Last updated on 17 August 2023
Stimit AG (Aarbergerstrasse 46, 2503 Biel-Bienne) operates the website www.stimit.com (hereinafter referred to as "we"). On this website you can get information about our organization, use our online services and contact us. The protection of your personal data is of great concern to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you transparently and understandably about what data we collect through our website and how we handle it. For this reason, we use the icons of the association PRIVACY ICONS. They are intended to help you quickly get an overview of how we process your data.
3.1 What is personal data?
Personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "ยง") is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, name, address, date of birth, e-mail address or telephone number. Data about personal preferences such as leisure activities or memberships also count as personal data.
3.2 What are personal data requiring special protection?
Data on religious, ideological, political or trade union views or activities; data on health and, where applicable, information on administrative or criminal prosecutions and sanctions as well as data on social assistance measures are considered to be particularly sensitive personal data. Where necessary and appropriate, we may request and process particularly sensitive personal data. In this case, their processing is subject to stricter confidentiality.
3.3 What is the processing of personal data?
Processing is any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the acquisition, storage, retention, use, modification, disclosure, archiving, deletion or destruction of data.
3.4 What is the disclosure of personal data?
This is the transmission or making available of personal data, e.g. publication or disclosure to a third party.
If you have any questions or concerns about the protection of your data by us, you can
always contact
us by e-mail at
info@stimit.com. Responsible for data processing carried out through this
website is:
Stimit AG
data protection officer
Aarbergerstrasse 46
2503 Biel-Bienne
We may change this privacy policy at any time. The changes will be published on www.stimit.com, you will not be informed separately.
First and foremost, we process personal data that you provide to us or that we collect when operating our website. We may also receive personal data about you from third parties. These may be the following categories:
We process your data in good faith and according to the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We pay attention to transparent and proportionate processing. If we are exceptionally unable to comply with these principles, data processing can still be lawful because there is a justification. In particular, the justification is:
If you have given us consent to process your personal data for specific purposes, we will process your data within the scope of this consent unless we have another justification. You can revoke your consent at any time by sending an e-mail to the address given in the imprint. Data processing that has already taken place is not affected by this.
a. Principle
We may need to use the services of third parties or affiliated companies and commission
them to
process your data
(so-called processors). Categories of recipients are namely:
We ensure that data is only shared with your explicit consent, unless this is
commissioned data
processing. In
addition, we ensure that these third parties and our affiliated companies comply with
the
requirements of data
protection and treat your personal data confidentially.
We may also be required to disclose your personal data to public authorities.
b. Disclosure to partners and cooperating companies
We partly cooperate with different companies and partners who place their offers on our
website. It
is recognizable
for you that it is a third-party offer (marked as "advertising").
If you make use of such an offer, we transmit your personal data to the corresponding
partner or
cooperation company
(e.g. name, function, communication, etc.) whose offer you wish to take advantage of,
provided that
you have
expressly consented to this beforehand. These partners and cooperation companies are
independently
responsible for
the personal data received. After the data has been transmitted, the data protection
regulations of
the respective
partner apply.
c. Visiting our social media channels
We have embedded links to our social media channels on our website. This is apparent to
you in each
case (typically
via corresponding icons). If you click on the icons, you will be redirected to our
social media
channels.
In this case, the social media providers learn that you are accessing their platform
from our
website. The social
media providers can use the data collected in this way for their own purposes. We would
like to
point out that we
have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by the operators.
d. Transfer abroad
Under certain circumstances, your personal data may be transferred to companies abroad
in the course
of order
processing. These companies are obligated to data protection to the same extent as we
are. The
transfer may take
place worldwide.
If the level of data protection does not correspond to that in Switzerland, we carry out
a prior
risk assessment and
ensure contractually that the same level of protection is guaranteed as in Switzerland
(for example,
by means of the
new standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission or other legally prescribed
measures). If our
risk assessment
is negative, we take additional technical measures to protect your data. You can access
the EU
Commission's standard
contractual clauses at the following link.
We store personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the individual
purposes for which
the data was
collected.
Data that we store when you visit our website is kept for twelve months. An exception is
made for
analysis and
tracking data, which may be kept longer.
We store contract data for longer, as we are obliged to do so by legal regulations. In
particular,
we must retain
business communications, concluded contracts and accounting records for up to 10 years.
As far as we
no longer need
such data from you to perform the services, the data will be blocked and we will only
use it for
accounting and tax
purposes.
We will keep your information secure and take all reasonable steps to protect your
information from
loss, access,
misuse or alteration.
Our contractual partners and employees who have access to your data are obliged to
comply with data
protection
regulations. In some cases, it will be necessary for us to pass on your inquiries to
companies
affiliated with us.
In these cases, too, your data will be treated confidentially.
Within our website, we use the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure in conjunction with
the highest
encryption level
supported by your browser.
a. Right to information
You can request information about the data we
have stored
about you at
any time. We ask you to send your request for information together with proof of
identity to
info@stimit.com.
You also have the right to receive your data in a common file format if we process your
data
automatically and if
We may restrict or refuse to provide information or data if this conflicts with our legal
obligations, our own
legitimate interests, public interests or the interests of a third party.
The processing of your request is subject to the statutory processing period of 30 days.
However, we
may extend this
period due to a high volume of requests, for legal or technical reasons, or because we
need more
detailed
information from you. You will be informed of the extension of the deadline in good
time, at least
in text form.
b. Deletion and correction
You have the possibility to request the deletion or correction of your data at any time.
We can reject
the request if legal regulations oblige us to store the data for a longer period of time
or unchanged,
or if a permissible circumstance conflicts with your request.
Please note that the exercise of your rights may, under certain circumstances, conflict
with contractual
agreements and have corresponding effects on the execution of the contract (e.g.
premature termination
of the contract or cost consequences).
c. Legal action
If you are affected by the processing of personal data, you have the right to enforce
your rights in
court or to file a report with the competent supervisory authority. The competent
supervisory authority
in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner:
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch.
What information do we receive and how do we use it? By visiting www.stimit.com, certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on servers of services and products that we obtain and / or have installed, for system administration purposes, for statistical or backup purposes or for tracking purposes. These are:
Why may we process this data?
This data cannot be assigned to a specific person and there is no merging of this data
with other
data sources. The
log files are stored in order to guarantee the functionality of the website and to
ensure the
security of our
information technology systems. This is our legitimate interest
How can you prevent data collection?
The data is only stored for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it
was
collected. Accordingly,
the data is deleted after the end of each session. The storage of the log files is
absolutely
necessary for the
operation of the website, you therefore have no possibility to object to this.
How do tracking pixels work?
We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web
beacons. Tracking
pixels - also
from third parties whose services we use - are small, usually invisible images that are
automatically retrieved when
you visit our website. Counting pixels can be used to collect the same information as
server log
files. We use them
for the same purposes as log files - you cannot prevent the data collection.
In some cases, your personal data is processed automatically in order to evaluate
certain personal
aspects.
Such evaluations are used by us in particular to be able to inform and advise you in a
targeted
manner about certain
services or products of ours. For this purpose, we use evaluation tools, thanks to which
we can
communicate in a
needs-based manner and take appropriate advertising measures, including market and
opinion research.
Contact form
What information do we receive and how do we use it?
On our website you can contact us via an electronic contact form. The data you enter in
the input
mask, such as
name, e-mail address, etc., will be transmitted to us and stored.
The data you provide will be used by us to process your request.
Why may we process this data?
The justification is the implementation of pre-contractual measures as well as our
legitimate
interests in the
completion of the request.
E-mail
What information do we receive and how do we use it?
You have the possibility to contact us by e-mail. If you contact us by e-mail, the
following data
will be processed:
Why may we process this data?
Your information will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and in case of
follow-up
questions. The
justification for this are pre-contractual measures or our legitimate interests in the
completion of
the request.
Safety note
We would like to point out that e-mails can be read or changed unauthorized and
unnoticed during
transmission. The spam
filter can reject e-mails if they are identified as spam by certain characteristics.
How does the success and reach measurement work?
Our notifications and communications may contain web links or tracking pixels that
record whether an
individual
communication has been opened and which web links have been clicked. Such web links and
tracking
pixels may also
track
the use of notifications and communications on a personal basis.
Why may we process this data? We need this statistical recording of usage for success and reach measurement in order to be able to offer notifications and communications based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients in an effective and user-friendly manner aswell as permanently, securely and reliably.
How do Cookies work?
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are data records that are stored on the operating
system of your
device with the
help of the browser when you visit our website. Cookies do not cause any damage to your
computer and
do not contain
viruses.
information do we receive and how do we use it?
Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically
deleted after the
end of your
visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. These
cookies
allow us to
recognize your browser on your next visit. This allows us to save certain settings (such
as language
settings or
location information) so that you do not have to re-enter them when you visit the
website again.
Why may we use cookies?
We use cookies so that we can make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure.
The use of
cookies and the
processing of your data in this regard is based on our legitimate interests in the
aforementioned
purposes
How can you prevent data collection via cookies?
The cookies are stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of
the
cookies. You can delete
them completely or disable or restrict the transfer by changing the settings in your
browser. If
cookies for our
website are deactivated, it may no longer be possible to use all the functions of the
website in
full.
How does Google Web Fonts work?
We use so-called web fonts on our website for the uniform display of fonts, which are
provided by
Google. When you
call up one of our pages, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser
cache in order
to display
texts and fonts correctly.
What information do you share with us and how is it used?
The browser you use establishes a connection to Google's servers. This enables Google to
know that
our website has
been accessed via your IP address. If your browser does not support web fonts, a
standard font is
used by your
computer.
Why are we allowed to use Google Web Fonts?
Google Web Fonts are used in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our
online
offers. For more
information on Google Web Fonts, see the Google Web Fonts FAQs:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq.
reCAPTCHA is used to protect websites from automated malicious activities, such as spam and fraud. It is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human. It presents the user with a challenge, such as identifying distorted text or selecting certain images, which must be solved in order to prove the user is human.
PrivacyBee is used on websites to detect all privacy-related services and generate an individual privacy policy from them.
Aarbergstrasse 46
CH-2503 Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
Email: info@stimit.com
Tel: +41 32 513 93 00