The following provisions are to specify the General Terms and Conditions for Service Use of LG ESS Battery Website provided by LG Energy Solution, Ltd..
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The purpose of these General Terms and Conditions is to provide rights, obligations, and duties between the site and the members wherein users use the Internet related services (hereinafter referred to as “Services”) of the LG ESS Battery Website https://www.lgessbattery.com provided by LG Energy Solution, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company").
The definitions of terms used in these General Terms and Conditions shall be as follows:
With respect to any matter not specified in these General Terms and Conditions, the Framework Act on Electronic Telecommunications, the Electronic Telecommunications Business Act, and any other relevant laws, and guidelines independently specified by the Company, etc. shall be applicable.
The Company shall provide each of the following services:
In each of the following cases, the Company may restrict or suspend the services in whole or in part:
An application for use shall be filed by specifying relevant records according to the predetermined form and method, online or an independent method for use determined by the Company.
The Company may deter its approval of each of the following applications for use:
The Company may not approve each of the following applications for use:
Where there is a change in the matters specified by a member at the time of his or her application for use, the member shall make a change(s), online or an independent method for use determined by the Company.
The members shall not engage in each of the following activities in using the services. In the event that a member has engaged in each of the following activities, he or she may be withdrawn from membership without a prior consent:
The Company may provide the members by email any information that it finds to necessary while the services are used.
Addenda
These General Terms and Conditions shall be applicable from 01. 04, 2016.
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Last updated: February 21, 2022
We at LG Energy Solution, Ltd. care about your privacy.
This Privacy Policy applies specifically to the collection practices of the LG ESS Battery Division, including through its website (https://www.lgessbattery.com). 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 how we collect information, what we collect, how we use it, how we share it, and what controls and rights you may exercise with respect to your information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
A “Partner” is an individual who has registered as a member of the ESS Battery Website (www.lgessbattery.com). Partners are typically installers or distributors who handle our LG home battery products. This section describes our practices with respect to Partner information.
Information We Collect
CEO Name / Phone Number / Email / Company Location / Number of Employees / Preferred Distributor
Purpose for Collection
Member registration / Providing product and company information, including about LG Energy Solution’s Residential Energy Storage business / Distribution of marketing materials (including by mail, email and telephone) / Notifications regarding software updates, training sessions for installers, and new product releases / Permitting access to other LG products and services, including the RESU Monitor
Methods of Collection
Directly from you through the website
Additional Uses of Information and Grounds for Processing
In addition to the purposes for collection listed above, we also process information:
- For purposes related to the negotiations and performance of a contract, i.e. for the purposes necessary to perform the contract – this concerns Partners who are natural persons and are parties to a contract with us.
- To comply with obligations resulting from legal requirements, e.g. tax regulations and other provisions that apply to us.
- For administrative purposes, such as 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 our products and services, and for other legitimate business purposes.
- In accordance with any consent that you give.
Certain information collection may be voluntary, and other collection may be required. If you don’t provide information to us when required for a particular processing purpose (e.g., to complete a contract with you), then we may not be able to provide the service you request.
A “User” is a non-registered individual who interacts with us, including but not limited to through the ESS Battery Website, SNS channels, and advertisements.
Information We Collect
Name / Postal Code / Phone number / Mobile phone number / Email / Address / Electricity bill / Whether you own your house / Title, Content, Recipient of Inquiry or Quote Request
Purpose for Collection
Marketing (including by mail, email and telephone) / Introduction of LG Energy Solution’s products / Contact you if necessary in relation to the product and its use / Manage and coordinate product recalls / Troubleshooting and monitoring product operation / Permitting access to other LG products and services, including the RESU Monitor
Methods of Collection
Directly from you through the website and offline / From our distributors, retailers, and installers / From other third parties, including LinkedIn Lead Generation Campaign, Marketing Automation Tool (Oracle Eloqua), Facebook Lead Generation Campaign, AllTime Power Lead Generation Campaign
Additional Uses of Information and Grounds for Processing
In addition to the purposes for collection listed above, we also process information:
- For purposes related to our contracts with you, including our warranties and terms that apply to your use of our products and services.
- To comply with obligations resulting from legal requirements, e.g., conducting recalls and reporting to regulators.
- For administrative purposes, such as 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 our products and services, and for other legitimate business purposes.
- In accordance with any consent that you give.
Certain information collection may be voluntary, and other collection may be required. If you don’t provide information to us when required for a particular processing purpose (e.g., to help you troubleshoot a product), then we may not be able to provide the service you request.
We retain your information for the period as required by the law and in accordance with our data retention policies. You may request copies of our data retention policies by contacting us.
We take steps to secure your information and to destroy it once it is no longer necessary for our business purposes or the retention period has lapsed. In case of paper records, we use the paper shredder to dispose of such data or incinerate the paper. In case of electronic files, we delete the data in a manner that is intended to prevent restoration or re-identification.
We may share your information outside of our company in the following ways:
- User information: Service providers that assist with storage, marketing, and advertising.
- Partner information: Service providers that assist with system maintenance.
Furthermore, depending on the circumstances, the personal data 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.
You may have certain rights under the law in connection with the processing of your personal information.
Correcting your Information
If you believe that we may have false or inaccurate information about you, you may request that we correct it. Please contact us at privacy.es@lgensol.com to submit your request.
Marketing Opt-Out
If you wish to opt-out of receiving our marketing communications, use the unsubscribe mechanism included in the marketing communication or contact us at privacy.es@lgensol.com. Even if you opt out of marketing, you may still receive administrative or transactional communications from us.
California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you may request certain information regarding our disclosure of certain categories of personal information to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at privacy.es@lgensol.com. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year, and we reserve our right not to respond to requests submitted other than to the email or mailing addresses specified below. Note that we do not currently share personal information with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
In addition, California residents may have the following additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act:
- The right to know: You have the right to request to know (ii) the categories of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months; (ii) the specific pieces of personal information we have about you; (iii) the categories of sources from which that personal information was collected; (iv) the categories of your personal information that we sold or disclosed in the last 12 months; (v) the categories of third parties to whom your personal information was sold or disclosed in the last 12 months; and (vi) the purpose for collecting and selling your personal information.
- The right to deletion: You have the right to request that we delete the personal information that we have collected or maintain about you. We may deny your request under certain circumstances, such as if we need to comply with our legal obligations or complete a transaction for which your personal information was collected. If we deny your request for deletion, we will let you know the reason why.
- The right to opt out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information.
- The right to equal service. If you choose to exercise any of these rights, Kastle will not discriminate against you in anyway. If you exercise certain rights, understand that you may be unable to use or access certain features of our websites or services.
This Privacy Policy describes our practices over the last 12 months with respect to categories of information we collect, the sources of that information, and how we have disclosed it. We do not disclose your personal information to third parties who are not our service providers, nor do we sell your personal information.
You may exercise your right to know twice a year free of charge. You may use an authorized agent to submit a request. When we verify your agent’s request, we may verify your identity and request a signed document from your agent that authorizes your agent to make the request on your behalf. To protect your personal information, we reserve the right to deny a request from an agent that does not submit proof that they have been authorized by you to act on their behalf.
To exercise your rights, contact us at privacy.es@lgensol.com.
We will take steps to verify your identity before processing your request. We will not fulfill your request unless you have provided sufficient information for us to reasonably verify you are the individual about whom we collected personal information. We will only use the personal information provided in the verification process to verify your identity or authority to make a request and to track and document request responses unless you initially provided the information for another purpose.
Nevada Privacy Rights
Nevada law gives residents the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information. We are not considered a data broker under the Nevada law and do not sell your personal information.
You may contact us at privacy.es@lgensol.com or 1-888-737-8104 if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices.
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This website is operated by LG Energy Solution Ltd. (‘LGES’, ‘we’ or ‘us’), a company incorporated in Korea with registered office at Tower 1, Parc 1, 108, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Repub-lic of Korea.
We at LGES care about your privacy. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to explain what personal data we collect, how we collect it, use it and share it, and what controls and rights you may exercise with respect to your personal data. This Privacy Policy applies specifically to the data processing practices of the LG ESS Battery Division, including through this website (https://www.lgessbattery.com), for which LGES is the data controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (‘GDPR’). This Privacy Policy does not apply to any other LG Energy Solution branded products or services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by means of a notice on our home page.
A “Partner” is an organization who has registered as a member of the ESS Battery Website (www.lgessbattery.com). Partners are typically installers or distributors who handle our LG home battery products. This section describes our practices with respect to Partner information.
We collect personal data when you interact with us, including during phone calls, via emails, or via online forms on this website. We also collect and process various information regarding your use of, and your behaviour on, our website through cookies. For more information, see our section on Cookies below.
The provision of certain personal data may be voluntary, and other may be required. If you don’t provide us with the personal data required for a particular processing purpose (e.g., to complete a contract with you), then we may not be able to provide the service you request.
The processing of your personal data is either based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 para 1 lit a) GDPR), is necessary for us to enter into or perform a contract to which you are a party (Art. 6 para 1 lit b) GDPR), is needed to comply with our legal obligations (Art. 6 para 1 lit c) GDPR), or it is neces-sary to pursue our legitimate business interests (Art. 6 para 1 lit f) GDPR).
We may use your personal data to:
We may also process your personal data for administrative purposes, such as 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 our products and services, and for other legitimate business purposes.
A “User” is a non-registered individual who interacts with us, including but not limited to through the ESS Battery Website, SNS channels, and advertisements.
We collect personal data:
We also collect and process various information regarding your use of, and your behaviour on, our website through cookies. For more information, see our section on Cookies below.
The provision of certain personal data may be voluntary, and other may be required. If you don’t provide us with the personal data required for a particular processing purpose (e.g., to complete a contract with you), then we may not be able to provide the service you request.
The processing of your personal data is either based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 para 1 lit a) GDPR), is necessary for us to enter into or perform a contract to which you are a party (Art. 6 para 1 lit b) GDPR), is needed to comply with our legal obligations (Art. 6 para 1 lit c) GDPR), or it is neces-sary to pursue our legitimate business interests (Art. 6 para 1 lit f) GDPR).
We may use your personal data to:
We may also process your personal data for administrative purposes, such as 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 our products and services, and for other legitimate business purposes.
Any personal data we collect and process will be held securely in accordance with applicable legal requirements. We have implemented technical and organizational and physical security measures to prevent personal data being lost, stolen, disclosed, altered or destructed, including:
Our website uses ‘cookies’ to store and retrieve user information from time to time to provide per-sonalized service. A cookie is a very small text file that the server uses to operate the website, which sends to the user’s browser and is stored on the user’s computer hard disk. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking [here]
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for ser-vices, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will then not work. These cookies do not store any personal data.
Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used | Lifespan |
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www.lgessbattery.com | JSESSIONID | First Party Cookie | 1 session |
www.lgessbattery.com | ipmsperf_uuid | First Party Cookie | 1 year |
www.lgessbattery.com | cookieViewYnPL1266 | [First Party Cookie] | 1 day |
These cookies are usually set on our website by our advertising partners and are used to collect information about your browsing habits and then deliver advertising relevant to you. The personali-sation of advertising may be based on data collected about your use of our services (for example what pages you visit) and other data attributed to you by the advertising platform. If you do not allow these cookies, you will receive less relevant adverts.
Cookie Subgroup | Cookies | Cookies used | Lifespan |
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.lgesbattery.com | _ga | Third Party Cookie | 2 years |
.lgesbattery.com | _gid | Third Party Cookie | 1 day |
.lgesbattery.com | _gat | Third Party Cookie | 1 min |
.google.com | NID | Third Party Cookie | 6 months |
.google.com | OGPC | Third Party Cookie | 2 months |
.google.com | 1P_JAR | Third Party Cookie | 1 month |
www.google.com | DV | Third Party Cookie | 1 day |
.youtube.com | YSC | Third Party Cookie | 1 session |
.youtube.com | VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Third Party Cookie | 6 months |
.eloqua.com | ELQSTATUS | Third Party Cookie | 1 year |
.eloqua.com | ELOQUA | Third Party Cookie | 1 year |
You can set your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie banner or more directly by changing the settings on your browser:
If your browser is not listed here, you can find out how to manage cookies by consulting the docu-mentation provided by your particular browser manufacturer. You may also consult your mobile device documentation for information on how to disable cookies on your mobile device.
LGES does not carry out any decision making, including profiling which produces legal or similarly significant effects. Some of our third-party providers use automated decision making tools and data algorithms to help us organize data for marketing purposes. You have the right to object to this processing at any time, please see the section on Your Rights below for more information.
We only keep your personal data as necessary to achieve the purpose it was collected for or as re-quired by law.
Purpose of Collection and Retention of Personal Information | Period of Retention |
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Partnership and Partner Benefits | 5 years |
Marketing | 5 years |
Product Services including Monitoring, Maintenance and Recall, etc | 5 years |
Partnership information will become dormant after 1 year of no log in history, however, dormant partnership information may be retained for an additional year subject to partners’ consent.
Purpose of Collection and Retention of Personal Information |
Applicable Korean Laws and Regulations | Retention Period |
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Preserving records of visit to the website (website, etc.) | Protection of Communications Secrets Act | 3 Months |
Preserving records on resolving customer complaints or disputes | Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, etc. | 3 Years |
We take steps to secure your information and to destroy it once it is no longer necessary for our business purposes or the retention period has lapsed. In case of paper records, we use the paper shredder to dispose of such data or incinerate the paper. In case of electronic files, we delete the data in a manner that is intended to prevent restoration or re-identification.
We may need to share your personal data with third parties to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy:
Recipient | Company Address | Purpose |
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LG CNS | Buildings E13 and E14, LG Science Park, 71, Magok-jungang 8-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 07795 |
Maintenance of system |
LG Energy Solution Europe GmbH | Otto-Volger-Straße 7C, 65843 Sulzbach (Taunus), Germany | Marketing and/or customer services |
Oracle Korea Ltd. | 517 Yeongdong-daero, Samseong 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 06164 |
Collecting leads/Automatic Marketing |
LinkedIn Corporation | 1000 W Maude Ave Sunnyvale (HQ), CA | Collecting leads |
Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) |
1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA | Collecting leads |
Digital Asset Group, Ltd. | 1204F 419, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 06016 |
Collecting leads / Marketing and/or analytics purposes |
Golden Planet Co. Ltd. | 535, Eonju-ro, Gang-nam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 06138 | Collecting leads / Automatic Marketing |
LG Energy Solution | Yeondeungpo-gu, Seoul, 07335, South Korea | Operating of Global Customer Portal (GCP) |
Furthermore, depending on the circumstances, the personal data may be transferred to other enti-ties, e.g. entities providing services to LGES, 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 gov-ernment authorities.
If we share your personal data, we ensure appropriate protections are in place to protect your per-sonal data.
We may transfer your personal data to our service providers in the United States of America in connection with some of the processing activities detailed in this Privacy Policy. We also transfer your personal data to the Republic of Korea for which an adequacy decision of the EU Commission exists. Where data is transferred to countries which are not considered to provide adequate pro-tection to personal data, we put in place appropriate safeguards to protect your personal data, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
If you would like to have more information regarding technical and organisational measures adopt-ed to protect your personal data during international transfers, please contact our data protection team (see below for contact details).
Here at LGES, we try to be as open as possible on what personal data we hold and your related pri-vacy rights. We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights.
Access: You can request details of your personal data we hold. We will confirm whether we are processing your personal data and provide additional details including what kind of data we have about you, where we collected it from, how we use it (including the legal basis for our processing), how long we expect to keep it, and details of any automated decision making or profiling. If you ask us, we will provide you with a copy of your personal data free of charge. We may charge you a fee to cover our administrative costs if you request multiple copies of the same data or if the requests are mani-festly unfounded or excessive.
Rectification: At your request, we will correct incomplete or inaccurate parts of your personal data, although we may need to verify the accuracy of the new information you provide us.
Deletion: At your request, we will delete your personal data if:
We will review requests on a case by case basis in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected about you to anoth-er organization, or directly to you, in certain circumstances.
Restriction of processing: Where we process your personal data based upon our legitimate interest (or that of a third party), you have the right to object to this processing on grounds relating to your particular situation if you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Consent: Where we process your personal data on the basis of you consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without prejudice to the lawfulness of personal data processing before the withdrawal of consent
Marketing: Where we process your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to this processing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such di-rect marketing. If you wish to object and opt-out of receiving our marketing communications, use the unsubscribe mechanism included in the marketing communication or contact us at priva-cy.es@lgensol.com. Even if you opt out of marketing, you may still receive administrative or transactional communications from LGES.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at:
LG Energy Solution Security Policy Team
Parc1 Tower1, 108, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 07335
Tel: +82-2-3773-3340
Email: privacy.es@lgensol.com
We will respond to your request within a month, but you may need to provide us proof of identifi-cation before we can action your request.
LGES Security Policy Team is the designated department in charge of personal data protection, with overall responsibility for the processing of personal information and related complaints handling. You can direct any inquiries about personal data protection to LGES Security Policy Team, and we will respond to and address you inquiries without delay.
Department in charge of personal information protection:
- Department : Security Policy Team
- Email : privacy.es@lgensol.com
For all other enquiries, you can contact our Customer Inquiry Service Department:
- Department : Marketing Communication Department
- Email : lgresu@lgensol.com
Branch office in Germany and Data Protection Officer::
- LG Energy Solution Europe GmbH
- Company Address : Otto-Volger-Str.7C, 65843, Sulzbach (Taunus), Germany
- Contact Email of Data Protection Officer : data.protect@lgensol.com
We will try to resolve any complaints you may have but if you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to complain or seek advice from a supervisory authority and/or bring a claim against us in any court of competent jurisdiction. You can find the contact details for all EU supervi-sory authorities at https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=612080.
This Privacy Policy is in force as of 14th March 2022.
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