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Privacy Notice
Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to Siemens AG, Werner-von-Siemens-
Strasse 1, 80333 Munich, Germany
(“
Siemens
”). Therefore, Siemens operates SIMATIC Unified Air (“
App
”) in
compliance with applicable laws on data protection and data security.
Categories of personal data processed, purpose of the processing and legal basis
When visiting and using the App, Siemens processes the following personal data about you:
•
Location Data:
•
(Android only) Precise Location
, meaning information which describes the location of a user or
device with the same or grater resolution as a latitude and longitude with three or more decimal places,
•
(Android only) Coarse Location
, meaning information which describes the location of a user or
device with the lower resolution than a latitude and longitude with three or more decimal places, such
as approximate location services.
•
Sensitive information
, such as biometric data stored in device.
•
User Content
:
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Other user-generated content:
Device name.
•
Identifiers
:
•
Device ID
such as the
Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
•
App Functionality
•
Operation of the App
, e.g. to authenticate the user to SIMATIC devices.
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 processing data about you is that such processing is
necessary for the purposes of:
•
Siemens exercising its rights and performing its obligations in connection with any contract we make with
you (Article 6 (1) (b) General Data Protection Regulation),
•
C
ompliance with Siemens’ legal obligations (Article 6 (1) (c) General Data Protection Regulation), and/or
•
Legitimate interests pursued by Siemens (Article 6 (1) (f) General Data Protection Regulation). Generally,
the legitimate interest pursued by Siemens 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. Where we rely on our legitimate interests for a given purpose, we are of the opinion that this
legitimate interests is not overridden by your interests and rights or freedoms, given (i) the regular reviews
and related documentation of the processing activities described herein, (ii) the protection of your personal
data by our data privacy processes, including our Binding Corporate Rules on the Protection of Personal
Data, (iii) the transparency we provide on the processing activity, and (iv) the rights you have in relation to
the processing activity. If you wish to obtain further information on this balancing test approach, please
contact our Data Privacy Organization at:
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 processing that personal data is that you have consented (Article 6 (1) (a) General Data Protection
Regulation).
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 is not responsible for
the privacy practices or the content of external websites or applications.