The controller within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other national data protection laws of the member states and other data protection provisions is:

Cham Group AG
Fabrikstrasse 5
6330 Cham

Protecting your personal data is important to us. In principle, we only process your personal data insofar as this is necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. Our users’ personal data is only processed on a routine basis with their consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and processing of the data is permitted by law.

Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR serves as the legal basis for this.

The legal basis for processing personal data required for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures.

Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR serves as the legal basis for this.

If processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and if the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the aforementioned interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for data processing.

The data subject’s personal data will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies. Data may also be stored if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for the data to be stored further for the purpose of concluding or performing a contract.

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.

The following data is collected:

• Information about the browser type and version used
• The user’s operating system
• The user’s internet service provider
• The user’s IP address
• Date and time of access
• Websites from which the user’s system accesses our website
• Websites accessed by the user’s system via our website

The data is also stored in the log files of our system. This data will not be stored with other personal data concerning you.

Data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. We also use the data to optimize the website and ensure the security of our IT systems. This is also in our legitimate interest.

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.

The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of the data in log files are essential for the operation of the website. There is therefore no option to object to this.

We use cookies on our website. These are small text files that are stored on your end device with the help of the browser. They do not cause any damage to your device.

We use cookies to make our website user-friendly. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. This requires that the browser is recognized even after a page change. Some cookies therefore remain stored on your device until you delete them. The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:

• Login information

This data processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator.

We also use cookies on our website that enable us to analyze your surfing behavior. These cookies are used to improve the quality of our website and its content. The analysis cookies tell us how the website is used and enable us to continuously optimize our offering. The following data may be transmitted in this way:

• Entered search terms
• Frequency of page views
• Use of website functions

When you visit our website, you will be informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and your consent to the processing of the personal data used in this context will be obtained. A reference is also made to this privacy policy.

The website also uses cookies from partner companies with whom we work for the purpose of advertising, performing analyses, or improving the functionality of our website. Please refer to the information below (Google Analytics, Google Maps) for details, in particular regarding the purposes of and legal basis for processing such third-party cookies.

When you visit our website, you will be informed about the use of third-party cookies and your consent to the processing of the personal data used in this context will be obtained. A reference is also made to this privacy policy.

Cookies are stored on your computer and transmitted from it to our website. As a user, this means that you have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies for our website are deactivated, it may no longer be possible to use all functions of the website to their full extent.

Our website uses social plugins (“plugins”) from social networks. To increase the protection of your data when visiting our website, the plugins are not integrated into the page without any restrictions, but only by using an HTML link (“Shariff solution”). This integration ensures that no connection is established with the servers of the provider of the respective social network when you visit a page on our website that contains such plugins. If you click on one of the buttons, a new window opens in your browser and calls up the page of the respective service provider.

Information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers on their websites, your rights in this regard, and settings options to protect your privacy can be found in the providers’ data protection notices.

www.facebook.com/policy.php

help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Our website uses plugins from the social networks Facebook and Google+ and the microblogging services X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. These services are provided by the companies Facebook Inc., Google Inc., X Corp. and Instagram LLC. (“providers”).

• Facebook is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”).
• Google+ is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
• Twitter is operated by X Corp., 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“X”).
• Instagram is operated by Instagram LLC., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Instagram”).

When you visit a page of our website that contains one of these plugins, your browser establishes a direct connection with the provider’s servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by the respective provider and integrated into the page. By integrating the plugins, the providers receive the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a server of the respective provider in the USA and stored there.

If you are logged in to one of the services, the providers can immediately assign your visit to our website to your profile.

The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the providers, your rights in this regard, and settings options to protect your privacy can be found in the providers’ data protection notices.

If you do not want the providers to assign the data collected via our website directly to your profile in the respective service, you must log out of the service in question before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of plugins using add-ons for your browser, e.g. the script blocker “NoScript” (http://noscript.net/)

• Facebook privacy policy: www.facebook.com/policy.php
• Google privacy policy: www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html
• X privacy policy: x.com/en/privacy
• Instagram privacy policy: help.instagram.com/155833707900388/

You can subscribe to a free newsletter via our website. When you register to receive the newsletter, the data from the input screen, i.e. only your email address, is transmitted to us.

The purpose of collecting this data is to enable us to deliver the newsletter.

In addition, the following data is collected during registration:

• IP address of the computer to be accessed
• Date and time of registration

The collection of this other personal data as part of the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the email address used.

As part of the registration process, your consent is obtained for the data to be processed and reference is made to this privacy policy.

Your email address will be stored for as long as the subscription to the newsletter is active. The other personal data collected as part of the registration process is usually deleted after a period of seven days.

You can cancel your subscription to the newsletter at any time. There is a corresponding link in every newsletter for this purpose. If you cancel your subscription, we will immediately delete the data that you have transmitted to us in connection with receiving the newsletter.

A contact form on our website can be used to contact us electronically. If you make use of this option, the data entered in the input screen will be transmitted to us and stored. This data comprises:

• Last name, first name, and title
• Company name, if specified
• Telephone number
• Email address
• Address, if specified
• Message you would like to send us

At the time the message is sent, the following data is also stored: 

• The user’s IP address
• Date and time of registration

As part of the sending process, your consent is obtained for the data to be processed and reference is made to this privacy policy.

You can revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time by sending an email to kontakt@chamgroup.ch. If you do so, the conversation cannot be continued.

In this case, all personal data stored in the course of you contacting us will be deleted.

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Through certification in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield, Google guarantees that the EU data protection regulations are complied with even when data is processed in the USA.

Google Analytics uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store information relating to you on your device. These enable Google to analyze the use of our website. T data collected includes the following:

• Pages accessed
• Your behavior on the pages (e.g. clicks, scrolling behavior, and length of visit)
• Your approximate location (country and city)
• Your IP address (in abbreviated form, so that no unambiguous attribution is possible)
• Technical information such as browser, internet provider, end device, and screen resolution
• Source of your visit (i.e. via which website or advertising medium you came to us)

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for our recording purposes. User data is retained for a period of 26 months. You have the option of preventing the storage of cookies on your device by adjusting the appropriate settings in your browser. You can also use a browser plugin to prevent the information collected by cookies (including your IP address) from being sent to and used by Google. The following link will take you to the corresponding plugin: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. There is no guarantee that you will be able to access all functions of this website without restriction if your browser does not allow cookies.

This website uses Google Maps to use maps and to generate directions. This is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA, hereinafter referred to as “Google”. Through certification in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield, Google guarantees that the EU data protection regulations are complied with even when data is processed in the USA.

If you access Google Maps on this website, Google stores a cookie on your device via your internet browser. Your user settings and data are processed to display the location. It is not possible to rule out the use of servers in the USA by Google. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator. The legitimate interest lies in optimizing the functionality of the website.

If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your internet browser.

In addition, the use of Google Maps and the information obtained via Google Maps is governed by the Google Terms of Use policies.google.com/terms and the Terms and Conditions of Google Maps www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html.

You have the following rights:

• Right to withdraw your consent once granted
• Right to information about your data collected by us
• Right to rectification of incorrect or incomplete data stored by us
• Right to deletion of your data
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to information about all recipients to whom your personal data has been made accessible or disclosed
• Right to data portability
• Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing
• Right to object to data processing

If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can file a complaint with the supervisory authority.