Advantest Global Privacy Policy

Advantest Corporation ("Advantest") is committed to respecting your privacy. Advantest acknowledges that any information that may be used to identify you, as an individual ("Personal Data"), such as your first and last name, street address, e-mail address, or telephone number, is your private information and our intention is to collect, use, store, or otherwise process this information appropriately and lawful.

On this website Advantest Corporation offers products and services also to the European market and European customers. Therefore, if you are located in the European Union and visit our website the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable.

The controller is:
Advantest Corporation
1-6-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

* We would appreciate if you contact us in English or Japanese.

Purposes and Usage of Personal Data

Advantest will process with our best possible care the Personal Data that you have provided us when visiting this website, when doing business with us or when otherwise contacting Advantest.

We have adopted strict security policies and safeguards to protect Personal Data from unauthorized access, loss, alteration and destruction. We have assigned Regional Information Security Officers who manage the implementation and the compliance with data protection rules in the countries where Advantest does business. We also provide training within the company on the importance of protecting Personal Data and are constantly striving to protect Personal Data throughout all facets of the company.

We will not disclose, provide, or transfer Personal Data that you have provided to a third party without your permission, or unless permitted or required by applicable law. We will store your Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill a specific purpose for which they were collected (e.g. performing a contract). Once this primary purpose is fulfilled, we store the required Personal Data for the duration of the statutory retention periods. Subsequently, we delete or anonymize Personal Data.

Logfiles

Every time you access our website, your browser automatically transmits some information to our servers, such as date and time of access, name of the requested file, IP address of the requesting device, information about the browser type and version used, your operating system, websites from which your system reaches our website and websites accessed from your system through our website. It is necessary that our system temporarily stores your IP address so that the website can be delivered to your computer. We store this information in so-called log files for up to 1 year and solely use the listed data to ensure the continued functioning and optimization of our website, e.g. through detecting malfunctions and protecting from cyberattacks as well as to secure our IT systems. Furthermore, temporary storage of the log files is used for error detection and error prevention. The data will not be used for marketing purposes in this context. After the stated time period, the log files will be deleted or anonymized.

Notice of Rights to individuals which are subject to the GDPR:
The legal basis for the temporary storage of log files is Article 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes listed above. We process your data stored in the log files as mentioned above with the exception of your IP address, which we will alienate after seven days at the latest.

Registration for the customer web portal

Advantest will use your Personal Data that you have given us in your registration for our customer web portal for the purpose of

• Registration process
• Complying with Advantest's legal or regulatory obligations
• Troubleshooting or ensuring security of our website

We process the following data:

• Name
• Mailing address
• Company
• E-mail
• Message
• Login name and password for the login

Notice of Rights to individuals which are subject to the GDPR:
We process your data pursuant Article 6 para 1 lit. f and Article 6 para 1 lit. b GDPR.

When you click "Register" we additionally collect your IP address and the date and time of submission. This helps us to prevent misuse of the registration form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. Therefore, Article 6 para 1 lit. f) GDPR is the legal basis for the processing. The IP address will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

Contact form

Advantest will use your Personal Data that you have provided via the contact form for the purposes of

• communicating, entering or performing a contract with you
• developing, providing and improving products and services
• providing marketing information where this is requested from you or if we have a predominant legitimate interest in direct marketing
• complying with Advantest's legal or regulatory obligations
• troubleshooting or ensuring security of our website

We process the following data:

• Name
• Mailing address (only required if you wish to receive brochures)
• Company
• E-mail
• Subject
• Message

Notice of Rights to individuals which are subject to the GDPR:
We process your data pursuant Article 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR and pursuant Article 6 para 1 lit. b GDPR.
We limit the Personal Data that we collect to such Data that which is necessary and relevant to serve the above mentioned purposes.

When you use our contact form and click "Send Mail" we additionally collect your IP address and the date and time of submission. This helps us to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. Therefore, Article 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR is the legal basis for the processing. The IP address will be deleted after a period of seven days at the latest.

Subscription to the GO SEMI & BEYOND Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will regularly send you current information and offers regarding our products and services by e-mail. If you decide to subscribe for our newsletter, you will be forwarded to an external website hosted by a third party: Constant Contact, 10 Drive, Ste. 300, Burlington, MA 01803. Constant Contact is responsible for the data processing on its website and will provide you with a separate privacy notice.

Notice of Rights to individuals which are subject to the GDPR:
We ask you for your consent to the relevant use of your Personal Data to send you a newsletter. In such cases, the legal basis for processing this Data is that you have consented (Article. 6 para 1 lit. a GDPR).

Data transfer and disclosure of Personal Data

When it is necessary to disclose to an entity to which we have entrusted business ("Business Service Provider"), such as an Advantest subsidiary, affiliate, sales agent, or service provider, your Personal Data for the purpose of providing a product or service that you desire, Advantest will disclose or provide to the Business Service Provider the Personal Data you have supplied to the extent necessary for the Business Service Provider to carry out the entrusted business. When we do provide a Business Service Provider with your Personal Data, however, we will ensure appropriate management of the Personal Data by entering into a confidentiality or data processing agreement with the Business Service Provider in advance and implementing other appropriate protective measures.

Notice of Rights to individuals which are subject to the GDPR:

In case of a legitimate business purpose to disclose or transfer Personal Data from the European Union outside of the European Union, we will always make sure that appropriate safeguards are in place.
You may request copies of these safeguards located outside of the European Union by contacting us via e-mail:

Jobs at Advantest

Personal Data of job applicants will be used solely for the purposes for which it was provided (e.g. processing your application) and will be retained for such period as is necessary to comply with Advantest's legal and administrative requirements. If you decide to post your resume to our online application tool at https://www.advantest.com/en/careers/jobs/, please note that you will be redirected to the Advantest career site hosted by ADP, LLC. in the U.S., where you can find additional Data Privacy information, including all relevant information for data subjects under the GDPR.

Cookies

"Cookies" are small packets of information that are stored in visitors' or users' internet-enabled equipment such as computers and smart devices when you access this website. There are two types of cookies: "session" and "persistent" cookies. A "session" cookie is stored temporarily while you are browsing the website. A "persistent" cookie is stored in your computer after you have finished browsing the website, until either a specified date or it is manually removed.

Use of Cookies

This website may use cookies for the following purposes.

• To optimally display the website and enhance services.
• To temporarily manage the information you input.
• To display the best links for your region.

Management of Cookies

Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. They can be configured so as to not accept cookies or alert you about cookies. However, please note that this may prevent you from having access to some site functions or features. You can also delete the stored cookies by modifying your browser settings. Please refer to your browser's online help to learn more about browser operations and settings.

Notice of Rights to individuals which are subject to the GDPR:
If we use technically necessary cookies, the legal basis for the processing your Personal Data is the Article 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR. The website would not be fully usable without placing these cookies and a large number of services could not be offered. The user data collected by functional cookies is not used to create user profiles.

External Links to Social-Media-Platforms

On this website there are links, no plugins, to profiles or fan pages on social media platforms that Advantest has created. These are identified by small icons of the Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube platforms. If you click on one of these icons, you will be redirected to the relevant Advantest profile/fan page on the respective network. You will then leave the Advantest website and be on the social network's site, where their privacy policy applies. When entering the respective platform, the provider will receive your Personal Data (e.g. IP address). If you are logged in to your respective account, the visit of our website may be associated to your profile. The network has not been integrated by plug-ins or the like; it is merely a link. The privacy statements of the networks can be found under the following links:

https://en-gb.facebook.com/policy.php
https://twitter.com/en/privacy
https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?_l=en_EN
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB&gl=en

Changes of this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify our security and data protection measures to the extent necessary due to technical developments. In these cases, we will also adapt our Privacy Policy accordingly. Please refer to the current version of our Privacy Policy.

California Residents

If you are a California resident, this section applies. With certain legal exceptions and limitations, you may exercise the following rights by contacting us via email at:

Access.
You have the right to request information about the categories and specific Personal Data we have collected about you, the sources of Personal Data, the purpose for collecting the Personal Data, the categories of third parties to whom we have sold your Personal Data or shared it for a business purpose and the types of Personal Data sold or shared. You may also request information about any third parties with whom we have shared your Personal Data for those third parties' direct marketing purposes. You may request this information at the contact information above.

Deletion.
You may request that we delete your Personal Data.

Advantest does not sell your Personal Data to third parties.

We will not discriminate against you, in any manner prohibited by applicable law, for exercising these rights.

General notice of Rights to Individuals which are subject to the GDPR

If processing of your Personal Data concerns the conclusion or performance of a contract, Article 6 para 1 lit. b GDPR provides the legal basis for processing your data.

We process your data pursuant Article 6 para 1 lit. f GDPR insofar as the processing is necessary for the purposes of our or a third party legitimate interests, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of Personal Data. Such processing on the basis of legitimate interests may be necessary in particular for the purpose of answering your inquiries, management, process optimization and organization.

For various services, which are accessible through this website, it is necessary that you provide us with certain Personal Data (e.g. when you use the contact form, subscribe to a newsletter or register for the customer web portal), otherwise, we will not be able to provide this service through our website.

We do not make any automated decisions based on your personal data, including profiling.

Your rights according to the GDPR:

We would like to inform you about your rights regarding the processing of your Personal Data. If you have any questions about your rights or wish to assert your rights against us, please contact our data protection officer.

Contact address for the Data Protection Officer of Advantest Europe GmbH:
DPO@advantest.com

You have the right of access to your Personal Data under Article 15 GDPR, the right of rectification of inaccurate Personal Data under Art. 16 GDPR, the right to be forgotten under Article 17 GDPR, the right to restriction of processing under Article 18 GDPR as well as the right to data portability under Article 20 GDPR.

Revocation of your consent (Art. 7 para 3 GDPR)

If you give your consent regarding the processing of your Personal Data (e.g. subscription to a newsletter), you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. If you wish to withdraw your given consent, please send your objection to the contact details mentioned above or where mentioned when we inform you before you give your consent.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR)

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
Advantest Europe GmbH is responsible for your complaints in the EU. Therefore the relevant supervisory authority is:

Bayerisches Landesamt f?r Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Deutschland (Germany).

In France, you may also lodge your complaint with :
CNIL Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Internet: www.cnil.fr

In Italy, you may also lodge your complaint with :
Garante per la Protezione die Dati Personali
Internet: www.gpdp.it

ADVANTEST CORPORATION