Our privacy matters—our commitment to data protection.
The website is subject to Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (DSG) and any applicable foreign data protection law, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union (EU). The EU recognizes that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection.
We may amend our privacy policy at any time by publishing it on this website. Access to our website is via transport encryption (SSL/TLS). Access to our website – like any internet usage – is subject to general, unprovoked, indiscriminate, and suspicion-independent mass surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the EU, the US, and other countries. We have no direct influence on the corresponding processing of personal data by intelligence agencies, police departments, and other security authorities.
PlusORTHO Prothetik GmbH
A Healthcare Holding Schweiz AG Company.
Aeschwuhrstrasse 54
4665 Oftringen
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 62 788 20 10
Email address: kundendienst[at]plusortho.ch
Managing Director: Mr. Andreas C. Keller (Managing Director)
Website: http://www.plusorthoprothetik.ch
Managing Director: Mr. Andreas C. Keller (Managing Director)
PlusORTHO Prothetik GmbH
A Healthcare Holding Schweiz AG Company.
Aeschwuhrstrasse 54
4665 Oftringen
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 62 788 20 10
Email address: kundendienst[at]plusortho.ch
Website: http://www.plusorthoprothetik.ch
We generally only process our users’ personal data to the extent necessary to provide a functional website, as well as our content and services, and to optimize our offerings. The processing of our users’ personal data generally only occurs with the user’s consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.
If we obtain the consent of the data subject for processing personal data, Article 6 (1) (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) serves as the legal basis.
For the processing of personal data necessary to fulfill a contract to which the data subject is a party, Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations necessary to implement pre-contractual measures.
To the extent that the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR serves as the legal basis. If the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject do not outweigh the former interest, Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for processing.
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose for which it was stored no longer applies. Storage may also occur if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. Data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.
Each time you access our website, our system automatically collects data and information from the computer system of the accessing computer.
The data is also stored in our system’s log files. This data is not stored together with other personal user data.
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data and log files is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable delivery of the website to the user’s computer. For this purpose, the user’s IP address must be stored for the duration of the session. Storage in log files is done to ensure the functionality of the website. Furthermore, the data helps us optimize the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is evaluated for marketing purposes in this context. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f)
GDPR.
The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. If the data is collected to provide the website, this is the case when the respective session ends. If the data is stored in log files, this is the case after a maximum of seven days. Longer storage is possible. In this case, the users’ IP addresses are deleted or distorted so that the accessing client can no longer be assigned.
The collection of data to provide the website and the storage of data in log files are essential for the operation of the website. Therefore, the user has no right to object.
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user’s computer system. When a user visits a website, a cookie may be stored on the user’s operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic string that allows the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is visited again. We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require that the visiting browser can be identified even after changing pages.
The following data is stored and transmitted in the cookies:
We also use cookies on our website that enable analysis of user browsing behavior. This allows the following data to be transmitted:
The user data collected in this way is pseudonymized using technical precautions. Therefore, it is no longer possible to assign the data to the accessing user. The data is not stored together with other personal data of the user. When accessing our website, users are informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes by an information banner and referred to this privacy policy. In this context, there is also an indication of how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings. When accessing our website, users are informed about the use of cookies for analysis purposes and their consent to the processing of personal data used in this context is obtained. In this context, a reference to this privacy policy is also provided.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to simplify website use for users. Some features of our website cannot
be offered without the use of cookies. These require that the browser be recognized even after changing pages.
We need cookies for the following applications:
The user data collected by technically necessary cookies is not used to create user profiles. Analytics cookies are used to improve the quality of our website and its content. Analytics cookies allow us to learn how the website is used, allowing us to continuously optimize our offering. The precise purpose of analytics cookies includes user behavior on our website and for marketing purposes.
These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted from there to our site. Therefore, as a user, you have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transmission of cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. Cookies already stored can be deleted at any time. This can also be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, you may no longer be able to fully use all of the website’s functions. The transmission of Flash cookies cannot be prevented via the browser settings, but you can do so by changing the Flash Player settings.
On our website, you can subscribe to a free newsletter. When you register for the newsletter, the data from the input form is transmitted to us. The following data is collected:
In addition, the following data is collected during registration:
Your consent to the processing of your data will be obtained during the registration process and reference will be made to this privacy policy.
If you purchase goods or services on our website and provide your email address, we may subsequently use it to send you a newsletter. In such a case, the newsletter will only be used to send direct advertising for our own similar goods or services.
In connection with data processing for sending newsletters, data will be shared with third parties (licensed newsletter tool). The data will be used exclusively for sending the newsletter.
The legal basis for processing data after the user has registered for the newsletter, provided the user has given their consent, is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. The legal basis for sending the newsletter as a result of the sale of goods or services is Section 7 (3) of the German Unfair Competition Act (UWG).
The collection of the user’s email address serves to deliver the newsletter. The collection of other personal data during the registration process serves to prevent misuse of the services or the email address used.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. The user data collected in section 1 above will therefore be stored as long as the newsletter subscription is active.
The other personal data collected during the registration process are generally deleted after a period of 30 days.
The user can cancel their newsletter subscription at any time. A corresponding link is included in every newsletter for this purpose. This also allows them to revoke their consent to the storage of personal data collected during the registration process.
Our website provides a contact form and webinar registration options, which can be used to contact us electronically. If a user uses this option, the data entered in the input form will be transmitted to us and stored.
These data are:
Your consent to the processing of data will be obtained during the sending process, and reference will be made to this privacy policy. Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email will be stored. The data will not be passed on to third parties in this context. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation.
Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user’s personal data transmitted with the email will be stored. This data will not be shared with third parties. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation.
The legal basis for the processing of data is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR if the user has given his consent.
The legal basis for processing data transmitted when sending an email is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. If the email contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
The processing of personal data from the input form serves solely to process the contact. In the case of contact via email, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in processing the data.
The other personal data processed during the sending process serve to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data from the contact form input mask and data sent via email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified. Any additional personal data collected during the sending process will be deleted after a period of 30 days at the latest.
The user has the option to revoke their consent to the processing of personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they can object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
The revocation of consent and the objection to storage must be sent to us by email to info@plusortho.ch .
In this case, all personal data stored during the contact process will be deleted.
We offer you the opportunity to apply to us via our website. With these digital applications, your applicant and application data will be collected and processed electronically by us to handle the application process. The legal basis for this processing is Section 26 (1) Sentence 1 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) in conjunction with Art. 88 (1) GDPR. If an employment contract is concluded after the application process, we will store the data you submitted with your application in your personnel file for the purpose of the usual organizational and administrative process – of course, in compliance with further legal obligations. The legal basis for this processing is also Section 26 (1) Sentence 1 of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) in conjunction with Art. 88 (1) GDPR.
If an application is rejected, we automatically delete the data submitted to us two months after notification of the rejection. However, this deletion will not occur if the data requires longer storage of up to four months or until the conclusion of legal proceedings due to legal provisions, e.g., due to the burden of proof under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG). The legal basis in this case is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and Section 24 (1) No. 2 BDSG. Our legitimate interest lies in the defense and enforcement of legal claims.
If you expressly consent to longer storage of your data, e.g., for your inclusion in an applicant or prospective customer database, the data will be further processed based on your consent. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR. However, you can, of course, revoke your consent at any time in accordance with Art. 7 (3) GDPR by notifying us of this with future effect.
To continuously improve and optimize our offering, we use so-called tracking technologies. For this purpose, we use services from the following providers:
A-SIGN GmbH uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. Information about your use of the website (including your IP address) is collected by cookies and transmitted to Google, where it is stored. Please note that Google Analytics has been extended on our website with the code “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). Therefore, at our request, Google will only record your IP address in an abbreviated form. This ensures anonymization and prevents any conclusions from being drawn about your identity. Within member states of the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP
address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google has committed itself to compliance with the Privacy Shield Agreement published by the US Department of Commerce between the EU and the USA regarding the collection, use, and storage of personal data from EU member states. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activity for us, and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and the internet. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. Google will only transfer this data to third parties if required by law or within the framework of order data processing. You can prevent cookies from being saved by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that if you do this, you may not be able to use all functions of our website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
Our websites use Google Maps to display interactive maps and create driving directions. Google Maps is a map service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. By using Google Maps, information about your website use, including your IP address and the
(start) address entered as part of the route planner function, may be transmitted to Google in the USA. When you visit a page on our website that contains Google Maps, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google’s servers. Google transmits the map content directly to your browser, which integrates it into the website. We therefore have no influence on the extent of the data collected by Google in this way.
The newsletter is sent via the shipping service provider CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, Mühlenstr. 43, 26180 Rastede, Germany. You can view the data protection regulations of the shipping service provider here: https://www.cleverreach.com/de/datenschutz/ . The shipping service provider is used on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR and a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 (3) (1) GDPR. The shipping service provider can use the recipients’ data in pseudonymous form, i.e. without assignment to a user, to optimise or improve its own services, e.g. for the technical optimisation of the dispatch and presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes. However, the shipping service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to write to them directly or to pass the data on to third parties.
A-SIGN GmbH uses social plug-ins (“plug-ins”) from various social networks. With the help of these plug-ins, you can, for example, share content or recommend products. Your browser establishes a direct connection to the servers of the respective social network as soon as you visit a page on our website. The content of the plug-in (including your computer’s IP address) is transmitted directly from the social network to your browser, which integrates it into the website. By integrating the plug-in, the social network receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding page on our website. If you are logged in to the social network, it can assign the visit to your account. The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by social networks, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in the data protection notices of the respective networks or websites. You will find the links to these below. If you do not want social networks to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of these networks before visiting our website. Even if you are not logged into social networks, websites with social plug-ins can send data to the networks. A plug-in sets a cookie with an identifier each time you visit the website. Since your browser automatically sends this cookie each time you connect to a network server, the network could, in principle, create a profile of which websites the user associated with that identifier has visited. It would then also be entirely possible to assign this identifier to a person later—for example, when logging into the social network later. We use plug-ins from the following providers:
A-SIGN GmbH uses plug-ins from the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Facebook”). The plug-ins are marked with a Facebook logo or the addition “Facebook Social Plug-In” or “Facebook Social Plug-Ins.” An overview of social plug-ins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plug-in is transmitted from Facebook directly to your browser and integrated into the corresponding website. By integrating the plug-in, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Facebook, Facebook can directly associate your visit to the website with your Facebook profile. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example by clicking the “Like” button or leaving a comment, the corresponding information is also transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server and stored there.
The purpose and scope of data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your related rights and settings options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy: http://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.php . If you do not want Facebook to assign data directly to your Facebook profile via our website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent Facebook plug-ins from loading using add-ons for your browser, e.g., the “Facebook Blocker” or the script blocker “NoScript.”
Our website uses plug-ins from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. The plug-ins can be identified by buttons with the “+1” symbol on a white or colored background. An overview of Google plug-ins and their appearance can be found here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins
When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to Google’s servers. Google transmits the content of the plug-in directly to your browser and integrates it into the page. Through the integration, Google receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Google+ profile or are not currently logged in to Google+. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Google server in the USA and stored there. If you are
logged in to Google+, Google can directly associate your visit to our website with your Google+ profile. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example by clicking the “+1” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Google server and stored there. The information is also published on Google+ and displayed to your contacts there.
You can find out the purpose and scope of data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy in Google’s privacy policy : http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html . If you do not want Google to directly assign the data collected via our website to your Google+ profile, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent Google plug-ins from loading using add-ons for your browser, e.g., in Mozilla Firefox with the script blocker “NoScript.” Furthermore, Google offers you the option of determining how your web activities are stored and used, as the owner of a Google Account: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7021629
A-SIGN GmbH also uses plug-ins from the Twitter service, which is operated by Twitter Inc., 355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter referred to as “Twitter”). The plug-ins are marked with a Twitter logo, e.g., in the form of a blue “Twitter bird.” An overview of Twitter plug-ins and their appearance can be found here: https://about.twitter.com/de/company/brand-resources.html .
When you visit a page on our website that contains such a plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Twitter servers. The content of the plug-in is transmitted directly from Twitter to your browser and integrated into the page. Through the integration, Twitter receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have a Twitter profile or are not currently logged in to Twitter. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Twitter server in the USA and stored there. If you are logged in to Twitter, Twitter can directly associate your visit to our website with your Twitter account. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example by clicking the “Tweet” button, the corresponding information is also transmitted directly to a Twitter server and stored there. The information is also published on your Twitter account and displayed to your contacts there.
You can find out the purpose and scope of data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Twitter, as well as your related rights and setting options for protecting your privacy in Twitter’s privacy policy: https://twitter.com/privacy . If you do not want Twitter to directly associate the data collected via our website with your Twitter account, you must log out of Twitter before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Twitter plug-ins from loading using add-ons for your browser, e.g., with the script blocker “NoScript” in Mozilla Firefox.
A-SIGN GmbH also uses plug-ins from the network LinkedIn Inc., 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as “LinkedIn”). You can recognize LinkedIn plug-ins by the corresponding logo (“in” and “SlideShare”) or the “Recommend button.” Please note that when you visit our website, the plug-in establishes a connection between your browser and the LinkedIn server. LinkedIn is thus informed that our website has been visited using your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn “Recommend button” while logged into your LinkedIn account, you have the option of linking content from our website to your LinkedIn profile page. LinkedIn allows you to associate your visit to our website with you or your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or how it is used by LinkedIn. For more information, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
You can also completely prevent the LinkedIn plug-ins from loading using add-ons for your browser, e.g. in Mozilla Firefox with the script blocker “NoScript”.
YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate, and comment on them free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all types of videos, which is why both entire film and television programs as well as music videos, trailers, and videos created by users themselves can be accessed via the Internet portal. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Whenever one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) was integrated, is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/ . As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google receive information about which specific subpage of our website was visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognizes which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits when the data subject calls up a subpage that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject. YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited one of our websites, provided that the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time as accessing one of our websites; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data subject, they can prevent this by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website. The privacy policy published by YouTube, which is available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ , provides information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
We may embed videos from the “Vimeo” platform, provided by Vimeo Inc., Attention: Legal Department, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA. Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy . We point out that Vimeo may use Google Analytics. Please refer to the privacy policy ( https://www.google.com/policies/privacy ) as well as opt-out options for Google Analytics ( http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de ) or Google’s settings for data usage for marketing purposes ( https://adssettings.google.com/ ).
The legal basis for the processing of users’ personal data is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
Processing users’ personal data enables us to analyze their surfing behavior. By evaluating the data obtained, we are able to compile information about the use of individual components of our website. This helps us to continuously improve our website and its user-friendliness. These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in processing the data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. By anonymizing the IP address, the user’s interest in the protection of their personal data is sufficiently taken into account.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer needed for our recording purposes. In our case, this is after 30 days.
Cookies are stored on the user’s computer and transmitted from there to our website. Therefore, you as the user have full control over the use of cookies. You can deactivate or restrict the transfer of cookies by changing the settings in your internet browser. Cookies that have already been stored can be deleted at any time. This can also happen automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website, it may no longer be possible to fully use all of the website’s functions. We offer our users the option of opting out of the analysis process on our website. To do so, you must follow the corresponding link. This sets another cookie on your system, which signals to our system not to save the user data. If the user deletes the corresponding cookie from their own system in the meantime, they must set the opt-out cookie again.
Visitors to our website and other persons whose personal data we process can, free of charge, request confirmation as to whether personal data is being processed by us and, if so, request information about our processing of their personal data, have the processing of their personal data restricted, exercise their right to data portability – if and to the extent that the GDPR is applicable – have their personal data corrected, deleted (“right to be forgotten”) or blocked, revoke consent given and object to the processing of their personal data.
Individuals whose personal data we process have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
You can request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you can request the following information from the controller:
the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
the categories of personal data being processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been or will be disclosed;
the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information is not available, criteria for determining the storage period
the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing;
the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
all available information as to their source, where the personal data are not collected from the data subject;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and envisaged consequences of such processing for the data subject.
You have the right to request information about whether the personal data concerning you will be transferred to a third country or to an international organization. In this context, you can request to be informed of the appropriate safeguards in accordance with Art. 46 GDPR in connection with the transfer. This right to information may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously compromises it and the restriction is necessary to fulfill the research or statistical purposes.
You have the right to request rectification and/or completion from the controller if the personal data concerning you that are processed are incorrect or incomplete. The controller must carry out the rectification immediately. Your right to rectification may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realization of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously compromises it, and the restriction is necessary to fulfill the research or statistical purposes.
You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under the following conditions:
if you contest the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling
the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you need them to assert, exercise or defend legal claims, or;
if you have objected to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate reasons of the controller outweigh your reasons.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, these data may – with the exception of storage – only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State.
If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above-mentioned requirements, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted. Your right to restriction of processing may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realisation of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously compromises it and the restriction is necessary to fulfil the research or statistical purposes.
a) Obligation to delete
You may request the controller to delete your personal data immediately, and the controller is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
(2) You withdraw your consent on which the processing was based pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) GDPR.
(4) The personal data concerning you were processed unlawfully.
(5) The erasure of personal data concerning you is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you were collected in relation to information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 (1) GDPR.
b) Information to third parties
If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to erase it pursuant to Art. 17 (1) GDPR, the controller shall take appropriate measures, including technical ones, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform data controllers which process the personal data that you, as the data subject,
have requested the erasure by such controllers of all links to these personal data or of copies or replications of these personal data.
c) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary:
(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
(2) for compliance with a legal obligation required by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Article 9(
2)(h) and (i) and Article 9(3) GDPR;
(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to make the achievement of the objectives of that processing impossible or seriously compromises it, or;
(5) to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing vis-à-vis the controller, the controller is obligated to inform all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you was disclosed of this rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, unless doing so proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed of these recipients by the controller.
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that:
(1) The processing is based on consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR or on a contract in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR and;
(2) the processing is carried out using automated procedures.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically
feasible. This must not adversely affect the freedoms and rights of others.
The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you based on Article 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, for reasons related to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The controller will no longer process the personal data concerning you unless they can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims. If the personal data concerning you are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purposes of such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes.
In connection with the use of information society services, you have the option of exercising your right of objection by means of automated procedures that use technical specifications – notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC. You also have the right to object, for reasons related to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) GDPR.
Your right of objection may be restricted to the extent that it is likely to make the realisation of the research or statistical purposes impossible or seriously compromises it and the restriction is necessary to fulfil the research or statistical purposes.
You have the right to revoke your consent to data protection at any time. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent until the revocation.
You have the right not to be subjected to a decision based solely on automated processing – including profiling – that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you. This does not apply if the decision:
(1) is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract between you and the controller;
(2) is permitted by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and your legitimate interests; or
(3) with your express consent.
However, these decisions may not be based on special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR, unless Art. 9 (2) (a) or (g) GDPR applies and appropriate measures to protect your rights and freedoms as well as your legitimate interests have been taken.
In the cases referred to in (1) and (3), the controller shall implement appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express your point of view and to contest the decision.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR.
The supervisory authority to which the complaint was submitted shall inform the complainant of the status and outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Art. 78 GDPR.
Baar, May 25, 2018
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