Privacy at a glance

General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data means any data that can be used to identify you personally. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy set out below.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the legal notice of this website.

How do we collect your data?

Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data, such as your internet browser, operating system or the time at which the page was accessed. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.

What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right to obtain information free of charge at any time about the origin, recipients and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, and for any further questions concerning data protection, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

Under certain circumstances, you also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Further details can be found in the section entitled “Right to Restriction of Processing”.

Analytics and Third-Party Tools

When you visit this website, your browsing behaviour may be statistically evaluated. This is mainly carried out using cookies and analytics programs. The analysis of your browsing behaviour is generally anonymous and cannot be traced back to you.

You may object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options for objecting can be found in the following privacy policy.

Hosting and content delivery networks (CDN)

External hosting

This website is hosted by an external service provider. Personal data collected on this website is stored on the hosting provider’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, metadata and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data and other data generated through a website.

The hosting provider is used for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our prospective and existing customers pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly and efficiently through a professional provider pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfil its contractual obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

Data processing agreement

To ensure processing in compliance with data protection law, we have entered into a data processing agreement with our hosting provider.

General information and mandatory information

Data protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data means data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains which data we collect, how we use it and for what purpose it is processed.

Please note that data transmitted via the internet, for example when communicating by email, may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Information about the controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

SOMAG Sustainability
Via della Posta 2
Lugano, Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0) 76 282 73 22
Email: contact@somag-sustainability.ch

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, such as names, email addresses or similar information.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data-processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. An informal notification by email is sufficient. The lawfulness of any data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.

Right to object to data collection in specific cases and to direct marketing pursuant to Article 21 GDPR

IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS THE PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ESTABLISH, EXERCISE OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS. THIS CONSTITUTES AN OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR.

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT-MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT-MARKETING PURPOSES. THIS CONSTITUTES AN OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR.

Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfilment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, or to have this data transmitted to a third party. Where you request the direct transfer of data to another controller, this will only be carried out where technically feasible.

SSL or TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or enquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar in your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Access, deletion and correction

Within the framework of the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. Where applicable, you also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, and for any further questions concerning personal data, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally require time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
• If we no longer require your personal data, but you require it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
• If you have objected pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. Until it has been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Where you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent, to establish, exercise or defend legal claims, to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a member state.

Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use cookies. Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session, known as session cookies, or permanently, known as persistent cookies. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or they are automatically deleted by your web browser.

In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our website. These third-party cookies enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third party, such as cookies used to process payment services.

Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them, such as the shopping-basket function or the display of videos. Other cookies are used to evaluate user behaviour or display advertising.

Cookies that are required to carry out electronic communications or provide certain functions requested by you, such as the shopping-basket function, are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically correct and optimised provision of its services. Where corresponding consent has been requested, for example consent to the storage of cookies, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

You can configure your browser to notify you when cookies are set, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or in general, and automatically delete cookies when you close the browser. Disabling cookies may restrict the functionality of this website.

Where cookies from third-party companies or cookies used for analytical purposes are employed, we will inform you separately in this privacy policy and, where necessary, request your consent.

Server Log Files

The website provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. This information includes:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing device
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not combined with data from other sources.

This data is collected on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically correct presentation and optimisation of the website. Server log files must be collected for this purpose.

Contact form

If you submit enquiries to us using the contact form, the information provided in the enquiry form, including the contact details you enter, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and any follow-up questions. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR or on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, where such consent has been requested.

The data you enter into the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example after your enquiry has been fully processed. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.

Enquiries by email, phone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your enquiry, including all personal data resulting from it, such as your name and the content of your enquiry, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We will not disclose this data without your consent.

This data is processed on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where your enquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is required to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and/or on our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, as we have a legitimate interest in effectively handling enquiries addressed to us.

The data you send to us through contact enquiries will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies, for example once your request has been fully processed. Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You may register on this website in order to use additional website functions. We use the data entered during registration solely for the purpose of providing the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as changes to the scope of our services or technically necessary changes, we use the email address provided during registration to inform you.

The data entered during registration is processed for the purpose of establishing and performing the user relationship created through registration and, where applicable, initiating further contracts pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) GDPR.

The data collected during registration is stored by us for as long as you remain registered on this website and is subsequently deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.