Privacy Policy

The controller within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

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inovus engineering GmbH

Owner: Urs Schwarzenbach
Bahnstrasse 1
8274 Tägerwilen
Switzerland
info@inovus.ch

Website: https://www.inovus.ch/

General Information

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the federal data protection provisions (Data Protection Act, DPA), every person has the right to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect the databases as effectively as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification.

We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing, and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or the names of retrieved files, along with the date and time, are stored on the server for statistical purposes, without being directly attributable to your person. Personal data, in particular name, address, or email address, are collected on a voluntary basis where possible. Without your consent, no data will be passed on to third parties.

Processing of Personal Data

Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person whose personal data is processed. Processing encompasses any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, including but not limited to the retention, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, storage, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. Furthermore, to the extent and insofar as the EU GDPR is applicable, we process personal data in accordance with the following legal bases in connection with Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR:

lit. a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
lit. b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of corresponding pre-contractual measures.
lit. c) Processing of personal data for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject under potentially applicable EU law or potentially applicable law of a country where the GDPR is applicable in whole or in part.
lit. d) Processing of personal data to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
lit. f) Processing of personal data for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in being able to provide our website, information security, the enforcement of our own legal claims, and compliance with Swiss law.

We process personal data for the period necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer retention obligations due to legal and other duties to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

Cookie Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific, user-related information on the user's device while they are using the website. Cookies enable us, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze website usage behavior, and to make our offerings more user-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved again during a subsequent visit to the site. If you do not wish this, you should configure your internet browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.

A general objection to the use of cookies employed for online marketing purposes can be declared for a large number of services, especially in the case of tracking, via the US site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the EU site http://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Furthermore, the storage of cookies can be prevented by disabling them in the browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this online offering may be fully available.

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Privacy Policy for SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries you send to us as the site operator, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser's address bar changing from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Third-Party Services

We host our website with Webflow. The provider is Webflow, Inc., 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (hereinafter: Webflow). When you visit our website, Webflow collects various log files, including your IP addresses.

Webflow is a tool for creating and hosting websites. Webflow stores cookies or other recognition technologies that are necessary for displaying the page, providing certain website functions, and ensuring security (essential cookies).

For details, please refer to Webflow's Privacy Policy: EU & Swiss Privacy Policy | Webflow 14.

The use of Webflow is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in presenting our website as reliably as possible. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: EU & Swiss Privacy Policy | Webflow 14.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the aforementioned provider. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

This website may use Google Maps for embedding maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.

These services from the American Google LLC use cookies, among other things, and consequently, data is transferred to Google in the USA, although we assume that no personal tracking occurs solely through the use of our website in this context.

Google has committed to ensuring adequate data protection in accordance with the US-European and US-Swiss Privacy Shield.

Further information can be found in Google's Privacy Policy.

Privacy Policy for Contact Form

If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provided there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.

Rights of Data Subjects

Right to Confirmation

Every data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the website operator as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right to confirmation, you may contact the data protection officer at any time.

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Right of Access

Every data subject whose personal data is being processed has the right to obtain free information from the operator of this website at any time about the personal data stored concerning them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, information may be provided on the following, where applicable:

the purposes of processing
the categories of personal data being processed
the recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed
where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used to determine that period
the existence of the right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them, or to restriction of processing by the controller, or to object to such processing
the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
where the personal data are not collected from the data subject: all available information as to their source

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If you wish to exercise this right of access, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

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Right to Rectification

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to demand the completion of incomplete personal data – including by means of a supplementary statement.

If you wish to exercise this right to rectification, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.

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Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand from the controller of this website that personal data concerning them be erased without undue delay, provided that one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed
The data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing
The data subject objects to the processing on grounds relating to their particular situation and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in the case of direct marketing and related profiling
The personal data have been unlawfully processed
The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject
The personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child

If one of the aforementioned grounds applies and you wish to request the erasure of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time. The Data Protection Officer of this website will ensure that the erasure request is complied with without undue delay.

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Right to Restriction of Processing

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to demand from the controller of this website the restriction of processing if one of the following conditions is met:

The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data
The processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of their use
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
The data subject has objected to processing on grounds relating to their particular situation, pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject

If one of the aforementioned conditions is met and you wish to request the restriction of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time. The Data Protection Officer of this website will arrange for the restriction of processing.

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Right to Data Portability

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. They also have the right to have these data transmitted to another controller where the legal conditions are met.

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to have personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible, and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons.

To exercise the right to data portability, you may contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

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Right to Object

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them.

In the event of an objection, the operator of this website will no longer process the personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or if the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

To exercise the right to object, you may contact the data protection officer of this website directly.

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Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw any given consent for the processing of personal data at any time.

If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you may contact our data protection officer at any time.

Privacy Policy for Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the controller for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, then Google Analytics data processing is carried out by Google LLC. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as "Google".

Through the statistics obtained, we can improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a User ID. If you have a Google user account, you can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings there under "My Data", "Personal Data".

The legal basis for the use of Google Analytics is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the scope of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We would like to point out that on this website, Google Analytics has been extended by the code "_anonymizeIp();" to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses. This means that IP addresses are processed in a truncated form, thus excluding personal identifiability. If the data collected about you has a personal reference, this is immediately excluded, and the personal data is promptly deleted.

Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage to the website operator. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link: Deactivate Google Analytics.

Furthermore, you can also prevent the use of Google Analytics by clicking on this link: Deactivate Google Analytics. This will store a so-called opt-out cookie on your data carrier, which prevents the processing of personal data by Google Analytics. Please note that if you delete all cookies on your device, these opt-out cookies will also be deleted, meaning you will have to set the opt-out cookies again if you wish to continue preventing this form of data collection. The opt-out cookies are set per browser and computer/device and must therefore be activated separately for each browser, computer, or other device.

Note on Data Transfer to the USA

Our website integrates, among other things, tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country in the sense of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without you as the data subject being able to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, evaluate, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Copyrights

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos, or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named rights holders. For the reproduction of any files, the written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance.

Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective rights holder may be liable to prosecution and potentially liable for damages.

General Disclaimer

All information on our internet offering has been carefully checked. We strive to provide our information offering as current, factually correct, and complete as possible. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be entirely excluded, meaning we cannot guarantee the completeness, correctness, and topicality of information, including that of a journalistic-editorial nature. Liability claims for damages of a material or immaterial nature caused by the use of the information provided are excluded, unless there is proven willful intent or gross negligence.

The publisher may, at their own discretion and without notice, change or delete texts and is not obliged to update the content of this website. The use of or access to this website is at the visitor's own risk. The publisher, their clients, or partners are not responsible for damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, specifically determinable in advance, or consequential damages, allegedly incurred by visiting this website, and consequently assume no liability for them.

The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites accessible via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher hereby expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be criminally or civilly relevant or violate public morals.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of any updates via email or other suitable means.

Questions for the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization, as listed at the beginning of this privacy policy.

Tägerwilen, 21.06.22

Source: SwissAnwalt

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