MySmart-City Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting one of the websites (the "Websites”) owned by Power Engineering ltd and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, "Power Engineering”). When we refer to ourselves as "we” or "Power Engineering”, we mean our entire company, including any company that we control (for example, a subsidiary that we own). This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy”) applies to the personal information collected on Power Engineering ltd websites. The term "personal information” as used throughout this Privacy Policy, applies to any information or set of information that identifies or that is used by or on behalf of Power Engineering ltd to identify an individual.
We have provided this Privacy Policy to describe how we collect, use, share and protect the personal information you provide to us at this Website. This Privacy Policy only applies to personal information we collect via our Websites, the electronic communications technologies that we use. It does not apply to personal information collected through other means, including personal information you provide in e-mail messages you send to us or personal information we may collect from you offline except in cases where such personal information is consolidated with personal information collected by Power Engineering ltd online. This Privacy Policy is intended for all visitors of the Power Engineering ltd Websites including consumers, healthcare professionals and Power Engineering ltd business partners. We may share information among companies that we own or control, and we may share information with our co-promotion partners, and companies working with Power Engineering but all information we share will always be protected under the terms of this Privacy Policy. At some of our Websites, we may use personal information in a manner not described in this Privacy Policy. In those instances, the different uses of personal information will be disclosed to you at the web page where your personal information is collected, prior to such collection. Power Engineering offers online resources designed to provide Technological, and ICT product-related information and services, as well as corporate and financial news and employment information. In addition, some of our Websites enable qualified professionals to place orders for our Technological & ICT products, to apply for grants, or to contribute to R&D studies. From time to time, our internal processes may change, or we may offer new or altered features at our Websites. If appropriate, we will revise this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to return to this area to read the most recent version of our Privacy Policy. If we alter our practices in a manner that will affect the treatment of the personal information you have already provided, we will attempt to provide visitors who have registered on our Websites with notice of our new Privacy Policy via e-mail.

Table of Contents 

1.Personal Information Collected
Information You Provide In general, you may browse the Power Engineering Websites without providing any personal information. At our Websites, we may provide you with opportunities to sign up to receive information or services from us. As part of this process, we ask you to provide us with personal information about yourself (such as name, postal address, telephone number, e-mail address, user ID and password). For example, you may choose to register to receive e-mail updates about a Website, information about a particular technology solution, or materials relating to products or services offered by Power Engineering and its product-related co-promotion partners, and you may provide us with your e-mail address to receive such communications. You may always choose not to provide us with your personal information, and we will disclose to you at the time we collect your personal information whether it is required for you to receive the information or services you have requested.To better understand and address your interests, and to keep the personal information we have about you accurate, we may correct or add to the personal information you provide to us at our Websites with personal information we receive from you offline or from other sources. Automatically Collected Information — Cookies and Other Website Information Like most other commercial websites, we use standard "cookie” and "web beacon” technology and web server logs to collect information about how our Website is used. Web beacons are transparent pixel images that are used in collecting information about Website visitor activities and e-mail response and tracking. For example, if we send you an e-mail message, we (or third parties providing services on our behalf) may collect information through web beacons to determine whether you have opened the e-mail message or clicked on links located within the e-mail message. Cookies are pieces of data that a website transfers to a visitor’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies placed on our Websites may be set directly by our servers or by third parties providing technical services to us. To prevent cookies from tracking you as you navigate our Websites, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Please note that some portions of our Websites may not work properly if you refuse cookies. Information gathered through cookies and by our web server logs may include your IP address, your Internet browser, your operating system, the domain name of your internet service provider, the date and time of your visits, the pages viewed, the time spent at our Website, and the websites visited just before and just after our Website. This information may be associated with your personal information. Power Engineering may use Web server and browser information to individually customize its offerings and presentations if you submit your personal information. Online social media resources are interactive tools that typically enable you to collaborate and share information with others. Some examples of social media resources include social networks, discussion boards, bulletin boards, blogs, wikis, and referral functions to share web site content and tools with a friend or colleague.  Power Engineering may collect personal information from you to enable you to use online social media resources we may offer from time to time. Power Engineering may also enable you to use these social media resources to post or share personal information with others. You should consider carefully what information about yourself you choose to share with others when you use social media resources. Power Engineering provides additional notice and choices about how personal information is collected, used and disclosed on our Web sites and other online resources that offer social media. Some Power Engineering Web sites and online resources are designed specifically for use on mobile computing devices. Some mobile versions of Power Engineering Web sites may require that you log in with your user account for that Web site. Information about your use of the mobile version of the Web site will be associated with your user account. Some of our Web sites and online resources enable you to download an application, widget or other tool that you can use on your mobile or other computing device. Some of these tools may store information on your mobile or other device. These tools may transmit personal information to Power Engineering to enable you to access your user account and to enable Power Engineering to track use of these tools. Some of these tools may enable you to e-mail reports and other information from the tool. Power Engineering may use personal or non-identifiable information transmitted to Power Engineering to enhance these tools, to develop new tools, for quality improvement and as otherwise described in this Policy or in other notices Power Engineering provides.
2.Your Choices
You have several choices regarding your use of our Websites. You could decide not to submit any personal information at all. Although certain Websites may ask for permission to use your personal information for certain purposes, you can agree or decline to provide your personal information. If you subscribe for particular communications or services such as e-mail updates, you will be able to unsubscribe at any time by: (i) following any opt-out instructions contained in communications you receive from Power Engineering, (ii) un-subscribing at specific areas of the Websites where you registered, if available, or (iii) sending a written request to the Power Engineering contact address, which appears at the end of this Privacy Policy. As described above, if you wish to prevent cookies from tracking you as you navigate our Websites, you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Please note, however, that some portions of our Websites may not work properly if you refuse cookies.
3.Use of Personal Information
Power Engineering and its service providers will use your personal information to provide information and services to you, including information and services you have requested, or as otherwise disclosed to you in this Privacy Policy or on the web page where you submit your personal information to us. We may also use that information to provide you with materials about products and services offered by Power Engineering and its product-related co-promotion partners, including new content or services on our Websites. We may provide you with these materials by phone, mail, facsimile or e-mail. We do not share any of your personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes unless we have your consent.We may use aggregate information collected from visitors of our Websites to help us better understand visitors’ needs and how they use the Websites. Aggregate information about Website visitors that does not contain personal information may be shared with third parties.

E-mail-a-Friend or Colleague: On some of the Power Engineering Websites, you can send a link or e-mail message to a friend or colleague. E-mail addresses you may provide for a friend or colleague will be used to send your friend or colleague information on your behalf and will not be collected or used by Power Engineering or other third parties for any other purpose.

Note to Professionals and Business Partners: If you have a business or professional relationship with Power Engineering, we may use your personal information, including personal information we may collect about you from other sources, to develop our business relationship with you and your organization.

4.Sharing of Personal Information
Power Engineering may share personal information about you with: (i) various third-party companies or agents working on our behalf to help us engage in the activities described in the "Use of Personal Information” section of this Privacy Policy, including fulfilling business transactions, providing services or information you requested, providing other customer services, sending marketing communications about our products, services and offers, and conducting technological maintenance, and (ii) our parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates and product-related co-promotion partners, if any. We may also share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:

As a company with global operations, Power Engineering may share your personal information with parties described in this section who are (1) located in other countries, and (2) subject to other applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to your personal information, that do not offer the same protections as the country in which your personal information was collected. In particular, your personal information may be processed in the EU and subject to applicable EU laws, rules and regulations. For more information about how Power Engineering is committed to protecting your personal information, see the "How We Protect Your Personal Information” section of this Privacy Policy.
Note: We do not share any of your personal information with third parties for their own direct marketing purposes unless you explicitly give us permission to do so.
5.Personal Information of Children
Our Websites are not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 18, and we do not believe that our Websites are appealing to children. Therefore, we do not knowingly collect any personal information from anyone under the age of 18 at our Websites.
6.Links to Other Websites
Our Websites may provide links to other websites as a service to you. The third-party websites are operated by companies that are outside of our control, and your activities at those websites will be governed by the policies and privacy practices of those third parties. We do not recommend or endorse the content of these websites. We encourage you to review the policies and privacy practices of those third parties before disclosing any of your personal information, as we are not responsible for their policies and privacy practices.
7.How We Protect Your Personal Information
To help protect the privacy and security of personal information you transmit through the use of our Websites, we have implemented reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to help protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
8.Changing Your Preferences; Opt-Out of Receiving Communications
When you provide us with your personal information, you will be given some choices about how we use that personal information. You may changes these preferences later. For example, if you sign up for an e-mail newsletter, you may opt out of receiving future e-mail newsletters at any time. Power Engineering will always provide you with one or more of the following ways to opt out: (i) by following any opt-out instructions contained in communications you receive from Power Engineering, (ii) by un-subscribing at specific areas of the Website(s) where you registered, if available, or (iii) by sending a written request to the Power Engineering contact address immediately below.
9.Questions; Dispute ResolutionTo comply with the Data Safety Enforcement Principle,
Power Engineering commits to cooperate with the E.U. Data Protection Authorities (DPA) and the Switzerland Commissioner (FDPIC) in the investigation and resolution of complaints brought under our Framework. In addition, Power Engineering will comply, to the extent practicable, with any advice given by the DPAs and the Commissioner where the DPAs or Commissioner take the view that the organization needs to take specific action to comply with the safety principles.
10.Questions; Updating Your Personal Information; Power Engineering Contact AddressIf you have any questions about our privacy practices or if you need help accessing your personal information or changing your preferences, please send a written request to us at the following address:

Note: Please make sure to provide the name of the Website(s) applicable to your request, and your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if any). If you do not provide us with this information, we may not be able to respond.Note to Employment-Applicant Users of Our WebsitesIf you wish to modify or update your personal information submitted at one of our Websites in response to an employment opportunity at Power Engineering, you can do so on the appropriate web page of the Website where you applied.
11.Effective Date of Privacy Policy 

This Privacy Policy has been revised October 10, 2013.