User Manual

Privacy Notice

Last Update August 2017

Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to Siemens. Therefore, Siemens

Switzerland AG, Building Technologies Headquarter, Gubelstrasse 22, 6300 Zug, Switzerland

(“Siemens”) operates Siemens HomeControl IC application (“App”) in compliance with applicable

laws on data protection and data security.

In the following, we provide information on the categories of data we process via the App, the

purposes of processing and the parties with which we may share such data, where applicable.

1. Categories of personal data processed

We process the following personal data (your personal data):

· Personal data that you actively provide to us within the App i.e. information that you actively enter

when registering for the App or creating a user account or when using contact and other forms

offered within the App such as full name, your e-mail address, language preference, your

company information;

· Session information such as IP-address or information on your operating system; and

· Information on your usage of the App.

2. Purpose of the processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

· to offer the App’s services and functions and to administer your use of the App;

· to verify your identity;

· to answer and fulfill your specific requests;

· to provide support; and

· as reasonably necessary to enforce our agreements, to establish or preserve a legal claim or

defense, to prevent fraud or other illegal activities, including attacks on Siemens’ information

technology systems.

The personal data processed is strictly necessary for the purposes mentioned above. If you do not

provide us with the aforementioned personal data, we may not be able to offer the App to you.

3. Cookies

The App might make use of unique identifier or cookies. You will find additional information here on

this subject in our Cookie Policy.

4. Usage statistics and profiles

Siemens may store information on your interaction with the App in usage statistics and profiles for the

purpose of analyzing the use of the App and allowing us to tailor and optimize the App and our

products to better match our customers’ interests. Usage statistics and profiles do not include your

personal data.

5. Links to other websites

This Privacy Policy does not apply to external websites. We may provide links to other websites which

we believe may be of your interest. Siemens is not responsible for the privacy practices of such

external websites.

6. App permissions

The use of certain functions of the app may require you to provide certain App permissions. App

permissions allow the App to access information stored on your device.

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Privacy Notice Last Update August 2017 Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to Siemens. Therefore, Siemens Switzerland AG, Building Technologies Headquarter, Gubelstrasse 22, 6300 Zug, Switzerland (“Siemens”) operates Siemens HomeControl IC application (“App”) in compliance with applicable laws on data protection and data security.
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You may manage the use of App permissions in the section “settings” of your operating system. Please note that the use of certain functions of the App may no longer be possible if you deactivate the respective App permission.
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(v) (vi) obtain from Siemens a copy of personal data concerning you, which you actively provided, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to request from Siemens that we transmit those data to another recipient selected by you; and object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning you.