Note regarding data protection on the Internet

Data protection at ORBIS AG

ORBIS AG considers it to be extremely important to protect your privacy. It therefore goes without saying that, when you visit our Website, your personal data is only collected, processed, stored, and used in accordance with data protection regulations. We use your personal data exclusively within the ORBIS Group in order to support and extend our business relations with you to the extent necessary. In accordance with legal regulations, we will pass on your personal data to third parties outside the ORBIS Group only with your consent – except in cases where it is legally permissible to pass on the data without your consent.

We also commission external service providers to help design and operate our Website. Such service providers only have access to your personal data in connection with these activities. Your data will not be used by these service providers for any other purposes. The service providers that we commission commit themselves to treat your personal data confidentially and adhere to the legal data protection regulations.

Our Website may contain links to third-party Websites on which this data protection declaration does not apply. ORBIS AG is not responsible for the content of a Website reached via such a link and is not responsible for the data protection measures of such a Website.

Collecting and processing your personal data and other information

We only collect and store personal data when you specify the data yourself. In particular, we may ask you to give us your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, and position.

Your personal data will be treated confidentially and only stored and used for the general purposes listed below or other purposes permitted by applicable law:

• Informing you about our products and services
• Sending information material
• Sending press releases
• Registering you for an event
• Processing your purchase order or providing the requested service

In addition, when you visit our Website, our Web servers also store certain information regarding your computer’s hardware and software such as your IP address, the name of your Internet service provider, the Website from which you are visiting us, and the date and duration of your visit.

IP addresses are required for problem diagnosis, Website management, and demographical information. When you visit our Website we recognize only your domain name and not your e-mail address. We only see your e-mail address if you send us an e-mail or if you specify it directly when completing an order form.

The Internet offering of ORBIS AG also uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer’s hard disk when you access an Internet site – assuming your browser settings allow this. Cookies are used to avoid displaying the same information more than once and to optimize your computer system with regard to the presentation of information. They either just contain a note that certain information has already been viewed or contain data relating to the technical optimization of your computer system. If you do not want to accept these cookies, you can prevent the transmission of cookies by selecting the appropriate setting in your browser. This does not usually lead to any other disadvantages for you.

Data protection information with regard to ordering press releases or information material

The "News & Press Relations" page provides the option of receiving the latest press releases about ORBIS AG regularly by e-mail. Just complete the corresponding order form.
We use the information you specify in order to provide the service offered.
You can cancel your registration for the receipt of our latest press releases, and the associated storage of your data, at any time. To do this, please send an e-mail to this effect to our press department.

The "Investor Relations/IR Contact" and "About Orbis/Contact" Web pages provide you with the option of ordering information material about ORBIS AG (monthly reports, annual report, and similar). To do this, just complete the relevant contact form and send it to us by e-mail. Here, too, you can cancel your registration for the receipt of information material, and the associated the storage of your data, at any time by sending an e-mail to the Investor Relations department at ORBIS AG.

Please note that your data is not protected as it is transmitted across the Internet, which means that there is a risk of the data being viewed and used by third parties.

E-mail addresses

If you give us your e-mail address, we will generally communicate with you via e-mail. However, if you expressly request that we communicate with you by post, we would also be happy to do so. We will not pass on your e-mail address to any third parties outside the ORBIS Group. If you do not want to receive any further e-mails from us, you can cancel them at any time by e-mail.

Security

ORBIS AG takes all possible technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against misuse.

Consent

In using our Website, you agree to your personal data being stored and used in the way described in this declaration. Any changes to this data protection declaration will be made directly on this page, so that you are always informed of what data ORBIS AG stores and uses.

Contacting ORBIS AG

ORBIS AG would be happy to inform you what personal data about you is stored and will correct or delete the data if you so request. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments regarding our data protection policy, we would be delighted to help.

Our contact person for data protection: Heiko Burgard
E-Mail: dirk.recktenwald@orbis.de