Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy As the provider of the website shw-family.takes its data protection obligations very seriously and designs the website in such a way that only as little personal data as necessary is collected, processed, and used. Under no circumstances will personal data be leased or sold to third parties for advertising purposes. Without the visitor’s express consent, no personal data will be used for advertising or marketing purposes.
At SHW Family, access to personal data is limited to those individuals who require this data to perform their duties within the responsible department, who are informed about the legal provisions on data protection and have undertaken to comply with them in accordance with the applicable legal provisions (Art. 4,5,and 7 of the Swiss Data Protection Act (“DSG”)). The collection, processing, use, and transfer of the collected personal data are carried out in accordance with Art. 6( 1)of the EU GDPR and Art. 12, 13 of the GDPR only to the extent necessary for the performance of a contractual relationship between SHW Family, as the data controller, and the visitor, as the data subject.
Changes to the purpose of processing and data use
Since the processing methods used may change orwe reserve the right to update this privacy policy in accordance with new technical requirements. We therefore ask you to review the SHW Family privacy policy from time to time. If you do not agree with the changes made over time, you may request in writing, in accordance with Art. 17 of the EU GDPR as well as Art. 12, 13, and 15 of the GDPR, request the deletion of data that is not stored on the basis of other legal requirements, such as commercial or tax retention obligations.
Anonymous data collection
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type/browser version
- operating system used
- ReferrerURL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of server request
This data cannot be attributed to specific individuals. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.
Rights of the data subject
Upon request, SHW Family will inform the user, in accordance with legal requirements, whether and what personal data regarding the user has been stored (right to information). Should the user’s data be stored incorrectly, SHW Family will immediately replace this data with the correct data (correction). Furthermore, the user has the right to request the deletion of their data and to restrict the processing of their data.
Notes
The service providers engaged by the controller are based and operate their IT infrastructure exclusively within Switzerland. This also applies to any use of cloud-based services. Contracts are in place with the service providers that comply with the data protection and data security requirements of the EU GDPR and the DSG. Even when external service providers are engaged, SHW Family remains the entity responsible for data processing.
Use and disclosure of personal data
The personal data collected on the websites of the responsible body will not be used without your consentconsent. In addition, your data will only be used for advertising and market research purposes by the responsible body if you have given your prior consent. Otherwise, your data will not be passed on to other third parties. You can, of course, revoke your consent at any time with future effect.
External links
For your information, our website contains links to third-party websites. Unless this is clearly recognizable, we would like to point out that these are external links. The responsible body has no influence whatsoever on the content and design of these pages from other providers. The guarantees in this privacy policy therefore do not apply to external providers.
Use of cookies
The responsible body uses so-called "cookies"to customize and optimize the customer's online experience and online time. A cookie is a text file that is either stored temporarily in the computer's working memory ("session cookie") or saved on the hard drive ("permanent cookie"). Cookies contain, for example, information about the user's previous accesses to the corresponding server or information about which offers have been accessed so far. Cookies are not used to execute programs or download viruses onto your computer. Rather, the main purpose of cookies is to provide an offer tailored specifically to the customer and to make the use of the service as convenient as possible.
The SHW Family website uses session cookies and persistent cookies.
Session cookies
The responsible body primarily uses "session cookies,"which are not stored on the customer's hard drive and are deleted when the browser is closed. Session cookies are used here for login authentication.
Permanent cookies
In addition, the responsible body uses"permanentcookies" to store the personal usage settings that a customer enters when using the services of the responsible body, thereby enabling personalization and improvement of the service. Permanent cookies ensure that the customer will find their personal settings again when they visit the responsible party's websites again. In addition, the service providers commissioned by the responsible body to analyze user behavior also use permanent cookies to recognize returning users. These services store the data transmitted by the cookie exclusively in anonymous form. No assignment to the customer's IP address is retained.
Avoiding cookies
Visitors can refuse cookies at any time. This is usually done by selecting the appropriate option in the browser settings or by using additional programs. For more information, please refer to the help function of the browser used by the customer. If the customer decides to disable cookies, this may reduce the scope of the service and have a negative impact on the use of the services provided by the responsible party.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses " " (cookies), which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. IP anonymization is active on this website. 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 other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Further information and contacts
If you have any further questions on the subject of "Data protectionat the responsible body," please contact our company's data protection officer. You can inquire about which of your data is stored by us. In addition, you can send requests for information, deletion, and correction of your data, as well as any suggestions, at any time by letter or email to the following address:
SHW Family
Andalo GmbH
Kühergasse 7
CH-1797 Münchenwiler
+41 26 672 8181