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METRO AG
(Corporate Communications Division)

METRO AG Management Board:
Dr. Eckhard Cordes (CEO)
Zygmunt Mierdorf
Frans W. H. Muller
Joël Saveuse
Thomas Unger

Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
Franz M. Haniel

Address:
Schlueterstrasse 1
40235 Duesseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 211 6886-0
E-Mail:presse@metro.de

Commercial Register No.:
39473 Duesseldorf Local Court

Sales Tax ID No.:
DE 180343128

Conditions of use

METRO AG as the initiator of the Future Store Initiative is making every reasonable effort to provide correct and complete information on this web site. However, METRO AG does not assume any liability or guarantee for the topicality, correctness and completeness of the information made available on this web site. This also applies to all connections to other web sites (external links) that this web site refers to directly or indirectly. METRO AG cannot be held responsible for either the contents or the data privacy provisions of any web site reached by way of such external links. METRO AG reserves the right to change, amend and/or supplement the information provided on the web site without prior notice.

The contents of this web site are subject to copyright protection. However, METRO AG grants you the right of storing and duplicating the text provided on this web site in whole or in part. For reasons of copyright law any storage and/or duplication of pictures and diagrams contained on this web site that goes beyond the pure display of such pictures and diagrams on the screen is not permitted. With the exception of that images which are offered under Pictures. Please, observe the following copyright conditions for these images.
All photographs may only be used for editorial or private purposes under the proviso that the following conditions are observed:

• The images must not be alienated or combined with other pictures.
• The images must not be used for advertising purposes.
• The image data must not be made available to third parties.
• In the case of a publication using these images you are requested to send a voucher copy to the following address:
  
  METRO AG
  Corporate Communications 
  Schlueterstrasse 1
  40235 Duesseldorf
  Germany
  Telephone: +49 211 6886-0
  E-mail:presse@metro.de

Copyright and trademark law

METRO AG is making every reasonable effort to observe the copyrights of the used graphics, video sequences and texts in all its publications or alternatively, wherever possible, to use self-generated graphics, video sequences and texts or offer such graphics, video sequences and texts that are not covered by copyright.

The brand logos and trademarks featured within the Internet offering and possibly protected on behalf of third parties are unconditionally subject to the relevant provisions of the trademark law applicable at the time and the ownership rights of the registered owner. The mere mentioning of such logos and trademarks does not permit the conclusion that they are not protected by the rights of third parties.

The copyright for published items generated by METRO AG itself shall remain with METRO AG. Any duplication or other use of such graphics, video sequences and texts shall not be permitted unless explicitly approved by METRO AG.

Legal efficacy of this disclaimer of liability

This disclaimer of liability shall be deemed to be part of that Internet offering from which reference was made to this page. If parts or individual formulations of this text do not comply, do not comply completely or no longer comply with the law as it stands today the remaining parts of the document shall remain unaffected by this in terms of their content and their validity.

Acquisition and processing of personal data

Personal data are all data stored in connection with your name. Your personal data will only be recorded if you provide them on a voluntary basis. In addition, METRO AG may in certain cases also log your access to these Internet pages. In dealing with the data generated in this way METRO AG will observe the relevant legal provisions. Over and above this METRO AG will also adhere to the following rules:

• With our data privacy declaration we will inform you about the use to which the data you provide will be put.
• We will use every means available to us to protect your data against illegitimate access, loss and modification.
• We will use your data only within the Future Store Initiative of the METRO Group in order to be able to offer the information you want.
• We will promptly delete the personal data provided by you on receipt of the written instructions from you to do so.
• A processing of the data outside the EU will not take place.

The Internet offering www.future-store.org of METRO AG employs so-called cookies. These cookies are small files installed on your PC in order for us to be able to offer our services on a more individualized basis. Please, refer to the operating instructions of your Internet browser as to how cookies are created, how you can delete them and how you can prevent them being placed on your PC. For questions concerning the processing of your personal data please get in touch with us by E-mail. These data privacy provisions apply only to the METRO AG Internet offering under www.future-store.org .