Privacy policy

HP Gasser AG
Industriestrasse 45
6078 Lungern
Switzerland

Phone 041 666 25 35
E-Mail: info@hpgasser.ch
Website: https://www.hpgasser.ch

 

General and Introduction

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the federal government (Data Protection Act, DSG), every individual is entitled to privacy protection and protection against the misuse of their personal data. We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations, as well as this privacy policy.

In collaboration with our hosting providers, we strive to protect the databases as effectively as possible from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or tampering.

Please be aware that data transmission over the internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete safeguard against third-party access to data is not possible.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing, and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as accessed pages or names of accessed files, date, and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without these data being directly related to your person. As far as personal data (e.g., name, address, or email addresses) are collected on our pages, this is done, as far as possible, on a voluntary basis. This data will not be disclosed to third parties without your explicit consent.

Processing of Personal Data

Personal data refers to any information related to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing encompasses any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and methods used, in particular the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, retention, alteration, destruction, and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. If and to the extent that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal grounds in connection with Art. 6, para. 1 GDPR:

a) Processing of personal data with the data subject's consent.

b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.

c) Processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or the law of a country in which the GDPR is wholly or partially applicable.

d) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

f) Processing of personal data for the purposes of our legitimate interests or those of third parties, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. Our legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our legal claims, and compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for the duration necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

Cookies

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that allow specific, user-related information to be stored on the user's device while the user is using the website. Cookies, in particular, enable the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages to be determined, behavioral patterns of page use to be analyzed, and our offer to be made more user-friendly. Cookies are stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when the site is visited again. If you do not wish this to happen, you should configure your internet browser to reject the acceptance of cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for a variety of services, especially for tracking, via the US page http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be achieved through deactivation in your browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this online offering can be used.

With SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the address line of your browser from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Server Log Files

The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically sends to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request

These data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. This data will not be merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data subsequently if we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

Third-party Services

This website may use Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.

These services by the American Google LLC use cookies, which involve the transfer of data to Google in the USA. We assume that, in this context, no personal tracking takes place solely through the use of our website.

Google has committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.

You can find more information in Google's privacy policy.

Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

Newsletter

If you wish to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you, as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and consent to receiving the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties, unless a service provider is commissioned with the sending of the newsletter.

After you have subscribed to the newsletter, we will send you a confirmation email to check if you are the owner of the provided email address and agree to receive the newsletter. You can revoke your consent to the storage of data, email address, and their use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the "Edit Your Subscription" link in the newsletter.

Comment Function

For the comment function on this website, information on the time the comment was created, your email address, and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you selected are stored along with your comment.

• Storage of IP Address
  Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are published, we need this data to be able to take action against the author in case of infringements such as insults or propaganda.
• Subscribe to Comments
  As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registration. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the provided email address. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the info emails.

Rights of the Data Subject

Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right to obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Information

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from us, at any time and free of charge, information about the data stored regarding their person and a copy of this information. Furthermore, information can be provided on the following:

• Purposes of processing
• Categories of personal data being processed
• Recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed
• If possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that duration
• The existence of the right to correct or erase personal data, or restrict processing by the data controller or the right to object to such processing
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
• If personal data is not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data

In addition, the data subject has the right to be informed as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to be informed about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If you wish to exercise this right to information, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Rectification

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

If you wish to exercise this right to rectification, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request from the data controller of this website the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following reasons applies and the processing is not necessary:

• The personal data has been collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
• The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based, and there is no other legal ground for the processing.
• The data subject objects to the processing based on the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority, including profiling, and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
• The personal data has been unlawfully processed.
• The erasure of personal data is required to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the data controller is subject.
• The personal data was collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

If one of the above reasons applies, and you want to request the erasure of personal data stored by us, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.

Right to Restriction of Processing

Any individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to request the restriction of processing from the data controller of this website when one of the following conditions is met:

• The accuracy of personal data is contested by the individual, for a period that allows the data controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data.
• The processing is unlawful, and the individual objects to the deletion of personal data, instead requesting the restriction of personal data usage.
• The data controller no longer requires the personal data for processing purposes, but the individual requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. The individual has objected to the processing based on their particular situation, and it is not yet determined whether the data controller's legitimate interests override those of the individual.

If any of the aforementioned conditions are met, you may contact our data protection officer at any time to request the restriction of personal data processing by us. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the restriction of processing.

Right to Data Portability

Any individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to receive their personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. Additionally, the individual has the right to have their personal data transmitted directly from one data controller to another, where technically feasible and without affecting the rights and freedoms of others.

To exercise the right to data portability, you can contact our designated data protection officer at any time.

Right to Object

Any individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to object to the processing of their personal data at any time for reasons arising from their particular situation.

In case of objection, we will cease processing the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the individual or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

To exercise your right to object, you can directly contact the data protection officer of this website.

Right to Withdraw Consent for Data Processing

Any individual whose personal data is being processed has the right to withdraw consent for the processing of personal data at any time.

If you wish to withdraw your consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Paid Services

For the provision of paid services, we collect additional data, such as payment information, to fulfill your order. We store this data in our systems until the legally required retention periods have expired.

Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and provide you with convenient map functionality. By visiting the website, Google is informed that you have accessed the specific subpage of our website, regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether there is no user account. If you are logged in to Google, your data is directly associated with your account. If you do not wish this association with your profile on Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, and/or to tailor its website to your needs. Such evaluation is performed, especially for users who are not logged in, to provide customized advertising and to inform other social network users about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles; to exercise this right, you must contact Google. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, as well as further information about your rights and privacy settings, please visit Google's Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy.

Google Ads

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you have reached our website via an ad from Google, Google Ads will place a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad delivered by Google Ads. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify users. If the user visits certain pages on our website and the cookie has not expired, we and Google can recognize that the user has clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Google Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Google Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.

If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can opt out of this by easily disabling the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your Internet browser under User Preferences. You will not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. If you would like to opt out of interest-based advertising, you can use the settings and opt-out options provided by Google: Ad Settings.

Please note that you must not delete the opt-out cookies if you do not wish measurement data to be recorded. If you have deleted all your cookies in the browser, you must set the respective opt-out cookie again.

Google Remarketing

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This function is used to present interest-based advertising to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the website visitor's browser, allowing the visitor to be recognized when visiting websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, the visitor may be presented with advertising related to content previously accessed by the visitor on websites using Google's remarketing function.

Google states that it does not collect any personal data during this process. However, if you do not want to use the remarketing function of Google, you can generally deactivate it by making the appropriate settings at Google Ad Settings. Alternatively, you can disable the use of cookies for interest-based advertising through the Network Advertising Initiative by following the instructions at [www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp].

Google reCAPTCHA

This website uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Ireland Limited. The purpose of this service is to distinguish whether data input is done by a human or an automated machine. To achieve this, your input may be transmitted to Google, including your IP address and other data needed for the reCAPTCHA service. Google will process the data in this regard. However, your IP address is shortened within member states of the European Union or other states that are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to Google. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address provided by reCAPTCHA from your browser will not be merged with other data from Google. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. There is an adequacy decision by the European Commission for data transfers to the USA, known as the "Privacy Shield." Google participates in the Privacy Shield and is subject to its requirements. By using the reCAPTCHA service, you agree to the processing of your data. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR through your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing that occurred based on your consent before its revocation.

For more information on Google reCAPTCHA and its privacy policy, please visit: Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the responsible party for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, then processing of data associated with Google Analytics will be carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited will hereinafter be referred to as "Google."

The statistics obtained allow us to improve our services and make them more interesting for you as a user. This website uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor traffic, which is done through a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate cross-device analysis of your usage in your account settings under "My Data," "Personal Data."

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. We have implemented Google Analytics with the "anonymizeIP()" function to restrict IP address processing and to prevent the direct identification of individuals. If the data collected in relation to you includes a user ID, then this will be deleted after 14 months or otherwise anonymized. Google's Privacy Policy can be found at: Google Privacy Policy.

You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent your data from being collected on future visits to this site: Google Analytics Opt-Out. Further information on the terms of use and data privacy can be found at Google Analytics Terms of Service.

In addition, you can prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Google Analytics Browser Plugin.

Please note that if you delete cookies in your browser, this will result in the opt-out cookie also being deleted, so you will need to activate it again.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense on this website, which is an advertising program provided by Google Inc. In Europe, Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. Google AdSense allows us to display ads on this website that are relevant to our content.

Google AdSense uses cookies to display ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports, or to prevent users from seeing the same ads multiple times. Google records which ads are displayed in which browser using a cookie ID and can thus prevent them from being shown multiple times. In addition, Google AdSense may use cookie IDs to record conversions related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, if a user sees a Google Ads ad and later visits the advertiser's website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, Google Ads cookies do not contain any personal information.

By using marketing tools, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to Google's server. By integrating Google Ads, Google receives information that you have accessed the relevant part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can associate the visit with your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that Google may obtain and store your IP address.

You can prevent participation in this tracking process in various ways:

• By adjusting your browser settings accordingly; in particular, this prevents the setting of third-party cookies, so you will not receive ads from third-party providers.
• By disabling conversion tracking cookies by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com," https://adssettings.google.com. However, this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies.
• By disabling interest-based advertising from providers that are part of the "About Ads" self-regulation campaign using https://www.aboutads.info/choices, which will also be deleted when you delete your cookies.
• By permanently deactivating it in your browsers Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Google Chrome via the link https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this offer to their full extent.

The legal basis for the processing of your data is a balancing of interests, according to which the processing of your personal data described above does not conflict with your predominant interests (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). Further information about Google Ads from Google can be found at Google Ads, and more information about data protection at Google in general can be found at Google Privacy. You can also visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at www.networkadvertising.org.

Google WebFonts

This website uses web fonts provided by Google for a consistent display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser downloads the required web fonts into its cache to correctly display text and fonts. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer is used.

For more information on Google Web Fonts, you can visit https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google's privacy policy at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage website tags, such as Google Analytics and other Google marketing services, through an interface. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process users' personal data. Regarding the processing of users' personal data, please refer to the following information about Google services. Usage policy: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Facebook

This website uses features from Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you access our pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and Facebook's servers, and data is already transmitted to Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be linked to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, especially using a comment function or clicking a "Like" or "Share" button, are also forwarded to Facebook. Learn more at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Twitter

This website uses features of Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you access our pages with Twitter plugins, a connection is established between your browser and Twitter's servers, and data is already transmitted to Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be linked to your Twitter account, please log out of Twitter before visiting our site. Interactions, especially clicking a "Re-Tweet" button, are also forwarded to Twitter. Learn more at https://twitter.com/privacy.

Instagram

Features of the Instagram service are integrated into our website. These features are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. For more information, please see Instagram's privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

LinkedIn

Within our online offering, we use the marketing services of the social network LinkedIn of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland ("LinkedIn").

These use cookies, which are text files that are stored on your computer. This allows us to analyze your use of the website. For example, we can measure the success of our advertising and show users products they have previously shown interest in.

For example, information about the operating system, browser, previously visited website (referrer URL), visited websites, clicked offers, and the date and time of your visit to our website is collected.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is transmitted to a server of LinkedIn in the USA and stored there in pseudonymous form. LinkedIn does not store the name or email address of the respective user. Rather, the aforementioned data is only assigned to the person for whom the cookie was created. This does not apply if the user has allowed LinkedIn to process data without pseudonymization or has an LinkedIn account.

You can reject the use of cookies by configuring your browser accordingly, but please note that you may not be able to use all features of this website. You can also object to the use of your data directly at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls/retargeting-opt-out.

We use LinkedIn Analytics to analyze the use of our website and regularly improve it. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. All LinkedIn companies have adopted the standard contractual clauses to ensure that data traffic to the USA and Singapore, which is necessary for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the services, is carried out lawfully. If we ask users for consent, the legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR. Otherwise, the legal basis for using LinkedIn Analytics is Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR.

Third-party information: LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company Wilton Place, Dublin 2 Ireland; terms of use and privacy policy.

Adobe Fonts

We use Adobe Fonts for the visual design of our website. Adobe Fonts is a service provided by Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110-2704, USA (Adobe), which allows us access to a font library. To include the fonts we use, your browser must establish a connection to an Adobe server in the USA and download the font required for our website. This informs Adobe that our website was accessed via your IP address. For more information on Adobe Fonts, please refer to Adobe's privacy policy, which you can access here: https://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/policy.html.

Audio and Video Conferences

We use audio and video conferencing services to communicate with our users and others. In particular, we can conduct audio and video conferences, virtual meetings, and training such as webinars.

We only use services that ensure an adequate level of data protection. In addition to this privacy policy, the terms and conditions of the services used, such as terms of use or privacy policies, also apply.

In particular, we use Zoom, a service of the American Zoom Video Communications Inc. Zoom also grants users in Switzerland the rights under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For more information on the type, scope, and purpose of data processing, please refer to Zoom's privacy policy and the "Legal Provisions and Data Protection" page on Zoom's website.

YouTube

This website integrates features of the "YouTube" service. "YouTube" is owned by Google Ireland Limited, a company founded and operated under Irish law with its registered office at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which operates the services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Your legal agreement with "YouTube" consists of the terms that you can find at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=de&template=terms&hl=de. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and "YouTube" regarding your use of the services. In Google's privacy policy, it is explained how "YouTube" handles and protects your personal data when you use the service.

Vimeo

This website incorporates plugins from the video portal Vimeo of Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. When you visit a page that offers one or more Vimeo video clips, a direct connection is established between your browser and a Vimeo server in the USA, and information about your visit and your IP address is stored there. By interacting with the Vimeo plugins (e.g., clicking the start button), this information is also transmitted to Vimeo and stored there. You can find Vimeo's privacy policy with more information on the collection and use of your data by Vimeo here.

If you have a Vimeo user account and do not want Vimeo to collect data about you via this website and link it to your member data stored on Vimeo, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting this website.

In addition, Vimeo calls up the Google Analytics tracker via an iFrame in which the video is called up. This is its own tracking by Vimeo, which we do not have access to. You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics by using the deactivation tools offered by Google for some Internet browsers. You can also prevent Google from collecting and processing data generated by Google Analytics regarding your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

Online Shop / Web Shop

We process our customers' data in compliance with the data protection regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG) and the EU GDPR within the framework of the order processes in our online shop to enable them to select and order the selected products and services, as well as to pay for and deliver or process them.

The processed data includes master data (inventory data), communication data, contract data, payment data, and the persons affected by the processing include our customers, prospective customers, and other business partners. Processing is carried out for the purpose of providing contractual services in the operation of an online shop, billing, delivery, and customer service. In this context, we use session cookies, e.g., to store the content of the shopping cart, and permanent cookies, e.g., to store the login status.

Processing is carried out based on Art. 6(1) lit. b (implementation of order processes) and c (legally required archiving) GDPR. The data that has been marked as necessary is required for the establishment and fulfillment of the contract. We only pass on the data to third parties as part of the delivery, payment, or within the scope of legal permissions and obligations. The data is only processed in third countries if this is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract (e.g., at the customer's request for delivery or payment).

Users can optionally create a user account, in which they can view their orders in particular. The users are provided with the necessary mandatory information as part of the registration process. User accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines, such as Google. If users have terminated their user account, their data in relation to the user account will be deleted, unless their retention is required for commercial or tax reasons according to Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR. Information in the customer account remains until it is deleted with subsequent archiving in the event of a legal obligation. It is the responsibility of the users to store their data before the end of the contract.

During registration and re-registration and when using our online services, we store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user's protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. These data will generally not be passed on to third parties, unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation according to Art. 6(1) lit. c GDPR.

Deletion takes place after the expiry of legal warranty and comparable obligations, the necessity of data retention is reviewed at irregular intervals. In the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion takes place after their expiry.

Contractual Services

We process data of our contractual partners, prospective clients, and other clients, customers, clients, or contractual partners (collectively referred to as "contractual partners") in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. GDPR to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed in this context, the type, scope, and purpose as well as the necessity of their processing, are determined by the underlying contractual relationship. Processed data includes the master data of our contractual partners (e.g., names and addresses), contact data (e.g., email addresses and phone numbers), contract data (e.g., services used, contract contents, contract communication, names of contact persons), and payment data (e.g., We generally do not process special categories of personal data unless they are part of an order or contract execution.

We process data required for the establishment and fulfillment of contractual services and point out the necessity of their disclosure unless it is evident to the contractual partners. Data is only disclosed to external individuals or companies if it is required within the scope of a contract. When processing data that is disclosed to us in the context of an order, we act according to the instructions of the client and the legal requirements.

In the course of using our online services, we can store the IP address and the time of the respective user action. Storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the user's interest in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. These data are not generally disclosed to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR is required, or there is a legal obligation to do so under Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR.

Data will be deleted when the data is no longer required to fulfill contractual or legal obligations, and the necessity of retaining the data is reviewed at irregular intervals. Statutory retention obligations remain unaffected.

Administration, Accounting, etc.

We process data in accordance with the data protection regulations of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Data Protection Act, DSG) and the EU GDPR as part of administrative tasks and the organization of our business, financial accounting, and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. We process the same data that we process in the course of providing our contractual services. The processing basis is Art. 13 para. 1 DSG, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c. GDPR, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR. Customers, prospective clients, business partners, and website visitors are affected by the processing. The purpose and our interest in processing lie in administration, financial accounting, office organization, data archiving, i.e., tasks that serve the maintenance of our business activities, the performance of our duties, and the provision of our services. Deletion of data in terms of contractual services and contractual communication corresponds to the information given in these processing activities.

In this context, we disclose or transmit data to the financial authorities, consultants, such as tax consultants or auditors, as well as other fee offices and payment service providers.

Furthermore, we store information about suppliers, organizers, and other business partners based on our business interests, e.g., for the purpose of later contact. This mostly company-related data is generally stored permanently.

Data Transfer to the USA

Tools from companies based in the USA are integrated on our website. When these tools are active, your personal data can be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a secure third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to take legal action against this. It cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., secret services) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Email Marketing Opt-Out

The use of contact data published in the context of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby rejected. The operators of the sites expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of promotional information, such as spam emails.

Copyright

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named copyright holders. Prior written consent from the copyright holder is required for the reproduction of all files. Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holder may be liable to prosecution and may be liable for damages under certain circumstances.

Disclaimer

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that the information provided is up-to-date, correct, and complete. However, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, so we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness, and timeliness of the information, including editorial and editorial content. Liability claims relating to material or immaterial damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided, including incorrect or incomplete information, are generally excluded.

We reserve the right to change or delete texts at our own discretion and without prior notice and are not obliged to update the contents of this website. The use of this website or access to it is at the visitor's own risk. We, our customers, or partners are not liable for damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages that are allegedly caused by visiting this website and, therefore, do not assume any liability for such damages.

We also assume no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website. The operators of the linked sites are solely responsible for their content. We hereby expressly distance ourselves from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates good manners.

Changes

We may change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website is applicable. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you in the event of an update by e-mail or in another suitable way.