1. Introduction

This statement is intended to inform you about how we use personal information we collect in connection with the provision of our services and products, including your visit to our website and social media.

This statement applies to personal information that we already have or that we will collect in the future.

The processing of your personal data is subject to the data protection laws applicable in Switzerland, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act of 25 September 2020, which entered into force on 1 September 2023 (DSG).

Personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data"). This includes, in particular, information such as name, address, telephone number, email address, IP address, and information used to identify devices.

2. Person responsible for processing your data

The person responsible for processing your data is:

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3. Categories of data processed

When you contact us, whether by phone, through our website, or on social media, you provide us with certain information that we collect. This information may include:

• The data exchanged as part of your communication with us may include, for example, your name, delivery and billing address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, marital status, language, payment information, username, customer number, and password. This information is collected when you communicate with us by mail, telephone, email, via our website, or on social media.

• Data resulting from your visit to our website or use of our services includes, among other things, your IP address, identification data of the device used, connection data such as time, date, browser type and operating system, pages viewed, your ratings and comments, as well as your entries in dialog boxes and cookies. This data, in conjunction with cookies, enables us to understand your usage behavior on our website and services and serves to identify your interests. This helps us continuously improve our website, services, and the targeting of our advertising activities.

• Data resulting from the creation of business offers and contracts with us includes information such as the type of contract, its date, its duration, the products or services selected and specific details of its execution.

4. Use of your data

Depending on the different categories of personal data, they may be used for the following purposes:

• Preparation of business offers; conclusion, implementation and processing of contracts with our customers;
• Operation, maintenance and optimization of our services and products, including our website;
• Managing users of our services and products, including for identification and security purposes;
• Improving and developing our services and products, including our website;
• Managing and maintaining our customer relationships, including promotions, advertising and personalized offers;
• Compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Fulfillment of official requests or legal obligations."

5. Transfer of data to third parties

5.1 Contractors, partners and subcontractors

We may share personal information with the following parties:

• Our employees
• Third-party service providers (such as trustees, banking institutions, media agencies, legal advisors, etc.)
• Partner companies (for example, to integrate and offer new services or products)
• Processors (such as hosting services, application managers, domain name administrators, etc.)."

Third parties to whom we share personal information are not authorized to use that information for any purpose or use other than those described in this statement. However, if we integrate third-party services or content into our website that allow you to interact directly with them (e.g., an online payment service), the data you enter will be transferred to those third parties for processing and providing those services. Your information will then be subject to those third parties' respective terms of use and privacy policies.

Provided that legal requirements are met, third-party providers, partner companies and processors who may receive personal data may be located in any country, including Switzerland, the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the USA."

If personal data is transferred abroad (outside the European Union) to a country that does not have adequate data protection legislation according to the list drawn up by the Federal Council.

In August 2023, you will be informed which country this is and whether the data was disclosed within the framework of the contractual guarantees pursuant to Art. 16 (2) DSG or the exceptions pursuant to Art. 17 DSG.

5.2 Forwarding to authorities

We may also be required to disclose personal data in order to comply with a legal obligation or to respond to a request from an administrative or judicial authority.

6. Your rights

Under the conditions of Art. 25 ff DSG you have in particular the following rights:

Right of access: You have the right to know at any time, in particular, which personal data are being processed as such.

Right to information: You have the right to be informed about how your data is used. This statement and any further information are intended to provide this information.

Right to withdraw consent: If data is processed on the basis of consent, this consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Right to object to processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time.

Right to rectification: You have the right to have inaccurate data rectified and incomplete data completed.

Right to restriction of processing: Subject to any statutory provisions to the contrary, you may request that the processing of your data be restricted.

Right to erasure/deletion: You have the right to request the erasure or removal of your personal data unless a legal basis or legitimate interest requires or allows us to retain certain data.

Right to data delivery or transfer: You have the right to request that your data be delivered or transferred in a common electronic format that allows for reuse if the processing of the data is automated, based on consent or is directly related to the conclusion or performance of a contract.

We reserve the right to limit the above rights to the extent permitted by law.

Subject to exceptions provided for by law, the exercise of these rights is free of charge.

Requests to exercise your rights should be sent to the address above (see point 2 above)."

7. Duration of data storage

We will retain your data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected.

Some data is subject to statutory retention periods of ten years or longer, which we comply with.

In addition, certain data, in particular contractual data, may be retained at least for the duration of the applicable limitation periods in order to assert our rights.

In contrast, certain data generated during the use of our services (e.g. cookies) are deleted much sooner, as soon as their processing is no longer relevant in view of the purposes for which they were collected.

Anonymized data may be retained for an extended period of time. Please note that, unless expressly contractually agreed, we are not obligated to retain your data for a specific period of time.

8. Data security

In accordance with applicable law, we implement appropriate organizational and technical security measures to protect your data from accidental or intentional manipulation, loss, or complete or partial destruction, or from unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously adapted and improved in line with technological advances.

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10. Date of entry into force

This statement was updated on September 25, 2023.

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