Data protection guideline for registered users

In order that you should know what happens with the information gathered here about you, we wish to explain how we use the information and what decisions you can make about the way your data is gathered and used.

1. Gathering and usage of data

When you register, we first need to know your name and business address. We would also like to know your business contact data such as telephone numbers and e-mail addresses as well as your position and area of activity within the company. We need this data to provide you with the services offered on the website and answer any potential questions.

Our web server also gathers data that is automatically provided by the web browser program you use. This data includes:

• The name of your Internet service provider

• The address of the website from which you visit us

• The particular page of the Epson Europe Electronics GmbH website that you visit

• The date and duration of your visit

We will save this information and generate anonymous usage statistics from it so that we can monitor the use of the website and, if necessary, improve it according to the requirements of its target groups.

2. Why we use your data

We store and use your data to give you the maximum benefit of our website. This includes:

• Developing and producing new service offers tailored to you as one of our registered users

• Answering your questions on our products or services

• Planning and performing information activities and promotions via our website

• Informing our registered users about changes or news on our website, about new products and services or about special actions such as promotions, offers or competitions
  

3. Cookies

When you visit our website, so-called cookies are loaded to your computer during the logon process. The main purpose of this is to make your online visit more convenient and individual. Cookies are files that identify you as a particular customer, and they can store not only your personal preferences but also technical information. The main benefit to you is that you don’t need to enter the information contained in the cookies every time you visit our website.

These cookies contain or reveal no personal information, but when you enter personal information on this website, it can be linked to the data stored in the cookies. However, other websites have no access to these files. 

As a rule, you can completely deactivate the use of cookies in the settings of your browser program. But note that some areas of our website may not work properly if you set your browser to reject the acceptance of cookies or other mechanisms.

4. Publicly available information

If notice boards or newsgroups are offered now or in the future, we will store the information that you publish in them. However, we will use this information only within the scope of this data protection guideline. But please note that we are not liable if other persons use information that you publish in these areas.

5. Duration of storage and use of personal data

We will not store your data longer that necessary for the purposes named in this data protection guideline. This will never be longer than the duration of your registration on the website.

6. Information about personal data, updating and deletion

You can contact us by e-mail (info@epson-electronics.de) to view, delete or update your personal data that we have gathered on the website. The same applies if you have any other questions about the data we have stored or precisely how we have used it.

7. Changes to this data protection guideline

If any changes are made to the contents of this data protection guideline, you will find the changes on this website. In order that you will always know what information we gather and how we use it, we will also keep older versions of the data protection guideline here, together with their duration of validity.

We will inform you in good time about changes and, if necessary, invite you to renew your consent for us to store and use your data.

We will not use or pass on the personal information we obtain from you in any other way than that described above without first informing you and giving you the opportunity to revoke your consent for such usage.

Date: March 2005