Privacy Policy

Data protection information

In the following, we, SIGNUM-NETWORK ASSOCIATON, inform you about the handling of your personal data by us as the controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Name and address of the controller responsible for processing

The responsible party within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations is

SIGNUM-NETWORK ASSOCIATON
c/ o Frey Services
Eggstrasse 14 f
8134 Adliswil

[email protected]

2. Your rights

As an affected party, you generally have the following rights:

Right to Information
According to Art. 15 GDPR, you can request information about the data we process about you. In particular, you can inquire about the purposes of the processing, the categories of data, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage duration, the existence of the right to correction, deletion, restriction of processing, or objection, the right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data, if not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, and meaningful information about its details.

Right to Correction
According to Art. 16 GDPR, you can immediately request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data stored by us.

Right to Deletion
According to Art. 17 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of your data stored with us, provided that the processing is not necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, fulfilling a legal obligation, reasons of public interest, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Right to Restriction of Processing
By Art. 18 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of processing of your data to the extent that you contest the accuracy of the data or the processing is unlawful.

Right to Data Portability
According to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the data you provided us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format or to request the transmission to another controller.

Individual Right of Objection
According to Art. 21(1) GDPR, you have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1)(e) GDPR (processing in the public interest) or Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (processing based on a balance of interests). This also applies to profiling based on these provisions within the meaning of Art. 4(4) GDPR. If you object to processing, we will no longer process your personal data unless our legitimate interests justify further processing. In each individual case, we explicitly point out this right to object in the context of these data protection notices in connection with the relevant data processing.

Right to Object to Processing for Advertising Purposes
If, in individual cases, we process your personal data for direct marketing - if this is the case, you will find corresponding information below - you have the right, by Art. 21(2) GDPR, to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such advertising, including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes.

Right of Withdrawal
If you have given us consent to process personal data, you can revoke this consent at any time. Please note that the revocation only takes effect in the future. Processing carried out before the revocation is not affected by this. To exercise your rights, please get in touch with the responsible party using the contact details listed under item 1.

Right to Complaint
According to Art. 77 GDPR, you have the right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority about processing your personal data in our company, particularly with the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us.

Der Eidgenössische Datenschutz- und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragte
Feldeggweg 1
CH – 3003 Bern
Phone: +41 (0)58 462 43 95
Fax: +41 (0)58 465 99 96
Email: [email protected]

You can also obtain more information at the following link:
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home.html

3. Data security

We employ suitable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties (e.g., TLS encryption for our website), taking into account the state of the art, implementation costs, and the nature, scope, context, and purpose of processing, as well as the existing risks of a data breach (including their likelihood and potential impact) for the data subject. Our security measures are continually improved in line with technological advancements.

4. Processing of personal data

We process your personal data as follows:

4.1 Visit our website

Description of Data Processing
During each visit to our websites, a so-called server log record (server log files) gets temporarily stored on our web server in an anonymized form. This record includes:

  • Page from which the page was requested (referrer URL)
  • Name and URL of the requested page
  • Date and time of the request
  • Description of the used web browser (type, language, version)
  • IP address of the requesting computer, shortened to the extent that personal reference is no longer possible
  • Transferred data volume
  • Operating system
  • Notification of whether the request was successful (access status / HTTP status code)
  • GMT zone difference
  • Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) accessed on our website
  • The hostname of the accessing computer


Purpose
Data processing serves to deliver and ensure the website's functionality. Additionally, the processing is done for statistical purposes and to improve our website's quality, especially the connection's stability and security. Furthermore, the processing of this data allows for the tracking of misuse.

Legal Basis
Art. 6(1) sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

Identification of Legitimate Interest
The legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1) lit. f) GDPR arises from the aforementioned purpose.

Recipients of Personal Data / Categories of Recipients
There is no disclosure to third parties. In strict compliance with relevant data protection regulations, our carefully selected service providers involved in hosting and maintaining our systems may be data recipients. This is done based on data processing agreements through which the service providers are contractually bound, and we remain responsible for data processing.

Duration of Processing
Your data will only be processed for as long as necessary to achieve the aforementioned purpose. In the case of storing data in log files, this is no later than seven days after collection. In individual cases, there may be a legitimate interest in storage beyond this period to defend against potentially asserted legal claims.

Indication of whether Provision is Statutory or Contractual Requirement / Necessary for Contract Conclusion / Consequences of Non-Provision
The provision of data is neither statutorily nor contractually required or necessary for entering into a contract .It is not possible to visit the website if the data is not provided.

Individual Right of Objection
According to Art. 21(1) GDPR, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to processing personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1) lit. f) GDPR (processing based on a balance of interests). If you object to processing, we will no longer process your personal data, unless our legitimate interests justify further processing.

4.2 E-mail contact

Description of Data Processing
Contacting us is possible through the provided email address. In this case, the personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.

Purpose
The processing of personal data from your email inquiry is solely to handle the contact. This also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.

Legal Basis
Art. 6(1) lit. (f) GDPR is the legal basis for processing data via email. If the email contact aims to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6(1) lit. (b) GDPR.

Recipients of Personal Data / Categories of Recipients
There is no disclosure to third parties. In strict compliance with relevant data protection regulations, our carefully selected service providers involved in hosting and maintaining our systems may be data recipients. This is done based on data processing agreements through which the service providers are contractually bound, and we remain responsible for data processing.

Duration of Processing
Your data will only be processed for as long as necessary to achieve the aforementioned purpose. In the case of storing data in log files, this is no later than seven days after collection. In individual cases, there may be a legitimate interest in storage beyond this period to defend against potentially asserted legal claims.

Indication of whether Provision is Statutory or Contractual Requirement / Necessary for Contract Conclusion / Consequences of Non-Provision
The provision of data is neither statutorily nor contractually required or necessary for entering into a contract .It is not possible to visit the website if the data is not provided.

Individual Right of Objection
According to Art. 21(1) GDPR, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to processing personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1) lit. f) GDPR (processing based on a balance of interests). If you object to processing, we will no longer process your personal data, unless our legitimate interests justify further processing.

4.3 Use of cookies and similar technologies and other services


Cookies and Related Data Processing
On our websites, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files assigned and stored on your hard drive by your browser using a characteristic string of characters, providing specific information to the entity setting the cookie. Cookies cannot execute programs or transmit viruses to your computer; therefore, they cannot cause any damage. They serve to make the Internet offering more user-friendly and practical, making it more pleasant for you.Cookies may contain data that allows recognition of the device being used.

However, sometimes cookies only collect information about specific settings that are not personally identifiable.Any cookies that are not strictly technically necessary are only allowed with your consent. This particularly applies to advertising, targeting, or sharing cookies. Furthermore, your personal data collected through cookies will only be processed if you consent.

You can configure your browser settings to prevent cookies from being set. You can then decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept cookies or accept them in general. However, please note that in this case, you may only be able to use some functions of this website partially.

Right of Withdrawal 
You can withdraw your consent at any time. Details on how to exercise your withdrawal (specifically related to the presentation of the respective data processing) can be found below. Please note that the withdrawal only applies to the future. Processing that occurred before the withdrawal is not affected by it.Suppose we collect data to obtain your consent for using cookies using a so-called Consent Management Platform (CMP). In that case, this serves to log your consent and, if necessary, to provide evidence of the authorization for use. The legal basis for processing this data is Art. 6(1) lit. (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is to be able to prove the consent you have given.

Individual Right of Objection
According to Art. 21(1) GDPR, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to processing personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1) lit. f) GDPR (processing based on a balance of interests). If you object to processing, we will no longer process your personal data, unless our legitimate interests justify further processing.

4.3.1 CloudFlare

Within the scope of our website, we use the CloudFlare service provided by Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, 94107 San Francisco, USA. Cloudflare is a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that distributes the website across multiple servers and provides security functions. Additionally, Cloudflare acts as a reverse proxy for our website.

The legal basis for processing personal data is our legitimate interest, according to Art. 6(1) lit. (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in achieving the mentioned purpose. We have entered into a data processing agreement with CloudFlare in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.

Please note that data may be transferred to the United States and processed by U.S. authorities. The United States is considered a third country, meaning a state outside the European Economic Area (EEA) where the GDPR is not directly applicable. The EU Commission has adopted an adequacy decision according to Art. 45(1) GDPR for the USA, effective as of July 10, 2023. This decision establishes that the USA ensures adequate protection – comparable to that of the European Union – for personal data transmitted from the EU to U.S. companies within the new framework, provided that the respective service provider is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

CloudFlare commits to complying with European data protection law and is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000GnZKAA0

You can find further information on the handling of the transmitted data in the provider's privacy policy at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.


Individual Right of Objection
According to Art. 21(1) GDPR, you have the right, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object at any time to processing personal data concerning you based on Art. 6(1) lit. f) GDPR (processing based on a balance of interests). If you object to processing, we will no longer process your personal data, unless our legitimate interests justify further processing.

5. Automated decision making / profiling

We do not carry out automated decision-making (including profiling) within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

6. Links to other websites

Our website contains links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites or third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that may collect personal information.

This document was last updated on January 07th of 2024.

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