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General Privacy Notice

This privacy statement provides a simple overview of how personal data is collected and processed when you visit this website. Personal data refers to any information that can be used to identify you personally. This is not an exhaustive description; specific issues may be governed by additional statements, terms and conditions, or other similar documents. If you provide personal data of other individuals (e.g., family members, colleagues), please ensure that these individuals are aware of this privacy policy and only share their personal data if you are authorized to do so and the data is accurate. This privacy policy is designed to comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Swiss Data Protection Act (“DPA”), and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (“revDPA”). However, whether and to what extent these laws apply depends on the specific case.

Responsibility for Data Collection on This Website

The collection and processing of data on this website is carried out by the website operator, whose contact details can be found in the legal notice (imprint) of this website. If you have any privacy-related concerns, you can contact us using the contact information provided on the website.

This website takes the protection of your personal data seriously. We treat your data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and this privacy policy. By using this website, personal data will be collected, which could potentially identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect, how it is used, and for what purpose. We expressly point out that data transmission on the internet (e.g., via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data on This Website

Primarily, personal data on this website is collected and processed in the context of the business relationship with customers and other business partners, as provided by them or other involved parties, or collected during the operation of the website, apps, and other applications by their users. Your data is collected in part by you providing it, for example, when entering information in a contact form.
Other data is automatically collected when visiting the website through the underlying IT systems. These primarily include technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, IP address, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of visit, pages and content accessed, functions used, referring website, or location data). This data is collected automatically as soon as you access the website. Some of this data ensures the proper functioning of the website. Additionally, this data is used to analyze user behavior during website visits. Furthermore, where permissible, certain data from publicly accessible sources is also collected, including, but not limited to, information from public registers, data obtained in connection with regulatory and legal proceedings, information related to your professional roles and activities, data from correspondence and meetings with third parties, credit reports, data about you provided by individuals within your circle (family, advisors, legal representatives, etc.), to facilitate the conclusion or processing of contracts with you or involving you (e.g., references, address, authorizations, compliance with legal requirements, data from other contracting parties regarding the use or provision of services by you (e.g., payments made, purchases made)), information from media and the internet about you (where applicable, e.g., in the context of an application, press reviews, marketing/sales, etc.), your addresses, and possibly interests and other socio-demographic data (for marketing purposes).

Additionally, the collected data, where permissible and as appropriate, may be used for the following purposes: Offering and further developing our products, services, websites, apps, and other platforms where we are present; communication with third parties and handling their inquiries (e.g., applications, media inquiries); examining and optimizing procedures for needs analysis to address customers directly, as well as collecting personal data from publicly available sources for customer acquisition; advertising and marketing (including conducting events), unless you have objected to the use of your data (if we send you advertisements as an existing customer, you can object at any time, and we will add you to a blocklist to prevent further advertising communications); market and opinion research; media monitoring; enforcement of legal claims and defense in legal disputes and regulatory proceedings; ensuring the operation of our systems, including IT, websites, apps, and other platforms. If you have given us consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (e.g., for subscribing to newsletters or conducting a background check), we will process your personal data based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis for processing. Consent given may be withdrawn at any time, but this will not affect the lawfulness of any data processing carried out prior to the withdrawal.

Cookies, Tracking, and Other Technologies Related to the Use of the Website

When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed through analysis tools and third-party tools. This primarily happens through cookies and other similar analysis programs and techniques, which can identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer or automatically stored on your computer or mobile device by the web browser when you visit our website or install our app. When you revisit the website or use our app, we can recognize you even if we do not know who you are. In addition to session cookies that are used only during a session and deleted after your visit (“session cookies”), cookies may also be used to store user settings and other information for a certain period (e.g., two years) (“permanent cookies”). However, you can configure your browser to refuse cookies, only store them for one session, or delete them prematurely. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. We use permanent cookies to better understand how you use our offerings and content, and to show you customized offers and advertisements (this may also happen on other companies’ websites; however, they will not learn who you are, even if we know, as they only see that the same user visited their website who also visited a specific page on ours). Some cookies are set by us, while others are set by partners we work with. If you block cookies, certain functionalities (such as language preferences, shopping cart, ordering processes) may no longer work.

We may include visible and invisible image elements in our newsletters and other marketing emails, through which we can determine whether and when you opened the email by retrieving it from our servers. This helps us measure and better understand how you use our offerings and tailor them better to you. You can block this in your email program; most programs are set up to do so by default. By using our websites, apps, etc., and consenting to receive newsletters and other marketing emails, you agree to the use of these techniques. If you do not wish this, you must configure your browser or email program accordingly or uninstall apps if this cannot be adjusted via settings.

You have the right at any time to request information about the source, recipient, and purpose of the personal data stored about you. You also have the right to request correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and any other questions about privacy, you may contact us using the address provided in the imprint.

Duration of Retention, Information, Revocation, Blocking, or Deletion

We process and store your personal data as long as necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations or other purposes pursued with the processing, for example, the entire business relationship (from initiation, processing, to the termination of a contract), as well as beyond this period in accordance with legal retention and documentation obligations. It is possible that personal data will be stored for a period during which claims against our company may be asserted, and as long as we are legally required to do so or have legitimate business interests (e.g., for proof and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will generally be deleted or anonymized, where possible. You have the right to request information about your stored personal data, its origin, the recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as, where applicable, the right to correct, block, or delete this data, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions. For this and any other questions regarding personal data, you have the right to contact us using the address provided in the imprint.

Contact Forms

If you use a contact form on our website, your data entered in the inquiry form, including the data you provide, will be stored for processing and for any necessary future use. We will not pass this data on without your consent. The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – remain unaffected. The processing of data entered in the contact form takes place solely based on your consent. You can revoke this consent at any time. For this and any other questions regarding personal data, you have the right to contact us using the address provided in the imprint. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.

Obligation to Provide Personal Data

In the context of our business relationship, you must provide the personal data required for the initiation and execution of a business relationship and the fulfillment of the related contractual obligations (you generally do not have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this data, we will usually not be able to enter into or process a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent). The website may also not be fully usable if certain data necessary for ensuring data traffic (e.g., IP address) is not disclosed.

Your Rights Regarding Personal Data

In accordance with the applicable data protection law and where provided, you have the right to request information, correction, deletion, restriction of data processing, especially regarding direct marketing purposes, profiling for direct advertising, and other legitimate interests in processing data such as the release of certain data for transfer to another entity (so-called data portability). Please note that we reserve the right to invoke the legally prescribed limitations, such as when we are obligated to retain or process certain data, have a legitimate interest in doing so (where permitted), or require the data to assert claims.

Exercising such rights generally requires you to provide proof of your identity (e.g., by submitting a copy of your ID, if your identity cannot otherwise be clearly or verified). To exercise your rights, you may contact us at the address provided in the legal notice.
Changes

This privacy policy may be amended at any time without prior notice. The most current version, as published on the website, will apply. If this privacy policy forms part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any updates via email or another appropriate method in the event of changes.