By visiting our website
You understand that by using the site or site services, you agree to be bound by the following privacy policy. If you do not accept the following policy, you must not access or use the site or the site services.
This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or names of files accessed, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without this data being directly related to your person. Personal data, in particular name, address or e-mail address are collected as far as possible on a voluntary basis. No data will be passed on to third parties without your consent.
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect and process certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
By using our website services
We collect and process personal information that you provide to us (Name, email address, phone number) by using website services. We refer to this information as “Provided Information”.
Purposes of Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
– To provide and manage our services.
– To communicate with you regarding our services.
– To improve our website and user experience.
– To comply with legal obligations.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to DGVM.
For the purpose of the GDPR and FADP, the Company is the Data Controller.
Country refers to: Switzerland
Data Controller, for the purposes of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and FADP (Federal Act on Data Protection) refers to the Company as the legal person which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
GDPR refers to EU General Data Protection Regulation.
FADP refers to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
For the purposes of GDPR and FADP, Personal Data means any information relating to You such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.
Service refers to the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. For the purpose of the GDPR and FADP, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to DGVM, accessible from https://dgvm.ch/
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Under GDPR and FADP, You can be referred to as the Data Subject or as the User as you are the individual using the Service.
Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, such as collection, storage, use, disclosure, or deletion.
Data Subject:The individual whose personal data is being processed.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain information that can be used to contact or identify You:
– Contact details: Name, email address, phone number.
– Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system.
– Usage data: Information about how you interact with our website or services.
– Cookies and tracking technologies.
Applicable jurisdictions
We process personal data in accordance with the new European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of 25 May 2018 and Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) of 25 September 2020 (Status as of 1 September 2023) and any other applicable laws relating to privacy or data protection, including any laws or regulations that amend, extend, consolidate or replace them.
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union (EU) of 25 May 2018), Legitimate Interests (Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union (EU) of 25 May 2018); Principles (Art. 16 lit. Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) of 25 September 2020 (Status as of 1 September 2023); Right of access (Art. 25 lit. Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) of 25 September 2020 (Status as of 1 September 2023); Consent (Art. 6 and Art.31 lit. Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) of 25 September 2020 (Status as of 1 September 2023).
Settlement of disputes
All disputes arising out of or in connection with the Privacy Policy, including disputes regarding their conclusion, binding effect, amendment and termination, shall be decided exclusively by the competent court in Switzerland. Legal basis: legal claims (Art. 15 para. 3 p. 9 lit. Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) of 25 September 2020 (Status as of 1 September 2023).
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more about cookies on TermsFeed website article.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
- For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
- With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
- With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
- With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
- With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Once your data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
If we transfer your personal data outside Switzerland or countries with adequate protection levels (as determined by Swiss authorities), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules.
Profiling and Automated Decision-Making
We do not engage in profiling or automated decision-making that has a significant legal effect on you without obtaining your explicit consent.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.
Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.
You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.
Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. These measures include encryption, access controls, and regular security audits.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR and FADP
We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:
- Consent: You have given Your consent for processing Personal Data for one or more specific purposes.
- Performance of a contract: Provision of Personal Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with You and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
- Legal obligations: Processing Personal Data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
- Vital interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary in order to protect Your vital interests or of another natural person.
- Public interests: Processing Personal Data is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company.
- Legitimate interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.
In any case, the Company will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Your Rights under the GDPR
The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights.
You have the right under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are within the EU, to:
- Request access to Your Personal Data (Article 15 of the GDPR).You have the right to access, update, or delete the information We have on You. Whenever possible, You can access, update, or request the deletion of Your Personal Data directly within the account settings section. If You are unable to perform these actions Yourself, please contact Us for assistance. This also enables You to receive a copy of the Personal Data We hold about You.
- Request correction of Your Personal Data (Article 16 of the GDPR).You have the right to have any incomplete or inaccurate information We hold about You corrected.
- Object to processing of Your Personal Data (Article 21 of the GDPR). This right exists where We are relying on a legitimate interest as the legal basis for Our processing and there is something about Your particular situation that makes You want to object to Our processing of Your Personal Data on this ground. You also have the right to object if We are processing Your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes.
- Request erasure of Your Personal Data (Article 17 of the GDPR).You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Your Personal Data when there is no valid reason for Us to continue processing it.
- Request the transfer of Your Personal Data (Article 20 of the GDPR).We will provide You, or a third party You have chosen, with Your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information that You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to perform a contract with You.
- Withdraw Your consent (Article 7(3) of the GDPR).You have the right to withdraw Your consent regarding Our use of Your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to certain specific functionalities of the Service.
- Your rights under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP):
- Right to Access (Art. 25 FADP):You can request access to your personal data that we process.
- Right to Rectification (Art. 32 FADP): You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Right to Erasure (Art. 32 FADP):You can request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
- Right to Object (Art. 30 FADP): You can object to the processing of your personal data if it is not necessary for legitimate interests or legal obligations.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
You may exercise Your rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition by contacting Us. Please note that we may ask You to verify Your identity before responding to such requests. If You make a request, We will try our best to respond to You as soon as possible.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our collection and use of Your Personal Data. For more information, if You are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact Your local data protection authority in the EEA or if you are in Switzerland, please contact the Federal Data Protection Commissioner (FDPIC).
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will not notify You of any changes. All changes can be found on this page.
We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
By email: info@dgvm.ch
By visiting this page on our website: https://dgvm.ch/
