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Privacy policy

It is Cognitus Consulting’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. This Privacy Policy applies to *.cognitusconsulting.com (hereinafter, “us”, “we”, or cognitusconsulting.com, galloptos4hana.com, hamilton.one). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through the Website. We have adopted this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to explain what information may be collected on our Website, how we use this information, and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect through the Website and does not apply to our collection of information from other sources.

This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and conditions posted on our Website, set forth the general rules and policies governing your use of our Website. Depending on your activities when visiting our Website, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

Website Visitors
Like most website operators, Cognitus Consulting collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Cognitus Consulting’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Cognitus Consulting’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Cognitus Consulting may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Cognitus Consulting also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on cognitusconsulting.com blog posts. Cognitus Consulting only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to Cognitus Consulting’s websites choose to interact with Cognitus Consulting in ways that require Cognitus Consulting to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Cognitus Consulting gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who register for access to resources at cognitusconsulting.com to provide a name and email address.

We will not disclose your personal information except as set forth herein. We may share your information with subcontractors that provide us with services. These services may include, among other things, for providing services that you request, or maintain our aggregated statistics to research and analyze to provide promotional materials for our products or services.

Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Links to External Sites
Our Service may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services.

Cookies
To enrich and perfect your online experience, Cognitus Consulting uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Cognitus Consulting uses cookies to help Cognitus Consulting identify and track visitors, their usage of cognitusconsulting.com, and their website access preferences. Cognitus Consulting visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Cognitus Consulting’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Cognitus Consulting’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Cognitus Consulting’s use of cookies.

We may also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: Link to Google’s Privacy Policy. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: Link to Google Analytics Opt-Out.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Privacy Policy Changes
Cognitus Consulting may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Cognitus Consulting’s sole discretion. Cognitus Consulting encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

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Cookie policy

Cookies
To enrich and perfect your online experience, Cognitus Consulting uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Cognitus Consulting uses cookies to help Cognitus Consulting identify and track visitors, their usage of cognitusconsulting.com, and their website access preferences. Cognitus Consulting visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Cognitus Consulting’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Cognitus Consulting’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to Cognitus Consulting’s use of cookies.

We may also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site–you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: Link to Google’s Privacy Policy. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: Link to Google Analytics Opt-Out.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

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Disclaimer

Cognitus, Cognitus Consulting and the Cognitus logo are registered trademarks.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their logos are registered trademarks of SAP SE. Some of the content and/or images used on this site are from SAP websites.

Disclaimer: Vistex® and other Vistex® products and services mentioned herein are registered trademarks of Vistex, Inc.

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Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement

Introduction
Modern slavery is a heinous crime and a morally reprehensible act that deprives a person's liberty and dignity for another person's gain. It is a real problem for millions of people around the world, including many in developed countries, who are being kept and exploited in various forms of slavery. Every company is at risk of being involved in this crime through its own operations and its supply chain.

At Cognitus Consulting, we have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and are fully committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in our operation and supply chain. We have taken concrete steps to tackle modern slavery, as outlined in our statement. This statement sets out the actions that we have taken to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to our business, and to implement steps to prevent slavery and human trafficking during the financial year 2020-2021.

Our business and supply chains
Cognitus is an SAP Gold partner that builds, services, and sells SAP solutions. We provide SAP implementation services and software licenses through our global network of offices across North America, Asia, LATAM, and Europe. We strive to deliver the highest quality sustainable products, services, and solutions to transform businesses into an intelligent & innovative enterprise.

We establish a relationship of trust and integrity with all our suppliers, which is built upon mutually beneficial factors. Our supplier selection and on-boarding procedure includes due diligence of the supplier's reputation, respect for the law, compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, and references.

[We haven't been made aware of any allegations of human trafficking/slavery activities against any of our suppliers, but if we were, then we would act immediately against the supplier and report it to the authorities.]

Risk assessment In the past year, we conducted a risk assessment of our supply chain by taking into account:

• The risk profile of individual countries based on the Global Slavery Index
• The business services rendered by the suppliers
• The presence of vulnerable demographic groups
• A news analysis and the insights of labor and human rights groups

This assessment determined our response and the risk controls that we are implementing.

Policies
Cognitus operates the following policies for identifying and preventing slavery and human trafficking in our operations:

• Whistleblowing Policy - we encourage all employees, customers and suppliers to report any suspicion of slavery or human trafficking without fear of retaliation. We provide a confidential helpline to protect the identity of whistle-blowers.
• Code of Conduct - our code encourages employees to do the right thing by clearly stating the actions and behavior expected of them when representing the business. We strive to maintain the highest standards of employee conduct and ethical behavior when operating abroad and managing our supply chain.
• Purchasing Code - we have updated our Purchasing Code and supplier contracts to make explicit reference to slavery and human trafficking.

Supplier due diligence
Cognitus conducts due diligence on all new suppliers during on-boarding and on existing sups at regular intervals. This includes:

• Assessing risks in the provision of particular services
• Auditing the suppliers, and their health and safety standards, labor relations and employee contracts
• Requiring improvements to substandard employment practices
• Sanctioning suppliers that fail to improve their performance in line with our requirements We require all suppliers to attest that:
• They don't use any form of forced, compulsory or slave labor
• Their employees work voluntarily and are entitled to leave work
• They provide each employee with an employment contract that contains a reasonable notice period for terminating their employment
• They don't require employees to post a deposit/bond and don't withhold their salaries for any reasons
• They don't require employees to surrender their passports or work permits as a condition of employment

Awareness
Cognitus has raised awareness of modern slavery issues by putting up posters across our facilities and sending an email that is focused specifically on modern slavery to all our staff, which explains:

• Our commitment in the fight against modern slavery
• Red flags for potential cases of slavery or human trafficking
• How employees should report suspicions of modern slavery

Training
In addition to the awareness program, Cognitus has rolled out a fresh e-learning course to all employees and supplier contacts, which covers:

• Various forms of modern slavery in which people can be held and exploited
• The size of the problem and the risk to our organization
• How employees can identify the signs of slavery and human trafficking, including unrealistically low prices
• How employees should respond if they suspect slavery or human trafficking
• How suppliers can escalate potential slavery or human trafficking issues to the relevant people within their own organization
• What external help is available for the victims of slavery?
• What terms and guidance should be provided to suppliers in relation to slavery policies and controls?
• What steps Cognitus will take if a supplier fails to implement anti-slavery policies or controls
• An attestation from employees that they will abide by Cognitus anti-slavery policy

Measuring how we're performing
Cognitus has defined a set of key performance indicators and controls to combat modern slavery and human trafficking in our organization and supply chain. These include:

• How many employees have completed mandatory training?
• How many suppliers have filled out our ethics questionnaire?
• How many suppliers have rolled out an awareness and training program that is equivalent to ours?
• How many reports have been made by our employees that indicate their awareness of and sensitivity to ethical issues?
• What are the findings of our cross-functional Human Rights team, which reviews how we are addressing modern slavery and human trafficking?

This statement covers 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 and has been approved by the CEO of Cognitus
Consulting LLC at the board meeting on 12/12/2020.