Data protection declaration Pama Group AG
Protecting your privacy is important to us. We rely on transparent handling of your data. Below we show which personal data is stored when you use our website vastools.com and associated landing pages and how the data is handled.
1. Pama Group AG respects your privacy
Protecting your privacy when processing personal data and the security of all business data is an important concern for us that we take into account in our business processes. We process personal data collected when you visit our online offerings confidentially and only in accordance with legal regulations.
Only Swiss law applies to the processing of data from visitors from Switzerland and countries outside the EU, namely the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG, SR 235.1) and the associated regulation on the Federal Data Protection Act (SR 235.11). The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not apply unless this is expressly provided for in this data protection declaration or the GDPR would also be mandatory for data of visitors from Switzerland and countries outside the EU due to special requirements.
The processing of data from visitors from the EU area is also subject to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (data protection
2. Contact Details
Operator of the websites
Pama Group AG
Brügglistrasse 11c
CH-8852 Altendorf
Switzerland
E-mail: data-protection@pamagroup.ch
Website: www.pamagroup.ch
3. Purpose of the website
The website provides general information about Pama Group AG as well as products, product offers and job offers.
4. Basic information on the collection, processing and use of personal data
Personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers or email addresses that express the identity of a person.
We collect, process and use personal data (including IP addresses) only if this is necessary for the fulfillment of a contract or to carry out pre-contractual measures if you contact us in this regard, e.g. B. you have given your consent as part of a registration, online or offline, or if the processing is necessary to protect our legitimate interests.
- Contact details such as last name and first name, telephone number, email addresses, address
- Communication data such as your IP address, the MAC addresses of the devices used such as smartphones or computers, device and settings information
- Other personal data such as professional career data
5. Log files
Every time you use the Internet, certain information is automatically transmitted by your Internet browser and stored by us in so-called log files.
We store the log files to identify disruptions and for security reasons (e.g. to investigate attempted attacks) for as long as is necessary for the specified purposes and then delete or anonymize them. Log files whose further storage is necessary for evidentiary purposes are exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified and can be passed on to investigative authorities in individual cases. The storage of log files serves our legitimate interests in the trouble-free and correct operation of our website.
The following information in particular is stored in the log files:
- IP address (Internet protocol address) of the device from which the online offering is accessed;
- Internet address of the website from which the online offering was accessed (so-called origin or referrer URL);
- Name of the service provider through which the online offering is accessed;
- Name of the files or information retrieved;
- Date and time as well as duration of the retrieval;
- amount of data transferred; • Operating system and information about the Internet browser used, including installed add-ons (e.g. for the Flash Player);
- http status code (e.g. “request successful” or “requested file not found”).
6. User analysis
Analysis tools (e.g. Google Analytics) are used on our website. The information collected about the use of the website is stored on the servers of the tool providers.
With the help of analysis tools we are able to collect and analyze data about the use of our website by website visitors. This allows us to find out when and from which region which page views were made.
Other data that is collected would include, for example, file names of the files accessed, browsers used, functions used or the length of time spent on the website.
Pama Group AG has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both the website and advertising. If prior consent was requested when you visited our website (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out on the basis of your consent, which you can revoke at any time in the future.
Detailed information about the analysis tools used can be found in our Cookie Policy.
7. Sharing of Data
In principle, we will only transfer your personal data to other responsible parties if this is necessary to fulfill the contract, if we or the third party have an overriding legitimate interest in passing it on or if you have given your consent.
In addition, data may be transmitted to other responsible persons if we are obliged to do so due to legal provisions or an enforceable official or court order.
service provider
We commission external service providers for tasks such as data hosting or marketing activities. We have carefully selected these service providers and monitor them regularly, in particular their careful handling and security of the data they store. We oblige all service providers to maintain confidentiality and comply with legal requirements.
Transfer to recipients outside the EEA
We can also pass on personal data to recipients who are based outside the EEA in so-called third countries. In this case, before transferring data, we will ensure that the recipient either has an adequate level of data protection through appropriate contractual agreements or, if necessary, that you have given your consent to the transfer.
8. Marketing tools
We use various tools for marketing activities. When using these tools, your browser sometimes establishes a direct connection to the servers of the respective tools. This means that the respective provider receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our offer. Log files analogous to the log files described under point 5 are also transmitted to the servers of the respective providers and, if necessary, stored there. The provider or its server may be located outside of Switzerland or the EU or EEA (e.g. in the USA).
The data exchange takes place via third-party cookies.
Further information on the purpose, scope, further processing and use of the data can be found on our Cookie Policy page and in the respective terms and conditions and data protection information on our website.
9. Information on data storage: storage location & retention periods
Your data is primarily stored in Switzerland, Ireland and other EU countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Finland). Due to various service providers, data is also stored in other countries and within the USA.
We generally store your data for as long as is necessary to provide our offer and the associated services or as long as we have a legitimate interest in further storage (e.g. we may still have a legitimate interest in postal mail even after fulfillment of a contract). have marketing). We will then delete your personal data, with the exception of data that we must continue to store to fulfill legal obligations (e.g. due to tax and commercial law retention periods, we are obliged to retain documents such as contracts and invoices for a certain period of time) .
10. Security
Our employees and the service companies we commission are obliged to maintain confidentiality and comply with the provisions of the applicable data protection laws.
We take all necessary technical and organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of protection and to protect the data we manage, in particular against the risks of accidental or unlawful destruction, manipulation, loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure or access.
11. Your Rights
To assert your rights, please use the information in Section 2 “Contact details”. Please ensure that we can clearly identify you.
Right to information and information
You have the right to receive information from us about the processing of your data. To do this, you can exercise your right to information regarding the personal data that we process about you.
The data will be made available to you within 20 working days of receipt of your request.
Right to rectification and deletion
You can request that we correct incorrect data. If the legal requirements are met, you can request that your data be completed or deleted.
This does not apply to data that is required for billing and accounting purposes or is subject to legal retention requirements.
The data will be deleted within 20 working days of receipt of your request.
Data portability
As long as the legal requirements are met, you can request that data that you have provided to us be transmitted in a structured, common and machine-readable format or - if technically feasible - that the data be transmitted to a third party.
Right to object
Objection to direct marketing
You can also object to the processing of your personal data for advertising purposes at any time (“advertising objection”). Please note that for organizational reasons there may be an overlap between your objection and the use of your data as part of an ongoing campaign.
Objection to data processing based on “legitimate interest” as the legal basis
You also have the right to object to data processing by us at any time, provided this is based on the legal basis of “legitimate interest”. We will then stop processing your data unless we can – in accordance with legal requirements – demonstrate compelling legitimate reasons for further processing which outweigh your rights.
Revocation of consent
If you have given us your consent to process your data, you can revoke this at any time with future effect. The lawfulness of the processing of your data until revocation remains unaffected.
12. Changes to the privacy policy
We reserve the right to adjust our security and data protection measures. In these cases, we will also adapt our data protection declaration accordingly.