Privacy policy of our websites

In the event of any discrepancies or ambiguities between the German and English versions of the Privacy Policy, the German version shall prevail.

Version from 26 July 2023

This privacy policy explains how we or third parties collect and process personal data on our websites. Personal data is data that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person.

This privacy policy refers in particular to the revised Data Protection Law (FADP) including the associated Ordinance (DPO) , which came into force in Switzerland on 1 September 2023.

 

The responsible office within the meaning of the Data Protection Law (DPO), in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO/GDPR, https://dsgvo-gesetz.de/) is:

Mountain Hazard
 Engineering GmbH
Nussweg 12
CH-4800 Zofingen
Switzerland
Phone number: +41 76 464 59 51
Email: info@mountainhazard.ch

Represented by the managing director
Nadine Feiger

Data protection officer
Nadine Feiger

Commercial register entry
CH-400.4.455.455-2

Your rights as a data owner

In accordance with GDPR (European General Data Protection Regulation) Chapter 3 Article 13 and following (https://dsgvo-gesetz.de/) and the rDSG (Swiss Federal Law on Data Protection) Chapter 4 Article 25 (https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/491/de#chap_4) and following, you are entitled to these rights, among others:

  • Right to information – about the type of personal data stored by us
  • Right to rectification – of personal data stored by us that is incorrect
  • Right to cancellation – of your personal data stored by us
  • Restriction of processing – if your personal data cannot/may not be erased
  • Right to objection –against the processing of your personal data
  • Data transferability – You will receive your personal data in readable form as it is stored by us.

You are not under any obligation to provide us with personal data, unless we need it with your express consent for the finalisation of contracts or services requested by you, which would not be possible without personal data.

List of supervisory authorities for complaints or violations of the General Data Protection Regulation:

https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/deredoeb/kontakt.html

Purposes of data processing

We only process your personal data stored by us for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. We do not pass on your personal data to third parties, except:

  • you have given us your express consent to do so
  • the processing of a contract with you makes it necessary
  • to fulfill legal obligations

We also process personal data if we have a legitimate interest in doing so and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in your data not being processed or passed on.

Collection of data during visits to our websites

When you visit our website, information about your web browser is automatically collected and stored. Among other things, the following information is collected: the web browser used, the operating system used, the domain name of the Internet service provider and other information of a general nature that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you as a person.

The exchange of this information is technically necessary in order to be able to correctly deliver the website content requested by you. Among other things, the web server-web browser exchange ensures the following:

  • smooth connection to the website
  • smooth use of the website
  • evaluation for stability and safety

The evaluations of this anonymous information are required to optimise our websites and the associated technology.

Cookies and comparable technologies

Cookies are used on our websites. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from the web server to your web browser and stored on your hard drive. Cookies are used, among other things, to save the settings you have made so that they can be automatically retrieved later. This includes, for example:

  • the saving of goods in the shopping basket
  • the saving of form contents
  • the saving of settings (e.g. language setting)
  • the saving of analysis data

You can prevent or restrict the use of cookies by adjusting the appropriate settings in your web browser. If you do not allow cookies, certain functions may no longer work as expected/used to.

Chargeable services and offers

In order to be able to make use of our chargeable services and offers, it may be necessary for us to receive and process your payment details, such as credit card numbers. We only store this data for the fulfilment of the order and, unless you request otherwise, this data is then deleted.

Secured websites with HTTPS

Some of the data transmission on our websites is encrypted. You can recognise an encrypted transmission by the HTTPS and a lock symbol in the web browser address bar (input bar). Encryption is intended to prevent the transmitted content from being read. Encryption methods that correspond to the current state of the art are used.

Contact form and e-mail

If you contact us via the contact form or by email, we will receive your email address and any other information you may provide in order to contact you. We will use this email address for the purpose of processing your enquiry and for any follow up. E-mails and addresses will be stored on our computers for possible future contact. If you do not wish your email and address to remain on our computers, please let us know and we will remove it (where permitted by law).

Google Maps

This website uses ‘Google Maps’. Google Maps is a map and geolocation service provided by Google Inc (hereinafter referred to as Google). Google Maps is used, among other things, to visualise geographical information. When Google Maps is used, data is collected, sent to Google and processed.

You can find additional information about Google Maps at this address: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Social media icons

Social media icons are sometimes placed on our websites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and others. These icons are inactive and only contain links to the corresponding services. If you are logged in to the relevant service, e.g., Facebook, it will log your browsing behaviour and use the information to show you relevant advertising, for example. The responsibility for personal user data then lies with that operator and will be handled in accordance with their privacy policy.

Storage period of personal data

We will store and process your personal data for as long as necessary. The duration depends on:

  • the duration of the entire business relationship
  • the contractual obligations
  • the legally required storage and documentation

In the event that your personal data is no longer required for the purposes set out above, it will be deleted wherever possible.

Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy is continuously adapted to the current interpretation of the law and changes to our services. The current version is indicated by the date at the beginning of this declaration. The current version will always apply.

Information Centre

Mountain Hazard
 Engineering GmbH

Nussweg 12
CH-4800 Zofingen
+41 76 464 59 51
info@mountainhazard.ch