PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: July 4, 2005

SAM Indexes GmbH and its affiliates (hereafter collectively referred to as "SAM ", "we" or "us"), are committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that you provide to us when using www.sustainability-indexes.com. This Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information received about you when you visit www.sustainability-indexes.com.

Links to Other Sites

We may make content or services available to you from other Web sites (including affiliated or co-branded Web sites) that are not operated or controlled by SAM Indexes GmbH through links located on www.sustainability-indexes.com. These other Web sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy and SAM Indexes GmbH is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of these other Web sites (including affiliated or co-branded Web sites). We recommend that you review the privacy policy at each such Web site to determine how that site protects your privacy.

Information We Collect

General: When you register for news emails or access to index data with us, and at other times when you visit our Web site, we will collect personally identifiable information from you that may include your name, employer and profession, address, email address, phone number, and facts about your computers, intended uses of www.sustainability-indexes.com and similar information.

Web Site Usage Information. We automatically collect IP addresses and Web site usage information from you when you visit our Web site. This information helps us evaluate how our visitors use and navigate our Web sites on an aggregate (i.e., non identifiable) basis, including the number and frequency of visitors to each Web page and the length of their visits.

How We Use Information Collected. We may use information in the following ways:
• For the purposes for which you specifically provided the information, for example, to send you emails containing requested information as soon as it is published.
• To send you email notifications about our new or existing products and services, special offers, or to otherwise contact you. By registering for news emails or index data access via www.sustainability-indexes.com, you consent to your being sent such notifications and your being contacted as mentioned above.
• To enhance existing features or develop new features, products and services.
• To provide third parties with aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns.
• To allow us to personalize the content that you and others see based on personal characteristics or preferences.

We may use third-party service providers to contact you on our behalf or to facilitate some aspects of our Web site services. These third-party service providers may be supplied with or have access to your personally identifiable information solely for the purpose of providing these services to us or on our behalf. Such third-party service providers may not be located in your geographic area. Nevertheless, we assure that at all times the standards required by Swiss law with regard to data protection are met, regardless of whether your personally identifiable information is stored, processed or retrieved in Switzerland or abroad. By registering for news emails or index data access via www.sustainability-indexes.com, you consent to the transfer of your data to these providers.

Except as specifically set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not share your personally identifiable information outside of SAM unless we first notify you and offer you a choice to opt out of having your personally identifiable information shared with a company that is not affiliated with us.

We may disclose and use personally identifiable information in special circumstances where such disclosure is necessary to enforce the terms & conditions of using www.sustainability-indexes.com. We may also disclose or use your personal information when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires us to do so.

Cookies

We may employ cookie technology to estimate our total audience size and traffic and to help us improve our site's experience by measuring which site areas are of greatest interest to users. We employ cookie technology to help visitors and subscribers move faster through our site. When you arrive at our Web site or take advantage of several key features, we may pass cookies to your computer. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a Web site and stored temporarily in your computer's memory.

Security

The personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited access servers. We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures, such as limiting access to the data to authorized personnel only and storing data on a secure server, to protect the security of these servers and your personally identifiable information.

Review and Correction

You may review and update the personally identifiable information that you have provided to us by visiting the available online registration forms or that we have collected from you when visiting our Web site.

Policy Modifications

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. You will find the date that the policy was last revised at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Transfer to Switzerland and the United States

Our server is currently located in Zurich, Switzerland. If you are located outside of Switzerland, please note that the information you provide to us will be transferred to Switzerland and that by registering for news emails or subscribing to index data access on www.sustainability-indexes.com, you consent to this transfer and the storage of the data in Switzerland. Please note that we may relocate our server or transfer your information to the United States in order to provide you with our services and email notifications. We assure, however, that at all times the standards required by Swiss law with regard to data protection are met, regardless of whether the data is stored, processed or retrieved in Switzerland or abroad. By registering for news emails or subscribing to index data access on www.sustainability-indexes.com, you also consent to this transfer.