Protecting the privacy of users of our website is important to us. Most of our content can be used without registration. However, we use industry-standard technologies to measure and improve the performance of our website and collect data for this purpose. In some cases, we work with external service providers. Insofar as we (or third parties on our behalf) collect and process personal data, we comply with the requirements of the Swiss Data Protection Act. In addition, we comply with the provisions of the EU GDPR without being legally obliged to do so. This Privacy Policy explains how we do this.
- WHAT DATA DO WE COLLECT AND FOR WHICH PURPOSES?
- Visiting the website
Our website can also be used without disclosing personal data. On the other hand, the server of our website temporarily stores information about user access. Such information includes the IP address, the date and time of access, the name and URL of the file accessed, the website from which access is made (referrer URL), the browser used, the operating system of the computer used and the name of users’ access provider. We use this data to ensure a smooth connection, the convenient use of the website, the evaluation of system security and stability, and for other administrative purposes. - Subscribing to the News Alert
If you have subscribed to the News Alert, we will use your e-mail address to send you news alerts. You can unsubscribe at any time (via the link in every News Alert or by sending an e-mail to redaktion@vischer.com). In addition to the e-mail address required to subscribe, you are free to provide your name and, if applicable, a company name. This data processing is based on our legitimate interest in informing you about our services. - Use of the contact form
The contact form on our website gives you the opportunity to get in touch with us. To use the contact form, you must enter your name and e-mail address. The personal data collected in this way will be deleted within 30 days of your enquiry being processed. Your consent forms the basis of this data processing. - Visiting our Facebook company page
Facebook uses cookies to collect information such as the number of people or demographic information about users who view or comment on posts on our Facebook company page. We receive evaluations from Facebook that only contain aggregated or otherwise sufficiently anonymised data. We use these to further develop the content and services offered on the Facebook company page so that they may be of greater interest to users. As the company providing the analysis services, Facebook is primarily responsible for collecting and processing personal data in connection with Facebook’s analysis services. Only Facebook can link the information to a specific Facebook account holder. If you have questions about how the analysis services work or wish to exercise your rights as a data subject under applicable data protection laws, please therefore direct your enquiry to Facebook. For more information on this issue, please refer to Facebook’s Privacy Policy: www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
- Visiting the website
- HOW DO WE USE COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE?
We use cookies on our website to optimise our services. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable the analysis of the use of our website. You can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notification always appears before a cookie is installed. Complete deactivation of cookies may result in the website not working or not working fully. The data processed by cookies is necessary for the purposes mentioned in order to protect our legitimate interests. - HOW DO WE USE WEB ANALYSIS TOOLS?
Through the measures listed below, we ensure that our website is designed in line with needs and continuously optimised. These measures enable us to record and evaluate the use of our website statistically. This is a legitimate interest on our part. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse how you use the website. As a rule, 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 only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymisation. This means that your IP address is truncated in Switzerland, the European Union or the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to provide reports on user activity on the website and to provide us with other services related to the use of the website and the Internet. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required to do so by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. The IP address transmitted by your browser will not be merged with other data held by Google. You can object to the collection of data by Google Analytics with effect for the future by installing an opt-out add-on (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en) for your browser. In addition to the option of installing the opt-out add-on, there is another alternative to prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics. It is particularly interesting for users of mobile devices. To do so, please click on this link to disable Google Analytics. You are installing an opt-out cookie that prevents data from being tracked on the website. The function remains in place until the opt-out cookie is deleted. If the opt-out cookie has been deleted, it is sufficient to access the link again. - WHY DO WE USE SOCIAL MEDIA PLUG-INS?
Our website uses social media plug-ins to recommend and share our articles on the social networks LinkedIn, Xing, Twitter and Facebook. Responsibility for data protection-compliant operation lies with the respective providers. Data is only transmitted to the aforementioned providers if you are logged into the corresponding platform with your profile. We have no influence on or access to cookies set by social network providers. For this reason, reference is made to the respective privacy policies of the respective providers. - DO WE DISCLOSE YOUR DATA TO THIRD PARTIES?
We will only disclose your personal data to third parties if you expressly consent to this, if there is a legal obligation or permission to do so, if the disclosure is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or if the disclosure of data is necessary for the management of contractual relationships with you. - HOW SECURE IS YOUR DATA?
We take technical and organisational measures to protect your data against manipulation, loss, destruction or unauthorised access by third parties. When you visit our website, the SSL encryption method is used. - WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE RELATED TO YOUR DATA?
You have the right to information, data rectification, data deletion, restriction of data processing, data portability, withdrawal of your consent and objection. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law, you can report this to us or to the competent supervisory authority. You have the right to object to the processing of your data if we process it based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes. - HOW CAN WE AMEND THIS PRIVACY POLICY?
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. Any amendments will be published on the website. Last revised in May 2018. - WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DATA PROCESSING?
The data controller is VISCHER AG, Schützengasse 1, Postfach 5090, 8021 Zurich.