Know Your Supplier Program

BEROE HOLDINGS INC (“BEROE” “OUR”, “WE,” OR “US”)) OFFERS ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM THE PORTAL LOCATED AT https://live.beroeinc.com/#/, https://compliance.live.beroeinc.com/#/, https://supplier.live.beroeinc.com/#/ AND ALL MOBILE VERSIONS OF THE SAME (THE “PORTAL”) SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF SERVICE CONDITIONS. THE PORTAL AND RELATED PLATFORMS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OR FROM THE PORTAL (THE “SERVICES”) ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY BEROE. FOR CLARITY, BY SERVICES, WE MEAN THE FEATURES AND SERVICES WE MAKE AVAILABLE FROM THE PORTAL AND ALL OTHER BEROE BRANDED VERSIONS OF THE SAME, WHETHER SUCH SERVICES ARE ACCESSED BY A MOBILE DEVICE OR OTHER PLATFORM.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THE PORTAL AND/OR THE SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE “TERMS AND CONDITIONS”). THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT. IF YOU USE THE PORTAL AND/OR THE SERVICES ACTING AS THE AGENT FOR A COMPANY OR OTHER ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH COMPANY OR ENTITY AND YOU GUARANTEE COMPLIANCE BY SUCH COMPANY OR ENTITY WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND ANY APPLICABLE ORDER FORM YOU MAY HAVE ENTERED INTO WITH BEROE ARE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT AND ARE REFERRED TO AS THE “AGREEMENT.”

BEROE RESERVES THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO CHANGE, ADD, OR DELETE PORTIONS OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WITHOUT NOTICE. BEROE WILL POST CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, IF ANY, TO THE PORTAL BY REPLACING THESE TERMS OF SERVICE WITH UPDATED TERMS OF SERVICE THAT INCLUDE A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE PORTAL PERIODICALLY FOR CHANGES. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE PORTAL AFTER ANY CHANGES CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE REVISED TERMS OF SERVICE.

These terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”) apply to your use of this Portal. By accessing or otherwise using the site, You agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Any membership accounts You may create by registration on this Website and/or purchase or avail any product or service available through this Website are governed by these Terms of Use including 3rd party service providers T&C listed in Appendix (1.0).

1. Definitions
   1. "Intellectual Proptery Rights" shall mean “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets, patents, moral rights, contract rights, and other proprietary rights.
   2. "Reports" shall mean Beroe’s proprietary reports that are available for downloading fromthe Beroe Portal.
2. Account Sign Up
   1. You represent that all information you provide during the account sign up process and at any time thereafter (“Account Information”) will be true, accurate, complete, and current and that you will promptly update your Account Information as necessary such that it is, at all times, true, accurate, complete, and current. We may use all Account Information, subject to compliance with the Beroe Privacy Policy. The Terms of Service incorporate the terms and conditions set forth in the Beroe Privacy Policy, and by accessing the Portal and using the Services, you are consenting to have your personal data used by us as set forth in the Beroe Privacy Policy. You alone are responsible for maintaining the security of your Account Information and for all uses of the Portal and Services in the name of your account (the “Account”). You represent that you are at least 18 years of age.
   2. Your Password and User ID. When you register for and create an Account, you will be assigned a unique User ID and password. Each User ID and Password may be used solely by you and is nontransferable. At the request of Beroe, When a User ID is used on a device (e.g., laptop computer, desktop computer, mobile device, etc.), it will be registered to that device. A User ID may not be used on more than three devices. If you attempt to access the Portal from more than three devices with your User ID, you will be denied access to the Portal and must contact Beroe customer service to have your User ID re-activated.
3. Portal Content. All content accessible from the Portal, which is not User Content (as defined in Section 8 below) (the “Beroe Content”), is the proprietary property of us or our licensors. Subject to these Terms of Service, no Beroe Content or User Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of us or the owner of such content. Except as otherwise set forth in these Terms of Service, any unauthorized use of the Beroe Content or User Content is strictly prohibited. All trademarks, logos, trade dress and service marks included within the Beroe Content or the User Content are trademarks or registered trademarks of us or our licensors and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of us or the owner of such content.
4. Rights to the Portal and Reports
   1. Reports By accessing the Portal, you are allowed to view (but not download, print, copy or transfer in any manner) Reports. In certain situations and subject to payment of applicable fees, you may be granted the right to download and/or print Reports. The Reports are the confidential and proprietary information of Beroe and protected by the U.S. Copyright Act and international treaties, and Beroe owns all Intellectual Property Rights included therein. You agree to use the Reports solely for your or your employer’s internal business purposes. You may not copy the Reports or distribute or transfer, lend, lease or rent the Reports in whole or in part to any third party.
   2. Limitations. You agree to not use the Portal or the Reports in any manner that violates any state, local or federal law, including, without limitation, any applicable antitrust law, rule or regulation.
5. Disclaimer. THE PORTAL AND THE REPORTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE REPORTS, ALL DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND ALL DECISIONS MADE, WHICH RELY ON THE REPORTS. BEROE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PORTAL, THE REPORTS AND THE USE OF THE REPORTS AND THE DATA INCLUDED THEREIN, AND THERE ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE NOT RELIED ON ANY WARRANTIES OR STATEMENTS FROM BEFORE OTHER THAN AS MAY BE SET FORTH HEREIN.
6. Links to Other Web Sites. The Portal may include links to other web sites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such web sites, and such web sites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion within the Portal of any links to other web sites does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked web site by us. Furthermore, any third party advertisement or sponsorship has no effect on and does not influence any Reports or content published by us. If you decide to leave the Portal and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.
7. Termination
   1. You may terminate your use of the Portal and Services at any time. Please keep in mind that except as otherwise provided in a separate agreement between you and Beroe, any fees paid by you will not be refunded upon cancellation, and cancellation will cause any unused or prepaid fees to be forfeited.
   2. We may cancel your Account and discontinue your use of the Portal or Services at any time in the event that you fail to make any payment when due or you breach your representations, warranties, and covenants in these Terms of Service.
   3. Any provisions of these Terms of Service that by their nature should continue after cancellation of your use of the Services or any Services will continue to apply even after the expiration or termination of these Terms of Service or your use of the Services or any Services, including Sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
8. User Content. You are solely responsible for all materials, content, and data that you publish on the Portal (“User Content”). You represent, warrant and agree that all User Content that you publish will not:
   1. violate any privacy or data protection law or regulation, including GDPR (as defined below) and your submission, use and publication is consistent with our Privacy Policy
   2. violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights
   3. contain libelous or defamatory material
   4. include profanity, hate speech or other language that is inconsistent with generally accepted standards of decency
   5. violate or encourage violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations

   You represent and warrant that you own all User Content that you publish on the Portal and that by publishing such content on the Portal, you hereby assign to Beroe all rights, title and interest in and to such User Content. You hereby acknowledge and agree that Beroe shall, at all times, possess the right to refuse to include and/or to cause the removal of any or all User Content for any reason and at Beroe’s sole discretion. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Beroe against any claims, damages, liability, costs and expenses incurred by Beroe and related to or arising from the infringement of any rights of any third party by User Content or the violation of any law, rule or regulation by the User Content. We may terminate your use of the Portal and or your Account should you publish User Content that breaches any your representations and warranties set forth above.

   At all times, BEROE shall use the Confidential Information solely to the extent necessary (i) for the purpose of the Project, (ii) for disclosure to Representatives for the purpose of the Project, and (iii) for such other purposes, if any, as Supplier and/or Customer may expressly authorize in writing. In no event shall BEROE use or exploit any Confidential Information for its own benefit or the benefit of another without the prior consent. The BEROE shall not copy any Confidential Information except as necessary for a permitted use hereunder. BEROE shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than as provided hereunder.

9. DMCA Copyright Notice. We own, protect and enforce copyrights in our own Reports and other creative material and respect the copyright properties of others. Materials may be made available via the Portal, or through the Services, by third parties not within our control. It is our policy not to permit materials known by us to be infringing to remain on the Portal. You should notify us promptly if you believe any materials on the Portal, whether published by us or third parties, infringe a third party copyright. Upon our receipt of a proper notice of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), we will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material claimed to be infringing and will follow the procedures specified in the DMCA to resolve the claim between the notifying party and the alleged infringer who provided the content in issue. Pursuant to the DMCA, written notification of claimed copyright infringement must be submitted in writing to the Designated Agent for this Services. Contact information for the Designated Agent may be found at the U.S. Copyright Office’s Directory of Service Provider Agents for Notification of Claims of Infringement, and is provided below:
   DMCA Agent
   
   
   Email: customersupport@beroeinc.com Please be advised that we may provide an alleged infringer with any notice of claimed infringement, including notices of claimed infringement submitted by you under the DMCA, and any communications related thereto. We may also provide any counter notifications received under the DMCA, and communication related thereto, to the provider of the original notice of claimed infringement. All notices and communications provided by you to us become our property and you hereby grant us the right to provide such notices and communications to any third party.
   If you engage in “repeat infringement” we may immediately terminate your Account without notice, and you will no longer be permitted access to the Portal or the Services. “Repeat infringement” shall be defined as two (2) or more instances, as determined by us in our reasonable discretion, where you have infringed the copyright rights of another person.
   In the event a user’s materials are removed due to a DMCA notice and then subsequently restored in accordance with the DMCA, we will treat the underlying DMCA notice as withdrawn. We reserve the right to terminate Accounts that are the subject of fewer than two (2) instances of infringement of the copyright rights of another person in appropriate circumstances, such as when the user has a history of violating or willfully disregarding the Terms of Service.
10. Disclaimer. We are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate content published in the Reports or on the Portal, including User Content published by others. We are not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Portal. The Portal and the Services may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. We assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, the Services or the Portal. We are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, computer equipment or software, or the failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, including injury or damage to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Portal or the Services. Under no circumstances will we be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone’s use of the Portal, the Services or any content published on the Portal (whether or not Beroe Content, User Content, or other content). THE PORTAL, THE SERVICES AND ALL CONTENT ON THE PORTAL ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON- INFRINGEMENT. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DO NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE PORTAL, THE REPORTS AND/OR THE SERVICES.
    WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT USER CONTENT PUBLISHED BY USERS (OR PUBLISHED BY US ON BEHALF OF USERS) OF THE PORTAL OR THE SERVICES COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS, AND WE OFFER NO WARRANTY THAT ANY SUCH USER CONTENT SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES OR REGULATIONS
11. Indemnification
    1. Beroe at its expense will defend any claim or judicial action brought against you, and indemnify you and hold you harmless against any liability for damages awarded in any such action, insofar as the same is based on a claim that a Report provided by Beroe, when used by you as authorized by this Agreement, infringes any patent, copyright or trade secret of a third party. Beroe’s indemnification obligation hereunder will not apply to the extent that any claim, damages, or expenses incurred by you are attributable to unauthorized editing or use of a Report.
    2. You agree to defend any claim or judicial action brought against Beroe, and indemnify and hold harmless Beroe against any liability for damages awarded in such action, insofar as the same is based on any claim relating to your use of the Portal or the Reports, with the sole exception of those matters for which Beroe bears responsibility under Section 11(a).
    3. The obligations under the foregoing indemnities are subject to the condition that the party seeking indemnification give the other: (1) prompt written notice of any claim or action for which indemnity is sought; (2) complete control of the defense and settlement thereof by the indemnifying party; and (3) cooperation of the other party in such defense.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. BEROE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, REVENUE OR SAVINGS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR THE LOSS OF USE OF ANY DATA, EVEN IF BEROE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, KNEW, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL BEROE’S AGGREGATE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY HEREUNDER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE GREATER OF (1) THE MOST RECENTLY RECEIVED ANNUAL FEE PAID BY YOU UNDER ANY AGREEMENT WITH BEROE AND (2) $10.00 USD. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN REFLECT THE ALLOCATION OF RISK SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES, AND THAT BEROE WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS ON ITS LIABILITY.
13. Force Majeure. Any party shall be excused from performing hereunder to the extent that it is prevented from performing as a result of any act or event which occurs and is beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God, war, weather, utility, malware, unauthorized hacking or intrusion into computer systems, spyware, viruses, or telecommunications outages, unrest or riot, strikes, any action of a governmental entity; etc. provided that the party experiencing the force majeure provides the other with prompt written notice thereof and uses reasonable efforts to remedy effects of such matter.
14. Miscellaneous. You may not assign this Agreement, including assignments by change of control, merger or acquisition, without the prior written consent of Beroe. This Agreement shall be governed under the law of North Carolina without regard to its conflicts of Laws provisions. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in United States Of America in accordance with the United States Arbitration Act ("Federal Arbitration Act or FAA ") for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Section 13. The Tribunal shall consist of one (1) arbitrator to be appointed by the Chairman of the FAA. The language of the arbitration shall be English and the definitive and official language of this Agreement shall be English. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall not be affected, and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as if such unenforceable provision had never constituted a part hereof, and the unenforceable provision shall be automatically amended so as to best accomplish the objectives of such unenforceable provision within the limits of applicable law. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute the same instrument. Any waiver of a provision of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. A valid waiver hereunder shall not be interpreted to be a waiver of that obligation in the future or any other obligation under this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties related to the subject matter hereof, supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement between the parties relating to the Portal and shall not be changed except by written agreement signed by each party.
15. Processing of Personal Data.
    1. With respect to your use of the Portal and our Services, we are the Data Controller of the information You provide to us when visiting the Portal and/or using our Services, such as your name, email address, phone number, and company name.
    2. Certain User Content You provide when using the Portal may include information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“Personal Data”), and we may also make Personal Data available to You when we provide Reports. With respect to this Personal Data, both You and Beroe will be considered Data Controllers. All capitalized terms in this section not otherwise defined in these Terms and Conditions shall have the same meaning as provided by the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). With respect to the Processing of Personal Information of individuals, You agree:
       1. Processing of Personal Data on or through our Portal shall be done solely in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and You shall ensure that You can lawfully Process and transfer Personal Data in accordance with these Terms, including that Beroe’s use and disclosure of such Personal Data as described herein and in our Privacy Policy.
       2. You shall ensure that all personnel that Process Personal Data have received appropriate training, and are under an appropriate obligation of confidentiality.
       3. You shall comply with all obligations of a Data Controller under the GDPR and any other applicable data protection laws and regulations. In particular, You shall ensure that there is a valid, lawful basis for all Processing of Personal Data that You undertake, or direct to be taken on your behalf, and that You have obtained all necessary consents or authorizations necessary under GDPR or any other data protection laws and regulations for such Processing.
       4. Upon notice from Beroe, you shall immediately stop and remediate any unauthorized or unlawful processing.
       5. You shall comply with any requests by Data Subjects to exercise their individual rights under any data protection laws and regulations, including GDPR, such as rights to access, correct, amend, block, restrict, or delete their Personal Data (“Individual Rights”). To the extent legally permitted, You shall promptly notify Beroe if you receive any request from a Data Subject for the exercise of Individual Rights that may impact Beroe’s Processing of Personal Data. You shall fully address that person’s request unless it is not possible to do so without assistance from Beroe. In any such case, You shall provide commercially reasonable cooperation and assistance to Beroe in relation to handling of a Data Subject’s request.
       6. You implement and maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure protection of the security, confidentiality, and integrity of Personal Data as provided by data protection laws and regulations, including GDPR, and regularly monitor such safeguards. Such safeguards shall be designed to protect Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, or unauthorized disclosure or access. You will not take any action that decreases the overall Security of Beroe or its Portal or Services.
       7. Taking into account the nature of Processing and the information available to You, You shall assist Beroe, to the extent necessary or appropriate, with Beroe’s obligations pursuant to Art. 32 – 36 of GDPR, in particular with respect to the security of the Processing, data protection impact assessments, and consultation with Supervisory Authorities.
       8. You shall immediately notify Beroe if You are subject to any investigation by a Supervisory Authority, and if You become subject to any control procedures or measures imposed by a Supervisory Authority pursuant to the GDPR or other data protection laws and regulations. This shall also apply to the extent that a competent authority conducts investigations at Your place of work, office, or other location, pursuant to the GDPR or other data protection laws and regulations.
       9. In the event that You transfer Personal Data to a third country or international organization, You shall ensure that such transfer occurs only in accordance with GDPR and data protection laws and regulations, and agree to disclose or publish information on the appropriate or suitable safeguards that have been used to make such transfers to the third country to the extent required under the GDPR or other data protection laws and regulations to inform the Data Subject.
       10. You shall maintain security incident management policies and procedures and shall, to the extent permitted by law, promptly notify Beroe of any actual or reasonably suspected accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, of, or access to Personal Data, Processed by You or Your Processors of which You become aware (a “Data Security Breach”) without undue delay, and in no event later than 24 hours from discovery. You shall make reasonable efforts to identify and remediate the cause of such Data Security Breach, and shall be solely responsible to notify Supervisory Authorities and Data Subjects of any Data Security Breach and pay all costs associated with the same.
    3. You agree to our Privacy Policy and our Processing of Personal Data as described therein
16. Appendix (1.0) –Third Party Services Providers Ref. Link
    Rapid Ratings:
    https://www.rapidratings.com/terms-of-use/
    https://www.rapidratings.com/privacy-policy/
    CSRHub:
    https://www.csrhub.com/sustainableproducts/termsofuse/
    https://esg.csrhub.com/privacy?_ga=2.222546707.984339807.1541065567-1493041630.1541065567
    D&B:
    https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/terms-of-use.html
    https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/privacy-policy.html
    Achilles:
    https://www.achilles.com//app/uploads/2019/02/Beroe-Silver-Supplier-TCs.pdf
    Credit Safe:
    https://www.creditsafe.com/gb/en/legal/terms-and-conditions.html
    https://www.creditsafe.com/gb/en/legal/privacy-policy.html
    Eco Vadis:
    https://www.ecovadis.com/wp-content/uploads/Suppliers_Disclaimer_ENG-3.pdf
    https://www.ecovadis.com/us/legal-notice/
    Dow Jones Terms and Conditions:
    https://www.dowjones.com/about/terms-and-conditions/
    Dow Jones Privacy Policy:
    https://www.dowjones.com/about/terms-and-conditions/
    Refinitiv World-Check privacy statement:
    https://www.refinitiv.com/en/products/world-check-kyc-screening/privacy-statement
    Refinitiv Terms Of Use:
    https://www.refinitiv.com/en/policies/terms-of-use
    

    World-Check Legal Notice The contents of this record are private and confidential and should not be disclosed to third parties unless: (i) the terms of your agreement with Refinitiv allow you to do so; (ii) the record subject requests any data that you may hold on them, and such data includes their World-Check record; or (iii) you are under some other legal obligation to do so. You must consider and abide by your own obligations in relation to the data privacy rights of individuals and must notify them of your intention to search against World-Check and provide them with information contained in the World-Check privacy statement :https://www.refinitiv.com/en/products/world-check-kyc-screening/privacy-statement. You shall not rely upon the content of this report without making independent checks to verify the information contained therein. Information correlated is necessarily brief and should be read by you in the context of the fuller details available in the external sources to which links are provided. The accuracy of the information found in the underlying sources must be verified with the record subject before any action is taken and you should inform us if any links to the sources are broken. If this record contains negative allegations, it should be assumed that such allegations are denied by the subject. You should not draw any negative inferences about individuals or entities merely because they are identified in the database, nor because they are shown as "Reported being linked to" others identified in the database. The nature of linking varies considerably. Many persons are included solely because they hold or have held prominent political positions or are connected to such individuals.

Last Updated Date: May 21st 2020

Which BEROE websites does this policy apply to?

This Cookies Policy applies to our public-facing ‘BEROE Inc.’ websites and other online services.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored by the browser on your computer or mobile device. The cookie can be read by the company that placed it there so that the browser in use on that device can be recognized. Cookies may provide “aggregate data”, that is, data that counts how many visitors engage in certain actions. They can be read as unique but not identify you as an individual or, particularly in case of registration cookies, cookies can be associated with data that does identify you.

How do BEROE’s websites use cookies?

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are those which are essential for our sites to work in the way you have requested. Although many of our sites are open, that is, do not require registration, we may use strictly necessary cookies to control access to some of our community sites, whitepapers or online events such as webinars and to maintain your session during a single visit. These cookies will need to reset on your browser each time you register or log in to a gated area. If you block these cookies entirely, you may not be able to access gated areas. We may also offer you the choice of a persistent cookie to recognize you as you return to one of our gated sites. If you choose not to use this “remember me” function, you will simply need to log in each time you return.

Performance Cookies

Performance cookies, often called analytics cookies, collect data from visitors to our sites on a unique but anonymous basis. The results are reported to us as aggregate numbers and trends. BEROE allows third parties to set performance cookies. We rely on the reports to understand our audiences generally and improve how our websites work.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), which in turn uses performance cookies. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case IP-anonymisation is activated on our website, your IP address will be truncated within the area of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the whole IP address be first transferred to a Google server in the United States and truncated there. On our websites the IPaddress is encoded (i.e. anonymised) before beeing sent to Google servers.

Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of our website to (a) evaluate your use of our website; (b) compile reports on website activity for website operators; and (c) provide website operators with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address that your browser conveys within the scope of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website. You can also opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics by downloading and installing Google Analytics’ Opt-out Browser Add-On for your current web browser:http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Functionality Cookies

We may use site performance cookies to remember your preferences for operational settings on our websites so that you do not have to re-set the preferences every time you visit. For example, the cookie may recognize optimum video streaming speeds or volume settings, or the order in which you look at comments to a posting on one of our forums. These cookies do not identify you as an individual and we don’t associate the resulting information with a cookie that does.

Social Media Cookies

If you use social media or other third party credentials to log in to our sites, that third party organization may set a cookie that allows that organization to recognize you. The third party organization may use that cookie for its own purposes. The organization may also show you ads and content from us when you visit its websites or use its applications. Also, if you use a social media-sharing button or widget on one of our sites, the social network that created the button will record your action for its own purposes. Please look to each social media organization’s privacy and data protection policy to understand (a) its use of cookies; (b) how it tracks you from our sites; and (c) how to control such cookies and buttons.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

We use tracking and targeting cookies or ask other companies to do so on our behalf to send you emails and show you online advertising that meets your business and professional interests. If you have registered for our websites or submitted information through an online form on one of our websites, we may tailor our emails to you to reflect the interests you have shown during your visits.

We ask third party advertising platforms and technology companies to show you our ads after you leave our sites. This is known as ‘retargeting technology’. This technology allows us to make our website services more interesting for you. Retargeting cookies are used to record anonymized movement patterns on a website. These patterns are used to tailor banner advertisements to your interests. The data used for retargeting is completely anonymous and is only used for statistical analysis. No personal data is stored and the use of retargeting technology is subject to the applicable statutory data protection regulations.

We also work with companies to reach people who have not visited our sites. These companies do not identify you as an individual but instead rely on a variety of other data to show you advertisements, for example, behavior across websites, information about individual devices and, in some cases, IP addresses.

How do I turn off cookies?

All modern browsers allow you to turn off cookies or stop accepting cookies. You can usually find the settings to do so in the “options” or “preferences” menu of the browser on your device or you can use the “Help” option for more details. Please remember that turning off some cookies may result in our sites not working as intended. If you are primarily concerned with third party advertising platforms, including those that track your browser across unrelated websites, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative, https://www.networkadvertising.org/, for more information and options for turning off targeting, http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. The Digital Advertising Alliance also offers an opt out page at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. Users based in the European Union can opt-out of targeted advertising through the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out page at .