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Guarantee/Liability

All information contained in this Internet offering was carefully checked. We make every effort to continually extend and update the available information. However, we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness and absolute up-to-dateness of the information. DirectGroup Bertelsmann makes this information available without any sort of explicit or implicit promise or guarantee. DirectGroup Bertelsmann rules out any liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly by using this website, as far as they are not attributable to intention or gross negligence on the part of Bertelsmann.

Privacy Protection

DirectGroup Bertelsmann places a high priority on protecting personal data such as names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. We do not use our website to collect any personal data whatsoever without your permission. You alone decide whether you wish to make this information available to us, e.g. as part of registration procedures, surveys and the like. We generally use your personal data to answer your questions or give you access to special information or offers. DirectGroup Bertelsmann will neither sell your personal data to third parties nor market it elsewhere.

Automatically recorded information (non-personal data)

When you access the DirectGroup Bertelsmann website, general non-personal information (e.g. Internet browser used, number of visits, average time spent on site, pages viewed) is occasionally recorded automatically (i.e. not as part of registration). We use this information to gauge our website's appeal and to improve its content and functionality.

Minors

Minors should not transmit any personal data to the DirectGroup Bertelsmann website without the permission of their parents of guardians. DirectGroup Bertelsmann strongly advises all parents and guardians to teach their children safe and responsible handling of personal data on the Internet. DirectGroup Bertelsmann will never knowingly collect personal data from minors or use it in any way or disclose it to third parties without permission.

Security

The DirectGroup Bertelsmann takes measures to ensure the security of personal data. Your data will be protected conscientiously from loss, destruction, distortion/falsification, manipulation and unauthorized access or unauthorized disclosure.

Links to other websites

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Chief Executive Officer Fernando Carro,
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