Privacy and data protection

Authorized Representatives
Pius Henseler
Eisenbahnweg 18
6410 Goldau
Switzerland
Email: info@metal-badge.ch

Company Name: Metal Badge

Data Protection Officer:
Pius Henseler
+41 (0)79 688 97 51
info@metal-badge.ch

General / Introduction
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Confederation (Data Protection Act, DSG), 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 the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

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

We point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can have security gaps. 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 in accordance with the following description. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages accessed or names of files accessed, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without this data being directly related to your person. Insofar as personal data (for example name, address or email addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Processing of Personal Data
Personal data is all information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, retention, modification, destruction and use of personal data.

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. If and to the extent that the EU GDPR is applicable, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in conjunction with Art. 6 (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 to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under applicable EU law or under applicable law of a country in which the GDPR is fully or partially applicable.
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 to protect the legitimate interests of us or third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. 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 duration required for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer-term retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

Cookies
To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool Real Cookie Banner. Details on how "Real Cookie Banner" works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.

The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we cannot manage your consents.

This website uses cookies. These are small text files that make it possible to store specific information related to the user on the user's end device while the user is using the website. Cookies make it possible in particular to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, to analyze patterns of page use, but also to make our offer more user-friendly.

Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and can be retrieved when the page is visited again. If you do not want this, you can disable storage in your browser or make specific settings in our cookie banner.

Please note that if you disable cookies, some functions of this website may be limited.

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

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

Server Log Files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:
Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Host name of the accessing computer
Time of the server request

This data cannot be assigned to specific persons. This data is not merged with other data sources. We reserve the right to check this data retrospectively if we become aware of specific indications of illegal use.

Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services such as Google Maps for embedding maps, Google reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.

When such content is accessed, the respective provider may process personal data (e.g. IP address, device information) and set cookies or comparable technologies. This processing takes place - unless technically necessary - only after your express consent via our cookie banner.

These services are provided by Google LLC, USA. Data transfer to the USA is possible. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is thus committed to maintaining an adequate level of data protection.

Further information on data processing can be found in Google's privacy policy.

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

Newsletter
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on the website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address and that you agree to receive the newsletter. No further data is collected. We use this data exclusively for sending the requested information and do not pass it on to third parties.
After you have given your consent to the storage of the data, the email address and its use for sending the newsletter, you can revoke it at any time, for example via the "unsubscribe link" in the newsletter.

Rights of the Data Subject
Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the website operator as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If you wish to exercise this right of confirmation, you can contact the data protection officer at any time.

Right of Access
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive information free of charge from the operator of this website at any time about the data stored about them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, information may be provided on the following:
Purposes of processing
Categories of personal data processed
Recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
If possible, the planned duration of storage of the personal data or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
The existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or 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
If the personal data are not collected from the data subject: All available information about the origin of the data.
In addition, the data subject has the right to be informed whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. If this is the case, the data subject also has the right to receive information about the appropriate safeguards in connection with the transfer.
If you wish to exercise this right of access, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Rectification
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data - including by means of a supplementary declaration.
If you wish to exercise this right to rectification, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request the immediate erasure of personal data concerning them from the controller of this website, provided that one of the following reasons applies and the processing is no longer necessary:
The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary.
The data subject revokes the consent on which the processing was based and there is no other legal basis for the processing
The data subject objects to the processing for reasons arising from 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 has been processed unlawfully
The erasure of the personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject
The personal data was collected in relation to information society services offered directly to a child
If one of the above reasons applies and you wish to arrange for the erasure of personal data stored by the operator of this website, you can contact our data protection officer at any time. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the erasure request to be complied with immediately.

Right to Restriction of Processing
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to request restriction of processing from the controller of this website 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, the data subject objects to the erasure of the personal data and requests instead the restriction of the use of the personal data
The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but the data subject needs it for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims
The data subject has objected to the processing for reasons arising from their particular situation and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate interests of the controller override those of the data subject
If one of the aforementioned conditions is met, you can contact our data protection officer at any time to request the restriction of the processing of personal data by the operator of this website. The data protection officer of this website will arrange for the restriction of processing.

Right to Data Portability
Every person 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. Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain the transmission of the personal data directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
To exercise the right to data portability, you can contact the data protection officer appointed by the operator of this website at any time.

Right to Object
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from their particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning them.
The operator of this website will no longer process the personal data in the event of the objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
To exercise your right to object, you can contact the data protection officer of this website directly.

Right to Withdraw Data Protection Consent
Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.
If you wish to exercise your right to withdraw consent, you can contact our data protection officer at any time.

Objection to Email Marketing
We hereby object to the use of contact data published as part of the imprint obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials. The operators of the pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.

Copyrights
The copyright and all other rights to the content, images, photos or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or the specifically named rights holders. The written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of all files.
Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective copyright holder may be liable to prosecution and may be subject to claims for damages.

Disclaimer
All information on our website has been carefully checked. We endeavor to ensure that the information we provide is current, correct and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely excluded, so we cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the information, including journalistic-editorial content. Liability claims relating to material or non-material damage caused by the use or non-use of the information provided or by the use of incorrect and incomplete information are fundamentally excluded.
The publisher may change or delete texts at its own discretion and without prior notice and is not obliged to update the content of this website. Use of or access to this website is at the visitor's own risk. The publisher, its clients or partners are not responsible for damages such as direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages allegedly caused by visiting this website and consequently assume no liability for such damages.
The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links from this website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that violates good morals.

Google Maps
This website uses the Google Maps service. This enables us to display interactive maps directly on the website and allows you to use the map function conveniently. By visiting the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not want the assignment to your profile at Google, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for purposes of advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide demand-oriented advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right. For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google, as well as further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, please visit: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.

Google Ads
This website uses Google Ads Conversion Tracking, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) or Google LLC (USA), to measure the success of advertising campaigns.

If you reach our website via a Google ad, a cookie is set on your device by Google. This cookie expires after 30 days and is not used for personal identification. If you visit certain pages during this validity period, Google and we can recognize that you clicked on an ad and were redirected to our page.

The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics. We only learn the total number of users who clicked on an ad and reached a defined target page. However, no personal data is disclosed.

The use of Google Ads only takes place after your express consent via our cookie banner (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time via the privacy settings.

Data transfer to the USA is possible. Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and is thus committed to maintaining an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy and at Google Ads Conversion Tracking.

Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) for statistical evaluation of visitor access. Data processing may also be carried out by Google LLC (USA).

Google Analytics uses cookies that enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server and stored there - including in the USA. We only use Google Analytics with activated IP anonymization ("anonymizeIp"), whereby your IP address is shortened by Google within the EU or the EEA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to Google servers in the USA and shortened 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 use to the website operator.

The use of Google Analytics only takes place after your express consent via our cookie banner (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time via the privacy settings.

Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and thus ensures an adequate level of data protection.

Further information can be found in Google's privacy policy and at Google Analytics.

Google WebFonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager is a solution that allows us to manage so-called website tags via an interface and thus integrate Google Analytics and other Google marketing services into our online offering. The Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, does not process any personal data of users. With regard to the processing of users' personal data, we refer to the following information on Google services. Usage guidelines: https://www.google.com/intl/de/tagmanager/use-policy.html.

Facebook
This website uses functions of Facebook Inc, 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you access our pages with Facebook plugins, a connection is established between your browser and the Facebook servers. Data is already transmitted to Facebook in the process. If you have a Facebook account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be linked to your Facebook account, please log out of Facebook before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular the use of a comment function or clicking a "Like" or "Share" button, are also forwarded to Facebook. You can find out more at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy.

Twitter
This website uses functions of Twitter, Inc. 1355 Market St, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. When you access our pages with Twitter plugins, a connection is established between your browser and Twitter's servers. Data is already transmitted to Twitter in the process. If you have a Twitter account, this data can be linked to it. If you do not want this data to be linked to your Twitter account, please log out of Twitter before visiting our site. Interactions, in particular clicking a "Re-Tweet" button, are also forwarded to Twitter. You can find out more at https://twitter.com/privacy.

Instagram
Functions of the Instagram service are integrated on our website. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. Further information can be found in Instagram's privacy policy: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

LinkedIn
This website uses functions and marketing services of the LinkedIn social network, offered by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Cookies may be set and information about your usage behavior on our website may be collected as part of the use. This includes, for example, information about the operating system, the browser used, the previously visited website (referrer URL), subpages accessed, content clicked on, as well as the date and time of access.

This data is transmitted in pseudonymized form to LinkedIn servers (also in the USA) and stored there. No direct assignment to your person takes place unless you are logged in to LinkedIn or have allowed personalized processing.

Use only takes place with your express consent via our cookie banner (legal basis: Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time via the privacy settings.

LinkedIn processes data in accordance with the applicable EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure an adequate level of data protection for data transfers.

Further information can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy and in the cookie guidelines.

External Payment Service Providers
This website uses external payment service providers through whose platforms users and we can carry out payment transactions. For example via
PostFinance (https://www.postfinance.ch/de/detail/rechtliches-barrierefreiheit.html)
Visa (https://www.visa.de/nutzungsbedingungen/visa-privacy-center.html)
Mastercard (https://www.mastercard.ch/de-ch/datenschutz.html)
American Express (https://www.americanexpress.com/de/legal/online-datenschutzerklarung.html)
Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full)
Bexio AG (https://www.bexio.com/de-CH/datenschutz)
Payrexx AG (https://www.payrexx.ch/site/assets/files/2592/datenschutzerklaerung.pdf)
Apple Pay (https://support.apple.com/de-ch/ht203027)
Stripe (https://stripe.com/ch/privacy)
Klarna (https://www.klarna.com/de/datenschutz/)
Skrill (https://www.skrill.com/de/fusszeile/datenschutzrichtlinie/)
Giropay (https://www.giropay.de/rechtliches/datenschutzerklaerung) etc.
Within the framework of contract fulfillment, we use payment service providers on the basis of the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance and, where necessary, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. EU GDPR. In addition, we use external payment service providers on the basis of our legitimate interests in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Ordinance and, where necessary, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. EU GDPR in order to offer our users effective and secure payment options.
The data processed by the payment service providers includes, among other things, inventory data such as name and address, bank data such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, as well as contract, total and recipient-related information. The information is required to carry out the transactions. However, the data entered is only processed and stored by the payment service providers. We as operators do not receive any information about (bank) account or credit card, but only information confirming (acceptance) or rejecting the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data may be transmitted by the payment service providers to credit agencies. The purpose of this transmission is to verify identity and creditworthiness. In this regard, we refer to the terms and conditions and data protection notices of the payment service providers.
The terms and conditions and the data protection declaration of the respective payment service providers apply to payment transactions, which can be accessed within the respective website or transaction applications. We also refer to these for the purpose of further information and assertion of rights of withdrawal, information and other data subject rights.

Newsletter Dispatch - Mailchimp
The newsletter is sent via the mailing service provider 'MailChimp', a newsletter mailing platform of the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the mailing service provider's privacy policy here. Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a MailChimp is certified under the Privacy Shield Agreement and thus offers a guarantee of compliance with the European level of data protection (PrivacyShield). The use of the mailing service provider is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR and a data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 para. 3 sentence 1 GDPR.

The mailing service provider may use the data of recipients in pseudonymized form, i.e. without assignment to a user, to optimize or improve its own services, e.g. for technical optimization of mailing and the presentation of newsletters or for statistical purposes. However, the mailing service provider does not use the data of our newsletter recipients to contact them itself or to pass it on to third parties.

YouTube
Functions of the "YouTube" service are integrated on this website. "YouTube" is owned by Google Ireland Limited, a company incorporated and operated under Irish law with its registered office at Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which operates the services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
Your legal agreement with "YouTube" consists of the terms that you can find at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/static?gl=de&template=terms&hl=de. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and "YouTube" regarding your use of the services. Google's privacy policy explains how "YouTube" handles and protects your personal data when you use the service.

Online Shop / Web Shop
We process personal data of our customers in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in order to process orders via our online shop - from product selection to delivery and payment.

The data processed includes in particular master data (e.g. name, address), communication data, contract and payment information. The processing takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for contract fulfillment and in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR for compliance with legal retention obligations.

As part of the ordering process, we use technically necessary cookies - e.g. session cookies for storing the shopping cart or permanent cookies for managing login status.

Data is only passed on to third parties if this is necessary for contract processing (e.g. payment service providers, shipping companies) or is required by law. Transfer to third countries only takes place if this is necessary for contract fulfillment (e.g. at the customer's request).

Optionally, users can create a customer account to view their orders. The data required for this is collected during the registration process. User accounts are not public and are not indexed by search engines. When an account is closed, the stored data will be deleted unless there is a legal retention obligation.

As part of the use of our services, we store IP addresses and times of certain user actions to prevent misuse. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

Personal data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the fulfillment of contractual or legal obligations. The retention period is regularly reviewed. In the case of legal archiving obligations, deletion takes place after their expiry.

Data Transfer to the USA
Our website includes, 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 within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to release personal data to security authorities without you as a data subject being able to take legal action against this. It cannot therefore be excluded that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) may process, evaluate and permanently store your data located on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing activities.

Changes
We may change this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. Insofar as the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by email or other appropriate means in the event of an update.

Disclaimer
The author assumes no liability for the correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability and completeness of the information.
Liability claims against the author for material or immaterial damage resulting from access to or use or non-use of the published information, through misuse of the connection or through technical malfunctions are excluded.

All offers are subject to change. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without separate announcement or to discontinue publication temporarily or permanently.

Source: BrainBox Solutions