Privacy Policy

This privacy policy informs you about the processing of personal data in connection with our activities and operations, including our website under the domain name 49komma8.ch. In particular, we explain what personal data we process, how, and where. We also inform you about the rights of individuals whose data we process.

For individual or additional activities and operations, we may publish further data protection declarations or other information on data protection.

1. Contact addresses

Responsibility for the processing of personal data:

49Komma8 AG
Langäulistrasse 9
9470 Buchs SG
Switzerland

info@49komma8.ch

In individual cases, third parties may be responsible for processing personal data, or there may be joint responsibility with third parties.

2. Terms and legal bases

2.1 Terms

Data subject: Natural person whose personal data we process.

Personal data: All information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Particularly sensitive personal data: data concerning trade union, political, religious or philosophical views and activities, data concerning health, privacy or ethnicity or race, 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, such as querying, comparing, adapting, archiving, storing, retrieving, disclosing, obtaining, recording, collecting, deleting, disclosing, arranging, organizing, storing, altering, disseminating, linking, destroying and using personal data.

2.2 Legal basis

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection ( Data Protection Act, DSG) and the Ordinance Verordnung über den Daten­schutz Data Protection Ordinance, DSV).

3. Type, scope and purpose of the processing of personal data

We process personal data that necessary to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, user-friendly, secure, and reliable manner. The personal data processed 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.

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 for legal reasons.

We process personal data with the consent of the data subjects where necessary. In many cases, we may process personal data without consent, for example, to comply with legal obligations or to protect overriding legitimate interests. We may also request the consent of data subjects even when their consent is not required.

We process personal data for the durationnecessary for the respective purpose. We anonymize or delete personal data, in particular depending on 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 are, in particular, specialized providers whose services we utilize.

We may disclose personal data to, for example, banks and other financial service providers, authorities, educational and research institutions, consultants and lawyers, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit and business information agencies, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media, organizations and associations, social institutions, telecommunications companies and insurance companies.

5. Communication

We process personal data in order to communicate with third parties. In this context, we process in particular data that a data subject submits when contacting us, for example by postal mail or email. We may store such data in an address book or using similar tools.

Third parties who transmit data about other individuals are obligated to guarantee data protection for those individuals. This includes, among other things, ensuring the accuracy of the transmitted personal data.

6. Applications

We process personal data of applicants to the extent necessary for assessing their suitability for employment or for the subsequent execution of an employment contract. The required personal data is derived in particular from the information requested, for example, in a job advertisement. We may publish job advertisements with the help of suitable third parties, for example, in electronic and print media or on job portals and job platforms.

We also process 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.

We use selected services from suitable third parties to advertise vacancies via e-recruitment and to enable and manage applications.

7. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of data security commensurate with the respective risk. In particular, our measures guarantee the confidentiality, availability, traceability, and integrity of the personal data processed, although we cannot guarantee absolute data security.

Access to our website and other online presence is secured using transport encryption (SSL/TLS, specifically with Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers warn users before visiting websites without transport encryption.

Our digital communication – like in principle – 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 have no direct influence on the processing of personal data by intelligence services, police forces, and other security authorities. We also cannot rule out the possibility that an individual may be targeted for surveillance.

8. Personal data abroad

process personal data generally in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export personal data to other countries, in particular to process it there or have it processed there.

We may disclose personal data to all countries on Earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the local law guarantees adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council einen angemessenen Daten­schutz gewährleistet.

We may disclose personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee an adequate level of data protection, provided that suitable data protection is ensured for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or other appropriate safeguards. In exceptional cases, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or suitable data protection if the specific data protection requirements are met, for example, the explicit consent of the data subjects or a direct connection to the conclusion or performance of a contract. Upon request, we will gladly provide data subjects with information about any safeguards in place or provide a copy of such safeguards.

9. Rights of data subjects

9.1 Data protection claims

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

  • Information: Data subjects can request information about whether we process personal data concerning them, and if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects also receive the information necessary to assert their data protection rights and to ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data itself, but also information on the purpose of the processing, the storage period, any disclosure or export of data to other countries, and the origin of the personal data.
  • Correction and restriction: Data subjects can have inaccurate personal data corrected, incomplete data completed, and the processing of their data restricted.
  • Deletion and objection: Data subjects can have their personal data deleted ("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 disclosure of their personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.

We may, within the legally permissible framework, postpone, restrict, or refuse the exercise of data subjects' rights. We may inform data subjects of any prerequisites that may need to be met to exercise their data protection rights. For example, we may refuse to provide information, in whole or in part, citing confidentiality obligations, overriding interests, or the protection of other persons. We may also refuse to delete personal data, in whole or in part, particularly citing statutory retention obligations.

for exercising your rights In exceptional cases, we may charge fees Kosten vor­sehen. Wir infor­mieren be­troffene Per­sonen vorgängig über all­fällige Kosten.

We are obligated to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights, using appropriate measures. Data subjects are obligated to cooperate.

9.2 Legal protection

Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection rights through legal action or to file 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 – both our own (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) – are data stored in the browser. Such stored data is not limited to traditional text-based cookies.

Cookies can be stored temporarily in the browser as "session cookies" or for a specific period as so-called persistent cookies. Session cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies have a specific storage duration. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to recognize a browser on the next visit to our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. Persistent cookies can also be used for online marketing purposes.

Cookies can be completely or partially disabled and deleted at any time in your browser settings. Without cookies, our website may not be fully functional. We actively request – at least where and to the extent necessary – your explicit 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).

10.2 Logging

For each access to our website and our other online presence, we may log at least the following information, provided that 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 the amount of data transferred, and the last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).

We log such information, which may also constitute personal data, in log files. This information is necessary to ensure the continuous, user-friendly, and reliable provision of our online presence. Furthermore, this information is necessary to guarantee data security – including through or with the assistance of third parties.

10.3 counting pixels

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

11. Social Media

We maintain a presence on social media and other online platforms to communicate with interested individuals and to provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside of Switzerland.

The general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use, privacy policies, and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply. 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.

12. Third-party services

We use services from specialized third parties to ensure that our activities and operations are carried out sustainably, user-friendly, securely, and reliably. These services allow us, among other things, to embed functions and content into our website. For technically essential reasons, these services collect IP addresses, users'

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

We use in particular:

12.1 Digital Infrastructure

We use services from specialized third parties to access the necessary digital infrastructure related to our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.

We use in particular:

12.2 Online Collaboration

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

We use in particular:

12.3 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 the sharing of content on social media platforms and through other means.

We use in particular:

12.4 Map material

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

We use in particular:

13. Success and reach measurement

We strive to measure the success and reach of our activities. This includes measuring the impact of third-party feedback and examining how different parts or versions of our online offerings are used (A/B testing). Based on the results of these success and reach measurements, we can, in particular, correct errors, strengthen popular content, or implement improvements.

are recorded in most cases IP addresses of individual users generally shortened ("IP masking") to adhere to the principle of data minimization through appropriate pseudonymization.

Cookies may be used and user profiles created for performance and reach measurement. Any user profiles created may include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information about the screen or browser window size, and the user's location (at least approximate). As a general rule, 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, at best, associate the use of our online services with the user's account or profile on the respective service.

We use in particular:

  • Logaholic: Success and reach measurement; Provider: Logaholic Web Analytics BV (Netherlands); Data protection information: Evaluation of server log files on own digital infrastructure, data protection declaration.

14. Final notes on the privacy policy

We created this privacy policy using the privacy policy generator from Datenschutzpartner erstellt.

We may update this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you of any updates in an appropriate manner, in particular by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.

Buchs/Switzerland, October 21, 2024

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