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Privacy Policy
Siemens Commitment to Data Privacy Protection
Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important
to Siemens; therefore, we conduct our business in compliance with
applicable laws on data privacy protection and data security. We hope
the policy outlined below will help you understand what data Siemens may
collect, how Siemens uses and safeguards that data and with whom we may
share it.
Personal data
Through our Web sites, Siemens will not collect any personal data about
you (e.g. your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address),
unless you voluntarily choose to provide us with it (e.g. by
registration, survey), respectively, provide your consent, or unless
otherwise permitted by applicable laws and regulations for the
protection of your personal data.
Purpose of Use
When you do provide us with personal data, we usually use it to respond
to your inquiry, process your order or provide you access to specific
information or offers. Also, to support our customer relationship with
you:
- we may store and process personal data and share it with our
worldwide affiliates to better understand your business needs and
how we can improve our products and services; or
- we (or a third party on our behalf) may use personal data to
contact you about a Siemens offer in support of your business needs
or to conduct online surveys to understand better our customers'
needs.
If you choose not to have your personal data used to support our
customer relationship (especially direct marketing or market research),
we will respect your choice. We do not sell or otherwise market your
personal data to third parties, except to Siemens affiliates.
Purpose Limitation
Siemens will collect, use or disclose personal data supplied by you
online only for the purposes disclosed to you, unless the disclosure:
- is a use of the personal data for any additional purpose that is
directly related to the original purpose for which the personal data
was collected,
- is necessary to prepare, negotiate and perform a contract with
you,
- is required by law or the competent governmental or judicial
authorities,
- is necessary to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense,
- is necessary to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, such as
willful attacks on Siemens information technology systems.
Communications or Utilization Data
Through your use of telecommunications services to access our Web site,
your communications data (e.g. Internet protocol address) or utilization
data (e.g. information on the beginning, end and extent of each access,
and information on the telecommunications services you accessed) are
technically generated and could conceivably relate to personal data. To
the extent that there is a compelling necessity, the collection,
processing and use of your communications or utilization data will occur
and will be performed in accordance with the applicable data privacy
protection legal framework.
Non-Personal Data Collected Automatically
When you access our Web sites, we may automatically (i.e., not by
registration) collect non-personal data (e.g. type of Internet browser
and operating system used, domain name of the Web site from which you
came, number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed).
We may use this data and share it with our worldwide affiliates to
monitor the attractiveness of our Web sites and improve their
performance or content.
"Cookies" - Information Stored Automatically on Your
Computer
When you view one of our Web sites, we may store some data on your
computer in the form of a "cookie" to automatically recognize
your PC next time you visit. Cookies can help us in many ways, for
example, by allowing us to tailor a Web site to better match your
interests or to store your password to save you having to re-enter it
each time. If you do not wish to receive cookies, please configure your
Internet browser to erase all cookies from your computer's hard drive,
block all cookies or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored.
Children
Siemens will not knowingly collect personal data from children without
insisting that they seek prior parental consent if required by
applicable law. We will only use or disclose personal data about a child
to the extent permitted by law, to seek parental consent pursuant to
local law and regulations or to protect a child. The definition of
"child" or "children" should take into account
applicable laws as well as national and regional cultural customs.
Security
To protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful
destruction, loss or alteration and against unauthorized disclosure or
access, Siemens uses technical and organizational security measures.
Links to Other Web Sites
Siemens Web sites contain links to other Web sites. Siemens is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other Web sites.
Questions and Comments
Siemens will respond to reasonable requests to review your personal data
and to correct, amend or delete any inaccuracies. If you have any
questions or comments about the Siemens Data Privacy Protection Policy
(e.g. to review and update your personal data), please click on
"Contact Us" in the upper right-hand corner of this window,
and select "About Siemens", "About us - questions about
Siemens". As the Internet matures, so will our Data Privacy
Protection Policy. We will post changes to our Data Privacy Protection
Policy on this page. Please check this page regularly to keep
up-to-date.
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