Privacy policy on the arvato services website

Arvato services places great value on the protection of personal data. All web activities of arvato services are based on the regulations of the European Union and the recommendations of the Global Business Dialogue on e-Commerce (GBDe) of September 2001. Furthermore, arvato services observes the laws on data protection and data security of the Federal Republic of Germany.

This privacy policy provides you with information on how Arvato Service deals with information obtained while you are visiting its website.

Collection and processing of personal data

"Personal data" refers to all information on your identity, such as your name, your e-mail address or your postal address. Data of this nature are only stored if you place them at the disposal of arvato services, as when you order informative material.

Utilisation and disclosure of personal data

Arvato services utilises you personal data exclusively for purposes of granting you access to special information and for otherwise communicating with you. Arvato services will neither forward your personal data to third parties nor make any other use of them. The employees of arvato services are obligated to treat them as strictly confidential.

Option

You can freely decide which information you place at the disposal of arvato services. If you would prefer not to divulge any information, you may be unable to access certain content on the arvato services Website. If your personal data change (for example, postcode, e-mail or postal address) you can also inform arvato services by post info.ti@bertelsmann.de in order to correct the data or bring them up to date.

Information collected automatically

If you access the arvato services website, general information unrelated to your person (for example, internet browser used, number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed) is collected automatically (that is, not by way of a registration). This information is used to improve the content, functions and appeal of the website. Your data are not put to any other use or otherwise divulged in this case, either.

Cookies

Cookies are small files which are temporarily saved on your hard disc. They are employed only to obtain information on the use of the arvato services website. This makes it possible to recognise your computer automatically the next time you view the arvato services website.

However, cookies contain no personal data, thus ensuring the protection of your privacy. Depending on its settings, your internet browser will accept cookies automatically. However, you can change the settings on your browser at any time and make use of the arvato services website without cookies, as well.

Security

Arvato services takes precautions to prevent your personal data from being lost, destroyed, forged, manipulated or exposed to unauthorised access. The legal data protection regulations of the Federal Republic of Germany are observed as a matter of course.

Children

Arvato services advises all parents and custodians to teach their children how to use personal data safely and responsibly on the internet. Children should never disclose personal data to the arvato services website without the consent of their parents or custodians! Arvato services affirms that it does not deliberately collect personal data from children, use such data in any way or disclose them to third parties without authorisation.

Links to other websites

This privacy policy applies to the arvato services website, www.arvato-services-ti.de. The web pages on this site may contain links to other providers within or outside of arvato AG which are not covered by this privacy policy. When you leave the arvato services website, you are advised to read carefully the privacy policy of every website that collects personal data.

Right of access to personal data

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, you can ask the Data Protection Officer:

Bertelsmann AG
Group Data Protection Officer
Konzerndatenschutz
Carl-Bertelsmann-Str. 270
33311 Gütersloh

E-Mail: datenschutz@bertelsmann.de

Upon request, you will be informed in writing, as defined by applicable law, of any of your personal data which arvato services may have saved from its websites.

Notification of changes

Should this privacy policy change, a notice of the change shall be posted in this guideline, on the home page and at other suitable places.