PRIVACY STATEMENT
Version as at 08/2023
Balluff Automation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Balluff”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this Privacy Statement) is
delighted that you are visiting our Website at www.balluff.com.cn/en-cn (“Website”) and that you have shown an interest in ourcompany. The protection of your Personal Data is very important to us.
Before you use our products and services, please be sure to read and understand this policy carefully, especially the terms andconditions highlighted in bold type or bold underlined type. Please make sure you fully understand and agree such terms andconditions before starting to use. We try to provide you with explanations of technical terms in this policy in a concise and plain
way.
Using the information below, we want to inform you about the processing of your Personal Data when you visit our Website. As
a PRC company, we observe applicable laws and regulations, particularly the Personal Information Protection Law (Effective on
November 1).
By using our Website, you consent to the collection, use, processing and disclosure of your Personal Data inaccordance with this Privacy Statement. We have the right to amend, update, revise or change this Privacy Statement(or any part thereof) from time to time. If you do not agree to any part of this Privacy Statement, kindly cease accessing
the Website.
1.
Who is responsible for data processing and who can I contact?
Balluff Automation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is responsible for the Personal Data collected via our Website.
The responsible entity under PRC laws may be reached at:
Balluff Automation (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
8F, Building A, Yunding International Commercial Plaza,No. 800 Chengshan Rd.
Pudong, 200125, Shanghai, China
Phone +86 400 820 0016
Fax +86 400 920 2622
info@balluff.com.cn
www.balluff.com.cn
Should you have any questions, suggestions or complaints relating to this Privacy Statement or our data collection practices,
please contact our corporate data protection officer.
You can reach our corporate Data Protection Officer by sending an e-mail to DP.APAC@Balluff.com or a letter "for the attentionof Data Protection Officer" to our postal address above or by calling via our phone number above.
We will reply to your request within 15 days. If you are not satisfied with our reply, especially if you think that our processing of
personal information has damaged your legal rights and interests, you may also seek solutions by initiating legal proceedings in
the court of competent jurisdiction of the place where the defendant is domiciled.
2.
Processing of Personal Data when visiting our Website
Personal Data refers to data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified directly from that data; or indirectlyfrom that data and other information to which an organisation has or is likely to have access (e.g. name, work address, function,
title, e-mail address, phone/mobile number and account details) (collectively referred to as “Personal Data”).
When you browse our Website for information purposes (i.e. when you do not register an account or otherwise submit any
information to us), we collect your usage data which is gathered by the web analysis services used by us, like HubSpot andMatomo. You can find more information about this, in Point 6 below.
Apart from the use of our Website for purely information purposes, we offer different services which you can use if you areinterested and for which you have the personal option to voluntarily disclose your Personal Data in order to utilise our services.
More information can be found in the Points below.
3.
3.1

Why We Collect Personal Data
We may use your Personal Data or information for any of the following purposes:− to enable you and us to customize or personalize your experience of our website;− to enable you to access and use our website, associated applications and associated social media platforms;− to contact and communicate with you;
− for internal record keeping and administrative purposes;− for analytics, market research and business development, including to operate and improve our website, associatedapplications and associated social media platforms;− to run campaigns and/or offer additional benefits to you;
− for advertising and marketing, including to send you promotional information about our products and services andinformation about third parties that we consider may be of interest to you;− to solicit your opinion or feedback on products and/or services provided;− to manage your newsletter subscriptions; and− to comply with our legal obligations and resolve any disputes that we may have.

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Disclosure of your Personal Data
We may disclose your Personal Data or information to the following entities only to the extent the same is required for
us to provide you services on our behalf:
4.1
Affiliates
Balluff GmbH and its family of companies. This may include the transmission of your Personal Data to servers outof PRC and disclosure of your Personal Data in other countries than PRC. When we transfer your personal data
to other countries/regions, we will evaluate and protect that the personal data as described in this statement oras otherwise disclosed to you at the time the data is collected (e.g. via privacy notice or supplementarystatement of specific product or service).
4.2
Business Partners
We also may disclose your information to entities that provide services for or on behalf of us, such as companies thatrun service centres, maintain this Website, to perform data integrity checks, to provide website optimisation services, todeliver advertisements on this Website, to send mail or email, and/or to provide customer service. These entities arelimited in their ability to use your information for purposes other than providing services for us and are required bycontract to use any information we share with them only to perform services to us or on our behalf and to protect theconfidentiality of your Personal Data or information.
4.3
Other Parties
There may be instances when we disclose your information to other parties:− to comply with the law or respond to compulsory legal process (e.g. court orders or enforcement authorities);− to verify or enforce compliance with the applicable laws and regulations;− to protect our rights and property or any of our respective affiliates, business partners, or customers to the extent
permitted by law;
− as part of a merger or transfer, or in the event of a bankruptcy when purpose of data collection remains unchanged;− when you consent to or request such sharing; and− when we anonymize the data.
When we disclose your Personal Data to our affiliates, business partners, and other parties, this will mean thatyour Personal Data may be transferred to countries outside PRC, which have no comparable level of dataprotection so that an appropriate protection level is not guaranteed.
If this is the case, we ensure that data protection is sufficiently guaranteed. This is possible through binding company
rules, standard contractual terms on the protection of personal data, certificates, or recognized codes of conduct. Pleasecontact our Data Protection Officer if you would like more information on this topic.
Please note that particularly in the case of transmission to the USA there is a risk that your data may beprocessed by US authorities for control and monitoring purposes. But we will request your consent to crossborder transfer of personal sensitive data or enforce data anonymization before crossing border.
5.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are required to use the Balluff website. A cookie is a small file that can be stored on your computer when you visit a
website. Every time you load our website, your browser checks if a cookie associated with our website exists (i.e. contains thename of our website). If it does, your browser sends the information saved in this cookie back to our website. This allows our
website to recognize that it had already been opened in this browser before, and some of the displayed content may vary basedon this information.
Cookies are generally stored in order to optimize and personalize page design, offer users additional features, increase loading
speed, and for statistical purposes. With the use of cookies, we furthermore can offer you products and services that we think
may be of interest to you. You can block or delete the cookies from this site. However, this action can prevent some of thewebsite features from working properly.
Please note: None of the cookies used on our website collect information that can be used to identify you personally.
You can block or delete cookies in the browser settings. In order to manage cookies, most browsers allow you to accept or
reject all cookies, or to accept only specific types of cookies. You can also adjust your settings so you will be asked every time a
website wants to store a cookie. The ways in which you can specifically manage and delete cookies depend on your particularbrowser. Every browser differs in this respect. To find out, you can simply use the integrated help function in your browser.
Alternatively, you can find additional information regarding various browsers here.
Internet Explorer
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Google Chrome
We use the following types of cookies, whose scope and operating principle are explained below:− transient cookies (see 5.1)
− persistent cookies (see 5.2)
5.1
Transient cookies
Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. They include, in particular, session cookies.
They save a session ID which can be used to assign different queries from your browser to the joint session. As a result,
your computer can be recognized when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or
close the browser.
5.2
Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified time which may vary depending on the cookie. You candelete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.
You can configure your browser setting according to your wishes and refuse the acceptance of third-party cookies or all
cookies. Click on the ‘HELP’ feature in your browser if you want to find out more about this.
Please note that you may not be able to use all features on the Website if you block or delete cookies.
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We use cookies in order to be able to identify you for subsequent visits if you have an account with us.
Otherwise, you have to log in each time you visit our Website.
The flash cookies used are not collected by your browser, but by your flash plug-in. We also use HTML5 storage objects
that are placed on your end device. These objects store the necessary data irrespective of the browser used by you andhave no automatic expiration date. If you do not want to allow the processing of flash cookies, you have to install acorresponding add-on, e.g. BetterPrivacy for Mozilla Firefox or the Adobe Flash Killer Cookie for Google Chrome. You
can prevent the use of HTML5 storage objects by setting your browser to privacy mode. We also recommend you
manually delete your cookies and the browser history on a regular basis.
Cookie Details
We use the following cookies on our website:Namelaravel_session(Balluff Webshop)

XSRF-TOKEN(Balluff Webshop)
session(Balluff Webshop)
auth_token(Balluff Webshop)
auth_uid(Balluff Webshop)
external_access(Balluff Webshop)
last_cart_count(Balluff Webshop)
myballuff(Balluff Webshop)__hs_opt_out(HubSpot)__hs_initial_opt_in(HubSpot)__hs_cookie_cat_pref(HubSpot)<id>_key(HubSpot)
hs-messages-is-open(HubSpot)
hs-messages-hide-welcomemessage(HubSpot)__hsmem(HubSpot)
hs-membership-csrf(HubSpot)
hs_langswitcher_choice(HubSpot)__cfruid(Cloudflare)__hstc(HubSpot)

Hubspotutk(HubSpot)__hssc(HubSpot)__hssrc(HubSpot)

Description/Purpose
Identification of online shop user sessions
Used for online shop logon and user sessions. The
cookie identifies online shop users in order tocorrectly assign the shopping carts.
Security in the online shop
Protection against cross-site request forgery does
not contain any personal data.
Is used by the webshop to identify a session

Runtime5 daysCookie Type
Necessary

5 daysNecessary

1 day

Necessary

Is used by the webshop to identify a session

1 day

Necessary

Is used by the webshop to identify a session

1 day

Necessary

Is used by the webshop to identify a session

1 day

Necessary

Used by the webshop to cache the number of
products in the shopping cart
Used by the My Balluff portal to identify a session

6 months

Necessary

1 monthNecessary

Is used by HubSpot to remember your cookie
settings.
Is used by HubSpot to prevent the cookie bannerfrom always displaying when visitors are browsing instrict mode.
Is used by HubSpot to record the categories avisitor consented to.
When visiting a password-protected page, thiscookie is set by HubSpot so future visits to the pagefrom the same browser do not require login again.
Is used by HubSpot to determine and save whether
the chat widget is open for future visits.
Is used by HubSpot to prevent the chat widget
welcome message from appearing again for one
day after it is dismissed
Is used to identify HubSpot membership users(mostly Balluff sales representatives) when they are
currently logged in
Is used by HubSpot to ensure that content
membership logins cannot be forged.
Is used by HubSpot to save the visitor’s selectedlanguage choice when viewing pages in multiple
languages
Is used by Cloudflare to limit demand rate.

13 months

Necessary

7 daysNecessary

13 months

Necessary

14 days

Necessary

30 minutes

Necessary

1 day

Necessary

1 yearNecessary

Session

Necessary

2 years

Necessary

Session

Necessary

Is used by HubSpot for tracking visitors andcontains the domain, utk, initial timestamp (first
visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp(this visit), and session number (increments for eachsubsequent session).
Is used by HubSpot for keeping track of a visitor's
identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission
and used when deduplicating contacts.
Is used by HubSpot to keep track of sessions. It
contains the domain, viewCount (increments eachpageView in a session), and session start
timestamp.
Is used by HubSpot to determine a session.

13 months

Analytical &Comfort

13 months

Analytical &Comfort30 minutes

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messagesUtk(HubSpot)_pk_ref(Matomo)_pk_cvar(Matomo)_pk_id(Matomo)_pk_ses(Matomo)_pk_testcookie(Matomo)_pk_hsr(Matomo)matomo_ignore(Matomo)matomo_sessid(Matomo)mtm_consent(Matomo)mtm_consent_removed(Matomo)mtm_cookie_consent(Matomo)Is used by HubSpot to associate a cookied browser
with a chat.
Is used by Matomo to store the attribution
information, the referrer initially used to visit thewebsite.
Is used by Matomo to temporarily store data for thevisit.
Is used by Matomo to store a few details about theuser such as the unique visitor ID.
Is used by Matomo to temporarily store data for thevisit.
Is used by Matomo to check whether the visitor’sbrowser supports cookies.
Is used by Matomo to temporarily store data for thevisit.
This cookie is generated when the user rejects our
cookies via our cookie banner. The visit is recordedby Matomo, but can’t be recognized due to missing
information.
It doesn’t contain any data used to identify visitors
and is considered an “Essential” cookie
Are created to remember that consent was given by
the user.
Are created to remember that consent was removedby the user.
Is created to remember that consent for storing andusing cookies was given by the user.

13 months
6 months

Analytical &Comfort
Necessary

30 minutes

Necessary

13 months

Necessary

30 minutes

Necessary<1 second

Necessary

30 minutes

Necessary

30 years

Necessary

14 days

Necessary

30 years

Necessary

30 years

Necessary

30 years

Necessary

Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of the site. They help to make the website usable and enable security-relevant
functionalities. Without these cookies the website cannot function properly.
Analytical & Comfort Cookies
These cookies provide us with information about which areas of our website are used. For this purpose we collect statistical
data without personal reference. They allow us to continuously develop, to adapt the contents to your needs and to use
networks for the targeted promotion of our products.
They furthermore enable us to display your personalized content according to your interests and make the site easier to use.
We support you by saving your settings.
You can opt-in HubSpot cookies in the cookie banner. Please refer to 7. and 8. below on how to opt-out other cookies.
6.
Online marketing and digital communication with HubSpot
We use the HubSpot marketing automation software of the American company HubSpot Inc., 2nd Floor 30 North Wall Quay,
Dublin 1, Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “HubSpot”) for both our website www.balluff.com.cn, our blog
blog.innovatingautomation.asia/ and our knowledge base kb.innovatingautomation.asia/. HubSpot is an integrated software
solution by which we cover different aspects of our digital marketing, sales, and customer relation management. Furthermore,
we use the tool for analytical purposes of our web offer to optimize it and to offer you the best possible and user-friendly service.
We use HubSpot for:− Contacting us through the contact form or live-chat box− Sending newsletters− Content management for our blog
− Subscription to blog updates− Creating landing pages which are used as part of an advertising campaign and contain interaction possibilities suchas contacting or download of white papers− Social media linking and social media sharing− Evaluating the usage of our web pages (e.g. access, pages visited, dwelling time, etc.) as well as for evaluating theusage of our newsletter (opening rate, click rate, unsubscribe, etc.)
Your personal data which you provide, e.g. when using our contact form, live chat or download form, are stored on the serversof our software and hosting partner HubSpot in the USA.
Please note that particularly in the case of transmission to the USA there is a risk that your data may be processed by
US authorities for control and monitoring purposes. But we will request your consent to cross border transfer of
personal sensitive data or enforce data anonymization before crossing border.
Of course, HubSpot also uses “cookies” which are saved on your computer and allow us to analyse your usage of the website.
The information gathered (e.g. IP address, geographical location, type of browser, duration of the visit and pages viewed) isevaluated by HubSpot on our behalf so that we can generate reports on the visit and the pages viewed and can therefore
improve our online presence. If you generally do not want HubSpot to record your activities on our website and our blog, you
can opt-out in the cookie message appearing during the first visit to our pages.
More information on HubSpot’s data protection regulations can be found here.
More information on the cookies used by HubSpot can be found here.
6.1
Forms on landing pages and newsletter marketing
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6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

inquiries in a fast way. If you provide us with your personal data using the contact form, these data are always
disclosed on an explicitly voluntary basis.
The following data can be collected on a mandatory basis, when using the contact form, download form or the live-chatbox:− Your first and last name, e-mail address, phone number, title (Mr./ Mrs.), job function, industry, company andcountry can be mandatory items to process your request and send you an answer.
Technical data collected:− IP address, Time of subscription and webform used for the subscription.
Your personal data will not be passed on to any unauthorized third parties. The data is stored in our marketing
automation tool HubSpot. Every newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. Furthermore, you can always send an e-mailto DP.APAC@Balluff.com and inform us to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data.
Blog and updates
You can register for a blog update with your e-mail address. This means that we send you e-mails with your preferred
receiving frequency each month with posts from blog.innovatingautomation.asia/.
If you provide us with your personal data by subscribing to the blog update, these data are always disclosed on
an explicitly voluntary basis. You always have the possibility to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data
via e-mail to us to DP.APAC@Balluff.com.
Newsletters
To keep you up to date about our company and products, we offer newsletters to different topics:− Service E-Mails− Industry News− Balluff News (Company/ Marketing/ Application/ Products)− Innovating Automation News− Sales and Offer Emails− Blog News
Only your e-mail address is required for sending the newsletters. The disclosure of other, separately marked data is
voluntary and is used to be able to address you personally.
You may revoke your consent at any time. This can be done by clicking on the link in every newsletter e-mail or sending
an e-mail to DP.APAC@Balluff.com.
For sending the newsletter we make use of HubSpot, who has been bound by us to comply with the PRC dataprotection laws. Our e-mail newsletters may contain links which lead you to special Balluff websites. In this way we canmeasure the effectiveness of marketing initiatives. The newsletters may also contain links to third-party websites. Afteryou unsubscribe, we shall block your data given in this context so that you no longer receive any newsletters from us in
the future.
Netigate
Please make sure you have read our Privacy Statement (https://www.balluff.com.cn/en-cn/legal-documents/privacystatement) carefully before checkout. After the checkout we conduct an anonymous survey. This can be completed on a
voluntary basis. By clicking “Finish”, it will be deemed that you have given your explicit and separate consent to us
Balluff to collect, process, share, and store your personal information that you filled in for the purposes mentioned in our
Privacy Statement. You have the right to refuse or withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us. Please note that
if you choose to refuse or withdraw your consent, we might not be able to provide you with relevant services. After the
checkout we will conduct an anonymous survey which is to be completed on a voluntary basis. This survey includes asatisfaction rating and a comments section. The aim is to further develop the online shop and improve customer
satisfaction.
Live Chat
If you want to receive direct information or help on our products, services, or other information about Balluff, you havethe option to contact us directly and quickly via the Chat feature on our Website (at certain times). To take part in thelive chat, we require your name, e-mail address and job function. If you share other Personal Data with us during thelive chat, this information is provided on a voluntary basis.
Analytical data and reporting
Using HubSpot we can carry out the following analytical collections and evaluations, among other things:− Activity on our web pages and our blog
− Number of page views and dwelling time of website visitor− Click path of the respective visitor− Downloads of files provided via the website− Visits to landing pages− Opening rates of e-mails from newsletters and campaigns
By using the website or blog you declare your consent to the collection of analytical data. You can always unsubscribefrom the HubSpot tracking using the opt-out button in the cookie message.
HubSpot logfiles
Whenever calling up websites/landing pages created using HubSpot, HubSpot automatically generates so-called
logfiles. Among other things, the logfiles can contain the following information: IP address, browser type, domainnames, internet service provider (ISP), the files viewed on our site (e.g., HTML pages, graphics, etc.), operating
system, clickstream data, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by HubSpot toprovide general statistics regarding use of the Websites. For these purposes, we do link this automatically-collected
data to other Personal Information such as name, email address, address, and phone number.
Parllay
We use Parllay (iClick Data Technology (Beijing) Ltd) to integrate personal information from Wechat subscribers in
Hubspot.

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Use of Matomo
This website uses the web analysis service software Matomo (www.matomo.org), a service provided by InnoCraft Ltd., 150
Willis St, 6011 Wellington, New Zealand, to collect and store data on the basis of our legitimate interest in statistically analyzinguser behavior for optimization and marketing purposes. This data may be used to create and analyze pseudonymous user
profiles for the same purpose. Cookies may be used for this purpose. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in thebuffer of the page visitor’s web browser. Among other things, cookies make it possible to recognize the web browser. The datacollected using Matomo’s technology (including your pseudonymized IP address) is processed on our servers.
The information generated by the cookie in the pseudonymous user profile is not used to personally identify the visitor to thiswebsite and is not combined with any Personal Data about the bearer of the pseudonym. You can configure your browser
settings according to your wishes and refuse the acceptance of such cookie.
8.
Other features and offers of our Website
Apart from using our Website for purely informative purposes, we also offer different services that you can use if you areinterested. For this purpose, you generally have to provide Personal Data which we use to provide the respective service and forwhich the principles of data processing apply.
Sometimes we use external service providers to operate our Website and the associated processes. We concluded a contract
on the processing in accordance with instructions with the processors, which ensures that your Personal Data is processed for a
specific purpose and not disclosed further.
If your data has to be processed by a provider in a country without corresponding data protection law, the processing is
protected by written contracts ensuring that the parties with whom we shall be sharing your Personal Data or information shallmaintain the same or greater level of data protection and security as adhered by us.
Our Website also uses features of other service providers. You are redirected to the actual website of the service
provider for their use. You are informed accordingly before the redirect. You can view the respective privacy
statements on the websites of the service providers.
As the offers of these service providers are made under their own name and for their own purposes, Balluff is unable
to influence these offers or assume responsibility for the respective offers.
8.1
Use of our Online Shop
When you use our online shop, we process your data within the scope of the order process and for the purpose of
performance of the contract concluded between us. For this purpose, we process the following types of data provided to
us by you:
− Delivery information such as your title, first and last name, address and company phone;− Your e-mail address;− Your department and company’s industry
For the processing of the contracts necessary mandatory details are marked separately, other information is voluntary.
In the case that your data is incorrect, you have the right to request correction of the incorrect data via our dataprotection officer:
NN
DP.APAC@Balluff.com

8.2

8.3

The ordering process is encrypted using SSL technology to prevent unauthorized access by third parties to yourpersonal data. Unless otherwise required by law, we store your data for the period necessary for the performance of thecontract. We may also keep your data for a longer period in case of outstanding claims and ongoing disputes over thecontract.
In order to fulfil the contractual obligations, we share your data that are necessary to deliver your order with delivery
suppliers.
You can voluntarily create a customer account via which we can save your data for further purchases. When creating an
account, the data specified by you is saved until further notice. You can always correct the erroneous data or delete
your data that we are not under a legal obligation to store in the customer area. After the checkout we conduct ananonymous survey. This can be completed on a voluntary basis. No personal data is processed. This survey includes asatisfaction rating and a comments section. The aim is to further develop the online shop and improve customer
satisfaction.
Use of social media icons
We have configured social media icons on our Website. You can reach the following social media platforms with asimple mouse click including LinkedIn. When you visit our Website, in principle no Personal Data is forwarded to theproviders. You can recognize the providers of the platforms by the logo. We give you the option to reach their website
directly via the icon in Balluff posts.
We have no influence on the collected data and data processing methods nor are we aware of the full extent of
the data collection, the purposes of the processing, and the storage periods. We also have no information on
the deletion.
By clicking on the icon we give you the option of obtaining information from Balluff on the respective platform.
Below you can find the addresses of the social media platforms where you can view their privacy statements.
− LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, California 94043, USA; www.linkedin.com/legal/privacypolicy. LinkedIn is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield, www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
− WeChat International Pte. Ltd., Tencent International Service Pte. Ltd., Tenpay Payment Technology Co., Ltd.
https://www.wechat.com/en/privacy_policy.html− Weibo, 8/F, QIHAO Plaza, No. 8 Xinyuan S. Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027, People’s Republic of China,
https://m.weibo.cn/page/647?entry=client− Youku, Youku Tudou Inc. SinoSteel Plaza, 11th floor, 8 Haidian Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100080 China,
written in Chinese at https://h5.m.youku.com/app/flsm.html
CAD drawings/3D models
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8.5

8.6

8.7

this occasion is further processed by CADENAS GmbH. You can find information about the processing by CADENASGmbH in its privacy statement.
Balluff Configurator
On our website we have implemented services of Opticon Sensoren GmbH, Siemensstr. 18, 63303 Dreieich, forconfigurable product display.
When using the configurations, your IP address is forwarded to Opticon Sensoren GmbH for technically necessary
reasons in accordance with Art. 6 Para. There is no use of data by the Opticon Sensoren GmbH, nor is there any
evaluation or combination of personal data. No data storage takes place. We have concluded a data processing
contract with Opticon Sensoren GmbH. You can find more information on the data protection of Opticon Sensoren
GmbH at: https://opticon.com/privacy-policy/
Career portal
Our Website informs you about vacancies in Balluff. If you share any Personal Data with us, this information isprovided on a voluntary basis.
We shall delete the data generated in conjunction with this after the storage is no longer required and no legal
retention periods prevent the deletion.
Contact function
On our Website there is a contact us function. If you share with us with any Personal Data such as your contact
details, this information is provided on a voluntary basis.
We shall delete the data generated in conjunction with this after the storage is no longer required and no legal
retention periods prevent the deletion.
Links to other Websites
Our web pages may contain hyperlinks to other websites which are not operated by us. We do not monitor
these websites and do not assume any responsibility for their contents nor their treatment of personal data.

9.
Security Measures
We provide security measures to prevent your information from loss, improper use, unauthorized access or disclosure. We willuse various security measures [e.g. anonymization processing, strict access control] to safeguard the security of information at areasonable security level.
We have established a special management system, process and organization to ensure information security.
In case of personal information leakage and other security incidents, we will activate the contingency plan to prevent the
expansion of security incidents, and to push notice, announcement and other forms to inform you.
10.
Privacy of children
If you are a minor under the age of 18, you shall obtain the consent of your guardian before using our products and/or
services. We shall protect minors' personal information according to the relevant PRC laws and regulations.
We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 14. If you are under the age of 14,
please do not submit any Personal Information through our Website or Service. We encourage parents and legal
guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children neverto provide Personal Information through our Website or Service without their permission.
If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 14 has provided Personal Information to us through our Website orService, please contact us. You must also be old enough to consent to the processing of your Personal Information inyour country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf).
11.
Duration of storage
We shall only store your Personal Data for as long as is required for the intended purpose of data collection, or as required bylaw to which we are subject.
12.
Objection to processing of your data or revocation of consent
You may revoke your consent for the processing of your data at any time for future effect by sending your notice of revocation
to DP.APAC@Balluff.com. Please note that we may be legally bound to continue to store the data despite receipt of theobjection or cancellation.
13.
Changes to the Privacy Statement
Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet offer and possible legislative amendments, it may be necessary to adapt our Privacy
Statement from time to time. Therefore, you should always take note of the current version of our Privacy Statement.
Your continued use of our Website or services after we make any modifications to the Privacy Statement constitutes
your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy
Statement.
However, we will not limit your rights under this Policy without your express consent.
14.
Governing Law
This Privacy Statement shall be governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China. Further, it is irrevocably andunconditionally agreed that the Courts of People’s Republic of China shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any
claims, disputes or proceedings.

Balluff Automation (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
8F, Building A, Yunding International Commercial Plaza,No. 800 Chengshan Rd.Pudong, 200125, Shanghai, China
Phone +86 400 820 0016
info@balluff.com.cn
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