GDPR
GDPR
Last updated on: October 12, 2024
We place great importance on ensuring transparency in handling personal data. This privacy policy explains what personal data we collect, for what purpose, and with whom we share it. To maintain a high level of transparency, this privacy policy is regularly reviewed and updated.
1.Services We Use
Matomo Tag Manager
2.Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your data, feel free to contact us at any time via email at office@kikmedia.de. The entity responsible for data processing through this website is:
Schmider + Hammer AG
Barfüssergasse 9
4500 Solothurn
Switzerland
Data Protection Officer:
Carolina Koehn
office@kikmedia.de
+49-431-6793417
3.General Principles
3.1 What Data Do We Collect from You and from Whom?
Primarily, we process personal data you provide or that we collect while operating our website. In some cases, we may also receive personal data about you from third parties, which can include the following categories:
• Personal information (name, address, birth data, etc.);
• Contact details (phone number, email address, etc.);
• Financial data (e.g., account information);
• Online identifiers (e.g., cookie ID, IP addresses);
• Location and traffic data;
• Audio and video recordings;
• Sensitive data (e.g., biometric data or health information).
3.2 Under What Conditions Do We Process Your Data?
We handle your data confidentially and in accordance with the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, ensuring transparent and proportionate processing.
If we are exceptionally unable to adhere to these principles, data processing may still be lawful under the following grounds:
• Your consent;
• The performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures;
• Our legitimate interests, provided your interests do not override them.
3.3 How Can You Withdraw Your Consent?
If you have given us consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, we process your data within the scope of this consent unless we have another legal basis for doing so.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by sending an email to the address specified in the legal notice. Processing already performed will not be affected by the withdrawal.
3.4 In What Cases Can We Share Your Data with Third Parties?
a. General Principle
We may rely on third-party services or affiliated companies to process your data (so-called processors). Categories of recipients include:
• Accounting, fiduciary, and audit firms;
• Consulting firms (legal, tax, etc.);
• IT service providers (web hosting, support, cloud services, website design, etc.);
• Payment service providers;
• Providers of tracking, conversion, and advertising services.
We ensure these third parties and affiliated companies comply with data protection standards and treat your personal data confidentially.
In some cases, we may also be required to disclose your personal data to authorities.
b. Visiting Our Social Media Channels
Our website may include links to our social media channels, which are recognizable through corresponding icons. Clicking on these icons will redirect you to our social media channels.
Social media providers may learn that you accessed their platform from our website and use the collected data for their own purposes. Please note that we do not have knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by the operators.
c. Transfers Abroad
As part of data processing, your personal data may be transferred to companies abroad. These companies are bound to the same level of data protection as we are. Transfers may occur globally.
If the data protection level does not meet Swiss standards, we perform a prior risk assessment and ensure contractual guarantees to maintain equivalent protection (e.g., using the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses or other legally mandated measures). Should our risk assessment yield a negative result, we implement additional technical measures to protect your data. The EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses are available at the following link: Standard Contractual Clauses.
3.5 How Long Do We Retain Your Data?
We store personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the data was collected.
Website visit data is retained for twelve months, with exceptions for analysis and tracking data, which may be stored longer.
Contractual data is retained longer due to legal requirements, particularly business communications, concluded contracts, and booking records, which must be stored for up to 10 years. If such data is no longer required for service delivery, it will be restricted and used only for accounting and tax purposes.
3.6 How Do We Protect Your Data?
We secure your data and take all reasonable measures to protect it from loss, unauthorized access, misuse, or alteration.
Our contractors and employees with access to your data are bound by data protection obligations. In some cases, we may need to forward your inquiries to affiliated companies. Even in such cases, your data will be handled confidentially.
Our website employs SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption using the highest encryption level supported by your browser.
3.7 What Are Your Rights?
a. Right to Access
You can request information about the data we store about you at any time. Please include proof of identity with your request and send it to info@schnider-hammer.ch.
You also have the right to receive your data in a standard file format if we process it automatically based on:
• Your consent; or
• Data you provided in connection with a contract.
We may restrict or deny access if it conflicts with legal obligations, our legitimate interests, or those of third parties.
The processing of your request is subject to a legal deadline of 30 days, which may be extended under certain conditions (e.g., high volume of requests, legal or technical reasons). We will notify you of any extensions in writing.
b. Deletion and Correction
You can request the deletion or correction of your data at any time. However, we may deny your request if legal obligations require us to retain or preserve the data unchanged.
Please note that exercising your rights may conflict with contractual agreements, potentially resulting in early termination or cost implications.
c. Legal Recourse
If you believe your rights are affected by the processing of personal data, you have the right to pursue legal action or file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. In Switzerland, this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner: EDÖB.
3.8 Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be published on https://www.schnider-hammer.ch/, and no separate notification will be sent.
4.Specific Data Processing Activities
4.1 Website Usage and Log Files
When you visit https://www.schnider-hammer.ch/, specific data is automatically stored on our servers or the servers of our service providers for system administration, statistical, or security purposes. This includes:
• The name of your internet service provider;
• Your IP address (if applicable);
• Your browser version;
• The operating system of the device accessing the site;
• The date and time of access;
• The referring website;
• The search terms used to find our URL.
These data are not assigned to specific individuals and are not combined with other data sources.
Storage of log files is essential for website functionality and IT security, thus legitimate interest is our legal basis for processing this data.
You cannot object to the storage of log files as it is mandatory for website operation.
4.2 Matomo Tag Manager
We use the “Matomo Tag Manager,” a product by InnoCraft Ltd., New Zealand. This open-source tool allows us to manage various tracking codes and pixels efficiently while prioritizing user privacy.
Matomo Tag Manager uses technologies like cookies to ensure proper functionality of integrated tools. IP addresses are anonymized before storage to protect users’ privacy.
BrainBox Generators
BrainBox Generators, a service by BrainBox Solutions GmbH, identifies data protection-relevant services on websites and aids in creating privacy policies. No personal data is collected or processed.