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Privacy Notice
Protecting the security and privacy of your personal data is important to Siemens AG
(“
Siemens
”). Therefore,
Siemens operates
“SENTRON powerconfig for mobile devices” (“
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:
•
Installation Identifier - an identifier that identifies the individual installation of our software
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License Key identifier - an identifier that uniquely identifies the license key used by a third party software
incorporated in our software
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IP address - the communication address that is used for data transmission purposes
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Device model - the model name that identifies the device type on which our software is used
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Application identifier - the identifier that is used to identify a third party software incorporated in our software
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Version and use of third party products incorporated in our software - the version number of the third party
software used and the scan count
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Operating system and version - the operating system name and its version of the device on which our
software is used
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Scan engine and device status information - parameters of the decoding process
•
Scan engine results - the data decoded by the third party software (e.g. data encoded in a barcode or
text field)
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
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The following types of data are collected on Software and/or Services up to one time per month for
debugging, statistical analysis, performance monitoring and improvements, and/or license
compliance purposes: Installation Identifier, License Key identifier, IP address, Device model, application
identifier, Version and use of of a third-party software product, Operating system and version
•
All of the above data and the following additional data is collected with each scan for debugging,
performance monitoring and improvement, analytics and license compliance purposes: Scan engine and
device status information, Scan engine results
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:
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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
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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).