
   
3. Payment services companies: In some cases, we use third-party payment and transaction services to facilitate your transactions and process your orders. In such cases, we will share your personal information and credit card information with third-party payment services companies solely for the purpose of completing the transaction or processing your order.
   
   
4. Third-party services and providers: some of our Services are provided or supported by third-party businesses who may collect and receive personal information about you as part of their provision of a particular feature, service or application (for example: cellular data carriers, navigation and traffic services, and emergency services). In addition, some of our Sites and other Services may enable you to interact and communicate with HMGMA and also to make purchases from third-party businesses. The use of your personal information by these third-party businesses will be subject to their respective privacy policies and terms, and these third-parties may contact you directly, for promotional and transactional purposes. For information about sharing by a third-party business and revoking access to your account or content, you should consult the respective privacy notices and terms and review your privacy settings for such third-party business.
   
   
5. Marketing and advertising partners: we may also make certain information that includes personal information available to third-parties (such as analytics providers and ad companies) in support of our marketing, analytics, advertising and campaign management (see Cookies, Targeting and Analytics below, for more information). We may also make available certain third-party offers that we think may interest you. If you click or otherwise choose to take advantage of a third-party offer, we may share personal information with that third-party to facilitate your interaction with them.
   
   
6. Promotional Programs: we may invite you to participate in sweepstakes, contests, special events, incentives, and other promotional events, activities and programs (“Programs”), which are oftentimes co-sponsored or marketed with an unaffiliated business. If you interact directly with or indicate your interest in receiving information or communications directly from a third-party as part of a Program, your personal information may be shared with that third-party, who may use it in accordance with their respective privacy policy. Please review the Program terms and conditions before you provide us (or the unaffiliated business) with any personal information.
   
   
7. Public postings: if you voluntarily disclose information, personal or otherwise, online in any community area (whether through HMGMA’s Website or any other Service available online), that information can be collected and used by others. Accordingly, you should use caution when sharing any personal information or other sensitive information with others in any community area (whether through HMGMA’s Website or any other Service available online).
   
   
8. Business transfers: we may disclose and transfer personal information as part of any actual or contemplated merger, acquisition, financing, sale, bankruptcy or restructuring of all or part our business or assets, including during negotiations and due diligence related to such business transactions.
   
   
9. Protecting rights and interests: we may disclose personal information to protect or defend the safety, rights, property, or security of HMGMA, third-parties or the general public, including to protect the Services, to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, technical issues, or other activity which we, in our sole discretion, consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity. We may also use personal information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved, and as necessary to enforce this Privacy Statement, our Terms, and other applicable agreements with you.
   
   
10. Legal compliance and lawful requests: we may disclose personal information to comply with the law or legal proceedings pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations in response to subpoenas, judicially signed court orders, search warrants, and other lawful requests including responding to national security or law enforcement.

(f) Aggregate and Non-identifiable Data

We may collect, use and disclose aggregate, anonymous, and other non-identifiable data related to our business and the Services for quality control, analytics, research, development and other purposes. Where we use, disclose or process de-identified data (data that is no longer reasonably linked or linkable to an identified or identifiable natural person, household, or personal device) we will maintain and use the information in deidentified form and not attempt to reidentify the information, except as permitted by applicable privacy laws (such as to confirm whether our deidentification processes are reasonable and adequate).

(g) Cookies, Targeting and Analytics

We and our third-party providers use cookies, web beacons/pixel tags, JavaScript, local storage, log files, and other mechanisms that automatically collect and record information through our Services, including information about your device, browser, usage and activities. This data is used to operate, enable and improve our Services, analyze usage and performance, track bugs and errors, verify account credentials and enable logins, track sessions, prevent fraud, and protect and secure our Services, as well as to personalize and improve your experiences, improve and measure our advertising campaigns, and provide you with more relevant content, ads and offers within our Services and on third-party sites and services. 

 

1. Cookies.These are small files that are transferred to and stored on your web browser by a website. Some cookies are used to enable features, remember user preferences and settings, verify credentials, prevent fraud, secure our Services and optimize performance, while others are used to track activity and usage within Services (such as content viewed, links clicked, features accessed, searches, and date and time stamps) in order to personalize content, improve and measure our campaigns, and for targeted advertising and analytics purposes. Most browsers allow you to delete cookies and to set your browser to refuse all cookies or inform you when a cookie is set. However, some website features or services may not function properly without cookies.
   
   
2. Web beacons (also called pixel tags and clear GIFs).These are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. While cookies are stored locally on your device, pixel tags are embedded within web pages and online content. Some of our web pages, commercial email messages and/or newsletters may contain pixel tags. We may use these to enhance and personalize the Site and Services, to provide product information and advertisements that are more relevant to your interests, compile statistics about the usage of our Site and other Services, improve and personalize our advertising, and to track the number of users who have opened and acted upon our commercial email messages.
   
   
3. Log files.We collect log information to analyze trends, administer our Site and the Services, track users’ movement around our Site and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use in improving the Site and other Services.
   
   
4. Third-Party analytics.We may use third-party analytics tools, for example Google Analytics⁠⁠ (see Your Rights and Choices concerning opt-out options⁠⁠) to evaluate the use of our Services. We use these tools to help us understand use of, and to improve, our Site and other Services, personalization, performance, ad campaigns, and user experiences. These entities may use cookies, pixel tags and other tracking technologies, to perform their services.
   
   
5. Session Replay Technology.We may use session replay technology, which collects information about your visit to our Site, page views, how much time is spent on a page, clicks, mouse movements, and other data by recording users’ interactions with the Services in a manner that allows us to watch DVR-like replays of those user sessions. The session data is used for purposes of evaluating our Site and may be shared with third-parties.
   
   
6. Do Not Track.Our Site and Services do not support Do Not Track at this time. For more information about Do Not Track, visit donottrack.us⁠⁠.
   
   
7. Interest-based advertising. The Site and some of the Services may work with third-party ad networks, analytics companies, measurement services and others (“Third-Party Ad Companies”) to display advertising within our Site and Services and to manage our advertising on third-party sites, and online services. We, and these Third-Party Ad Companies, may use cookies, pixels tags and other tools to collect information through our Site and Services (and on third-party sites and services), such as browsing history, IP address, device ID, cookie and advertising IDs, and other identifiers, general location information and, with your consent, your mobile device’s geolocation information. We, and these Third-Party Ad Companies, use this information to provide you more relevant ads and content and to evaluate the success of such ads and content.
   
   
8. Custom audiences and matching. We may share or make available certain customer list information (such as your name, email address and other contact information) with third-parties so that we can better target ads and content to our customers, and others with similar interests, on third-party sites, platforms and services. In some cases, these third-parties may also help us to enhance our customer lists with additional demographic or other information. We do not permit them to use or share the data we submit on behalf of other third-party advertisers.  

3. Your Rights and Choices 

 You can manage your preferences regarding targeting cookies, advertising, and personalization:

1. Enable Global Privacy Control. Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) is a way users can universally express to all sites their preference not to be tracked on the web. It is a browser-level signal, maintained either by a browser or browser extension, that a user or privacy-focused technology can set. For more information on enabling GPC, see https://globalprivacycontrol.org/implementation. 
   
   
2. Industry ad choice programs. you can also control how participating companies use the information that they collect about your visits to our Website and those of third-parties in order to display more relevant targeted advertising to you. For more information and to opt out of receiving targeted ads from participating third-party ad networks, go to: https://optout.aboutads.info.
   
   

We also make available several privacy choices and methods for you to submit privacy requests as described in this section. For example, you may access and update certain of your personal information by accessing and adjusting your account settings, or by contacting us as specified below. Please note that we may maintain copies of information that you have updated, modified or deleted, as permitted, in our business records and in the normal course of our business operations. 

If you are a resident of a state that has enacted a state data protection law, please review our U.S. State Data Protection Supplement for additional information about our information practices and your rights under your state’s privacy laws.

1. Opting-Out of Certain Communications.HMGMA offers you the opportunity to opt-out from marketing communications from HMGMA, and to opt out of certain disclosures of personal information to third-parties.
   
   
   1. You may opt-out of marketing emails or manage your subscription preferences for emails from us at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism within any marketing email we send to you. We will implement your opt-out request within a commercially reasonable time after receiving it. In those instances, we will retain your information in a “do not promote” file in our database, and you will receive no further communications from us except as required by law. Note, even if you opt out, we may still send you non-commercial emails, such as registration confirmation, employment information, and responses to direct requests.
      
      
   2. If you opted in to receive text messages from us, you may opt out at any time by replying STOP to any of our texts.
      
      
   3. You may also opt out of our sharing of your personal information with third-parties for marketing purposes by submitting a request to opt out of sharing and targeted advertising⁠.
       
   4. If you wish to opt-out or request that we cease sending you commercial or other information via phone or postal mail, you may opt out by submitting a request through the contact information posted on our Website:
      
      Attention: Data Privacy
      Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, LLC
      1500 Genesis Drive
      Ellabell, Georgia 31308
      Email: Compliance@hmgma.com
   
   
   
2. Cookies and Targeted Advertising.As noted above, you can manage your preferences for cookies (including targeting cookies) on a Site. See Cookies, Targeting and Analytics.
    
3. Accessing and Updating Your Account Information.If you register for an account, including accounts to access and use the Site and/or Services, you can access and update certain information we have relating to your account within your account settings. You may also update or delete your contact information by submitting your request through the contact information posted on our Website:
    

   Attention: Data Privacy
   Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, LLC
   1500 Genesis Drive
   Ellabell, Georgia 31308
   Email: Compliance@hmgma.com
   See also, U.S. State Data Protection Supplement.

   
   
4. Personal Information Request⁠. Please note that we may maintain copies of information that you have updated, modified or deleted, as permitted, in our business records and in the normal course of our business operations.

 

4. Security

We have implemented safeguards that are intended to protect the personal information we collect. However, the security of information transmitted through the Internet can never be guaranteed, regardless of the level of security. We are not responsible for any interception or interruption of any communications through the Internet or for changes to or losses of data. Users of our Services are responsible for maintaining the security of any password, user ID or other form of authentication involved in obtaining access to password protected or secure areas of any of our Websites and in the use of Services. In order to protect you and your data, we may suspend your use of any of the Sites, without notice, pending an investigation, if any security issue arises. Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of any of the Sites are restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized access to such areas is prohibited and may lead to criminal prosecution or civil action.

 

5. Third-Party Links and Services 

We may offer links to or from our Sites to other websites or online services within the Hyundai family, as well as to websites, services, and resources operated by other third-parties. We offer links to third-party websites so that you can conveniently visit our vendors, business partners, and advertisers or locate other content likely to be of interest to you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or policies of websites operated by third-parties and urge you to inquire about their privacy and information sharing practices before providing any personal information. In the event that you provide personal information to any third-party website or service, you understand that HMGMA is not responsible for such third-parties’ use, disclosure or other processing of your personal information. You further acknowledge and agree that HMGMA shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such third-party website, service, or resource.

 

6. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from any person under the age of eighteen years (18). No parts of our products or services are directed to or designed to attract anyone under the age of eighteen (18). This Website is not intended for use by anyone who is under the age of eighteen (18).

 

7. Changes to this Privacy Statement

 HMGMA reserves the right to change this Privacy Statementat any time. HMGMA will use, share and disclose personal information in accordance with the Privacy Statement in effect at the time such information is collected. We will post any changes to this Privacy Statement on this webpage, so check back frequently in order to always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it.   

 

8. How to Contact Us

Please visit our Contact Us⁠⁠ webpage.
You can also contact us directly with Data Privacy questions at: 

Attention: Data Privacy
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, LLC
1500 Genesis Drive
Ellabell, Georgia 31308
Email: Compliance@hmgma.com

 

9. U.S. State Data Protection Supplement

This U.S. State Privacy Supplement provides certain U.S. state residents with additional information regarding our information practice and their privacy rights, as required under those states’ privacy laws. This section does not address or apply to our handling of publicly available information or other personal information that is exempt under your state’s data protection law. 

As of the date of this Privacy Statement (at the top), the following states have passed or enacted data protection laws: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Data protection laws are continuously being passed or revised. This list is not static and is subject to change based on the passage of and changes in laws.

 

(a) Categories of Personal Information Collected and Disclosed. 

While our processing of personal information varies based upon our relationship and interactions with you, the table below identifies, generally, the categories of personal information (as defined by your applicable state data protection law) that we collect and have collected in the prior 12 months about residents, as well as the categories of third-parties to whom we may disclose this information for a business or commercial purpose. 

 

Categories of Personal Information Collected		Third-Party Disclosures for Business or Commercial Purposes
Identifiers	Such as a real name, alias, address, VIN, IP address and online identifiers, email address, account name, SSN, driver’s license number and other government identifiers, or other unique personal identifiers.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; dealers; service providers and suppliers; marketing partners; digital advertising and analytics providers; payment services companies; third-party services or providers; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Customer Records	Paper and electronic customer records containing personal information, such as name, signature, address, telephone number, education, current employment, employment history, SSN, driver’s license number, and other government identifiers, insurance policy number, financial account number and other financial or payment information and medical information.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; dealers; service providers and suppliers; marketing partners; payment services companies; third-party services or providers; government entities; and others where required others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Commercial information	Including records of property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, vehicle ownership reports, or other purchasing or use histories.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; dealers; service providers and suppliers; marketing partners; digital advertising and analytics providers; payment services companies; third-party services or providers; and government entities; and others where required others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Internet and electronic network activity information	Including, but not limited to, browsing history, clickstream data, search history, and information regarding a resident’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement, including access logs and other usage data related to your use of any company websites, applications or other online services.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; marketing partners; digital advertising and analytics providers; government entities; third-party services or providers; and others where required others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Characteristics of protected classifications under your state or federal law	Under limited circumstances we may collect certain information that is considered a protected classification under your state/ federal law, such as your gender, age, citizenship, marital status, and disability status.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Location data	We do not collect precise location information about a particular individual or device.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; third-party services or providers; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Audio, visual and other electronic data	Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information such as, CCTV footage, photographs, and call recordings and other audio recordings (e.g., recorded meetings).	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Employment history	Professional and employment-related information.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Education Information	Education information that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Biometric information	Physiological, biological or behavioral characteristics that can be used alone or in combination with each other to establish individual identity. For example, if you enroll, we may collect and process biometrics (e.g., fingerprint or facial recognition) as part of certain features and services.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Profiles and inferences	Including inferences drawn from any of the information identified above to create a profile reflecting a resident’s preferences, characteristics, behavior or attitudes.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; marketing partners; digital advertising and analytics providers; payment services companies; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
Sensitive personal information	Precise geolocation information is not collected.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; third-party services or providers; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.
	If you enroll in biometric authentication features, we may collect and process your biometric identifier. In limited circumstances, we may collect from you your SSN, driver’s license and government identifiers, as well as log-in and financial account information.	Affiliates and subsidiaries; service providers and suppliers; government entities; and others where required by law or directed or authorized by you.

 

(b) Sales and Sharing Personal Information

We do not sell or share sensitive personal information, nor do we sell or share any personal information about individuals who we know are under eighteen (18) years old. Generally, a “sale” is defined as disclosing or making available to a third-party personal information in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration and “sharing” broadly includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third-party for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising. As defined by your state’s data protection law, we may “sell” or “share” identifiers, customer records, commercial information, internet or other electronic network usage data, and profiles and inferences to or with affiliates and subsidiaries, marketing partners, third-party ad companies and other marketing and advertising partners; and analytics providers.  

 

(c) Sources of Personal Information

In general, we may collect personal information from the following categories of sources: 

1. Directly from the individual
2. From our employees, contractors, legal representatives, agents, or those of our business affiliates
3. From job applicants and candidates of us or our affiliates
4. From users of our career Websites and SuccessFactors
5. Advertising networks and marketing partners
6. Data analytics providers
7. Social networks
8. Internet service providers
9. Operating systems and platforms
10. Government entities
11. Data aggregators and brokers

 

(d) Purposes of Collection, Use and Disclosure 

As described in more detail in Use and Processing of Personal Information, we collect, use, disclose and otherwise process the above personal information for the following business or commercial purposes and as otherwise directed or consented to by you: 

1. Providing our Services, including employment activities
2. Communicating with you
3. Safety, recall and warranty activities
4. Analyzing and improving our Services and Website
5. Personalizing content and experiences
6. Marketing and promotional purposes
7. In support of our general business and employment operations 
8. Planning and implementing business transactions (e.g., mergers, transfers, reorganizations)
9. Securing and protecting our rights
10. Complying with legal requests and obligations

 

As further described in Disclosures of Personal Information, we disclose personal information to third-parties for the above purposes. In accordance with these purposes, personal information may be disclosed to:

1. Affiliates and subsidiaries
2. Vendors and service providers
3. Payment services companies
4. Third-party services and providers (i.e., third-parties who support or provide certain features, applications or services related to our Services, such as the chat and session replay functions)
5. Marketing and advertising partners (including Third-Party Ad Companies and analytics providers)
6. Promotional Program partners or co-sponsors

 

We will also disclose personal information as directed by or consented to by you, or where otherwise necessary to respond to or fulfil your requests or orders. 

 

(e) Retention 

We will retain your personal information, including sensitive personal information, as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which the personal information was collected and is used by us, as stated in this Privacy Statement, and for an additional period of time as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain appropriate business records, and enforce our agreements.

 

(f) Residents’ Rights Where the Particular State Has Enacted a Data Protection Law

 In general, if you are a resident of a state that has enacted a state data protection law, you have the following rights (subject to certain limitations):

1. Opt out of sales and sharing: to opt-out of our sale and sharing of their personal information. We do not sell your personal information.
   
   
2. Opt out of targeted advertising: we do not engage in targeted advertising.
   
   
3. Limit uses and disclosures of sensitive personal information: to limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information to those uses authorized by your state’s data protection law. We request affirmative consent to collect and share your sensitive personal information for employment and business purposes.
   
   
4. Deletion: to request deletion of their personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
   
   
5. To know/access: to know what personal information we have collected about them, including the categories of personal information, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of third-parties to whom we disclose personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about them.
   
   
6. Correction: to request correction of inaccurate personal information. 
   
   
7. Non-discrimination: not to be subject to discriminatory treatment for exercising their rights under your state’s data protection law. 

 

(g) Submitting Data Privacy Rights Requests

You may submit a data privacy rights requests to regarding your personal information maintained by us, by submitting a request through the contact information posted on our Website: 

Attention: Data Privacy
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, LLC
1500 Genesis Drive
Ellabell, Georgia 31308
Email: Compliance@hmgma.com

 

To submit a request, we ask that you provide us with your name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address. We will process your request based upon the personal information in our records that is linked or reasonably linkable to the information provided in your request. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your request or where necessary to process your request. If we cannot verify your identity, we will be unable to process your request to know/access, correct or delete. There may also be certain personal information for which we will not be able to process your request. For example, if you request deletion, we may need to retain certain personal information to comply with our legal obligations or other permitted purposes.

 

Your authorized agents may also submit requests to us⁠⁠. We may request that any agents verify their identity, including by providing information about themselves, such as their name, email, phone number, address and authorization. We may also contact you directly to confirm the authority of the agent.

 

(h) Your Right to Opt Out of Sales/Sharing. 

As noted above, you can submit a request to opt out of sales and sharing via the contact information posted on our Website. We will apply your opt out request based upon the personal information in our records that is linked or reasonably linkable to the information provided in your request.  

In addition, our website responds to global privacy control—or “GPC”—signals, which means that if we detect that your browser is communicating a GPC signal, we will process that as a request to opt that particular browser and device out of sales and sharing (i.e., via cookies and tracking tools) on that Site. Note that if you come back to the Site from a different device or use a different browser on the same device, you will need to opt out (or set GPC for) that browser and device as well. More information about GPC is available at https://globalprivacycontrols.org⁠. 

 

(i) Financial Incentives

You have the right to understand the material terms of any “financial incentive” offered to you and to not be included in such without consent. If we provide any programs or offerings that are considered “financial incentives” under your state’s data protection law, we will disclose the material details of such program to you so that you can choose whether to opt in. You also have the right to opt out of a financial incentive program at any time. 

 

(j) California’s Shine the Light Law 

Pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light” law (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.83), California residents may submit a request to opt out of our sharing of their personal information with third-parties for the third-parties’ own direct marketing use, by submitting a request to “opt of sale of personal information” through the contact information posted on our Website⁠⁠.

For more information about our privacy practices, you may contact us as set forth in the How to Contact Us section above.