Online Privacy Statement

As per 1 August 2011

Our business is built upon trust. KPMG in its capacity as an audit firm considers our client's trust in the professional secrecy as well as the protection of personal data (data privacy) to be of great value. Furthermore, KPMG abides to all applicable data protection acts and endeavours to continuously improve data protection.

Within the meaning of this Online Privacy Statement KPMG means KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as well as its subsidiaries. In the sense of this Online Privacy Statement websites are pages that are operated by KPMG AG and its subsidiaries. With regard to such websites KPMG acts as service provider in terms of the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and is controller as provided for in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).

Collection, processing and use of personal data
KPMG collects, processes and uses personal data only as far as this is allowed or provided for by the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) or other legal provisions or if the data subject has given his or her consent.

Collection and use of data for the provision and use of KPMG websites as well as accounting
KPMG collects and uses personal data for the provision of websites only in case this is allowed by TMG or other legal provisions or if the user has given his or her consent.

KPMG may use the collected personal data made available for the provision of websites for other purposes only if this is allowed by TMG or other legal provisions or if the user has given his or her consent.

Use of cookies, java script und web beacons
KPMG uses cookies, java script and web beacons in order to improve representation and navigation.
A cookie is a text file that is sent to the browser by the web server. Such a file contains the URL visited, the date of the visit as well as an expiration date that determines the period of the activity of the cookie. KPMG uses cookies to determine the preferred areas on KPMG websites whereas the user shall be enabled to secure his or her personal settings that are available the next time the web server is accessed. Aggregated statistics on the visits to the websites are carried out in order to determine the preferred areas on KPMG websites.

You may choose whether or not you wish to accept cookies. You may configure the browser in such a way that you are notified in the event of the receipt of a cookie. You may also exercise your legal right to object by rejecting cookies in the browser configuration.

If you do not wish to accept cookies you may probably not make use of the full spectrum of the website functions.

KPMG applies java script and web beacons in order to analyse visits to the website. Java script is integrated in all KPMG websites. Java script collects various information on the visitor's computer (e.g. IP address, the time of accessing the page, browser type and existence of cookies that are set before by the same server). The data are delivered to KPMG via web beacons.

You may deactivate calls to java script on your browser. Furthermore, you may deactivate web beacons by rejecting or deactivating cookies connected with it.

Analysis of the use of apps
The use of applications that are made available by KPMG for smart phones and tablet computers (so called apps) is analysed via device ID's. This analysis is done anonymously. Therefore, KPMG cannot draw any conclusions regarding the device user.

Specific KPMG websites, privacy notices and consents
In addition to the privacy notices given here specific privacy information (e.g. KPMG careers, KPMG alumni, order of newsletters) are applicable with regard to the use of specific KPMG websites. Users shall give their consents if this is necessary in order to legitimize separately the dealing with personal data entailed by KPMG.

Your right to information, correction, deletion and blocking of data
Upon your request KPMG has to provide any information on the data stored about you as well as the purpose and origin of the stored data.
Furthermore with the legal provisions you are entitled to have your personal data corrected, deleted or blocked in accordance .

Data protection officer
For general questions or suggestions with regard to data protection please contact KPMG's data protection officer via datenschutz@kpmg.de.