January 2023
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We (meaning the specific company that has provided or referred you to this privacy notice or that is identified as being the operator of the website that directed you to this Privacy Notice) believe that protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, store, use, disclose and transfer (hereinafter “process”) your personal data. The personal data that we collect about you depends on the context of your interactions with us, the products, services and features that you use, your location, and applicable law.
This section applies and provides you with further information if your personal data is processed by one of our companies located in the European Economic Area.
Data Controller
Online Offerings
The specific company identified in the Online Offering as being the operator of the Online Offering is the data controller in the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation for the processing activities described in this Privacy Notice.
Marketplaces
The specific company identified on the Market Place as being the operator of the Marketplace is the data controller.
Business Partner personal data in Customer Relationship Systems
In the course of our business relationship with you, we may share Business Partner contact information with affiliated companies. We and these affiliated companies are jointly responsible for the proper protection of your personal data (Art. 26 General Data Protection Regulation).
To allow you to effectively exercise your data subject rights in the context of this joint controllership, we entered into an agreement with these Siemens companies granting you the right to centrally exercise your data subject rights under section 8 of this Privacy Notice against Siemens AG.
To exercise your rights, you may reach out to: dataprotection@siemens.com.
Legal basis of the processing
The General Data Protection Regulation requires us to provide you with information on the legal basis of the processing of your personal data.
The legal basis for our processing data about you is that such processing is necessary for the purposes of
In some cases, we may ask if you consent to the relevant use of your personal data. In such cases, the legal basis for us processing that data about you may (in addition or instead) be that you have consented (Article 6 (1) (a) General Data Protection Regulation) (“Consent”).
Processing of personal data in the context of Online Offerings - Purpose and Legal Basis
To provide the Online Offering’s services and functions which includes creating and administering your online account, updating, securing, and troubleshooting, providing support, as well as improving and developing our Online Offerings
To bill your use of the Online Offering
To verify your identity
To answer and fulfill your requests or instructions
To process your order or to provide you with access to specific information or offers
To send you marketing information or to contact you in the context of customer satisfaction surveys as further explained in Section 4
As reasonably necessary to enforce the Online Offering’s terms, to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense, to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, including attacks on our information technology systems
Processing of personal data related to your use of marketplaces and/or business relationship with us - Purpose and Legal Basis
Communicating about our products, services and projects, e.g. by responding to inquiries or requests or providing you with technical information about purchased products
Planning, executing and managing the (contractual) relationship; for example, executing transactions and orders for products or services, processing payments, carrying out accounting, auditing, invoicing and collection activities, arranging shipments and deliveries, facilitating repairs and providing support services;
To create a personal profile containing business-related information on interactions between you and us with the aim of being able to offer you and the company you work for relevant information and suitable offers for our services and products and to improve our personal communication with you
Administrating and performing market analysis, sweepstakes, contests, or other customer activities or events;
Conducting customer satisfaction surveys and direct marketing activities as further explained in Section 4;
Maintaining and protecting the security of our products, services and websites, preventing and detecting security threats, fraud or other criminal or malicious activities;
Ensuring compliance with legal obligations (such as record keeping obligations), export control and customs, business partner compliance screening obligations (to prevent white-collar or money laundering crimes), and our policies or industry standards; and
Solving disputes, enforce our contractual agreements and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Processing of personal data for customer satisfaction surveys and for direct marketing
Processing of your contact information for direct marketing purposes (e.g. trade show invitations, newsletters with further information and offers concerning our products and services) and to carry out customer satisfactions surveys
International data transfers
In the event that we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area, we ensure that your data is protected in a manner which is consistent with the General Data Protection Regulation. Therefore, and if required by applicable law, we take the following measures:
Your competent data protection authority
In case of data privacy related concerns and requests, we encourage you to contact our Data Privacy Organization at dataprotection@siemens.com. Besides contacting the Data Privacy Organization, you always have the right to approach the competent data protection authority with your request or complaint.
A list and contact details of local data protection authorities is available here.
This section applies and provides you with further information if the processing by one of our companies (i) occurs in Brazilian territory, (ii) concerns the data of individuals located in Brazilian territory, (iii) comprises personal data collected in Brazilian territory or (iv) has as its objective the offer or supply of goods or services to individuals located in Brazilian territory. In these cases the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados - LGPD) applies to the processing of your personal data and the following additions and/or deviations apply to sections 2, 5, 6, 9, of this Data Privacy Notice:
Retention Periods
As allowed under article 16 of LGPD we may retain your personal data to comply with legal or regulatory obligations (such as retention obligations under tax or commercial laws), during the legal statute of limitation period, or for the regular exercise of rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings
Your rights
Additionally to the rights mentioned in this Data Privacy Notice, you are entitled under LGPD to:
Legal basis of the processing
The Brazilian General Data Protection Law requires us to provide you with information on the legal basis of the processing of your personal data.
The legal basis for our processing is:
International transfers
Following the LGPD requirements defined in the Article 33 of Brazilian General Data Protection Law, in the event that we transfer your personal data outside the Brazilian territory, we ensure that your data is protected in a manner which is consistent with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, we will follow the applicable law and decisions imposed by the proper authority.
Your competent data protection contact
If this section applies, you may also contact our Brazilian Data Privacy Organization at dataprivacy.br@siemens.com.
This section applies and provides you with further information if the processing by one of our companies is located within the borders of People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) or concerns the data of individuals within the borders of PRC.
Processing of sensitive personal information
According to the PIPL, sensitive personal information means personal information that, once leaked or illegally used, may easily cause harm to the dignity of natural persons grave harm to personal or property security, including information on biometric characteristics, religious beliefs, specially-designated status, medical health, financial accounts, individual location tracking, etc. as well as the personal information of minors under the age of 14.
In addition to the payment data mentioned in section 2 of this Data Private Notice, we will, in principle, not process your sensitive personal information. In case your sensitive personal information will be processed, we will notify you about the necessity of processing and effects on the individual’s rights and interests, and obtain your specific consent if applicable.
Transfer and disclosure of personal data
Following the requirements defined in the Article 23 of PIPL, additionally to the contents mentioned in section 4, we, in principle, will not transfer or share your personal information to third party controllers, unless (1) obtain your specific consent if applicable, or (2) to fulfill the statutory duties under local laws and regulations.
International Transfer
You acknowledge that your data will be transferred and proceed outside of PRC. We will follow the applicable laws and decisions imposed by the competent authority and ensure that your data is protected in a manner which is consistent with the PRC Personal Information Protection Law. If you or the company you work for is a Business Partner, please be aware that Siemens is a multi-national company, and for the purpose of concluding or fulfilling the contract/agreement with you or the company you work for, you understand and agree that we may transfer your personal information to foreign affiliated companies.
Legal Basis of the processing
The PIPL requires us to provide you with information on the legal basis of the processing of your personal data. The legal basis for our processing is:
Usage by Children
This Online Offering is not directed to children under the age of fourteen (14). We will not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of fourteen (14) without 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.
Every data subject has the right to enforce her/his rights in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority of Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (Homepage (admin.ch)).
This section applies and provides you with further information if your personal data is processed by one of our companies located in the United Kingdom under the Data Protection Act 2018 and/or the UK GDPR (meaning Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27th April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
Data Controller
The specific company identified on this page as being the operator of this website is the data controller in the meaning of the UK GDPR for the processing activities described in this Privacy Notice.
In the course of our business relationship with you, we may share Business Partner contact information with affiliated Siemens companies. We and these Siemens companies are jointly responsible for the proper protection of your personal data (Art. 26 UK GDPR). To allow you to effectively exercise your data subject rights in the context of this joint controllership, we entered into an agreement with these Siemens companies granting you the right to centrally exercise your data subject rights under section 7 of this Privacy Notice against Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Germany.
To exercise your rights, you may reach out to: dataprotection@siemens.com.
Legal basis of the processing
The UK GDPR requires us to provide you with information on the legal basis of the processing of your personal data.
The legal basis for our processing data about you is that such processing is necessary for the purposes of
In some cases, we may ask if you consent to the relevant use of your personal data. In such cases, the legal basis for us processing that data about you may (in addition or instead) be that you have consented (Article 6 (1) (a) UK GDPR) (“Consent”).
Processing of personal data in the context of Online Offerings - Purpose and Legal Basis
To provide the Online Offering’s services and functions which includes creating and administering your online account, updating, securing, and troubleshooting, providing support, as well as improving and developing our Online Offerings
To bill your use of the Online Offering
To verify your identity
To answer and fulfill your requests or instructions
To process your order or to provide you with access to specific information or offers
To send you marketing information or to contact you in the context of customer satisfaction surveys as further explained in Section 4
As reasonably necessary to enforce the Online Offering’s terms, to establish or preserve a legal claim or defense, to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, including attacks on our information technology systems
Processing of personal data related to your use of marketplaces and/or business relationship with us - Purpose and Legal Basis
Communicating about our products, services and projects, e.g. by responding to inquiries or requests or providing you with technical information about purchased products
Planning, performing and managing the (contractual) relationship e.g. by performing transactions and orders of products or services, processing payments, performing accounting, auditing, billing and collection activities, arranging shipments and deliveries, facilitating repairs and providing support services;
To create a personal profile containing business-related information on interactions between you and us with the aim of being able to offer you and the company you work for relevant information and suitable offers for our services and products and to improve our personal communication with you
Administrating and performing market analysis, sweepstakes, contests, or other customer activities or events;
Conducting customer satisfaction surveys and direct marketing activities as further explained in Section 4;
Maintaining and protecting the security of our products, services and websites, preventing and detecting security threats, fraud or other criminal or malicious activities;
Ensuring compliance with legal obligations (such as record keeping obligations), export control and customs, business partner compliance screening obligations (to prevent white-collar or money laundering crimes), and our policies or industry standards; and
Solving disputes, enforce our contractual agreements and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Processing of personal data for customer satisfaction surveys and for direct marketing
Processing of your contact information for direct marketing purposes (e.g. trade show invitations, newsletters with further information and offers concerning our products and services) and to carry out customer satisfactions surveys
International data transfers
In the event that we transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom, we ensure that your data is protected in a manner which is consistent with the UK GDPR. Therefore, and if required by applicable law, we take the following measures:
We transfer personal data to recipients outside the United Kingdom only if the recipient has (i) entered into UK Standard Contractual Clauses with us, or (ii) implemented Binding Corporate Rules in its organization. You may request further information about the safeguards implemented in relation to specific transfers by contacting dataprotection@siemens.com.
Your competent data protection authority
In case of data privacy related concerns and requests, we encourage you to contact our Data Privacy Organization at dataprotection@siemens.com. Besides contacting the Data Privacy Organization, you always have the right to approach the competent data protection authority with your request or complaint.
A list and contact details of local data protection authorities is available here.