Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
We are pleased with your visit to our website etter-abrasives.ch and your interest in our company.
The protection of your personal data, such as date of birth, name, phone number, address, etc., is an important concern for us.
The purpose of this privacy statement is to inform you about the processing of your personal data that we collect during your visit to our website. Our data protection practices comply with the legal provisions of the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) of Switzerland and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the EU. The following privacy statement serves to fulfill the information obligations under the DSG and the GDPR. These can be found, for example, in Art. 19 et seq. DSG and Art. 13 et seq. GDPR.
Owner or Responsible Party
The responsible party in the sense of Art. 5 lit. j DSG and Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is the person who alone or jointly with others decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data. The responsible party under Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is also the recipient of the personal data in the sense of Art. 4 No. 9 GDPR. Any potential third-party recipients will be listed separately.
With regard to our website, the owner or responsible party is:
Etter Abrasives AG
Industriestrasse 15
2543 Lengnau
Switzerland
E-Mail: info@etter-abrasives.ch
Tel.: +41 32 652 97 32
Provision of the website and creation of log files
Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the device used to access it (e.g., computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.).
Which personal data are collected and to what extent are they processed?
(1) Information about the browser type and version used;
(2) The operating system of the device used to access;
(3) Hostname of the accessing computer;
(4) The IP address of the device used to access;
(5) Date and time of access;
(6) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) that were accessed on our website;
(7) Websites from which the user's system accessed our website (referrer tracking);
(8) Message indicating whether the access was successful;
(9) Amount of data transferred
These data are stored in the log files of our system. These data are not stored together with personal data of a specific user, so individual website visitors cannot be identified.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The processing of personal data is carried out according to the principle of lawfulness (Art. 6 para. 1 DSG) and the requirement of good faith (Art. 6 para. 2 DSG or Art. 2 ZGB), as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest).
Purpose of data processing
The temporary (automated) storage of data is required for the functioning of a website visit in order to enable the delivery of the website. The storage and processing of personal data also serves to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible, as well as to combat misuse and resolve disturbances. To this end, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing computer in order to respond as quickly as possible to rendering errors, attacks on our IT systems, and/or functional errors of our website. Additionally, the data helps us optimize the website and ensure the general security of our information technology systems.
Duration of storage
The deletion of the aforementioned technical data takes place as soon as they are no longer needed to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after accessing our website.
Possibility of restriction, objection, rectification and deletion
You may at any time request the restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR or object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, as well as request the rectification or erasure of data pursuant to Art. 16 and 17 GDPR. Which rights you are entitled to and how you can exercise them can be found in the lower section of this privacy policy.
Special functions of the website
Our website offers you various functions, during the use of which personal data is collected, processed, and stored by us. Below we explain what happens with this data:
Contact form(s)
Which personal data are collected and to what extent are they processed?
The data you have entered into our contact forms, which you have filled in the input fields of the contact form.
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the principle of lawfulness (Art. 6 para. 1 DSG) and the principle of good faith (Art. 6 para. 2 DSG and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code) as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR (consent by means of an unambiguous affirmative action or conduct).
Purpose of data processing
The data collected via our contact form(s) will only be used to process the specific contact request submitted through the contact form. Please note that, in order to fulfill your contact request, we may also send e-mails to the address you provided. The purpose of this is to give you confirmation that your request has been correctly forwarded to us. However, the sending of this confirmation e-mail is not mandatory for us and serves only for your information.
Duration of storage
After processing your request, the collected data will be deleted without delay, provided that no statutory retention periods exist.
Possibility of restriction, objection, rectification and deletion
You may at any time request the restriction of processing pursuant to Art. 18 GDPR or object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR, as well as request the rectification or erasure of data pursuant to Art. 16 and 17 GDPR. Which rights you are entitled to and how you can exercise them can be found in the lower section of this privacy policy.
Necessity of providing personal data
The use of the contact forms is voluntary. You are not obliged to contact us via the contact form, but may also use the other contact options provided on our website. If you wish to use our contact form, you must fill in the fields marked as mandatory. If you do not complete the required fields of the contact form, you may either not be able to submit the request or we may not be able to process your request due to missing information.
Disclosure of information to third parties
The processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the principle of lawfulness (Art. 6 para. 1 DSG) and the principle of good faith (Art. 6 para. 2 DSG and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code).
The disclosure of information to third parties depends on the scope of the activities or services of our website or our business model described below.
As a rule, we retain your information only as long as necessary and treat it confidentially. Exceptions to this are the transfer of personal data to collection service providers, to public authorities and institutions, as well as to private individuals who have a legal claim to it on the basis of statutory provisions, court decisions, or official orders, as well as the transfer to authorities for the purpose of initiating legal proceedings or for criminal prosecution if our legally protected rights are infringed.
Statistical analysis of visits to this website – Web tracker
When this website or individual files of the website are accessed, we collect, process, and store the following data: IP address, website from which the file was retrieved, name of the file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred, and notification of the success of the retrieval (so-called web log). We use these access data exclusively in a non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our online offering and for statistical purposes.
The processing of any personal data takes place in accordance with the principle of lawfulness (Art. 6 para. 1 DSG) and the principle of good faith (Art. 6 para. 2 DSG and Art. 2 Swiss Civil Code). In addition, we use the following web trackers to analyze visits to this website:
Google
We use on our website the service Google of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
We use Google in order to be able to load additional Google services on the website. The service is used to provide further Google services, such as the required data processing for the provision of streams and fonts, as well as relevant content from Google Search. It is technically necessary to enable the exchange of information about the website visitor already available to Google between the Google services and to provide the visitor with individual content tailored to their Google account.
For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: background data stored in the Google user account or in other Google services about the website visitor, background data for the provision of Google services such as streaming data or advertising data, data on the use of Google Search by the website user, information on the device used, the user’s IP address and browser, and further data from Google services for the provision of Google services related to our website.
If the service is activated on our website, our website establishes a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited and transmits the required data. As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. When using the Google service on our website, information from other Google services may also be transmitted and processed by Google in order to provide background services for the display and data processing of the services provided by Google. For this purpose, data may also be transmitted to the Google services Google APIs, DoubleClick, Google Cloud, Google Ads, and Google Fonts in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Google Ads
We use on our website the service Google Ads of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
Google Ads is an advertising system that allows us to place ads on external websites in order to inform our customers about our services. Based on parameters we set, Google Ads displays advertising tailored to our customer base on external websites, which leads to our website. If a visitor clicks on the Google Ads advertisement, they are redirected to our website. In order to measure the success and remuneration of the Google Ads advertisements, Google Ads carries out an assessment of the advertising campaign when our website is accessed. Our website processes the data provided by Google Ads to analyze and improve our advertising campaigns and to calculate any remuneration that may arise.
For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: data on advertising interests of website visitors, interactions of website visitors with advertising related to our website, data on the access to our website by visitors who previously clicked on Google Ads and reached our website, data on the device used, the user’s IP address and browser, and further data from Google services for the provision and refinement of Google advertising related to our website.
If the service is activated on our website, our website establishes a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited and transmits the required data. As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. When Google Ads is used on our website, information from other Google services may also be transmitted and processed by Google in order to provide background services for the improvement and customization of Google advertising. For this purpose, data may also be processed by other Google services such as Google APIs, Google Cloud, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Marketing Platform, and Google Fonts in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy, under Google’s own responsibility for data protection. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Google-Analytics
Scope of Processing Personal Data
On our website, we use the web tracking service of the company Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/ (hereinafter: Google Analytics). Within the framework of web tracking, Google Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website and your browsing behavior (so-called tracking). We carry out this analysis on the basis of the Google Analytics tracking service in order to continuously optimize our online offering and make it more accessible. In the course of using our website, data such as in particular your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to the servers of Google Ireland Limited. We conduct this analysis on the basis of Google’s tracking service in order to constantly optimize our online offering and improve its availability. We also require web tracking for security reasons. Through web tracking, we can monitor whether third parties are attacking our website. With the information provided by the web tracker, we can take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from such cyberattacks. By activating IP anonymization within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address is anonymized by Google Analytics before transmission. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code that has been extended with the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); to ensure only anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The legal basis for data processing is, pursuant to Art. 13 para. 1 DSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your consent in our notice banner regarding the use of cookies and web tracking (consent by means of an unambiguous affirmative action or conduct).
Purpose of data processing
On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your visit to this website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to the use of the website and the internet. We also require web tracking for security reasons. Through web tracking, we can monitor whether third parties are attacking our website. With the information from the web tracker, we can take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from these cyberattacks.
Duration of storage
Google will store the data relevant for providing web tracking for as long as necessary to fulfill the contracted web service. Data collection and storage are carried out in anonymized form. If a personal reference should nevertheless exist, the data will be deleted without delay, provided they are not subject to statutory retention obligations. In any case, deletion takes place after the retention period has expired.
Options to object and delete data
You can prevent the collection and transmission of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or by activating the “Do Not Track” setting of your browser. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) download and install the available browser plug-in. You can find Google’s security and privacy principles at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Google Maps
We use on our website the service Google Maps of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
On our behalf, Google will use the information obtained through Google Maps to display the map to you. With Google Maps, you can find us more quickly and accurately than with a simple non-interactive directions sketch. The corresponding data are also used to identify visitors who view our Google Maps map, possibly using the Google Advertising ID, and to link them with physical visits and with calls to other contact information listed on Google. In this way, Google can make an assessment of the expected visitor flows.
For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: data required for the visualization and display of location data in the form of a map, such as in particular IP address, information from Google background services such as Google APIs, search terms, IP address, coordinates, when using the route planner the starting point and destination, location data, Google Advertising ID, Android Advertising ID.
We have concluded a joint processing agreement with Google with regard to Google Maps. You can find the content at https://privacy.google.com/intl/de/businesses/mapscontrollerterms/. If the service is activated on our website, our website establishes a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited and transmits the required data. As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. When using the Google service on our website, information from other Google services may also be transmitted and processed by Google in order to provide background services for the display and data processing of the services provided by Google. For this purpose, data may also be processed by the Google services Google APIs, Google Cloud, and Google Fonts in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy, under Google’s responsibility for data protection. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Google Tag Manager
Which personal data are collected and to what extent are they processed?
On our website, we use the service Google Tag Manager of the company Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/ (hereinafter: Google Tag Manager). Google Tag Manager provides a technical platform to execute and centrally manage other web services and web tracking programs using so-called “tags.” In this context, Google Tag Manager stores cookies on your computer and, insofar as web tracking tools are executed via Google Tag Manager, analyzes your browsing behavior (so-called “tracking”). The data transmitted by individual tags integrated in Google Tag Manager are consolidated, stored, and processed by Google Tag Manager under a unified user interface. All integrated “tags” are listed separately once again in this privacy policy. Further information on the data protection of the tools integrated in Google Tag Manager can be found in the respective section of this privacy policy. When using our website with activated integration of tags from Google Tag Manager, data such as your IP address and your user activities are transmitted to the servers of Google Ireland Limited. With regard to the web services integrated via Google Tag Manager, the provisions in the respective section of this privacy policy apply. The tracking tools used in Google Tag Manager ensure, through IP anonymization of the source code, that the IP address is anonymized by Google Tag Manager before transmission. In this way, Google Tag Manager only enables the anonymized collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Legal basis for the processing of personal data
The legal basis for data processing is, pursuant to Art. 13 para. 1 DSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR, your consent in our notice banner regarding the use of cookies and web tracking (consent by means of an unambiguous affirmative action or conduct).
Purpose of data processing
On our behalf, Google will use the information obtained through Google Tag Manager to evaluate your visit to this website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide us with other services related to website and internet usage.
Duration of storage
Google will store the data relevant for the functioning of Google Tag Manager for as long as is necessary to fulfill the contracted web service. Data collection and storage are carried out in anonymized form. If a personal reference should nevertheless exist, the data will be deleted without delay, provided they are not subject to statutory retention obligations. In any case, deletion takes place after the retention period has expired.
Right to object and possibility of deletion
You can prevent the collection and transmission of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser, or activating the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser. Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de download and install the available browser plug-in. You can find Google’s security and privacy principles at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Gstatic
We use on our website the service Gstatic of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
Gstatic is a background service used by Google to retrieve static content in order to reduce bandwidth usage and to preload required catalog files. The service in particular loads background data for Google Fonts and Google Maps.
As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Youtube
We use on our website the YouTube service of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
Via the YouTube service, videos from the YouTube platform are embedded on our website. Through this integration, we can display videos to you directly on our website. In this way, visitors can view information about our services without having to visit the YouTube platform.
For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: data for displaying the stream, data on videos clicked, created playlists, ratings and comments, information about the device used, the user’s IP address and browser, and further data from Google services for the provision of the video in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy.
If YouTube is activated on our website and a video is played, our website establishes a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited and transmits the necessary data for displaying the stream or video. As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer. When YouTube videos are displayed on our website, information from other Google services may also be transmitted and processed by YouTube in order to provide background services for the video, such as streaming data. For this purpose, data may also be transferred to the Google services Google Fonts, Google APIs, Google Video, and DoubleClick. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU
On our website, we use active content from external providers, so-called web services. By accessing our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. In this context, data may also be processed outside Switzerland and the EU. You can prevent this by installing an appropriate browser plugin or by deactivating the execution of scripts in your browser. This may result in functional limitations on the websites you visit.
We use the following external web services:
Github
We use on our website the service Github of the company GitHub BV, Vijzelstraat 68-72, 1017 HL Amsterdam, Netherlands, e-mail: privacy@github.com, Website: https://github.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is our legitimate interest in the processing pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in achieving the purpose described below.
Github is a cloud service through which we can load content such as software / source code etc. onto our website.
You can view the parent company's certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000KzNaAA access
With regard to the processing, you have the right to object as set out in Art. 21 GDPR. Further information can be found at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://docs.github.com/de/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement.
Google Cloud APIs
We use on our website the service Google Cloud APIs of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
We use Google APIs to be able to load additional Google services on the website. Google APIs are a collection of interfaces for communication between the various Google services used on your website. The service is used in particular for the display of Google Fonts and for the provision of the Google Maps map.
For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: IP address.
If the service is activated on our website, our website establishes a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited and transmits the required data. As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. When using the Google service on our website, information from other Google services may also be transmitted and processed by Google in order to provide background services for the display and data processing of the services provided by Google. For this purpose, data may also be transferred to the Google services Google Cloud, Google Maps, Google Ads, and Google Fonts in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy, under the data protection responsibility of Google. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Google Fonts
We use on our website the service Google Fonts of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, Website: http://www.google.com/. The processing takes place, according to the assessment of the Swiss authorities, in safe third countries. You can find the list of countries of Switzerland as well as further information at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz/handel-und-wirtschaft/uebermittlung-ins-ausland.html. The transfer of personal data also takes place to the USA. With regard to the transfer of personal data to the USA, there is an adequacy decision of the EU Commission concerning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework pursuant to Art. 45 GDPR (hereinafter: DPF – https://commission.europa.eu/document/fa09cbad-dd7d-4684-ae60-be03fcb0fddf_en ). The operator of the service is certified under the DPF, so the usual level of protection of the GDPR applies to the transfer.
The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 2 DSG, as well as pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, which you have given on our website.
We use the Google Fonts service in order to integrate attractive fonts on our website and to present our website to you in a visually improved version. The service may also be used on our website if other Google services are reloaded on our website that require Google Fonts for execution. This is the case, for example, if our website uses Google services that necessarily require Google Fonts to function.
For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: data on fonts, the IP address of the website visitor, statistics on the use of fonts, and other data from Google services related to our website.
If the service is activated on our website, our website establishes a connection to the servers of Google Ireland Limited and transmits the required data. As part of order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. When using the Google service on our website, information from other Google services may also be transmitted and processed by Google in order to provide background services for the display and data processing of the services provided by Google. For this purpose, data may also be transferred to the Google services Google Apis, Google Cloud, and Google Ads in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy. You can view the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active access
You may withdraw your consent at any time. Further information on the withdrawal of your consent can be found either within the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
The provider offers under https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de the provider additionally offers an opt-out option.
Legally ok legal text snippet and modules
On our website, we use the service “Legally ok Legal Text Snippet” and modules of the company Legally ok GmbH, Schochenmühlestrasse 6, 6340 Baar, Switzerland, e-mail: hello@legally-ok.com, Website: https://www.legally-ok.com/The processing takes place exclusively in Switzerland in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation there. Processing also takes place in a third country outside the EU. For this third country, an adequacy decision by the Commission exists. On the website of the EU Commission (Link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/international-dimension-data-protection/adequacy-decisions_de) you will find a current list of all adequacy decisions.
The legal basis for the transmission and processing is Art. 31 para. 1 DSG and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR. The use of the service helps us to comply with our legal obligations.
With the help of this service, the content of our legal texts is loaded on our website. Through the integration on our site, the most up-to-date legal texts are reloaded. This integration may also allow additional technical modules related to legal texts or legally required elements to be reloaded.
The rights you have regarding the processing can be found at the end of this privacy policy.
For more information on the handling of the transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.legally-ok.com/datenschutz/.
Data Security and Data Protection, Communication via Email
Your personal data is protected by technical and organizational measures during collection, storage, and processing to ensure that it is not accessible to third parties. With unencrypted communication via email, we cannot guarantee complete data security during transmission to our IT systems, which is why we recommend encrypted communication or postal mail for information that requires high confidentiality.
Duration of Data Storage and Rights of the Data Subject
Duration of storage
We store personal data only to the extent and for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the personal data was collected, or if we have a legitimate overriding interest in retaining the data, or if we are legally required to do so.
Right of access
You have the right to request confirmation on whether we are processing personal data about you. If this is the case, you have the right to obtain information about the data mentioned in Sections 25 ff. of the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) or Art. 15 para. 1 of the GDPR, provided that this information is not withheld, restricted, or postponed by the data controller (see Art. 26 f. DSG or Art. 15 para. 4 GDPR). We will also be happy to provide you with a copy of the data.
Right to rectification
According to Art. 32 para. 1 DSG or Art. 16 GDPR, you have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data (e.g., address, name, etc.), provided that there is no legal obligation preventing this claim. You may also request the completion of your stored data at any time. Any necessary adjustments will be made immediately.
Right to deletion
According to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to request the deletion of the personal data we have collected about you when
- The data is no longer needed;
- Due to the withdrawal of your consent, the legal basis for processing has ceased to exist without replacement;
- There are no legitimate grounds for processing anymore;
- Your data is being processed unlawfully;
- A legal obligation requires it.
The right does not exist according to Art. 17 para. 3 GDPR when
- The processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
- Your data has been collected based on a legal obligation;
- The processing is necessary for reasons of public interest;
- The data is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
Right to restriction of processing
According to Art. 18 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain cases.
This is the case when
- The accuracy of your personal data is disputed.
- The processing is unlawful, and you do not consent to the deletion;
- The data is no longer needed for the processing purpose, but the collected data is required for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
- An objection has been raised against the processing in accordance with Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR, and it is still unclear which interests prevail.
Right of withdrawal
If you have given us explicit consent for the processing of your personal data (Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 1 DSG; Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR), you can withdraw it at any time. Please note that the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent until the point of withdrawal is not affected by this. Data for which we are legally obligated to retain will be deleted after the retention period has expired.
Right to object
According to Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you that has been collected based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR (in the context of a legitimate interest). If you have given us explicit consent for the processing of your personal data (Art. 6 para. 6 DSG and Art. 31 para. 1 DSG), you can withdraw it at any time. Please note that the lawfulness of the processing based on consent up to the point of withdrawal is not affected by this. This right applies only if there are specific circumstances that argue against the storage and processing. Data for which we are legally obligated to retain will be deleted after the retention period has expired.
How do you exercise your rights?
You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting the details provided below:
Etter Abrasives AG
Industriestrasse 15
2543 Lengnau
Switzerland
E-Mail: info@etter-abrasives.ch
Tel.: +41 32 652 97 32
Right to data portability
According to Art. 20 GDPR, you have the right to receive the personal data concerning you. The data will be provided by us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. The data can be sent either to you personally or to a controller you designate.
We will provide you with the following data upon request:
- Data collected based on consent (Art. 31 para. 1 DSG as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR);
- Data that we have received from you within the framework of existing contracts (Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a DSG as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR);
- Data that has been processed as part of an automated procedure.
We will transfer your personal data directly to a controller of your choice, provided this is technically feasible. Please note that we are not allowed to transfer data that affects the overriding interests of third parties, in accordance with Art. 26 para. 1 lit. b DSG or Art. 20 para. 4 GDPR, or can only do so to a limited extent.
Notifications to the EDÖB and the possibility of legal action
Affected individuals can file a report with the supervisory authority according to Art. 49 DSG if there are sufficient indications that data processing may violate data protection regulations. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB).
Further information can be found in the contact form of the EDÖB: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/deredoeb/kontakt.html
If you suspect that your data is being processed unlawfully on our site, you can seek judicial clarification of the issue according to Art. 32 DSG. In general, a lawsuit pursuant to Art. 28 ff. ZGB should be pursued. If your data is being processed by federal authorities, the procedure is governed by Art. 41 DSG. In this case as well, you can contact the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB) (see the contact form notice above).
Right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority according to Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR
If you suspect that your data is being processed unlawfully on our site, you can, of course, seek judicial clarification of the issue at any time. Additionally, all other legal options are available to you. Regardless of this, according to Art. 77 para. 1 GDPR, you have the right to contact a supervisory authority. The right to lodge a complaint under Art. 77 GDPR is available to you in the EU member state of your residence, place of work, and/or the location of the alleged infringement, meaning you can choose the supervisory authority you wish to contact from the above-mentioned locations. The supervisory authority where the complaint is submitted will then inform you about the status and results of your submission, including the possibility of judicial redress under Art. 78 GDPR.