Disclaimer

The aim of this website (the "Website") is to present the European Energy Efficiency Fund SA, SICAV-SIF, having its registered office at 31 Z.A. Bourmicht, L-8070 Bertrange, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and being registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 162036 ("eeef"). In particular, this Website contains legal and regulatory information which applies to eeef status, the use of this Website and information about investments in eeef.

Please note: By using this Website, you consent to and demonstrate your acceptance to the following terms and conditions of use and to the processing of your personal data according to such terms and conditions. If you are unwilling to accept these terms and adhere to these conditions, you should not use the Website.

1. General Information
eeef is a public limited liability company (“société anonyme”) qualifying as an investment company with variable share capital – specialised investment fund (“société d’investissement à capital variable- fonds d'investissement spécialisé”) under the amended Luxembourg law of 13 February 2007 concerning specialised investment funds (the "SIF Law").

eeef is subject to the supervision of the Luxembourg supervisory authority of the financial sector ("CSSF").

The information on this Website is approved by eeef.

This Website should not be accessed by any person in any jurisdiction where (by reason of that person's nationality, residence or otherwise) the publication or availability of this Website is prohibited. In particular, this Website is reserved exclusively for well-informed investors within the meaning of article 2 of the SIF Law.

2. Applicable law and judicial forum
This Website is subject to the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Any legal claims or lawsuits in conjunction with this Website or its use are subject to the Courts of Luxembourg-city.

3. Use of the Website / Copyright
The entire content of this Website is subject to copyright with all rights reserved to eeef. You may download or print out a hard copy of individual pages and/or sections of the Website for your own private non-commercial use only, provided that you do not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices. Any downloading or otherwise copying from the Website will not grant any rights on, or transfer title to any software or material to you. You may not reproduce (in whole or in part), transmit (by electronic means or otherwise), modify, link into or use for any public or commercial purpose the Website without the prior written permission of eeef.

4. No Offer
This Website is strictly limited to information ends and nothing on the Website should be construed as a solicitation or offer for subscription of shares in eeef, or recommendation, to acquire or dispose of any investment or to engage in any other transaction.

5. No Reliance
While eeef uses reasonable efforts to obtain information from sources which it believes to be reliable, neither eeef nor any of its officers, employees, service providers or advisers make any representation that the information or opinions contained on the Website are accurate, reliable or complete.
eeef will try to keep this Website operational at all times. However, neither eeef nor any of its officers, employees, service providers or advisers can guarantee that this Website or any of the various features upon it will always be available. eeef will not be liable for direct or indirect losses that may arise in connection with the interruption, stoppage or malfunction of the Website.
The information and opinions contained in the Website are provided for informational purposes only and are subject to change without notice. eeef reserves the right to add, modify or delete information on the Website anytime. Nothing contained on the Website constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice nor is to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. You should obtain relevant and specific professional advice before making any investment decision relating to eeef.

6. No Warranty
The information and opinions contained on the Website is provided without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

7. Limitations of Liability
In no event, including (without limitation) negligence, will eeef or any of its officers, employees, service providers or advisers be liable for any error, omission or incompleteness  in the information or the reliance on the information on the Website or for any loss or damage of any kind, including (without limitation) any direct, special indirect or consequential damages, even if expressly advised of the possibility of such damages, arising out of or in connection with the access of, use of, performance of, browsing in or linking to other sites from the Website.

8. Linked Websites
When you access certain links on the Website you may leave the Website. Linked websites provided on this Website are only provided for information and convenience purposes. eeef or any of its officers, employees, service providers or advisers have not reviewed any of the websites linked to the Website and do not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content of such websites nor the products, services or other items offered through such websites. eeef is under no circumstances responsible for links made to its Website.

9. Data protection notice / Privacy Policy
Personal data or information supplied by you will be collected, stored and processed by eeef, as data controller, in compliance with the provisions of the Luxembourg law of 2 August 2002 on data protection, as amended (the "DPL") and the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 known as the General Data Protection Regulation, in force on 25 May 2018 (“GDPR”).
By providing eeef with personal data through the use of this Website, you accept that your personal data be processed by eeef for the purposes described in section 9.1.

9.1. Personal information you choose to provide
eeef, the data controller, may process the personal information you choose to provide it with through any of the contact facilities of this Website. The information you provide to eeef will be used for the purpose of answering your queries or for operational and administrative purposes and will be shared with DWS acting as investment manager. This information will not be sold, rented or shared with outside parties apart from the party listed above without your permission.

You are fully responsible for the content and correctness of details you choose to send to eeef as well as for the non-violation of any third-party rights that may be involved in such details.

9.2. Use of cookies
In accordance with GDL and GDPR, eeef hereby informs you that when using the Website eeef may collect and automatically process any personal data pertaining to you by using cookies. By using the Website, you agree to eeef’s use of cookies. You may refuse at any time the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.

Cookies are small files that are downloaded to your computer or other internet enabled devices when you visit a website. They enable eeef to collect information related to the use of a website with the intent of improving your experience and delivering a page tailored to you. Examples of recorded data are the operating system you use, your IP address and time spent on the Website.

eeef also informs you that, by accessing the Website, data may temporarily be saved or stored in eeef's computer systems above all in order to facilitate and simplify the navigation of the Website.

Cookies are a convenient way to carry information from one session on a website to another. They are used to remember information about the user in order to show relevant content to that user over time. They make using websites smoother by recognising the user, recalling their preferences and assisting the users in a multitude of ways. Cookies are also employed for targeted advertising and to show relevant content based on user’s past researches.

As per the GDPR, eeef requires the user’s prior content to store and access data in the form of cookies in the user’s terminal device. eeef has a pop-up banner to inform you of the use and storage of cookies when visiting the Website for the first time.

In general browsers are configured to automatically accept cookies from any website. However, your browser’s settings offer the possibility to manage cookies. You can block them for example or choose to notify you when a cookie is being stored on your terminal device.

It is possible to disable the cookies used by the Website so that no cookie may longer be stored and used. Note that this may however reduce the Website’s functionality. eeef therefore recommends adjusting your browser settings in a manner that the Website’s cookies are accepted.

In addition, this Website uses Piwik, a web analytics open-source software. Piwik uses cookies which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address anonymised prior to its storage) will be stored, on a server operated by our service provider in Luxembourg, for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address is saved in abbreviated form so that it is not possible to establish a logical connection to your system. The data will not be matched with data from other sources and the data will not be shared with third parties. By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Piwik in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

9.3. Security of data
The Internet operates as a decentralised association of networks with respect to the interim storage and transfer of temporary data. For this reason, it is not possible at the present time to provide a guarantee against the possible manipulation or inadvertent corruption of data or to guarantee that only current data will be used (e.g., because an old version is still in cache) en route from the provider to the user and vice versa. eeef therefore advises you of this system-related restriction as follows: you receive this information subject to the conditions of the Internet. Accordingly, no guaranty can be provided as to the correctness of the information and its conformity with the original data.

9.4. Your rights with regard to your personal data held by eeef
You may refuse that your personal data be used for marketing purposes. Such objection can be made by contacting info@eeef.eu

You are further entitled to exercise your rights regarding the accessing and correction of your personal data in accordance with the DPL and GDPR relating, amongst other things, to the use of personal data in computer programmes by serving written notice to info@eeef.eu

eeef will keep confidential any personal information you may provide to eeef by the Website, including your e-mail address and this according to the laws and regulations applicable.

Should you have any questions regarding the handling of your data or the security of transmissions, please contact info@eeef.eu