Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Hithium NL B.V. ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you interact with us at intersolar exhibition in Munich.

2. Data We Collect from You

We believe that you can have great privacy. This means that we strive to collect only the personal data that we need.

When you participate in the online survey, we may collect information, including:

• Contact person
• Company name
• Company Address
• Project Photos
• Email
• Installation Certifications/Company Certifications

3. How We Use Your Data

We collect and process your data solely for the purposes set out below, with each purpose corresponding to specific data types:

• To identify and recruit initial investors and installers, we process your Company name, Company Address, Contact person and Email.
• To invite you to participate in our offline training courses, we process your Company name, Company Address, Contact person and Email.
• To issue certification credentials to qualified installers, we process your Company name, Contact person and Installation Certifications/Company Certifications.
• To include you in our European certified installer database, we process your Company name, Company Address, Contact person, Email, Project Photos and Installation Certifications/Company Certifications.
• To implement installer incentive programs, complete reward accounting and distribute relevant benefits, we process your Company name, Contact person, Email and Project Photos.
• To push product updates, technical changes, policy notices and channel activity information to you, we process your Company name and Contact person, Email.
• To handle your consultations, work orders, technical support and partner service requests, we process your Company name, Contact person, Email and Project Photos.
• To perform pre-contractual and contractual obligations and conduct partnership management and follow-up communication, we process your Company name, Company Address, Contact person, Email and Installation Certifications/Company Certifications.
• To arrange invitations and registration management for online seminars, technical training and product launches, we process your Company name, Contact person and Email.

4. Data Retention Period

Your personal data will be retained for three (3) months from the date of collection. We retain personal data only for so long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including as described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. After the retention period expires, your personal data will be securely deleted or anonymized, unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law or you have agreed to extended retention in a separate agreement.

5. Protection of Your Data

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards (including: Encryption in transit, access controls and authentication, employee training on personal data protection) to protect your personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the processing, and the threats posed. We are constantly working to improve on these safeguards to help keep your personal data secure.

6. Recipients and Sharing of Data

Your personal data may be shared with the following categories of recipients: Authorized personnel within Hithium NL B.V. and its affiliated entities (e.g., Hithium headquarters) who are involved in business development and technical support; Third-party service providers (e.g., CRM system operators) strictly necessary for data storage and follow-up management, under appropriate data processing agreements.

7. International Data Transfers

As part of a global organization, your personal data may be transferred to and accessed by Hithium group companies located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including the People's Republic of China. Personal data collected by us is generally stored in the Norway. We comply with laws on the transfer of personal data between countries to help ensure your personal data is protected.

8. Your Rights as a Data Subject

We respect your ability to know, access, correct, transfer, restrict the processing of, and delete your personal data. The rights you have are as follows:

• Right of access — To obtain confirmation of whether we process your personal data and to access it
• Right to rectification— To correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data
• Right to erasure — To request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction of processing — To limit how we process your personal data
• Right to personal data portability — To receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — To object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Right to withdraw consent — To withdraw consent at any time, without retroactive effect
• Right to lodge a complaint — To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement If you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR

9. How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:

We will respond to your request within one (1) month of receipt. This period may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of requests.

10. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects concerning you.

11. Consent Statement

By proceeding with the survey, you confirm that: