privacy policy

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Waterbed and Sleep Center Rapperswil-Jona GmbH
Untere Bahnhofstrasse 8
CH-8640 Rapperswil

E-Mail: info@aqua-center.ch

GENERAL NOTE

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal data protection regulations (Data Protection Act, DSG), every person has the right to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection declaration.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavour to protect the databases as best as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing and use of data in accordance with the following description. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or the name of the file accessed, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without this data being directly related to you. Personal data, in particular name, address or email address, are collected on a voluntary basis wherever possible. The data will not be passed on to third parties without your consent.

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, saving, alteration, destruction and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. Furthermore, we process personal data – to the extent and insofar as the EU GDPR is applicable – in accordance with the following legal bases in connection with Art. 6 Para. 1 GDPR:

lit. a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.

lit. b) Processing of personal data to fulfill a contract with the data subject and to carry out corresponding pre-contractual measures.

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

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

lit. f) Processing of personal data in order to protect the legitimate interests of us or third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and fundamental rights and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests include in particular our commercial interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims and compliance with Swiss law.

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

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific, user-related information on the user's device while he or she is using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and number of users of the pages, to analyze page usage behavior, but also to make our offer more customer-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be called up again when the page is visited again. If you do not want this, you should set your Internet browser so that it refuses to accept cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies used for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US website http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ . Furthermore, cookies can be blocked by deactivating them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be available.

This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the requests you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.

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

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

browser type and browser version

operating system used

referrer URL

hostname of the accessing computer

time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific people. This data will not be merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to subsequently check this data if we become aware of concrete evidence of illegal use.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES

This website may use Google Maps to embed maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA to protect against bots and spam, and YouTube to embed videos.

These services of the American Google LLC use cookies, among other things, and as a result data is transferred to Google in the USA, whereby we assume that no personal tracking takes place in this context solely through the use of our website.

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

Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy.

If you send us inquiries using 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 the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on this website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively to send the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.

You can revoke your consent to the storage of your data, your email address and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe link” in the newsletter.

For the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created, your email address and, if you do not post anonymously, the user name you have chosen will be stored.

storage of the IP address

Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who write comments. Since we do not check comments on our site before they are published, we need this data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.

Subscribe to comments

As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to check whether you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time using a link in the information emails.

RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the website operator as to whether personal data concerning data subjects are being processed. If you would like to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the data protection officer at any time.

right to information

Any person whose personal data is processed has the right to obtain from the operator of this website information about the personal data stored about him or her and a copy of this information free of charge at any time. In addition, the following information may be provided if necessary:

the processing purposes

the categories of personal data being processed

the recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed

where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period

the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing

the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.

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

right to rectification

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to request the completion of incomplete personal data, also by means of providing a supplementary statement, taking into account the purposes of the processing.

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

right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request that the controller of this website erase the personal data concerning him or her immediately, provided that one of the following reasons applies and provided that processing is not necessary:

The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which they are 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 for reasons related to his or her particular situation and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in the case of direct marketing and related profiling

The personal data were processed unlawfully

The erasure of personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject

The personal data were collected in relation to information society services offered directly to a child

If one of the above reasons applies and you would like to request the deletion of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will ensure that the deletion request is complied with immediately.

right to restriction of processing

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the controller of this website to restrict processing if one of the following conditions applies:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data

The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests the restriction of the use of the personal data instead

The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject needs them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims

The data subject has objected to processing for reasons related to his or her particular situation and it has not yet been verified whether the legitimate reasons of the controller override those of the data subject

If one of the above conditions is met and you wish to request the restriction of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the processing to be restricted.

right to data portability

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning him or her in a structured, common and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to have this data transmitted to another controller if the statutory requirements are met.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and when doing so does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert your right to data portability, you can contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

right to object

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for reasons related to his or her particular situation.

In the event of an objection, the operator of this website will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which outweigh the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or if the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.

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

Right to revoke consent under data protection law

Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

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

The use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation to send unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby prohibited. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited advertising information being sent, for example through spam emails.

PAID SERVICES

In order to provide paid services, we request additional data, such as payment details, in order to be able to process your order. We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired.

USE OF GOOGLE MAPS

This website uses Google Maps. This enables us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to use the map function conveniently. When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This happens regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not want your Google profile to be assigned to you, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or needs-based design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and you must contact Google to exercise this right. Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, as well as further information on your rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

GOOGLE ADS

This website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you came to our website via an ad placed by Google, Google Ads will place a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google. These cookies expire after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked across the websites of Ads customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers learn 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 wish to participate in tracking, you can refuse the setting of a cookie required for this purpose - for example, by using a browser setting that generally deactivates the automatic setting of cookies or by setting your browser so that cookies from the domain «googleleadservices.com» are blocked.

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

USE OF GOOGLE REMARKETING

This website uses the remarketing function of Google Inc. This function is designed to present interest-based advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A so-called "cookie" is stored in the browser of the website visitor, which makes it possible to recognize the visitor when he or she visits websites that belong to the Google advertising network. On these pages, visitors can be presented with advertisements that relate to content that the visitor has previously viewed on websites that use the Google remarketing function.

According to Google, it does not collect any personal data during this process. If you do not want to use Google's remarketing function, you can generally deactivate it by making the appropriate settings at http://www.google.com/settings/ads . Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the advertising network initiative by following the instructions at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp .

USE OF GOOGLE RECAPTCHA

This website uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland, “Google”). The query is used to distinguish whether the input was made by a human or by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and, if applicable, other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. However, your IP address is shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other Google data. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA. For data transfers to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the European Commission, the "Privacy Shield". Google participates in the "Privacy Shield" and has submitted to the requirements. By clicking on the query, you consent to the processing of your data. The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de

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

Using the statistics obtained, we can improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out using a user ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings there under "My data", "Personal data".

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. We would like to point out that Google Analytics has been extended on this website to include the code «_anonymizeIp();» in order to ensure that IP addresses are recorded anonymously. This means that IP addresses are processed in a shortened form, which means that they cannot be linked to a person. If the data collected about you is personally identifiable, this will be immediately excluded and the personal data will be deleted immediately.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted 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 the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information on your use of this website generated through the cookie is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. In addition, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics.

You can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Deactivate Google Analytics. This will save a so-called opt-out cookie on your data storage device, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, i.e. you must set the opt-out cookies again if you want to continue to prevent this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer or other device.

We use Google AdSense on this website. This is an advertising program from Google Inc. In Europe, the company Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street Dublin 4, Ireland) is responsible for all Google services. With Google AdSense we can display advertisements on this website that match our topic.

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

Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection to the Google server. By integrating Google Ads, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an ad from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that Google will find out and save your IP address.

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

by setting your browser software accordingly, in particular the suppression of third-party cookies will ensure that you do not receive advertisements from third parties;

by deactivating cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain « www.googleadservices.com », https://adssettings.google.com , whereby this setting will be deleted when you delete your cookies;

by deactivating interest-based ads from providers who are part of the “About Ads” self-regulation campaign via the link https://www.aboutads.info/choices, whereby this setting will be deleted if you delete your cookies;

by permanently deactivating it in your browsers Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome under the link https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin. We would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the 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 is not opposed by any overriding opposing interests on your part (Art. 6 Para. 1 Clause 1 Letter f of GDPR). Further information on Google Ads from Google can be found at https://ads.google.com/intl/de_DE/home/, as well as on data protection at Google in general: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy. Alternatively, you can visit the website of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at https://www.networkadvertising.org .

This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.

Further information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

GOOGLE TAG MANAGER

Google Tag Manager is a solution with which we can manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal data of users. With regard to the processing of users' personal data, reference is made to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

This website uses functions from Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you visit our pages with Facebook plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. Data is already transferred to Facebook. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be assigned to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our page. Interactions, in particular the use of a comment function or clicking a "Like" or "Share" button, are also passed on to Facebook. You can find out more at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy.

This website uses functions from Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you visit our pages with Twitter plug-ins, a connection is established between your browser and the Twitter servers. Data is already transferred to Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be assigned to your Twitter account, please log out of Twitter before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular clicking on a "Re-Tweet" button, are also passed on to Twitter. You can find out more at https://twitter.com/privacy.

Functions of the Instagram service are integrated into our website. These functions 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 on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to assign the visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

For more information, see Instagram’s privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

EXTERNAL PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS

This website uses external payment service providers through whose platforms users and we can carry out payment transactions. For example, via

PostFinance ( https://www.postfinance.ch/de/detail/rechtliches-barrierefreiheit.html)

Visa ( https://www.visa.de/USE Conditions/visa-privacy-center.html)

Mastercard ( https://www.mastercard.ch/de-ch/datenschutz.html)

American Express ( https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/online-datenschutzerklarung.html)

Paypal ( https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full)

Bexio AG ( https://www.bexio.com/de-CH/datenschutz)

Payrexx AG ( https://www.payrexx.ch/site/assets/files/2592/datenschutzerklaerung.pdf)

Apple Pay ( https://support.apple.com/de-ch/ht203027)

Stripe ( https://stripe.com/ch/privacy)

Klarna ( https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/)

Skrill ( https://www.skrill.com/de/fusszeile/datenpolitik/)

Giropay ( https://www.giropay.de/rechts/datenschutzerklaerung) etc.

As part of the fulfillment of contracts, we use payment service providers on the basis of the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance and, where necessary, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. b. EU GDPR. In addition, we use external payment service providers on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance and, where necessary, Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. EU GDPR in order to offer our users effective and secure payment options.

The data processed by the payment service providers includes inventory data such as name and address, bank details such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums as well as contract, amount and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed and stored by the payment service providers. As operators, we do not receive any information about the (bank) account or credit card, but only information to confirm (accept) or reject the payment. The payment service providers may transmit the data to credit agencies. This transmission is for the purpose of checking identity and creditworthiness. For this purpose, we refer to the terms and conditions and data protection information of the payment service providers.

The terms and conditions and data protection notices of the respective payment service providers apply to payment transactions and can be accessed on the respective website or transaction application. We also refer to these for further information and to assert revocation, information and other rights of those affected.

ORDER PROCESSING IN THE ONLINE SHOP WITH CUSTOMER ACCOUNT

We process our customers' data in accordance with the data protection regulations of the federal government (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the EU GDPR, as part of the ordering process in our online shop, in order to enable them to select and order the selected products and services, as well as to pay for and deliver them or execute them.

The data processed includes master data (inventory data), communication data, contract data, payment data and the persons affected by the processing include our customers, interested parties and other business partners. The processing is carried out for the purpose of providing contractual services within the scope of operating an online shop, billing, delivery and customer services. We use session cookies, e.g. for storing the shopping cart contents, and permanent cookies, e.g. for storing the login status.

The processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b (execution of order processes) and c (legally required archiving) GDPR. The information marked as required is required to establish and fulfill the contract. We only disclose the data to third parties in the context of delivery, payment or within the scope of legal permissions and obligations. The data is only processed in third countries if this is necessary to fulfill the contract (e.g. at the customer's request during delivery or payment).

Users can optionally create a user account, in particular where they can view their orders. During registration, the required mandatory information is communicated to users. User accounts are not public and cannot be indexed by search engines, e.g. Google. If users have canceled their user account, their data will be deleted with regard to the user account, provided that their retention is necessary for commercial or tax law reasons in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter c of GDPR. Information in the customer account remains until it is deleted and then archived in the event of a legal obligation. It is the responsibility of users to save their data before the end of the contract if the contract is canceled.

When registering and re-registering, as well as when using our online services, we save the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The data is saved on the basis of our legitimate interests, as well as the user's interests in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is generally not passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c GDPR.

Deletion occurs after the expiry of statutory warranty and similar obligations; the necessity of retaining the data is reviewed at irregular intervals. In the case of statutory archiving obligations, deletion occurs after these have expired.

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

We process the data of our contractual partners and interested parties as well as other clients, customers, clients, or contractual partners (collectively referred to as "contractual partners") in accordance with the data protection regulations of the federal government (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the EU GDPR in accordance with Art. 6 Paragraph 1 Letter b. GDPR in order to provide them with our contractual or pre-contractual services. The data processed here, the type, scope and purpose and the necessity of their processing are determined by the underlying contractual relationship.

The data processed includes the master data of our contractual partners (e.g. names and addresses), contact data (e.g. e-mail addresses and telephone numbers) as well as contract data (e.g. services used, contract contents, contractual communication, names of contact persons) and payment data (e.g. bank details, payment history).

As a general rule, we do not process special categories of personal data unless they are part of commissioned or contractual processing.

We process data that is necessary to establish and fulfill the contractual services and point out the necessity of providing this information if this is not obvious to the contractual partners. Disclosure to external persons or companies only occurs if it is necessary within the framework of a contract. When processing the data provided to us within the framework of an order, we act in accordance with the instructions of the client and the legal requirements.

When using our online services, we can save the IP address and the time of the respective user action. The storage is based on our legitimate interests, as well as the interests of the users in protection against misuse and other unauthorized use. This data is generally not passed on to third parties unless it is necessary to pursue our claims in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR or there is a legal obligation to do so in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. c. GDPR.

The data will be deleted when the data is no longer required to fulfil contractual or legal duties of care or to deal with any warranty or similar obligations, whereby the necessity of retaining the data will be reviewed at irregular intervals. Otherwise, the statutory retention periods apply.

COPYRIGHTS

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 rights holders. For the reproduction of all files, the written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance.

Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective rights holder may be liable to prosecution and may be liable for damages.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER

All information on our website has been carefully checked. We make every effort to ensure that our information is up-to-date, correct and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, which means that we cannot guarantee that information, including information of a journalistic or editorial nature, is complete, correct and up-to-date. Liability claims for damages of a material or immaterial nature caused by the use of the information provided are excluded unless there is evidence of intentional or grossly negligent fault.

The publisher may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without notice and is not obliged to update the content of this website. Use of or access to this website is at the visitor's own risk. The publisher, its clients or partners are not responsible for damages such as direct, indirect, incidental, specifically determined in advance or consequential damages allegedly caused by visiting this website and therefore assume no liability for this.

The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links on this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates common decency.

CHANGES

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The most recent version published on our website applies. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by email or in another appropriate manner in the event of an update.

QUESTIONS FOR THE DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization listed at the beginning of the data protection declaration.

Rapperswil, September 27, 2021

Source: SwissAnwalt