Privacy policy

1. This privacy policy

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V. (MTEE, the Company, we, our, or us) is committed to the protection of your personal data and takes very seriously its responsibilities under applicable data protection and privacy laws.

This means that in any case:

  • We process your personal data in accordance with the purpose for which the data was provided, these purposes and types of personal data are described in this Privacy Policy;
  • We limit the processing of your personal data to the data that is minimally required for the purpose;
  • If necessary, we ask for your explicit consent for processing your personal data;
  • We will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal data and we have put in place security procedures and technical and organizational measures to do so;
  • We will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute your personal data to unaffiliated third parties without your consent, except to the extent necessary to fulfill the purpose for which your personal data was provided or whenever this is required by applicable laws and regulations, or as set out in this Privacy Policy;
  • We are aware of your rights regarding your personal data and we respect those rights.

MTEE is responsible for processing your personal data and we welcome your views about this privacy policy. If you would like to contact us with any queries or comments you can do this via the contact details provided at the bottom of this document or by sending an email to [email protected].

2. The information we collect about you and how we use it

2.1 Prospects, customers, suppliers, service partners and other business contacts

We process your data to allow us to provide the requested products or services to you or vice versa. The relevant information is then used to, for instance, communicate with you, market goods and relevant services to you, to pay you and other administrative purposes.

For the purposes mentioned above the following personal data can be processed by MTEE:

  • First and last name
  • (Business) Phone number
  • (Business) Email or other (business) contact information
  • Gender
  • Function and related information such as department and job title
  • Location
  • Language

The lawful basis for processing your data is the performance of a contract, or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, such as a sales order, purchase request or other assignment. Additionally we can process your data in order to comply with legal obligations or because you have consented.

We will retain and process your information for as long as we require it for the purposes for which it was collected or as is otherwise required by applicable law. Once the information is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

2.2 Newsletter subscribers, stakeholders, lobby contacts and other interested parties

We process your data to informing you of our services by means of newsletters, emails and/or other means and/or to contact you for PR purposes.

We process your data to allow us to send you our newsletter, because you filled in the registration form for the newsletter and gave us consent.

For the purposes mentioned above the following personal data can be processed by MTEE:

  • First and last name
  • (Business) Phone number
  • (Business) Email or other (business) contact information

The lawful basis for processing your data is your consent. We can also process your data because of the relevant and appropriate business relationship between you and MTEE, this could give us a legitimate interest for processing.

We will retain your data for the above mentioned processing during the period that you are registered. Whenever you have consented to your information being processed, you have the right to change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent by selecting the unsubscribe button if we have sent you an email.

2.3 Personal data of employees

If you are an employee of MTEE we process your data for in order to fulfill the employment contract. We, for instance, want to pay, give you access to our offices and IT systems that we use and keep personnel files.

For these purposes we process the following data:

  • First and last name(s)
  • Phone number
  • Contact details
  • Email
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Copy of ID
  • BSN-number/social security number
  • Bank details
  • Marital status
  • Nationality
  • Date of employment
  • Function, salary & job related information
  • CV & education information
  • Leave
  • Attendance registration with the MTEE ID card

The lawful grounds for processing this data are:

  • Compliance with (a) legal obligation(s)
  • Fulfilling the performance of contract
  • Legitimate interests pursued by MTEE
  • Because you have given us consent (please note that you can always withdraw consent)

If something happens with you we would like to contact somebody, therefore we ask you to provide us with a contact in case of emergency.

We will retain your data for the above mentioned processing during the period that you are an employee. With respect to some data there are legal obligations to retain it longer, such as in the case of tax law. Whenever you have consented to your information being processed, you have the right to change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time. You can do this by sending an email to [email protected] or by contacting Personnel Affairs.

We do not use your data for automated decision-making, including profiling.

2.4 Camera surveillance

Security cameras are present on our premises. You are informed about this when entering the premises and the cameras are clearly visible. We use the camera images to:

  • ensure the safety of our visitors and our staff
  • for the security of our buildings
  • to monitor our assets, and 
  • to record incidents.

The images can be provided to the police and judicial authorities in the event of incidents.

The basis of this processing is the legitimate interest of to secure our premises and to prevent/limit incidents.

2.5 Job candidates

We will process such personal data only for the purposes of the recruitment process. We will process and disclose your personal data where we consider it necessary to perform pre-contractual steps for purposes related to your job application or in order to pursue our legitimate interests.

Your application and personal data included therein will only be processed by the companies that are involved in the recruitment process and only to the extent strictly necessary for that process. Only recruiters (and relevant managers) will have access to your personal data.

We will generally keep your personal data for a maximum period of twelve months from the date you applied. We may retain your data for a longer period of time where necessary to comply with our legal obligations or where we have other legitimate interests or grounds for doing so (for example, to respond to ongoing requests or claims made by candidates). If you want us to erase your personal data before this time, you can send a request to [email protected] or contact us via the contact details provided in section 10 of this policy.

3. Cookies and other information-gathering technologies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

For more information on which cookies we use and how we use them, please see the cookie policy on our website.

4. Disclosure to third parties

We will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute your personal information to unaffiliated third parties without your consent, except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations, or as set out in this Privacy Policy.

We may share information we collect with any related company (or other incorporated or unincorporated entity) within our corporate group and with selected third parties including:

  • Our business partners, suppliers, agents and sub-contractors in order to provide our services (for example where we enter into agreements with third parties who provide services to us or on our behalf); and
  • Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement of our website and the services we provide.

We may also disclose information we collect to third parties:

  • If we undergo a change of control or any of our business or assets are sold or transferred (in which case we may disclose your information to the prospective seller or buyer);
  • If we or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case information held by us about our website users will be one of the transferred assets; or
  • If we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal obligation or legal process (for example, a court order), or in order to enforce or apply our contractual rights or any other agreement; in order to protect the rights, property, or safety of our website users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection.

5. Overseas Transfers

The information you provide may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) that do not have similar protections in place regarding your information and restrictions on its use as set out in this privacy policy. However, we will take steps to ensure adequate protections and appropriate safeguards are in place to keep your information secure. The EEA comprises the EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

6. Retention periods

MTEE does not process and store your data longer than necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which your personal data was collected or longer than required by applicable laws and regulations.

7. Your rights

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you and, in certain circumstances, to ask us to stop or restrict processing or to erase your personal information. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information or would like to object to the processing of your personal information or request that it is erased, please send an email to [email protected] or send us a letter at the address below.

We want to ensure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. If any of the information that you have provided to us changes, for example if you change your email address or address, please let us know the correct details by sending an email to [email protected]. You may ask us, or we may ask you, to correct information you or we think is inaccurate, and you may also ask us to remove information that is inaccurate.

In some cases, you may also have the right to port your data to reuse it elsewhere. To find out if you can port your data and to make a request to do so, send us an email or a letter at the address below.

If you have a complaint you have the right to lodge this complaint with the supervisory authority if you think that our processing of your personal data infringes the applicable data protection legislation.

8. Changes to our policy

We keep this privacy policy under regular review. If we change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices on other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the information we collect and how we use it at all times.

This privacy policy was last updated on 16 February 2023.

9. How we protect your information

We will use all reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information and we have put in place security procedures and technical and organizational measures to do so.

10. How to contact us

We welcome your views about our privacy policy and statement. If you would like to contact us with any questions or comments please send an email to [email protected] or send a letter to the below address.

Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V.
Damsluisweg 2
1332 EC Almere
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 36 538 8311