Hanar Sourcing (“Hanar Sourcing”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal and business information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you visit hanarsourcing.com, communicate with our team, submit a Request for Quotation (RFQ), request sourcing or logistics services, interact with suppliers or vendors through our services, or otherwise engage with Hanar Sourcing.

By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you provide directly to us, information generated through your use of our website, and information necessary to provide sourcing, procurement, logistics, and related business services.

1.1 Information You Provide

This may include:

• Full name
• Company or organization name
• Job title or business role
• Email address
• Phone number and WhatsApp contact information
• Country, city, and business location
• Billing, delivery, or shipping information
• Product requirements and specifications
• Requested quantities and target pricing information
• RFQ and quotation information
• Product images, documents, drawings, technical files, or specifications
• Supplier or vendor information
• Messages and communications exchanged with our team
• Any other information you voluntarily provide to us

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you access our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Language preferences
• Pages visited and interactions with the website
• Date and time of access
• Referring websites or traffic sources
• Approximate geographic location based on IP address
• Cookies and similar technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

• Process and respond to sourcing inquiries and RFQs
• Identify and communicate with suitable manufacturers and suppliers
• Prepare quotations, sourcing proposals, and commercial offers
• Verify product availability, pricing, specifications, and production capacity
• Coordinate procurement and purchasing activities
• Arrange product inspections and quality-control services
• Coordinate warehousing, cargo consolidation, shipping, customs, and delivery
• Communicate with you regarding your projects, inquiries, orders, or shipments
• Provide customer support
• Manage business relationships with buyers, suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers
• Improve our website, services, sourcing processes, and customer experience
• Prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, and unauthorized activity
• Maintain business, financial, operational, and transaction records
• Comply with legal, regulatory, customs, accounting, and tax obligations
• Send service-related notifications and important business communications
• Send marketing communications where permitted by applicable law

3. RFQs, Product Requirements, and Sourcing Information

Hanar Sourcing operates as a business-to-business sourcing and procurement service. When you submit an RFQ or sourcing request, information contained in your request may need to be shared with selected suppliers, manufacturers, inspection companies, logistics providers, or other parties involved in fulfilling your request.

This information may include product specifications, requested quantities, destination country, packaging requirements, technical documents, drawings, images, and other information necessary to obtain quotations or provide the requested service.

We aim to limit such disclosures to information reasonably necessary for the relevant sourcing or procurement activity.

4. Supplier and Vendor Information

If you are a supplier, manufacturer, vendor, or business partner, we may collect business-related information including:

• Company name and business registration information
• Business contact details
• Factory or warehouse location
• Product catalogs and product information
• Certifications and compliance documentation
• Production capabilities
• Quotation and pricing information
• Quality-control and inspection records
• Transaction and fulfillment history
• Business performance and service information

We may use this information to evaluate suppliers, manage sourcing relationships, respond to buyer requests, maintain marketplace or catalog information, and facilitate commercial transactions.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information when reasonably necessary with:

• Suppliers and manufacturers
• Authorized vendors and business partners
• Quality-control and inspection companies
• Freight forwarders and logistics providers
• Warehousing and cargo consolidation providers
• Shipping lines, airlines, couriers, and transportation companies
• Customs brokers and customs authorities
• Payment and financial service providers
• IT, hosting, cloud, analytics, communication, and security providers
• Professional advisers such as accountants, auditors, consultants, and legal advisers
• Government authorities where disclosure is legally required

These parties may process information only as necessary to perform their respective services, subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.

6. International Data Transfers

Hanar Sourcing operates internationally and works with customers, suppliers, factories, logistics companies, and service providers in multiple countries.

As a result, information may be processed or transferred outside the country in which you are located, including to countries where Hanar Sourcing, its partners, suppliers, infrastructure providers, or service providers operate.

Where required by applicable law, we take reasonable measures to provide appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve performance, and support analytics and marketing activities.

Cookies may include:

• Essential Cookies: Required for core website functionality and security.
• Preference Cookies: Used to remember language or website preferences.
• Analytics Cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with the website.
• Marketing Cookies: Used, where applicable, to measure campaigns and provide relevant advertising.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

8. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party tools and services for website analytics, communications, advertising, customer relationship management, security, hosting, and other operational purposes.

These providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies and applicable data protection requirements.

9. Marketing Communications

Where permitted by applicable law, we may use your contact information to send information about Hanar Sourcing services, sourcing opportunities, product categories, company updates, or relevant offers.

You may opt out of promotional email communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in the communication or by contacting us directly.

Opting out of marketing communications does not prevent us from sending important transactional, service-related, RFQ, quotation, account, order, or shipment communications.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal and business information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

• Provide requested services
• Maintain sourcing and transaction records
• Manage ongoing business relationships
• Resolve disputes
• Prevent fraud or abuse
• Comply with accounting, customs, tax, regulatory, or legal requirements

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information, the services provided, contractual requirements, and applicable laws.

11. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic communication, or information storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should therefore take appropriate precautions when submitting sensitive information online.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your country or region and applicable data protection law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of certain personal information
• Object to or restrict certain processing activities
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request a copy of certain information in a portable format
• Opt out of certain marketing communications
• Lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority

These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exceptions. To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details provided below.

13. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable data protection laws require a legal basis for processing personal information, we may process information based on:

• Your consent
• Performance of a contract or steps requested before entering into a contract
• Our legitimate business interests
• Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations
• Protection of our rights, users, customers, partners, or systems

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites, platforms, payment services, logistics providers, supplier websites, or other services operated by third parties.

Hanar Sourcing is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of those third parties before providing personal information.

15. Business Transactions

If Hanar Sourcing is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale of assets, or other corporate transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by applicable law.

16. Children’s Privacy

Hanar Sourcing provides business-to-business sourcing and trade services and is not intended for children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law. If we become aware that such information has been collected improperly, we may take reasonable steps to delete it.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technology, business operations, legal requirements, or privacy practices.

When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page and the “Last Updated” date will be revised accordingly.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way Hanar Sourcing handles personal information, please contact us:

Hanar Sourcing
Foshan, Guangdong Province, China

Email: info@hanarsourcing.com
Sales: sales@hanarsourcing.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +86 178 2555 4014
Website: hanarsourcing.com