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Privacy Policy

How Siemens Pensionsfonds AG collects, uses, and protects your personal data.

Last updated: 1 January 2025

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

Siemens Pensionsfonds AG
Marktplatz 3
82031 Grünwald
Deutschland
Email: support@siemensag.org
Phone: +49 30 58591200

2. Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, process, and protect personal data when you visit our website at siemensag.org or contact us via the means listed on this website. It applies to all visitors, enquirers, and anyone who interacts with our digital presence.

We process personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG), and other applicable data protection legislation.

3. Data We Collect

3.1 Data Provided by You

When you use our contact form or send us an email, we collect the following data as provided by you:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (if provided)
  • Company or organisation name (if provided)
  • Content of your message
  • Topic of your enquiry

3.2 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, our servers automatically collect the following technical data:

  • IP address (anonymised after session close)
  • Date and time of access
  • Pages visited and files requested
  • Referrer URL
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system

This data is processed for the purpose of ensuring the technical operation of the website, diagnosing errors, and preventing abuse. It is not linked to your identity unless required for security purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases as defined under GDPR Article 6:

  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): Where you have explicitly consented, for example by agreeing to our cookie policy.
  • Contractual necessity or pre-contractual steps (Art. 6(1)(b)): Where processing is necessary to respond to your enquiry.
  • Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)): For the operation and security of this website.
  • Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)): Where we are required to retain data by applicable law.

5. How We Use Your Data

Personal data collected through this website is used for the following purposes:

  • Responding to your enquiries and providing the requested information
  • Operating, maintaining, and improving this website
  • Complying with legal obligations
  • Preventing and investigating misuse or illegal activity

We do not use your personal data for marketing, advertising, or profiling purposes. We do not sell, rent, or otherwise commercially exploit your personal data.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. In practice:

  • Enquiry correspondence is retained for a maximum of 3 years from the date of last interaction.
  • Server log data is anonymised or deleted after 30 days.
  • Cookie consent records are retained for 12 months.

Upon expiry of the applicable retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies as described in detail in our Cookie Policy. You may manage your cookie preferences at any time through the consent tool on our website.

8. Third-Party Services

Our website may load resources from third-party providers, including:

  • Google Fonts: Font files served via Google's CDN. Data transmission to Google servers may occur. See Google's Privacy Policy for details.
  • Phosphor Icons: Icon library loaded via a content delivery network (unpkg.com). No personal data is transmitted beyond standard HTTP request headers.
  • Unsplash / Pexels: Images may be served from external CDNs. Standard HTTP headers may be transmitted to those servers.

We have no control over how these third parties process data. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

9. International Data Transfers

Where personal data is transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, including Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission or equivalent mechanisms.

10. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access (Art. 15): You may request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and obtain a copy.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16): You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17): You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to applicable legal retention obligations.
  • Right to restriction (Art. 18): You may request that we restrict processing in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20): You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21): You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3)): Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@siemensag.org. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In Germany, this is the Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA).

11. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. These measures are reviewed and updated periodically.

12. Children's Privacy

This website is intended for professional and business users. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 16. If you believe a minor has submitted data to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on this website. The date of the most recent revision appears at the top of this page.

14. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our data processing activities, please contact:

Siemens Pensionsfonds AG
Marktplatz 3, 82031 Grünwald, Deutschland
Email: support@siemensag.org
Phone: +49 30 58591200