Siemens adheres to the principles of data protection, in particular the principles of data minimization (Privacy by Design).
For this product, SINUMERIK Connector, the meaning is described in the following sections.
Personal data
There is no personal data collected but the following data is stored to allow machine to machine communication:
Tags data and metadata from SINUMERIK CNC
App usage data
If the customer links the above mentioned data to other data (e.g., shift plans) or if the customer saves personal information on the same medium (e.g. hard disk) and thus creates a personal reference, the customer must ensure that the guidelines regarding data protection are observed.
This section refers to any personal data processed by the application other than the personal data contained in log-files / tracking data (if any). Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Note that IP-addresses, device identifiers such as IMEI, UDID, IMSI, MAC-address, MSISDN, location data or machine data (if machine data tracks events triggered by user interaction with the machine) usually qualify as personal data.
Purposes
The data mentioned above is required for the following purposes:
Access protection and security measures
Message system for traceability and availability
For app diagnosis
Storage of the data is affected for a suitable purpose and is limited to what is strictly necessary, as the information is indispensable in order to identify the authorized operators.
Securing of data
The above data will not be stored anonymously or pseudonymized, as the purpose (identification of the operating personnel) cannot be achieved otherwise.
The tags data and metadata from field devices data will be used only within the product and will not be automatically passed on to third parties or unauthorized persons.
The customer must ensure the access protection as part of the process configuration.
Deletion policy
If the user deletes a connection or tag, then the credentials information and other details would also be deleted.
In short, the collected log data will be automatically deleted once the limit is reached (oldest entries first).
Data configuration
The customer can configure the data collected via the product as follows:
Using Common Configurator
Using configuration files along with the SINUMERIK Connector deployment