European Web Site Privacy Policy

Companies in the MasterCard corporate family, which includes MasterCard Europe sprl and Maestro International in Europe, have long recognized the importance of consumer privacy. Our basic approach to privacy is outlined in MasterCard’s Privacy Policy [link]. It provides guidelines that can be adapted to new technologies, such as the Internet, and also to varying legal requirements and consumer expectations around the world regarding privacy.

This European Web Site Privacy Policy explains how the MasterCard corporate family collects, uses and discloses identifiable personal information concerning visitors of our European web sites to other third parties. In addition, where applicable, we will place more specific information and, where appropriate, tick boxes or option buttons to express your preferences on those web pages where we request personal information from you. Please consider carefully this European Web Site Privacy Policy and the specific privacy information and options we present on our European web sites.


Statistical Information about Your Visit

On many of our web sites, we use common Internet technologies such as “cookies” and web server logs to collect information about how our web sites are used, such as how many people visit or return to our sites, how they got to our sites, which pages they visit, and how many go on to visit other sites operated or promoted by the MasterCard corporate family. This information helps us manage site capacity and make improvements of our European web sites. We do not keep this information in a form that identifies you personally. We may also use such techniques as “session cookies” to help you navigate from one page to another during your visit, but we do not keep this information after your visit. If you do not agree to this processing of your personal information, you may block the use of cookies in your browser. Please note, that malfunctions may arise in case of blocking cookies.


Using and Sharing Your Personal Information

We will collect, use and transfer your personal information only if you choose to provide us with such information through one of our European web sites. We will handle your personal information according to this European Web Site Privacy Policy and the specific information and options indicated on the pages you visit. When you provide us with personal information through one of our European web sites, we will use that information only for the purposes indicated in each case, to disclose it to contractors or other third parties, which are further specified in each particular case of data gathering on our European web sites, or members of the MasterCard corporate family for those purposes. We will retain the information as long as necessary for those purposes.


Information You Choose To Provide

On some of our web sites, you have the opportunity to request further service or information, participate in contests, submit employment applications, or communicate by e-mail with us. We will inform you in those cases what personal information is mandatory or optional.

In many cases, your personal information will be processed by us or by contractors facilities located outside your country. As far as necessary we will ask you to authorize the transfer to such facilities by consent. Some of these facilities are located in countries, including the United States, that do not have data protection laws that provide the same protections as the laws in your country. However, your information will be handled at each location with appropriate security, in compliance with this European Web Site Privacy Policy and the applicable laws.


Consent

In case we request a consent you may request the text of your consent or withdraw your consent if you wish to at any time in the future. As far as necessary we will ask you for your consent to use and transfer your personal information to third parties to provide you with interesting information and offers about our own or the products and services of these companies from time to time. You may at any time withdraw your consent to the processing and use of your personal information for marketing purposes.


Keeping Personal Information secure

Wherever your personal data may be held within the MasterCard corporate family or on its behalf, we intend to take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the personal information that you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure.


Updates to this Policy

This European Web Site Privacy Policy may be changed or supplemented from time to time, and we will notify you about any changes each time you visit this page or you provide us with personal information.


Contact Us

Unless otherwise indicated on a specific web page, the controller of any personal information we obtain from or about you through our European web sites is:

MasterCard Europe sprl
Chausée de Tervuren, 198A
B-1410 Waterloo
Belgium
Attn: Data Protection Manager

If you have questions about our privacy practices, or if you wish to access, correct, or erase the information that we have concerning you, you may contact us at the above address or by e-mailing privacy_europe@mastercard.com.