Disclaimer:

No liability will be taken for any provided information, including, but not limited to, text information, data, graphics, photos. GES does not guarantee that provided information on its website is always absolutely up-to-date, accurate or complete. GES will specifically not be liable for damages of any form, of tangible or intangible nature, nor in the form of direct or consequential losses, caused by the authorized or unauthorized use of the provided/displayed information. Specifically GES is not liable for any information or content of websites to which a link is generated on the GES-website. However, the exclusion of liability will be limited by the corresponding provisions of German law. In case any part or wording of this disclaimer is or will not be valid and/or fails or will fail to comply with applicable legislation, the remaining parts of this legal disclaimer shall remain unaffected.

Privacy policy

GES Gas-Energy-Solutions GmbH is very concerned about the protection of your data. This statement explains the precautions we take to protect your personal information when you visit our web sites. It describes the personal information we collect, how we use it and how you can determine how we use it. It also describes the security measures we take to protect your personal information and how you can view and, if necessary, update this information. By visiting our websites, you consent to the collection of information and to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Collection of information by GES Gas-Energy-Solutions GmbH

Information collected directly from you

In general, you can visit GES´s websites without providing any personal information. However, on certain pages, we may ask you for personal information in order to provide a specific service or to complete a transaction you have requested. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• Contact information, such as name, title, name of your company/organization, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and postal address;
• information about your company and your position;
• your preferences for e-mail marketing;
• financial information (including credit card or account information);
• information about your nationality and place of residence which allows us to determine whether you are entitled to receive information about certain technologies under certain export control regulations;
• Information that is used to customize and facilitate your use of our websites, including login and technical data;
• enquiries about our products and services and orders thereof;
• information that helps us identify the products and services that best meet your needs;
• registration information for events;
• Feedback about our websites and our products and services in general

You do not have to provide any of this information, but in this case we may not be able to provide the service you have requested or complete the transaction you have requested.

Automatically collected information

We collect information about your visit to our websites. This includes the number of pages you view, the number of bytes transferred, the links you click, the material you view, and other actions taken on GES website. On the website that you visit by entering a user ID, we may link this information to your identity in order to determine your potential interest in our products and services. We also collect certain standard information that your browser sends to all websites you visit. This information includes your IP address, browser type, functionality and language, operating system, date and time you access the site and the website from which you accessed our site. This information is not linked to your identity.

Use of information by GES Gas-Energy-Solutions GmbH

Services and Transactions

We use your personal information to provide you with certain services or carry out transactions you request, such as providing information about GES products, Services, registering purchased products, processing product orders, processing warranty claims, replacing product manuals, answering customer service inquiries, enabling you to use our web sites, etc. To improve your interactions with GES, information collected on our website may be combined with information we have collected through other means.

Website Improvement

We may use your personal information to improve our web site and related GES products or services, or to make the web sites easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information, or to customize the web sites to your specific preferences and interests.

Messages

With your consent, we may use the information we collect from you through our website to inform you about GES products and services. When collecting information that may be used to contact you about our products and services, you will always be given the opportunity to opt-out of receiving such communications. If you unsubscribe from an e-mail communication, you will be removed from the relevant mailing list within 10 working days.

Job market

In connection with a job application or job inquiry, you may send us information about yourself, such as a resume. This information may be used within GES, its subsidiaries and affiliates to evaluate your application. We store your information for future use unless you instruct us otherwise.

Use of cookies and web beacons

Cookies are small files that websites store on your hard drive or in the memory of your browser. Cookies enable us to record the number of your visits to the site, track the number of visitors to the site, determine and analyze how users use our sites (including the effectiveness of online advertising), record information you provide, such as your preferences, and store technical data useful for your interactions with our sites. We may use session cookies (cookies that are deleted when the browser session is closed) to store your user ID, certain elements of your user profile or other data useful for session management, to facilitate navigation on our websites (particularly in connection with information searches and placing orders). You have the option of accepting or rejecting cookies. Most web browsers accept cookies. However, you can usually modify your browser settings to block cookies or to be notified when a cookie is placed on your computer. If you choose to block cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of the features on GES web sites or other web sites. Our sites may contain electronic images called web beacons (sometimes referred to as "single-pixel gifs") that allow us to determine the number of users for each page. GES may use Web beacons in promotional e-mails or newsletters to determine whether messages have been opened and actions taken.

You have the possibility to change your cookie settings at any time and to withdraw your consent at a later date. Here you can agree to the use of cookies or reject them.

Disclosure of personal information

Except as set out below, information that you have provided to GES through our website will not be shared with companies outside of GES, its subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission.

Sharing Information with Service Providers.

GES hires other companies to perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, sending information, processing transactions, and analyzing our websites. We provide these companies only with the information they need to deliver the service in question. These companies and their employees are prohibited from using this information for any other purpose.

Sharing Information with Distributors

Disclosure in connection with transactions

In connection with certain transactions, we may share your personal information, or a portion thereof, with financial institutions, government agencies, freight carriers, or postal authorities involved in fulfilling your order.

Passing on information in connection with acquisitions or divestments

Circumstances may arise in which GES decides, for strategic or other business reasons, to sell, acquire, merge or otherwise reorganize business interests in certain countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers or receiving it from sellers. It is GES's practice to seek appropriate privacy protection in such cases.

Passing on information for other reasons

We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations or requests, to protect our rights or property, or in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of any person.

Security

GES is very concerned about the security of your personal data. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, or improper disclosure. For example, your personal information is stored on computer systems with limited access that are located in facilities with strict access controls. When you log on to one of our sites, request information specific to you or your business, or conduct a commercial transaction, we use proven security technologies such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to encrypt your information for transmission over the Internet. For sites where you log on, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your password and for not disclosing this information to any third party. When you navigate a site to which you have logged on, or when you move from one site to another site with the same login mechanism, we verify your identity by means of an encrypted cookie placed on your computer.

Viewing personal information

In some cases, you can view and, if necessary, change the personal information provided through our websites by going to the page where you originally provided the information. In all cases, it is possible to review and change your personal information collected through our websites or request GES to stop using it by submitting a request. We may take certain steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your personal information. You can help us keep your information up to date by notifying us of any changes to your mailing address, telephone number, or e-mail address.

Consent to international transfer of personal information

Personal information collected on our websites may be provided to other countries in which GES, its affiliates, subsidiaries or contractors maintain facilities. We may also store and process the data there. GES is committed to protecting your privacy, even though the laws protecting personal data may differ in some countries from those in your own country. By using our websites and submitting your data, you agree that your data may also be transferred to another country.

Information from children

GES does not knowingly collect information from children. The targeted audiences of its websites where information is collected are not children.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites, such as GES distributors and affiliated sales companies, professional associations and government agencies, and publications. We also maintain links to third-party providers who host, maintain and operate online training curricula. While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of other sites.

Enforcement of this privacy policy

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our handling of your personal data, please feel free to contact us. We will immediately deal with the matter you have raised and will endeavour to find a satisfactory solution.

Changes to this privacy policy

GES may update this privacy policy at irregular intervals. In this case, the date of the last update at the beginning and end of this document will also be adjusted accordingly. We will seek your consent for any updates to this Privacy Policy that materially expand the sharing or use of your personal information in ways not disclosed in this Privacy Policy at the time of collection.