Introduction
The purpose of these terms and conditions is to inform you about the use of cookies on our website, in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act and the RGPD. We are committed to protecting your personal data and to complying with current data protection regulations.
Cookies are small files stored in your browser for a set period of time. They are used to store your browsing data, such as your choice of language. On this site, they are intended for statistical purposes, and no personal data of any kind whatsoever is sold or given to legal entities or individuals. This data is only used to analyse traffic on our site and to analyse its security and smooth operation.
Definitions
The terms below have the following meanings:
"we", "us" or "our" refers to Alfaset;
"you" or "your" refers to the user of the website;
"cookies" refers to text files or other similar technologies that are used to store information about the user and their online behaviour.
Data collection
When you browse our site, we collect various types of information. This information is only accessible to the technical department, which is bound by professional secrecy. This data is used to ensure the security and smooth operation of our site.
These are the areas in which your data is used:
IP address
Date and time of request
Time zone in relation to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Request content (specific page)
Access status/HTTP status code
Amount of data transferred in each case
Website from which the request originated
Browser
Operating system and interface
Language and version of browser software.
Legality of processing
The processing of personal data is only lawful if there is a legal basis for the processing. The legal basis may be one of the following:
The data subject has consented to the processing of his/her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or for the performance of pre-contractual measures taken at the data subject's request;
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject;
Processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;
processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, unless the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require the protection of personal data prevail, in particular where the data subject is a child.
Use of cookies
We use cookies to improve the user experience on our website and to collect information about how users use our site. The cookies we use can be classified as follows:
Strictly necessary cookies: these cookies are essential to enable the user to navigate the website and use its functions.
Performance cookies: these cookies collect information about how users use our website, such as the pages they visit most often. These cookies enable us to improve the performance of our website.
Functionality cookies: these cookies enable the website to remember the user's choices, such as language or region. These cookies improve the user experience by offering personalised features.
Advertising cookies: these cookies are used to display targeted advertising according to the user's interests. These cookies collect information about the use of the website and may be shared with third parties, such as advertisers.
User consent
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with these terms and conditions and our privacy policy. We obtain your consent before storing cookies on your computer or mobile device in accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act and the GDPR. If you do not wish to accept the use of cookies, you can configure the settings of your web browser to refuse them or to receive an alert before a cookie is stored on your computer.
Retention period and location of cookies
The length of time cookies are kept depends on their type. Some cookies are deleted as soon as the user leaves our website, while others may be kept for longer. The retention period for each cookie is specified in our privacy policy.
Your data is stored on secure Swiss servers. They are equipped with the latest hardware technology and benefit from the best protection. Please note that there are legal retention periods for certain data. This data must be stored by us until the expiry of this period. We block these files in our system and use them exclusively to fulfil legal obligations.
User rights
In accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act and the RGPD, you have the right to request access to, rectification of or deletion of your personal data stored in our cookies. You may also object to the use of cookies at any time. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address given in our privacy policy.
Changes to the general terms and conditions
We reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Changes will take effect immediately upon publication on our website.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns about the use of cookies on our website, please contact us at the address given in our privacy policy.
Use of Google Analytics
(1) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will usually be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. If IP anonymisation is activated on this website, the IP address will first be abbreviated by Google within the Member States of the European Union or in the other Member States of the Treaty on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it will be abbreviated. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage for website operators.
(2) The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google.
(3) You may deactivate the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, deactivating cookies may prevent you from using certain functions of this website. You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) being stored by Google and this data being processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following address: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=fr.
(4) This site uses Google Analytics with the "anonymizeIp()" extension. As a result, IP addresses are processed in abbreviated form in order to exclude any possibility of direct identification of users. Insofar as the data collected concerning you is personal, it will be excluded immediately and the personal data will be deleted immediately.
(5) We use Google Analytics to regularly analyse and improve the use of our website. The statistics obtained enable us to improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. In exceptional cases where personal data is transferred to the United States, Google has signed up to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
(6) Third party information: Google Dublin, Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, Fax: +353 (1) 436 1001. Terms and conditions of use:
http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/fr.html, Overview of privacy rules: http://www.google.com/intl/fr/analytics/learn/privacy.html, and privacy policy: http://www.google.fr/intl/fr/policies/privacy.
(7) This website also uses Google Analytics to analyse visitor flows across all devices, which is carried out by means of a user ID. You can deactivate the analysis of your usage in your customer account under "My data", "Personal data".
Google also processes your personal data in the United States and has signed up to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
Google Fonts integration
(1) We use Google Fonts on this website. This allows us to integrate fonts from the Google Fonts collection into the website.
(2) When you visit the website, Google receives information about whether you have accessed the relevant page on our website. The data collected during your visit to our website is also transmitted.
This is regardless of whether Google provides you with a user account with which you are logged in, or whether there is no user account. If you are connected to Google, your information will be associated directly with your account. If you do not wish to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google saves your data as user profiles and uses them for advertising, market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. Such evaluation takes place in particular (including for users who are not logged in) in order 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; you should contact Google to exercise this right.
(3) Further information on the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by the plug-in provider can be found in the providers' privacy policies. You will also find further information on your rights in this respect and on the possibilities for protecting your privacy: http://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy.
Google also processes your personal data in the United States and has signed up to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.