Privacy Policy.

With this privacy policy, we inform which personal data we process in connection with our activities and opera­tions, including our sonofloat.com website. In parti­cular, we provide infor­mation about what personal data we process, for what purpose, how and where. We also inform about the rights of persons whose data we process.

For individual or additional activities and activities, further data protection state­ments as well as other legal documents such as general terms and condi­tions (GTC), terms of use or condi­tions of parti­ci­pation may apply.

We are subject to Swiss data protection law and any appli­cable foreign data protection law such as, in parti­cular, that of the European Union (EU) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission recognizes that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection.

1. Contact addresses

espon­si­bility for the processing of personal data:

sonofloat GmbH
Würen­lo­ser­strasse 2
8956 Killwangen
Switz­erland
imprint@sonofloat.com

We point out if there are other persons respon­sible for the processing of personal data in individual cases.

Data protection repre­sen­tation in the European Economic Area (EEA)

We have the following data protection repre­sen­tation according to Art. 27 GDPR:

VGS Datenschutz­partner GmbH
Am Kaiserkai 69
20457 Hamburg
Germany
info@datenschutzpartner.eu

The Data Protection Repre­sen­tation serves as an additional point of contact for data subjects and autho­rities in the European Union (EU) and the rest of the European Economic Area (EEA) for inquiries related to the GDPR.

2. Terms and legal basis

2.1 Terms

Personal data is any infor­mation relating to an identified or identi­fiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data.

Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and proce­dures used, such as querying, matching, adapting, archiving, storing, reading out, disclosing, procuring, recording, collecting, deleting, disclosing, arranging, organizing, storing, modifying, disse­mi­nating, linking, destroying and using personal data.

The European Economic Area (EEA) comprises the member states of the European Union (EU) as well as the Princi­pality of Liech­ten­stein, Iceland and Norway. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) refers to the processing of personal data as processing of personal data.

2.2 Legal basis

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law such as, in parti­cular, the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPA).

We process — if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is appli­cable — personal data in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases:

  • Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. b DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data for the perfor­mance of a contract with the data subject as well as for the imple­men­tation of pre-contractual measures.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data to protect the legitimate interests of us or of third parties, unless the funda­mental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests are, in parti­cular, our interest in being able to carry out our activities and opera­tions perma­nently, in a user-friendly, secure and reliable manner, as well as to commu­nicate about them, to ensure infor­mation security, to protect against misuse, to enforce our own legal claims and to comply with Swiss law.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject under any appli­cable law of member states in the European Economic Area (EEA).
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e DSGVO for the necessary processing of personal data for the perfor­mance of a task which is in the public interest.
  • Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
  • Art. 6 (1) (d) GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

3. Type, scope and purpose

We process those personal data that are necessary to carry out our activities and opera­tions in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such personal data may in parti­cular fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, location data, sales data and contract and payment data.

We process personal data for the duration that is required for the respective purpose(s) or by law. Personal data whose processing is no longer required is anony­mized or deleted.

We may have personal data processed by third parties. We may process personal data together with third parties or transfer it to third parties. Such third parties are, in parti­cular, specia­lized providers whose services we use. We also guarantee data protection for such third parties.

As a matter of principle, we process personal data only with the consent of the persons concerned. If and to the extent that the processing is permitted for other legal reasons, we may waive the requi­rement to obtain consent. For example, we may process personal data without consent in order to fulfill a contract, to comply with legal obliga­tions or to protect overriding interests.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly available sources or collect in the course of our activities and opera­tions, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted for legal reasons.

4. Commu­ni­cation

We process data in order to be able to commu­nicate with third parties. In this context, we process in parti­cular data that a data subject transmits when contacting us, for example by post or e‑mail. We may store such data in an address book or with compa­rable tools.

Third parties who transmit data about other persons are obliged to guarantee data protection for such data subjects. Among other things, the accuracy of the personal data trans­mitted must be ensured.

5. Data security

We take appro­priate technical and organiza­tional measures to ensure data security appro­priate to the respective risk. With our measures, we guarantee in parti­cular the confi­den­tiality, availa­bility, tracea­bility and integrity of the processed personal data, without being able to guarantee absolute data security.

Access to our website and our other online presence takes place using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in parti­cular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbre­viated to HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a small padlock in the address bar.

Our digital commu­ni­cation — like all digital commu­ni­cation in general — is subject to mass surveil­lance without cause or suspicion by security autho­rities in Switz­erland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We cannot directly influence the corre­sponding processing of personal data by secret services, police forces and other security autho­rities. We also cannot rule out the possi­bility that individual data subjects may be subject to targeted surveil­lance.

6. Personal data abroad

We process personal data in Switz­erland and in the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we may also export or transfer personal data to other countries, in parti­cular to process it or have it processed there.

We may export personal data to all states and terri­tories on Earth as well as elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law there ensures adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council and — if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is appli­cable — in accordance with the decision of the European Commission.

We may transfer personal data to countries whose laws do not ensure adequate data protection, provided that data protection is ensured for other reasons, in parti­cular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other appro­priate safeguards. By way of exception, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appro­priate data protection if the specific requi­re­ments under data protection law are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or perfor­mance of a contract. We will be happy to provide data subjects with infor­mation about any guarantees or a copy of any guarantees upon request.

7. Rights of data subjects

7.1 Claims under data protection law

We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with appli­cable data protection law. In parti­cular, data subjects have the following rights:

  • Infor­mation: Data subjects can request infor­mation as to whether we process personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects also receive the infor­mation required to assert their data protection rights and to ensure trans­pa­rency. This includes the personal data processed as such, but also, among other things, infor­mation on the purpose of processing, the duration of storage, any disclosure or export of data to other countries and the origin of the personal data.
  • Correction and restriction: Data subjects can have incorrect personal data corrected, incom­plete data completed and the processing of their data restricted.
  • Deletion and objection: Data subjects can have personal data deleted (“right to be forgotten”) and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
  • Data release and data transfer: Data subjects may request the surrender of personal data or the transfer of their data to another data controller.

We may suspend, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any requi­re­ments they must meet in order to exercise their rights under data protection law. For example, we may refuse to provide infor­mation in whole or in part with reference to business secrets or the protection of other persons. We may also, for example, refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to statutory retention obliga­tions.

We may excep­tio­nally provide for costs for the exercise of rights. We will inform affected persons in advance of any costs.

We are obliged to take appro­priate measures to identify data subjects who request infor­mation or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to cooperate.

7.2 Legal protection

Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims through the courts or to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection super­visory authority.

The data protection super­visory authority for complaints by data subjects against private controllers and federal bodies in Switz­erland is the Federal Data Protection and Infor­mation Commis­sioner (FDPIC).

Possible data protection super­visory autho­rities for complaints from data subjects — if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is appli­cable — are organized as members of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). In some Member States in the European Economic Area (EEA), the data protection super­visory autho­rities are federally struc­tured, parti­cu­larly in Germany.

8. Website usage

8.1 Cookies

We may use cookies. Cookies — our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) — are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to tradi­tional cookies in text form.

Cookies can be stored in the browser tempo­r­arily as “session cookies” or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. “Session cookies” are automa­ti­cally deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. In parti­cular, cookies enable us to recognize a browser the next time it visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. However, permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.

Cookies can be completely or partially deacti­vated and deleted in the browser settings at any time. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request — at least if and to the extent necessary — the express consent to the use of cookies.

For cookies used for perfor­mance and reach measu­rement or for adver­tising, a general objection (“opt-out”) is possible for numerous services via AdChoices (Digital Adver­tising Alliance of Canada), the Network Adver­tising Initiative (NAI), YourAd­Choices (Digital Adver­tising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Inter­active Digital Adver­tising Alliance, EDAA).

A list of which cookies are used on our website can be seen here.

8.2 Logging

We may log at least the following infor­mation for each access to our website and our other online presence, insofar as this infor­mation is trans­mitted to our digital infra­structure during such accesses: Date and time including time zone, IP address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-page of our website accessed including amount of data trans­ferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).

We record such infor­mation, which may also constitute personal data, in log files. The infor­mation is required to provide our online presence in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner. The infor­mation is also required to ensure data security — also by third parties or with the help of third parties.

8.3 Tracking pixel

We can integrate tracking pixels into our online presence. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels — including those from third parties whose services we use — are usually small, invisible images or scripts written in JavaScript that are automa­ti­cally retrieved when our online presence is accessed. Tracking pixels can be used to collect at least the same infor­mation as log files.

9. Notifi­ca­tions and messages

We send notifi­ca­tions and commu­ni­ca­tions via email and other commu­ni­cation channels, such as instant messaging or SMS.

9.1 Success and reach measu­rement

Notifi­ca­tions and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message was opened and which web links were clicked. Such web links and tracking pixels may also track usage of notifi­ca­tions and commu­ni­ca­tions on a personal basis. We need this statis­tical recording of usage for perfor­mance and reach measu­rement in order to be able to send notifi­ca­tions and messages based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients in an effective and user-friendly manner as well as perma­nently, securely and reliably.

9.2 Consent and objection

You must always consent to the use of your e‑mail address and your other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. We may use the “double opt-in” procedure to obtain double-confirmed consent. In this case, you will receive a message with instruc­tions for double confir­mation. We may log the consent obtained, including the IP address and time stamp, for reasons of proof and security.

You can object to receiving notifi­ca­tions and commu­ni­ca­tions such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can also object to the statis­tical recording of usage for measuring success and reach. Necessary notifi­ca­tions and commu­ni­ca­tions in connection with our activities and opera­tions remain reserved.

9.3 Service provider for notifi­ca­tions and messages

We send notifi­ca­tions and messages with the help of specia­lized service providers.

We use in parti­cular:

10. Social Media

We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to commu­nicate with interested persons and to provide infor­mation about our activities and opera­tions. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside of Switz­erland and the European Economic Area (EEA).

The General Terms and Condi­tions (GTC) and Terms of Use as well as data protection decla­ra­tions and other provi­sions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply in each case. These provi­sions inform in parti­cular about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, which includes, for example, the right to infor­mation.

For our social media presence on Facebook, including the so-called Page Insights, we are — if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is appli­cable — jointly respon­sible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland). Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is part of the Meta companies (including in the USA). Page Insights provide infor­mation about how visitors interact with our Facebook presence. We use Page Insights to provide our social media presence on Facebook in an effective and user-friendly manner.

Further infor­mation about the nature, scope and purpose of data processing, infor­mation about the rights of data subjects and the contact details of Facebook as well as Facebook’s data protection officer can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy. We have concluded the so-called “Respon­sible Party Addendum” with Facebook and thus agreed in parti­cular that Facebook is respon­sible for ensuring the rights of data subjects. For the so-called Page Insights, the corre­sponding infor­mation can be found on the page “Page Insights Infor­mation” including “Page Insights Data Infor­mation”.

11. Third party services

We use services of specia­lized third parties to perform our activities and opera­tions in a durable, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. With such services, we can, among other things, embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used record the IP addresses of the users at least tempo­r­arily for techni­cally compelling reasons.

For necessary security-related, statis­tical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and opera­tions in aggre­gated, anony­mized or pseud­ony­mized form. This is, for example, perfor­mance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.

We use in parti­cular:

11.1 Digital infra­structure

We use services from specia­lized third parties to make use of required digital infra­structure in connection with our activities and opera­tions. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.

We use in parti­cular:

11.2 Appointment scheduling

We use the services of specia­lized third parties to make appoint­ments online, for example for meetings. In addition to this privacy policy, any directly visible condi­tions of the services used, such as terms of use or privacy state­ments, also apply.

We use in parti­cular:

11.3 Audio and video confe­rencing

We use specia­lized audio and video confe­rencing services to commu­nicate online. We can use them, for example, to hold virtual meetings or conduct online lessons and webinars. For parti­ci­pation in audio and video confe­rences, the legal texts of the individual services such as data protection decla­ra­tions and terms of use apply in addition.

Depending on the life situation, we recommend muting the micro­phone by default when parti­ci­pating in audio or video confe­rences, as well as blurring the background or fading in a virtual background.

We use in parti­cular:

11.4 Online colla­bo­ration

We use third-party services to enable online colla­bo­ration. In addition to this privacy policy, any directly visible condi­tions of the services used, such as terms of use or privacy policies, also apply.

We use in parti­cular:

11.5 Social media functions and social media content

We use third party services and plugins to embed features and content from social media platforms and to enable sharing of content on social media platforms and other ways.

We use in parti­cular:

11.6 Maps

We use third party services to embed maps into our website.

We use in parti­cular:

11.7 Digital audio and video content

We use services from specia­lized third parties to enable direct playback of digital audio and video content, such as music or podcasts.

We use in parti­cular:

11.8 Fonts

We use third party services to embed selected fonts as well as icons, logos and symbols into our website.

We use in parti­cular:

11.9 Adver­tising

We use the option to display targeted adver­ti­se­ments for our activities and opera­tions on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.

In parti­cular, we would like to use such adver­tising to reach people who are already interested in our activities and opera­tions or who might be interested in them (remar­keting and targeting). For this purpose, we may transmit corre­sponding — possibly also personal — infor­mation to third parties that enable such adver­tising. We can also determine whether our adver­tising is successful, i.e. in parti­cular whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).

Third parties with whom we advertise and where you are regis­tered as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.

We use in parti­cular:

12. Exten­sions for the website

We use exten­sions for our website in order to be able to use additional functions. We may use selected services from suitable providers or use such exten­sions on our own server infra­structure.

We use in parti­cular:

13. Success and reach measu­rement

We try to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we can, for example, measure the success and reach of our activities and opera­tions as well as the effect of third-party links to our website. But we can also, for example, try out and compare how different parts or versions of our online offering are used (“A/B test” method). Based on the results of the perfor­mance and reach measu­rement, we can in parti­cular correct errors, strengthen popular content or make impro­ve­ments to our online offering.

In most cases, the IP addresses of individual users are stored for perfor­mance and reach measu­rement. In this case, IP addresses are generally shortened (“IP masking”) in order to follow the principle of data economy through the corre­sponding pseud­ony­mization.

Cookies may be used for perfor­mance and reach measu­rement and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, infor­mation on the size of the screen or browser window and the — at least appro­ximate — location. In principle, any user profiles are created exclu­sively in pseud­onymous form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual services of third parties with which users are regis­tered may be able to assign the use of our online service to the user account or user profile of the respective service.

We use in parti­cular:

14. Final provi­sions

We have created this privacy policy with the privacy policy generator of Daten­schutz­partner.

We can adapt and supplement this data protection decla­ration at any time. We will inform about such adjus­t­ments and additions in an appro­priate form, in parti­cular by publi­shing the respective current privacy policy on our website.

This privacy policy is a machine trans­lation from German.