Privacy policy
This privacy policy provides information about the processing of personal data in connection with our activities and operations, including our website under the domain name
We may publish further data protection declarations or other information on data protection for individual or additional activities and operations.
Table of contents
- 1. contact addresses
- 2 Terms and legal bases
- 3 Type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data
- 4. disclosure of personal data
- 5. communication
- 6. applications
- 7. data security
- 8. personal data abroad
- 9 Rights of data subjects
- 10. use of the website
- 11. notifications and messages
- 12. social media
- 13 Third-party services
- 14. extensions for the website
- 15. success and reach measurement
- 16. video surveillance
- 17. final notes on the privacy policy
1. contact addresses
Responsible in terms of data protection law is:
Drahtex AG
Feldlistrasse 19
8645 Jona
In individual cases, third parties may be responsible for the processing of personal data or there may be joint responsibility with third parties. We will be happy to provide data subjects with information about the respective responsibility on request.
2 Terms and legal bases
2.1 Definitions
Data subject: Natural person about whom we process personal data.
Personal data: All information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Particularly sensitive personal data: Data concerning trade union, political, religious or philosophical opinions and activities, data concerning health, privacy or membership of an ethnic or racial group, genetic data, biometric data that uniquely identifies a natural person, data concerning criminal and administrative sanctions or prosecutions, and data concerning social assistance measures.
Processing: Any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, for example the retrieval, comparison, adaptation, archiving, storage, reading, disclosure, procurement, collection, recording, deletion, disclosure, arrangement, organization, storage, modification, dissemination, linking, destruction and use of personal data.
2.2 Legal basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPO).
3 Type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data
We process the personal data required to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, humane, secure and reliable manner. The processed personal data may fall into the categories of browser and device data, content data, communication data, metadata, usage data, master data including inventory and contact data, location data, transaction data, contract data and payment data. The personal data may also constitute particularly sensitive personal data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect in the course of our activities and operations, insofar as such processing is permitted.
Where necessary, we process personal data with the consent of the data subjects. In many cases, we may process personal data without consent, for example to fulfill legal obligations or to protect overriding interests. We may also ask data subjects for their consent if their consent is not required.
We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose. We anonymize or delete personal data, in particular in accordance with statutory retention and limitation periods.
4 Disclosure of personal data
We may disclose personal data to third parties, have it processed by third parties or process it jointly with third parties. Such third parties may be, for example, specialized providers whose services we use.
As part of our activities and operations, we may disclose personal data in particular to banks and other financial service providers, authorities, educational and research institutions, consultants and lawyers, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit and credit agencies, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media, parent companies, sister companies and subsidiaries, organizations and associations, social institutions, telecommunications companies, insurance companies and payment service providers.
5. communication
We process personal data in order to be able to communicate with individuals and with authorities, organizations and companies. In particular, we process data that a data subject transmits to us 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 to us are obliged to independently ensure the data protection of these data subjects. In particular, they must ensure that such data is correct and may be transmitted.
6 Applications
We process personal data about applicants to the extent necessary to assess their suitability for an employment relationship or for the subsequent execution of an employment contract. The required personal data results in particular from the information requested, for example in the context of a job advertisement. We may publish job advertisements with the help of suitable third parties, for example in electronic and printed media or on job portals and job platforms.
We also process the personal data that applicants voluntarily provide or publish, in particular as part of cover letters, CVs and other application documents as well as online profiles.
7 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 digital presence takes place using transport encryption(SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated to HTTPS). Most browsers warn against visiting a website without transport encryption.
Our digital communication - like all digital communication - 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 a data subject may be subject to targeted surveillance.
8. personal data abroad
We generally process personal data in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We may disclose personal data to all countries on earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law there guarantees adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council.
We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that adequate data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other suitable guarantees. Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special requirements under data protection law are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract. Upon request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of guarantees.
9 Rights of data subjects
9.1 Claims under data protection law
We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with applicable law. Data subjects have the following rights in particular:
- Information: Data subjects may 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 claims and ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data as such, but also 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.
- Possibility for own point of view and human review: In the case of decisions based exclusively on the automated processing of personal data that have legal consequences for them or significantly affect them (automated individual decisions), data subjects can present their own point of view and request a review by a human being.
- Erasure and objection: Data subjects can have personal data erased ("right to be forgotten") and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
- Data disclosure and data transfer: Data subjects may request the surrender of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.
We may defer, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We can inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met 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 confidentiality obligations, overriding interests or the protection of other persons. For example, we may also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part, in particular with reference to statutory retention obligations.
In exceptional cases, we may charge costs for the exercise of rights. We will inform data subjects of any costs in advance.
We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to cooperate.
9.2 Legal protection
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims through the courts or to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority for private controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
10 Use of the website
10.1 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 make it possible 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, restricted or deleted at any time in the browser settings. The browser settings often also allow automated deletion and other management of cookies. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request explicit consent to the use of cookies - at least if and to the extent required by applicable law.
For cookies that are used to measure success and reach 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).
10.2 Logging
We may log at least the following information for each access to our website and our other digital presence, insofar as this information is transmitted to our digital infrastructure during such access: 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 subpage 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 digital 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.
10.3 Tracking pixels
We may integrate tracking pixels into our digital 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 digital presence is accessed. Counting pixels can be used to record at least the same information as is recorded in log files.
11 Notifications and messages
11.1 Measuring success and reach
Notifications and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links have been clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis. We require this statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach in order to be able to send notifications and messages effectively and in a human-friendly, permanent, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.
11.2 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.
In principle, 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.
11.3 Service providers for notifications and messages
We send notifications and messages with the help of specialized service providers.
In particular, we use:
- CleverReach: Email marketing platform; Provider: CleverReach GmbH & Co KG (Germany); Data protection information: Privacy policy, "Data security".
12. social media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and to provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland.
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 provide information in particular about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.
13. services of third parties
We use the services of specialized third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, people-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Among other things, we can use such services to embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used collect the IP addresses of users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.
For necessary security, 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
- Google services: Provider: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) partly for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and in Switzerland; General information on data protection: "Privacy and security principles", "More information on how Google uses personal data", Privacy policy, "Google is committed to complying with applicable data protection laws", "Guide to data protection in Google products", "How we use data from websites or apps on or in which our services are used", Cookie policy, "Advertising you can control" (settings for personalized advertising).
- Services from Microsoft: Providers: Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland and the United Kingdom / Microsoft Corporation (USA) for users in the rest of the world; General information on data protection: "Data protection at Microsoft", "Data protection and privacy", Privacy Policy, "Data and privacy settings".
13.1 Digital infrastructure
We use services from specialized third parties in order to be able to use the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
We use in particular:
- Hetzner: Hosting and other infrastructure; providers: Hetzner Online GmbH / Hetzner Cloud GmbH (both Germany); information on data protection: Privacy Policy, "Data protection FAQ".
13.2 Social media functions and social media content
We use third-party services and plugins to embed functions and content from social media platforms and to enable the sharing of content on social media platforms and in other ways.
We use in particular:
- LinkedIn Consumer Solutions Platform: Embedding functions and content from LinkedIn, for example with plugins such as the "Share Plugin"; Provider: Microsoft; LinkedIn-specific information: "Data protection" ("Privacy"), data protection declaration, cookie policy, cookie management / objection to e-mail and SMS communication from LinkedIn, objection to interest-based advertising.
13.3 Map material
We use third-party services to embed maps on our website.
We use in particular:
- Google Maps including Google Maps Platform: Map service; Provider: Google; Google Maps-specific information: "How Google uses location information".
13.4 Digital content
We use the services of specialized third parties to integrate digital content into our website. Digital content includes, in particular, image and video material, music and podcasts.
We use in particular:
- YouTube: Video platform; Provider: Google; YouTube-specific information: "Privacy and security center", "My data on YouTube".
13.5 Fonts
We use third-party services to embed selected fonts, icons, logos and symbols on our website.
We use in particular:
- Font Awesome: Icons and logos; Provider: Fonticons Inc (USA); Data protection information: Privacy policy.
- Google Fonts: Fonts; Provider: Google; Google Fonts-specific information: "Your Privacy and Google Fonts" ("Your Privacy and Google Fonts"), "Privacy and Data Collection" (Google Fonts).
13.6 Advertising
We use the option of displaying targeted advertising on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines for our activities and operations.
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 - data 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 with whom you are registered as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.
We use in particular
- Google Ads: Search engine advertising; Provider: Google; Google Ads-specific data: Advertising based on search queries, among other things, whereby various domain names - in particular doubleclick.net, googleadservices.com and googlesyndication.com - are used for Google Ads, privacy policy for advertising, "Manage displayed advertising directly via ads".
- LinkedIn Ads: Social media advertising; Provider: LinkedIn Corporation (USA) / LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Ireland); Data protection information: Remarketing and targeting in particular with the LinkedIn Insight tag, "Data protection", privacy policy, cookie policy, objection to personalized advertising.
14. 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 digital infrastructure.
In particular, we use:
- Google reCAPTCHA: Spam protection (differentiation between desired content from humans and unwanted content from bots and spam); Provider: Google; Google reCAPTCHA-specific information: "What is reCAPTCHA?".
15. success and reach measurement
We try to measure the success and reach of our activities and operations. In this context, we can also measure the effect of third-party references or check how different parts or versions of our digital presence are used ("A/B test" method). Based on the results of the success and reach measurement, we can in particular correct errors, strengthen popular content or make improvements.
In most cases, the IP addresses of individual users are recorded to measure success and reach. In this case, IP addresses are generally shortened ("IP masking") in order to comply with the principle of data minimization through the corresponding pseudonymization.
Cookies may be used to measure success and reach and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our digital presence, 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 pseudonymized form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual third-party services with which users are registered may be able to assign the use of our online offering to the user account or user profile of the respective service.
We use in particular:
- Google Marketing Platform: Success and reach measurement, in particular with Google Analytics; Provider: Google; Google Marketing Platform-specific data: Measurement also across different browsers and devices (cross-device tracking) with pseudonymized IP addresses, which are only transmitted in full to Google in the USA in exceptional cases, privacy policy for Google Analytics, "browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics".
- Google Tag Manager: Integration and management of services from Google and third parties, in particular for measuring success and reach; Provider: Google; Google Tag Manager-specific information: Privacy Policy for Google Tag Manager; further information on data protection can be found in the individual integrated and managed services.
16. video surveillance
We use video surveillance to prevent criminal offenses, to preserve evidence in the event of criminal offenses and to exercise our domiciliary rights.
We store recordings from our video surveillance for as long as they are required for the preservation of evidence or another stated purpose.
We may save recordings from our video surveillance and transmit them to competent authorities, in particular judicial or law enforcement authorities, if the transmission is necessary for a stated purpose, in our overriding interest or due to legal obligations.
17. final notes on the privacy policy
We have created this privacy policy using the privacy policy generator from Datenschutzpartner.
We may update this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you about updates in an appropriate form, in particular by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.