Privacy policy

The privacy policy describes how and for what purpose we collect, process and use personal data. The responsible handling of data has always been an important concern for us. We are continuously making adjustments to better protect our customers' personal data. The protection of your personal data is very important to us.

1.    Privacy policy

•    What do we do?

•    What do we provide information about?

•    Definitions of terms

•    How can you get in touch with us?

•    Does our privacy policy always remain the same?

•    General principles

•    Individual data processing operations

2. What do we provide information about?

•    What data is collected on buerge-buergt.ch;

•    Under what conditions we process your data and for what purpose;

•    How long we keep your data;

•    When disclosure to third parties is permitted;

•    How we process your data ("individual data processing operations");

•    When and how you can object to data processing;

•    What rights you have and how you can assert them.

3. Definitions of terms

3.1 What is personal data?

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, name, address, date of birth, e-mail address or telephone number. Personal data also includes data about personal preferences such as leisure activities or memberships.

3.2 What is particularly sensitive personal data?

data on religious, philosophical, political or trade union views or activities; Data on health and, where applicable, information on administrative or criminal prosecutions and sanctions, as well as data on social assistance measures, are considered to be particularly sensitive personal data. If necessary and suitable, we may request and process particularly sensitive personal data. In this case, their processing is subject to stricter confidentiality.

3.3 What is the processing of personal data?

Processing is any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the procurement, storage, storage, use, modification, disclosure, archiving, deletion or destruction of data.

3.4 What is the disclosure of personal data?

This is the transmission or making accessible of personal data, e.g. publication or disclosure to a third party.

4. How can you get in touch with us?

If you have any questions or concerns about the protection of your data by us, you can reach us at any time by e-mail at info@buerge-buergt.ch. Responsible for the data processing carried out via this website is:

Bürge Bürgt GmbH

Stehlistrasse 6

8912 Obfelden

5. Does our privacy policy always remain the same?

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The changes will be published on buerge-buergt.ch, you will not be informed separately.

6. General principles

6.1 What data do we collect from you and from whom do we receive this data?

First and foremost, we process personal data that you transmit to us or that we collect when operating our website. Under certain circumstances, we may also receive personal data about you from third parties. These can be the following categories:

Personal master data (name, address, dates of birth, etc.);

contact details (mobile phone number, e-mail address, etc.);

Financial data (e.g. account details);

Online identifiers (e.g. cookie identifier, IP addresses);

location and traffic data;

sound and image recordings;

particularly sensitive data (e.g. biometric data or information about your health).

6.2 Under what conditions do we process your data?

We process your data fairly and in accordance with the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. In doing so, we pay attention to transparent and proportionate processing.

If, in exceptional cases, we are unable to comply with these principles, the data processing may still be lawful because there is a justification. In particular, the following may be used as a justification:

Your consent;

the execution of a contract or pre-contractual measures;

our legitimate interests, provided that your interests do not prevail.

6.3 How can you withdraw your consent?

If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, we will process your data within the scope of this consent, unless we have another justification.

You can revoke your consent at any time and send an e-mail to the address given in the imprint. Data processing that has already taken place is not affected by this.

6.4 In which cases can we share your data with third parties?

Principle

We may be dependent on the services of third parties or affiliated companies and to commission them to process your data. We contractually ensure that third parties and affiliated companies comply with the requirements of data protection. Under certain circumstances, we may also be obliged to disclose your data to authorities. We will only share your personal data if:

You have consented;

this is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures as well as for the enforcement of our rights;

there is a legal obligation to do so;

we have a legitimate interest in doing so and your interests to the contrary do not outweigh them.

Transfer abroad

Under certain circumstances, your personal data may be transferred to companies abroad as part of order processing. These companies are committed to data protection to the same extent as we are. The transfer can take place worldwide.

If the level of data protection does not correspond to that of the EEA area, we carry out a prior risk assessment and contractually ensure that the same protection as in the EEA area is guaranteed (e.g. by means of the new standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or other legally prescribed measures). If our risk assessment is negative, we will take additional technical measures to protect your data. You can access the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission here.

6.5 How long do we keep your data?

We only store personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the individual purposes for which the data was collected.

Data that we store during your visit to our website will be retained for twelve months. An exception applies to analysis and tracking data, which can be retained for a longer period of time.

We store contract data for a longer period of time, as we are obliged to do so by law. In particular, we must keep business communications, concluded contracts and accounting documents for up to 10 years. If we no longer need such data from you to carry out the services, the data will be blocked and we will only use it for accounting and tax purposes.

6.6 How do we protect your data?

We will keep your information secure and take all reasonable steps to protect your information from loss, access, misuse or alteration.

Our contractual partners and employees who have access to your data are obliged to comply with data protection regulations. In some cases, it will be necessary for us to pass on your inquiries to companies affiliated with us. In these cases, too, your data will be treated confidentially.

Within our website, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser.

6.8 What rights do you have?

a. Right to information

You can request information about the data we have stored about you at any time. We kindly ask you to send your request for information to info@buerge-buergt.ch together with proof of identity.

You also have the right to receive your data in a common file format if we process your data automatically, and if you have given your consent for the processing of this data; or

you have disclosed data in connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract.

We may restrict or refuse to provide information or data if this is contrary to our legal obligations, our own legitimate or public interests or the interests of a third party.

The processing of your application is subject to the statutory processing period of 30 days. However, we may extend this period due to a high volume of enquiries, for legal or technical reasons or because we need more detailed information from you. You will be informed of the extension of the deadline in good time, at least in text form.

b. Deletion and correction

You have the option to request the deletion or correction of your data at any time. We may reject the request if legal regulations oblige us to store it for a longer period of time or unchanged or if your request is contrary to a permission.

Please note that the exercise of your rights may conflict with contractual agreements and may have corresponding effects on the execution of the contract (e.g. premature termination of the contract or cost consequences).

c. Legal recourse

If you are affected by the processing of personal data, you have the right to enforce your rights in court or to submit a report to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner: http://www.edoeb.admin.ch.

7. Individual data processing operations

7.1 Provision of the website and creation of log files

What information do we receive and how do we use it?

When you visit buerge-buergt.ch, certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on servers of services and products that we obtain and / or have installed for system administration purposes, for statistical or backup purposes or for tracking purposes. These are:

the name of your Internet service provider;

Your IP address (under certain circumstances);

the version of your browser software;

the operating system of the computer used to access the URL;

the date and time of access;

the website from which you are visiting URL;

the keywords you have used to find URL.

Why are we allowed to process this data?

This data cannot be assigned to a specific person and this data is not merged with other data sources. The log files are stored in order to guarantee the functionality of the website and to ensure the security of our information technology systems. This is our legitimate interest.

How can you prevent data collection?

The data will only be stored for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. Accordingly, the data is deleted at the end of each session. The storage of the log files is absolutely necessary for the operation of the website, so you have no possibility to object to it.

7.2 Tracking pixels

How do tracking pixels work?

We may use web beacons on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels – including those of third parties whose services we use – are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Tracking pixels can be used to collect the same information as in server log files. We use it for the same purposes as log files – you cannot prevent data collection.

7.3 Evaluations

In some cases, your personal data is processed automatically in order to evaluate certain personal aspects. Such reviews are used by us in particular to inform and advise you in a targeted manner about certain services or products from us. For this purpose, we use evaluation tools, thanks to which we can communicate according to demand and take appropriate advertising measures, including market and opinion research.

7.4 Contact

Email

What information do we receive and how do we use it?

You have the possibility to contact us by e-mail. If you contact us by e-mail, the following data will be processed:

E-mail address;

the content, subject and date of your e-mail;

contact details provided by you (e.g. name, telephone number if applicable, address).

Why are we allowed to process this data?

Your details will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the request and in the event of follow-up questions. The justification is pre-contractual measures or our legitimate interests in dealing with the request.

Security

We would like to point out that e-mails can be read or changed without authorization and unnoticed during transmission. The spam filter can reject e-mails if they have been identified as spam by certain characteristics.

7.5 Measuring success and reach

How does the success and reach measurement work?

Our notifications and messages may contain web links or web beacons that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links have been clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels may also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis.

Why are we allowed to process this data?

We need this statistical recording of usage to measure success and reach in order to be able to offer notifications and messages based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients in an effective and user-friendly manner as well as permanently, securely and reliably.

7.6 Cookies

How do cookies work?

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are data records that are stored on the operating system of your device with the help of the browser when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses.

What information do we receive and how do we use it?

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit our website. This allows us to save certain settings (such as language settings or location information) so that you do not have to re-enter them when you visit the website again.

Why are we allowed to use cookies?

We use cookies so that we can make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. The use of cookies and the processing of your data in this regard is based on our legitimate interests in the purposes mentioned

How can you prevent data collection via cookies?

The cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. You can delete them completely or deactivate or restrict the transmission by changing the settings in your browser. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

7.7 Google Analytics

How does Google Analytics work?

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd., Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland and Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; both together "Google", whereby Google Ireland Ltd. is responsible for the processing of personal data.

is. Google uses cookies, which are stored on your device and enable an analysis of the website by you. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

We have added the code "anonymizeIP" to Google Analytics. This ensures that all data is collected anonymously. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

Why are we allowed to use Google Analytics?

Google evaluates the data collected on our behalf so that we can get an idea of the visits and user behavior on our website. This allows us to improve our services and the website content as well as its design.

How can you prevent the collection of your data via Google Analytics?

You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting the settings in your browser accordingly (see our explanations on cookies). You can opt out of Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google browser add-on.

7.8 Google Tag Manager

We use the Google Tag Manager on our website. This collects data about user behavior on our website and forwards it to our analysis tools. Google Tag Manager has no access to the data, it only collects the data. Since the Google Tag Manager does not process any personal data per se, reference should be made to the explanations of the respective tracking services and to the usage guidelines of Google Tag Manager. Usage Guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

7.9 Google Web Fonts

How does Google Web Fonts work?

We use so-called web fonts, which are provided by Google, on our website for the uniform display of fonts. When you visit one of our pages, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.

What information do you share with us and how is it used?

The browser you are using establishes a connection to Google's servers. As a result, Google learns that our website has been accessed via your IP address. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.

Why are we allowed to use Google Web Fonts?

The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offers. For more information about Google Web Fonts, see the FAQs of Google Web Fonts: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.

7.10 MailChimp Mailsystem

MailChimp Mail is used on a website to create, execute and manage email marketing campaigns. It allows businesses to build email lists, send messages, track and analyze email marketing campaigns. It helps businesses increase their presence on the web and inform and engage their customers.

7.11 Global Site Tag

Global Site Tag (gtag.js) is a tag management system developed by Google. It is used to track and manage data such as traffic, sales, conversions, and more from a single line of code. It allows businesses to implement tracking tags for various purposes, such as Google Ads, Google Analytics, and more.

7.12 US Privacy User Signal Mechanism

The US Privacy User Signal Mechanism is used on a website to give the user the opportunity to give or deny consent for the processing of their personal data. This mechanism can be implemented in various ways, such as through an opt-in or opt-out system that allows the user to choose which data may and may not be processed.

7.13 PrivacyBee

PrivacyBee is used on websites to recognize all privacy-relevant services and to generate an individual privacy policy from them.

Last updated on August 15, 2023