Policies

The Standards of Working Together and Code of Ethical Conduct contain the basic rules and principles regarding the working order that our employees must comply with while performing their duties. The purpose of these principles is to establish the scope of the basic rules to be followed and to prevent any disputes and conflicts that may arise between all our stakeholders and our organization.

Our Standards of Co-operation and Code of Ethical Conduct express our principled and behavioral expectations from our employees and all stakeholders, including our product, service and process suppliers.

LABOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- Child Laborer
Karel does not adopt practices other than local laws in the employment of child labor and expects its stakeholders to comply with local laws as a minimum.

- Young Worker
Karel does not adopt practices other than local laws in the employment of young labor and expects its stakeholders to comply with local laws as a minimum. Karel undertakes to ensure that workers under the age of 18, who are legally considered young, do not work overtime or at night and to comply with legal requirements.

- Wages and Social Benefits
Karel expects all stakeholders to ensure that the wages and benefits paid for a standard working month meet national laws as a minimum.

- Working Hours
Karel expects all stakeholders to meet national laws as a minimum for daily, weekly, monthly and annual working hours and overtime.

- Discrimination
Karel opposes discrimination based on race, caste, national origin, religion, language, color, creed, age, disability, marital status and gender discrimination in employment, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination, retirement, union membership and political affiliation. Karel is committed to act based on the principle of equality in the development, career, wage and fringe benefits management of its employees.

- Voluntary Work Principle
Karel embraces employee volunteerism. Employees are not required to provide their identity documents to their employer and are free to leave their employer after reasonable notice.

- Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Karel respects the rights of employees to participate in local worker representative organizations and expects the same approach from all its stakeholders. Karel is committed to a constructive dialog with the freely elected representatives of its employees, represented by a legal trade union.

- Abuse and Harassment
Karel prohibits all forms of abuse and harassment. Physical abuse or threats of physical abuse, sexual harassment, verbal harassment, psychological harassment or other forms of intimidation will not be tolerated.

- Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery refers to activities that result in the abhorrent abuse of human rights and consists of slavery, bondage, forced and compulsory labor and human trafficking. Karel is committed to not tolerate any form of modern slavery in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights and expects all stakeholders to do the same as a minimum.

BUSINESS ETHICS
- Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption
Karel expects employees to refrain from acts of bribery and corruption, either directly or indirectly through any intermediary. Karel complies with bribery laws by avoiding any direct relationship with another business party, customer, customer's representative, or government employee or official to make or receive improper payments.

- Gifts and Entertainment
Karel expects employees to handle any Gifts and Entertainment with care due to the risks of Bribery and Corruption as well as potential conflict of interest. Except for materials given in accordance with commercial traditions, conventions and customs or in the form of souvenirs / promotional materials, any gift that creates the impression of the existence of an irregularity, that may cause or be perceived as a dependency relationship should not be accepted or offered.

- Fraud, Deceit and Theft
Karel prohibits all acts of fraud, deceit and theft. All employees are expected to respect, protect and properly use the property of Karel and its stakeholders.

- Money Laundering
Karel only conducts business relationships with business partners whose integrity we are convinced of. Complies with applicable legislation on the prevention of money laundering and strongly opposes and does not engage in any activity that may lead to money laundering.

- Counterfeit Part
Karel ensures that all products and services are supplied with original production parts that comply with contractually agreed quality and safety criteria at the time of delivery. As a public company, it complies with the provisions of all laws and regulations. Processes to detect counterfeit parts and materials and, if detected, their materials are identified and legal sanctions are applied to the relevant supplier.

- Competition Law
Karel prohibits all Anti-Competitive Practices. Karel does not and will not engage in Anti-Competitive Practices or any activity that could be perceived as such. It expects all employees to refrain from such activities.

- Conflict of Interest
Our employees may not use their duties and authorities in the organization in any way for the benefit of themselves, their families or third parties for personal and private benefit. Karel expects employees to avoid potential, real and perceived conflicts of interest in their professional activities. To this end, the relationship between private interests and commercial duties should be regularly considered.

- Personal Information
Karel requires to protect the personal data of its employees, former employees, customers, suppliers and other related persons and applies the KVKK Policy. Process, use and store personal data only with the consent of the data subject, in accordance with a contractual agreement or legal rules.

- Information Leakage
All kinds of information belonging to the organization are subject to confidentiality and it is forbidden to transfer and trade this information to third parties. In this context; all kinds of information of the Company, personal information of employees and information belonging to customers and business partners are kept confidential. Employees may not disclose confidential and non-public information about the company or use it in favor of themselves or others. Limitations related to copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent are taken into consideration. Information about the Company's customers is kept confidential within the scope of personal data protection. It is never given to third parties except by written order of the competent authorities.

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
- Occupational Health and Safety
Karel provides a safe and hygienic working environment, taking into account industrial and other hazards, complies with legal requirements and regulations as a minimum and expects the same approach from its stakeholders.

- Environmental Management
Karel carries out activities to reduce its environmental impact and expects the same approach from all its stakeholders. In this context, it supports the use of economical or clean energy in all processes that consume natural resources such as energy and water. In order to protect nature and ensure sustainability, Karel manages its waste in accordance with the Environmental Regulation and carries out carbon emission measurements. Karel acts within the scope of ROHS/REACH Regulation by first checking all the chemicals it uses with CAS Numbers.

- Responsible Raw Materials and Conflict Minerals
Karel works to responsibly source the raw materials it uses in its operations. It is committed not to use conflict minerals in the raw materials it supplies and to conduct its operations in compliance with the OECD Compliance Guidelines for a Responsible Supply Chain for Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and other applicable laws and regulations relating to conflict minerals, and expects suppliers to comply with these requirements as a minimum. Karel refrains from knowingly purchasing any products, components or materials containing minerals that have not been verified as conflict-free by the DRC and requires declarations from its suppliers.

1. PURPOSE OF THE POLICY
Our company KAREL ELEKTRONİK SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş. acts with the awareness of the importance of the confidentiality and security of personal data obtained within the scope of the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK) and other relevant legislation in the capacity of data controller. 
KAREL acts with the determination to comply with the laws arising from its capacity as a data controller and determines personal data processing processes in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and Law No. 6698 and related legislation. It is also processed in accordance with the law.

2. SCOPE
It covers all personal data processed by automatic means or non-automatic means, provided that it is part of the data recording system, to the real person who owns personal data defined as the person concerned in the KVKK and related legislation. 

3. DESCRIPTIONS

4. PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION CHANNELS
KAREL may collect personal data of data subjects verbally, in writing or electronically by automatic or non-automatic methods. Relevant persons are informed in accordance with the legislation based on the channels through which personal data are obtained.

5. TYPES OF PERSONAL DATA OBTAINED
Personal data obtained by KAREL, data categories, collection channels, processing purposes and legal grounds for processing, third parties to whom personal data are transferred and the purposes of transfer are also regulated in detail in the relevant person clarification text. 

6. DISCLOSURE OBLIGATION
KAREL shall notify the relevant persons who have personal data obtained during the course of its activities in accordance with Article 10 of the Law. Pursuant to the Article, personal data are informed before they are obtained. The information that should be communicated to data subjects within the framework of the said disclosure obligation is given below with its main headings:
- Identity of the data controller and its representative, if any

- The purpose for which personal data will be processed,
- To whom and for what purpose the processed personal data will be transferred
- Method and legal grounds for collecting personal data
- Other rights of the person concerned listed in Article 11 of the law 

In order to fulfill the disclosure obligation, our Company has disclosure texts on the basis of the process and the persons whose data are processed, to be presented to the data subjects within the scope of the above-mentioned legal provision. After the disclosure texts are presented to the data subjects, explicit consent declarations are obtained for data processing activities and data categories that require the explicit consent of the data subject in order for our Company to carry out its commercial activities.

7. SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA POLICY
In accordance with the Decision of the Personal Data Protection Board dated 31/01/2018 and numbered 2018/10 on Adequate Measures to be Taken by Data Controllers in the Processing of Special Categories of Data within our Company, special categories of personal data are protected by us on the basis of special security measures. In this context, a Special Categories of Data Policy has been prepared and put into practice in our Company.

 Article 6 of the Law on sensitive data is as follows:
- Data relating to race, ethnic origin, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion, sect or other beliefs, appearance and dress, membership of associations, foundations or trade unions, health, sexual life, criminal convictions and security measures, and biometric and genetic data are sensitive personal data.
- Processing of sensitive personal data without the explicit consent of the data subject is prohibited.
- Personal data other than health and sexual life listed in the first paragraph may be processed without the explicit consent of the person concerned in cases stipulated by law. Personal data relating to health and sexual life can only be processed by persons or authorized institutions and organizations under the obligation of confidentiality for the purposes of protecting public health, preventive medicine, medical diagnosis, treatment and care services, planning and management of health services and financing, without seeking the explicit consent of the data subject.
- In the processing of special categories of personal data, adequate measures determined by the Board must also be taken.

8. RIGHTS OF THE PERSONAL DATA OWNER
Within the scope of Article 11 of the Law, everyone has the right to apply to our Company as the data controller in the following matters: 

Everyone can apply to the data controller;
a) Learn whether personal data is being processed,
b) Request information if personal data has been processed,
c) To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
d) To know the third parties to whom personal data are transferred domestically or abroad,
e) To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing,
f) To request the deletion or elimination of personal data within the framework of the conditions stipulated in Article 7 of Law No. 6698,
g) To request notification of the transactions made pursuant to subparagraphs (d) and (e) to third parties to whom personal data are transferred,
h) To object to the emergence of a result to the detriment of the person himself/herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
i) In case of damage due to unlawful processing of personal data, it has the right to demand compensation for the damage.

9. METHOD OF EXERCISING THE RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT
In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 13 of the Law and within the scope of the Communiqué on the Procedures and Principles of Application to the Data Controller published in the Official Gazette dated 10.3.2018 and numbered 30356; applications to be made to our Company, which is the data controller, regarding these rights must be submitted to us in writing or by other methods determined by the Personal Data Protection Board ("Board").

The personal data owner "Data Subject" will be able to notify our Company of his/her rights and requests listed in subparagraph A. In this context, the relevant person may apply in writing within the following scope in order to use all other rights he/she has in accordance with Article 11 of the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data:
- By personal application of the applicant,
- By post with signature affidavit attached,
- Through a notary,
- With secure electronic signature,
- By signing with the secure electronic signature defined on behalf of the applicant and sending it to the KEP address specified below,
- By sending from the e-mail address previously notified to the data controller by the data subject and registered in the system of the data controller,
The application form (application form link can be given) can be sent to our KAREL ISTANBUL OFFICE address. It can also be sent to karel.arge@hs03.kep.tr.

10. MEASURES TAKEN
In accordance with Article 12 of the Law, it takes the necessary administrative and technical measures to prevent unlawful processing and access to personal data processed by our Company and to ensure that personal data is kept securely and to carry out and/or have the necessary audits carried out within this scope.  Although measures are taken in accordance with the nature of personal data, special categories of personal data are protected by more stringent security measures.

11. STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA
Personal data obtained by our Company are securely stored in physical or electronic media for an appropriate period of time in order for our Company to continue its activities. Within the scope of the activities in question, our Company acts in accordance with the obligations stipulated in all relevant legislation, especially KVKK, regarding the protection of personal data.

 

This "Clarification Text" has been prepared by KAREL Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi ("KAREL") as the data controller pursuant to the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVK Law") in order to inform you about the collection methods, processing, use, transfer and destruction of your personal data within the framework of Article 10 titled "Obligation of the Data Controller to Inform" and Article 11 titled "Rights of the Data Subject" of the KVKK.

As KAREL Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (KAREL), we attach importance to the security of your personal data. For this reason, all your personal data associated with us are processed and stored in accordance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data ("KVK Law"). As KAREL, as "Data Controller", we process your personal data within the limits set by the legal legislation.

KAREL undertakes to take the necessary measures to keep the information of visitors, customers, employees, suppliers and similar persons confidential and not to share this information with third parties in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698. In addition, your personal data may also be processed when you use our call centers or our website to use the services provided by KAREL, or when you visit KAREL or our website.

Personal data by KAREL in accordance with KVKK;

   • In accordance with the law and good faith,
   • Accurate and up to date when needed,
   • For specific, explicit and legitimate purposes,
   • In connection with, limited and proportionate to the purpose for which they are processed,
   • Particular attention is paid to processing for the period stipulated in the relevant legislation or for the period required for the purpose for which they are processed, and necessary audits are carried out for this purpose.

 As KAREL, we show maximum sensitivity to the security of your personal data and take all necessary technical, administrative and legal measures to protect your personal data.

To receive the name, surname, e-mail address, telephone number, Turkish ID number, etc. data of our visitors verbally, in writing or electronically, to provide our products and services, to improve our products and services, to solve systemic problems, for marketing purposes about your transactions, products and services if you give your prior consent, to update your information and to manage and maintain your membership, to offer information, products and services that may interest you, and to enable third parties to perform their technical, logistics and other similar functions on behalf of KAREL, It can be recorded indefinitely/permanently by KAREL and third parties and/or organizations, stored in written/magnetic archives, used, updated, shared, transferred and processed in other ways and KAREL may transfer the personal data it processes to business partners, public institutions, shareholders and affiliates. However, KAREL does not share some of the information it collects with third parties in ways that are not in accordance with the Law No. 6698 on the Protection of Personal Data, without the knowledge or contrary instruction of the member user in question, and does not use it for commercial purposes for any reason other than activity and definitely does not sell it.

As personal data owners, if you submit your requests regarding your rights to KAREL by the methods set out below in this Clarification Text, KAREL will finalize the request free of charge within thirty days at the latest, depending on the nature of the request. However, if a fee is stipulated by the Personal Data Protection Board, the fee in the tariff determined by KAREL will be charged. In this context, personal data owners;

Learn whether personal data is being processed,
Request information if personal data has been processed,
To learn the purpose of processing personal data and whether they are used in accordance with their purpose,
To know the third parties to whom personal data are transferred domestically or abroad,
To request correction of personal data in case of incomplete or incorrect processing and to request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
Although it has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the KVK Law and other relevant laws, to request the deletion or destruction of personal data in the event that the reasons requiring its processing disappear and to request notification of the transaction made within this scope to third parties to whom personal data is transferred,
To object to the emergence of a result to the detriment of the person himself/herself by analyzing the processed data exclusively through automated systems,
In case of damage due to unlawful processing of personal data, it has the right to demand compensation for the damage.


In order to use your above-mentioned rights regarding personal data, you can fill out the form "REQUEST FORM FORM FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA"  and send a signed copy of the form to KAREL - Güzeltepe Mah Zübeyde Hanım Cad No:23 İç Kapı No:1 34680 Üsküdar / İstanbul – TÜRKİYE in person with documents identifying your identity, or you can send it via notary public or other methods to be specified in the KVK Law. 

1) In General
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The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to provide information regarding the processing of personal data obtained by visitors through the use of cookies during the operation of the https://www.karel.com.tr website operated by us.

2) Types of Cookies and Purposes of Use
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If you submit your requests regarding your rights in question with the methods specified in the "REQUEST FORM RELATED TO THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA", your applications will be evaluated and finalized as soon as possible and within 30 days at the latest. Although it is essential not to charge any fee for the requests, a fee may be charged if necessary over the fee tariff determined by the PDP Board.

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These terms of use apply to all sections, pages, functions and services of the Site, such as forums and blogs, and to all domain names owned by Karel Elektronik ve Sanayi A.Ş. (hereinafter "Karel") as long as a link to the terms of use is provided from the page.

Karel shall strive to ensure that all information on the site is correct and complete, however, Karel does not guarantee that all information is correct and free of spelling errors. Information provided in this website may have errors caused by technical difficulties or spelling errors. The content of this website is intended to provide general information, and it can be changed without prior notice at any time.

The information presented on the Site is provided "as is" and "as available". No warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are made with this information. The information provided is not guaranteed to be error-free and harmless. The User agrees to bear the entire material and moral cost of any damage that may be encountered. 

Karel is not responsible for the content of third parties, sites linked through the site and any domain name and site not wholly operated by Karel and the content provided by users.

The Site may monitor user activities using internet browser files and advanced internet technologies for different reasons, primarily for site improvement purposes. Any information obtained can be used by Karel for sales, marketing, product development and site improvement. Karel undertakes to keep the personal information and data provided by users in various ways on the website confidential and not to transfer them to third parties in accordance with Law No. 6563. Users may, at any time and without giving an excuse, request that their personal information not be used and that they not be contacted through digital channels.

Karel respects copyrights (copyright) and trademarks (trademark). The Site owns content that is owned by Karel or licensed to Karel. This includes, but is not limited to, design, layout, appearance, graphics, any multi-media content, text. It is forbidden to reuse, copy, use in different media, re-process or edit some or all of the content. In this regard, Article 22 of the Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works is based on the phrase "The right to reproduce the original or copies of a work, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, directly or indirectly, temporarily or permanently, exclusively belongs to the author."  Article 71 of the same law deals with the infringement of the subject matter;

"By violating moral, financial or related rights related to intellectual and artistic works protected under this Law:
1. Any person who, without the written permission of the right holders, processes, represents, reproduces, modifies, distributes, transmits or publishes a work, performance, phonogram or production to the public by any means of signal, sound or image transmission, or offers for sale works that have been illegally processed or reproduced, A person who sells, leases, lends or otherwise disseminates, purchases for commercial purposes, imports or exports, possesses or stores for other than personal use shall be sentenced to imprisonment from one year to five years or to a judicial fine.
2. Whoever names the work of another as his own work shall be sentenced to imprisonment from six months to two years or to a judicial fine. If this act is committed by distributing or publishing, the upper limit of imprisonment is five years and no judicial fine may be imposed.
3. Any person who quotes from a work without citing the source shall be sentenced to imprisonment from six months to two years or to a judicial fine.
4. Any person who, without the permission of the right holders, makes a public statement about the content of a work that has not been made public shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months.
5. Any person who cites inadequate, inaccurate or deceptive sources for a work shall be sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months.
6. Any person who reproduces, distributes, disseminates or publishes a work, performance, phonogram or production by using the name of another well-known person shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to one year or with a judicial fine. Those who commit the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of the additional article 4 of this Law without authorization and information content providers who continue to violate the rights recognized in this Law shall be sentenced to imprisonment from three months to two years, unless their acts constitute a crime that requires a heavier penalty." If you encounter content that violates these terms, please contact us.

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In the sections of the Site that are functionally designed for all users to view, such as the Blog and Forum, the user undertakes not to post any confidential and trade secret information. In these sections, any content, including but not limited to submitted comments, new posts and other content, is treated as public information.

The use of this website, any data uploaded from this website and any transaction related to these terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Turkey.

Users can add comments to content and create new content. It is the responsibility of the user who adds content. Karel accepts no legal responsibility for comments on content and newly created user content. Comments containing insults, attacks on personal rights, bad words are prohibited. Such comments will be deleted as soon as they are noticed. Karel has the right to delete, modify, update existing content, regardless of who provided the content.

Questions and concerns regarding the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement can be submitted via the contact link in the top right corner.

Karel is committed to protecting your privacy. This statement describes the data collection and use practices of the Karel ("Site"). By accessing this website, you agree with the information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.

Unless specified otherwise, your personal information you have provided in this Site shall not be shared with organizations other than Karel and its subsidiaries. 
 

Collection of Your Personal Information
We use this information while registering you on the Karel.com.tr site or when we need your contact information or your personal information to deliver services or carry out transactions you have requested, such as providing information on Karel products, application to contests, ordering for newsletters by e-mail, registering for special sites and services with limited access, and application to an activity or a training. The personal information we collect may include contact details, such as your name, title, company or organization name, e-mail address for work, business phone number, business or home address, and your job definition.

This site may collect information about your visit to our sites, including your Internet service provider and your Internet Protocol (IP) address that you use to access the site, time and date of your access, pages you view when you are in the Site and internet address of the Website that you are linked to our Site. This information is used for improvement and management of the Site and for analysis of the trends.

Using this Site allows the members to contact Karel employees, experts and other users of the Site like themselves in order to share information and news on the products and related technologies. Karel warns you against sharing your real e-mail address and other personal information in the comments field or in the other general forum areas to prevent that your e-mail address and other personal information is collected and used for inappropriate and harmful purposes by other people.
 

Use of Your Personal Information
Your personal information collected by this Site may be used to operate this Site and provide the services you require or authorized, or perform the transactions you have requested or authorized.

In order to facilitate these uses, Karel may use your personal information to provide better services to the customers, to improve the Site and other related Karel products and services or to facilitate the use of this Site by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site according to your particular preferences or interests. Information used by Karel may be combined with the information collected by other Karel services in order to allow a stable contact with Karel.

We may use your personal information to provide you important information on your products and services, including the critical updates and notices. Also, with your consent, we may send you information on other Karel products and services and/or share these information with other Karel partners in order to allow them to send information about their products and services.

For analytic purposes, we may combine data on the website visits with anonymous demographical information and use these information collectively to provide a better content. On some sections of the Karel site with limited access, we may combine your site visit data with your personal information upon your consent in order to provide you a personalized content.

Karel may use customized links and similar technologies to trace the e-mails you have clicked on when you have accepted to receive promotional e-mails. We may associate these data with your personal information in order to send you more suitable e-mails or sales information. Each e-mail includes an unsubscribing link that will allow you to opt-out from receiving these e-mails.

Registration forms, surveys and contests on our Site may request that you provide contact information (name, surname, email address, telephone numbers, postal address, etc.) and personal information (age, occupation, etc.). The information of the users who visit Karel websites (visit duration, time, pages viewed) is tracked in order to serve them better. The information obtained may be used in surveys, advertisements, etc. in order to enrich and improve our content section, provided that we adhere to the principles of confidentiality. As a result of these transactions, you agree to be contacted via the contact information you provide. If you do not want to receive eNewsletter and/or information e-mails sent to you from Karel, you can block them by clicking the unsubscribe request link in the e-mail content.

Karel may disclose your personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to (a) comply with legal requirements or with legal process served on Karel or the Site; (b) to protect and defend our rights or property as Karel and group of Karel Websites; or (c) or in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Karel employees or agents, users of Karel products or any individual in order to protect public safety.
 

Access to Your Personal Information
You can review and correct personal information and connection preferences you have provided on this Site in your personal page. You will be asked to enter your user name and password before reviewing your personal information.
You may perform the following on your personal page:
You can review and correct personal information you have provided to Karel.
You can specify whether you would like to receive marketing information from Karel.
You can choose whether you would like to be contacted by third parties.

Some services provided by Karel website may collect information that is not accessible from the Profile Center. However, in this case you may access your personal information by contacting Karel as explained in the end of this statement or using other methods described by that service.
 

Security of Your Personal Information
Karel is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the information you provide on computer systems with limited access that are located in facilities under control.