Safety Induction mobile app

Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to Siemens Energy Global GmbH Co

KG.Therefore, Siemens Energy operates Safety inductions (“App”) in compliance with applicable laws on data

protection and data security.

 

Categories of personal data processed and purpose of the processing

When visiting and using the App, Siemens Energy processes the following personal data about you:

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 (for example, in order to contact Siemens Energy with your enquiries and questions).

 

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.

Identify induction survey takers and generate personalized certificate

 

We only process your personal data if we are permitted by applicable law to do so. In particular, if you are based in

the European Economic Area, the legal basis for Siemens Energy processing data about you is that such

processing is necessary for the purposes of:

 

(i) Siemens Energy exercising its rights and performing its obligations in connection with any contract we

make with you (Article 6 (1) (b) General Data Protection Regulation),

(ii) compliance with Siemens Energy’s legal obligations (Article 6 (1) (c) General Data Protection Regulation),

and/or

(iii) legitimate interests pursued by Siemens Energy (Article 6 (1) (f) General Data Protection Regulation).

 

Generally, the legitimate interest pursued by Siemens Energy in relation to our use of your personal data is the

efficient operation, management and support of the App, but we may disclose other legitimate interests for specific

uses.

 

In some cases, we may ask if you consent to the relevant use of your personal data. In such cases, the legal basis

for Siemens Energy processing that personal data is that you have consented (Article 6 (1) (a) General Data

Protection Regulation).

 

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.

The App may ask you to grant the following permissions: Access to the device's camera

The permissions are required for the following purposes: QR code scanning

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 not or no longer be possible if you do nor grant or deactivate the

respective App permission.

Links

This Privacy Notice applies only to this App, and not to websites or applications offered and operated by third

parties. We may provide links to other websites or applications (such as Google Maps or YouTube) which may be of interest to you. Any link to an external website or application is marked as such. Siemens Energy is not

responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites or applications.

 

Transfer and disclosure of personal data

For the purposes mentioned above Siemens Energy may transfer or disclose your personal data to:

• QHSE Engineer or officer of a Power Plant

• Courts, law enforcement authorities, regulators or attorneys, if necessary, to comply with the law or for the

establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

• Service providers (so-called data processors), such as hosting or IT maintenance service providers, which only

act upon instructions of Siemens Energy and are contractually bound to act in compliance with applicable data

protection law.

 

If you are located within European Economic Area, please be aware that sometimes the recipients to whom

Siemens Energy transfers or discloses your personal data are located in countries in which applicable laws do not

offer the same level of data protection as the laws of your home country.

 

In such cases and if required by applicable law, Siemens Energy takes measures to implement appropriate and

suitable safeguards for the protection of your personal data. In particular:

• We share your personal data with Siemens Energy companies in such countries only if they have implemented

the Siemens Binding Corporate Rules („BCR“) for the protection of personal data. Further information about the

Siemens BCR can be found here.

• We transfer personal data to external recipients in such countries only if the recipient has (i) entered into EU

Standard Contractual Clauses with Siemens Energy , (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.

 

Retention periods

Unless indicated otherwise at the time of the collection of your personal data (e.g. within a form completed by you),

we erase your personal data if the retention of that personal data is no longer necessary (i) for the purposes for

which they were collected or otherwise processed, or (ii) to comply with legal obligations .

 

Your rights

The data protection law applicable to Siemens Energy when processing your personal data may entitle you to

specific rights in relation to your personal data. You can find out more about those rights by contacting

dataprotection@siemens.com.

 

In particular and subject to the respective statutory requirements, if you are located in the European Economic

Area, you are entitled to:

• Obtain from Siemens Energy confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being

processed, and where that is the case, access to the personal data;

• Obtain from Siemens Energy the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you;

• Obtain from Siemens Energy the erasure of your personal data;

• Obtain from Siemens Energy restriction of processing regarding your personal data;

• Data portability concerning personal data, which you actively provided; and

• Object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to processing of personal data concerning you.

 

Data Privacy Contact

The Siemens Energy Data Privacy Organization provides support with any data privacy related questions,

comments, concerns or complaints or in case you wish to exercise any of your data privacy related rights. The

Siemens Energy Data Privacy Organization may be contacted at: dataprotection@siemens.com.

 

The Siemens Energy Data Privacy Organization will always use best efforts to address and settle any requests or

complaints you bring to its attention. Besides contacting the Siemens Energy Data Privacy Organization, you

always have the right to approach the competent data protection authority with your request or complaint.