Use of Pactum AI for Procurement Negotiations

Beiersdorf is piloting the use of the Pactum AI platform for selected sourcing and procurement negotiations with suppliers. Participation in negotiations via Pactum forms part of Beiersdorf’s procurement process and supports the exchange of proposals and commercial terms in a digital environment. The use of the platform does not alter the contractual relationship between Beiersdorf and its suppliers. Supplier relationships continue to be managed directly by Beiersdorf Procurement.

Additional information about Pactum is available on the Pactum website.

For any questions regarding the use of the platform, please contact supplier_offer@beiersdorf.com.

Data Protection notice pursuant to Art. 13 GDPR (or similar applicable local law) for the use of negotiation software with artificial intelligence (“AI chat“)

Controller: Responsible for the processing of personal data within the meaning of Art. 4 (7) GDPR or applicable local law is the Beiersdorf company, who addressed you with a demand.

Purposes of processing:

This Privacy Notice explains how your personal data is handled when you use the AI chat.
The AI chat is used to efficiently conduct and document contract negotiations.

Categories of data collected and processed
When using the AI chat, the following personal data may be processed:

  • Name and contact details
  • Communication data
  • Contract-related information
  • technical log and usage data,
  • if applicable, other information voluntarily provided by you.

Please do not transmit any special categories of personal data via the AI chat in accordance with Art. 9 GDPR or similar local law (e.g. regarding your health or religion). Where no similar special categories of personal data is defined in applicable local law, then Art. 9 GDPR shall be used as a guide to define such special categories of personal data.  

Legal basis for processing
Our legitimate interest lies in the efficient conduct of contract negotiations as well as consistent and traceable communication in terms of Art. 6 (1) f GDPR (legitimate interest)  or similar provision in applicable local law.

Recipients
Your personal data may be transferred to responsible colleagues within the procurement function of the Beiersdorf group. Other recipients can be found in this section of our Privacy Policy.

Deletion
Chats and contract-related communication are kept for the duration of the negotiated contract and deleted after all applicable statutory retention periods have lapsed.

Your rights and further information
For any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or to exercise your rights under the applicable laws you can contact supplier_offer@beiersdorf.com, You can find more information on your rights and how we process your data here https://www.beiersdorf.com/meta-pages/privacy-policy.