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This data protection declaration applies to soxes AG, Bubikon (hereinafter referred to as “soxes AG”). Should any contradictions arise between this data protection declaration and the otherwise applicable contractual or business conditions of soxes AG with regard to data protection issues, the provisions of this data protection declaration shall take precedence. Data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of soxes AG. With this data protection declaration, we inform you comprehensively about the type, scope and purpose of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. Furthermore, you as a data subject will be informed by means of this data protection declaration about the rights to which you are entitled. And you decide whether you want your personal data to be processed. The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number of a data subject shall always be in line with the data protection regulations applicable to the soxes AG. As the controller, the soxes AG has implemented numerous technical and organisational measures to ensure the most complete protection of personal data processed by the soxes AG or parties under its responsibility. Nevertheless, Internet-based data transmissions can always have security vulnerabilities, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.

1. Definitions

Our data protection declaration is intended to be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers, business partners and other data subjects. In order to ensure this, we would like to explain the terms used in advance. We use the following terms, among others, in this data protection declaration: (a) personal data Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. b) Data subject Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the controller. (c) processing Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, whether or not by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organisation, filing, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction. d) Restriction of processing Restriction of processing is the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing. e) Profiling Profiling shall mean any automated processing of personal data which consists in using such personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects relating to that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or change of location. f) Pseudonymisation Pseudonymisation is the processing of personal data in such a way that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures which ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person. g) Controller or data controller The controller or person responsible for processing is the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by the applicable law, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for under the applicable law. (h) Processor Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller. (i) Recipient Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body to whom personal data are disclosed, whether or not a third party. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the context of a specific investigation mandate under the applicable law shall not be considered as recipients. j) Third Party Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor and the persons authorised to process the personal data under the direct responsibility of the controller or the processor. k) Consent Consent is any freely given specific and informed indication of his or her wishes, in the form of a statement or other unambiguous affirmative act, by which the data subject signifies his or her agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

2. Name and contact details of the controller

The responsible person within the meaning of the data protection provisions is: Sascha von Wyl soxes AG Sennweidstr.1b 8608 Bubikon Schweiz Tel.: +41 (0)55 253 00 53 E-Mail: data-protection@soxes.ch Website: www.soxes.ch If you wish to exercise your rights in relation to your personal data or have any questions or concerns about the processing of personal data, you can contact us using the contact details above. We will endeavour to respond to your questions or concerns promptly upon receipt.

3. Duration for which the personal data are stored

The controller shall process and store personal data of the data subject only for the time necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected or as deemed necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws to which the controller is subject.

4. Rights of the data subjects

(a) Right to confirmation Every data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether personal data concerning him or her are being processed. (b) Right of access Any person concerned by the processing of personal data shall have the right to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about the personal data relating to him or her which are stored and a copy of such information. In particular, the data subject may obtain information on the following:

  • the purposes of the processing
  • the categories of personal data processed
  • the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular in the case of recipients in third countries or international organisations
  • if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration
  • the existence of the right to obtain the rectification or erasure of personal data concerning him or her, or the restriction of processing by the controller, or the right to object to such processing
  • the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority
  • if the personal data are not collected from the data subject: Any available information on the origin of the data
  • the existence of automated decision-making (including profiling) and meaningful information about the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing for the data subject.
  • Furthermore, the data subject shall have the right to obtain information as to whether personal data have been transferred to a third country or to an international organisation. If this is the case, the data subject shall also have the right to obtain information on the appropriate safeguards in relation to the transfer.

c) Right of rectification Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain the rectification without delay of personal data relating to him or her which are inaccurate. The data subject shall also have the right to obtain, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the completion of any incomplete personal data, including by means of a supplementary declaration. d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten) Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller the erasure without delay of personal data concerning him or her, where one of the following grounds applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

  • The personal data were collected or otherwise processed for such purposes for which they are no longer necessary.
  • The data subject withdraws 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 in accordance with the applicable law and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing in accordance with the applicable law.
  • The personal data have been processed unlawfully.
  • The erasure of the personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under the applicable law to which the controller is subject.
  • The personal data have been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Article 8(1) DS-GVO.
  • If the personal data have been made public by the soxes AG, and our company as the controller is obliged to erase the personal data, the soxes AG shall implement reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the costs of implementation, in order to inform other data controllers that process the personal data that the data subject has requested from those other data controllers to erase all links to the personal data or copies or replications of the personal data, unless the processing is necessary.

(e) Right to restriction of processing Any person concerned by the processing of personal data has the right to obtain from the controller the restriction of processing where 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 the processing, but the data subject needs it for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
  • The data subject has objected to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) DS-GVO and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

f) Right to data portability Every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to receive the personal data concerning him or her, which has been provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, common and machine-readable format. He or she also has the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, provided that the processing is based on consent or on a contract and that the processing is carried out by automated means, unless the 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. Furthermore, when exercising the right to data portability, the data subject shall have the right to obtain the direct transfer of personal data from one controller to another controller where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons. g) Right to object Any person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(e) or (f) DS-GVO. This also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The soxes AG shall 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 for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims. If the soxes AG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data processed for such marketing. This also applies to the profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to the soxes AG to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the soxes AG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes. In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is carried out by the soxes AG for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1) of the Data Protection Regulation (DS-GVO), unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest. h) Automated decisions in individual cases including profiling Any person concerned by the processing of personal data shall have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her, provided that the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorised by legislation to which the controller is subject and that such legislation contains suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, or (3) is made with the data subject’s explicit consent. If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the data controller, or (2) it is made with the data subject’s explicit consent, the soxes AG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the data subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests, which include at least the right to obtain the data subject’s involvement on the part of the controller, to express his or her point of view and contest the decision. i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law Within the framework of contractual and legal arrangements, every person affected by the processing of personal data has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

5. Legal basis for processing

Our company uses the Swiss Data Protection Act or, where applicable, Art. 6 I lit. a DS-GVOas the legal basis for processing operations in which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations that are necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on the Swiss Data Protection Act or, where applicable, Article 6 I lit. b DS-GVO. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of enquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which the processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfilment of tax obligations, the processing is based on the Swiss Data Protection Act or, where applicable, Art. 6 I lit. c DS-GVO. In rare cases, the processing of personal data might become necessary to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were to be injured on our premises and as a result his or her name, age, health insurance details or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital or other third party. Then the processing would be based on the Swiss Data Protection Act or, where applicable, Art. 6 I lit. d DS-GVO. Finally, processing operations that are not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases could be based on the Swiss Data Protection Act or, where applicable, Art. 6 I lit. f DS-GVO. This is the case if the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our company or a third party, provided that the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overridden.

6. legal or contractual requirements to provide the personal data; necessity for the conclusion of the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of non-provision

We would like to inform you that the provision of personal data is sometimes required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual regulations (e.g. information on the contractual partner). Sometimes it may be necessary for a contract to be concluded for a data subject to provide us with personal data that must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with him or her. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before providing personal data, the data subject may contact the soxes AG. soxes AG will inform the data subject on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or by contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and what the consequences of not providing the personal data would be.

7. existence of automated decision making

As a responsible company, we do not use automatic decision-making or profiling.

8. purposes of the processing of personal data

We process personal data of data subjects for different purposes. These purposes can be grouped into different categories. Namely, we may process personal data in whole or in part for one or more of the following purposes:

  • Processing purposes in connection with our provision of goods and services:
    • Provision and sale of our goods and services;
    • Processing of orders and contracts, including dispatch of order and dispatch confirmations, delivery confirmations, delivery and invoicing;
    • Organisation and implementation of courses, seminars or training;
    • Organisation and performance of customer service activities;
    • Organisation and performance of market research and opinion surveys;
  • Verification of customer creditworthiness.
  • Processing purposes related to the implementation of client projects in the role of a processor:
  • Advising the client on the handling of personal data.
  • Creation of software solution for processing, analysis, transformation of personal data.
  • Supporting the client in the operation of its platforms that process personal data. This includes maintenance and troubleshooting, if necessary also on productive systems. Analysis of personal data on customer request

Note: soxes tries to perform this work as far as possible on the basis of pseudonymised and anonymised data. Processing purposes in connection with customer communication:

  • Provision, administration and performance of customer communications by post and by electronic means of communication;
  • business communication by post and by telephone, fax, e-mail, voice messages, text messages (SMS), picture messages (MMS), video messages or instant messaging;
  • evaluation of the use of our offers via telephone, fax, e-mail, voice messages, text messages (SMS), picture messages (MMS) or instant messaging such as: Type of use, frequency and duration of use, exact location of use.
  • Processing purposes related to the analysis of customer behaviour:
    • Individualised and person-related or anonymous and group-related recording and evaluation of historical and current customer and purchasing behaviour when using the offers on the soxes website, social networks, etc.;
    • Individualised and person-related or anonymous and group-related recognition, classification and analysis of current and potential customer needs and customer interests;
    • Individualised and person-related or anonymous and group-related classification and analysis of customer behaviour and customer potential;
    • Statistical evaluation of customer behaviour on the basis of anonymised customer data;
    • Linking of the new personal data collected about you with the personal data already collected in the past by us or by companies affiliated with us;
    • Linking personal data collected about you by us with personal data collected about you by our affiliates or with publicly available data and data acquired from third parties outside of our affiliates to improve our database and analyse customer behaviour. Enrichment of profiles with third party data includes, for example, data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, calendar data or geodata.

Processing purposes in connection with direct marketing:

  • Simplification of processes – such as purchases or bookings – and use of insights from the analysis of customer behaviour for the continuous improvement of all goods and service offerings;
  • Avoiding unnecessary advertising by using insights from the analysis of customer behaviour for individualised and personalised direct marketing;
    • Sending individualised and personalised advertising by post or via telephone, fax, e-mail, voice messages, text messages (SMS), picture messages (MMS), video messages or instant messaging;
  • Individualised and personalised customisation of offers and advertising on our websites, apps for mobile devices or on our channels on internet platforms, multimedia portals or social networks.

 

9. Disclosure of personal data

We may share personal data of data subjects with our affiliates for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. The affiliated companies may use your personal data in their own interest for the same purposes as we do. In particular, the affiliated companies may process your personal data for individualised and personalised analyses of customer behaviour and for direct marketing activities in their own interest. Within the affiliated companies, employees will only have access to your personal data to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties. We may also disclose your personal data to our affiliates or to third parties for the purpose of providing technical or organisational services necessary for us to fulfil the purposes set out above or for our other business activities. Our service providers are contractually obliged to process the personal data exclusively on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions. We also require our service providers to comply with technical and organisational measures that ensure the protection of personal data. We may also disclose your personal data if we consider it necessary to do so in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations, in the event of legal proceedings, at the request of the competent courts and authorities or for other legal obligations, in order to protect and defend our rights or property.

10. Collection of general data and information

We collect personal data whenever we have contact with data subjects. The situations in which we have contact are varied. For example, we collect personal data in the following circumstances:

  • You visit our shops or other premises and provide us with your personal data for the purpose of further cooperation;
  • You purchase our goods or services in our shops or via the soxes website;
  • You use a service provided by our customer service team;
  • You attend our courses, seminars or training sessions;
  • You communicate with us by telephone, fax, email, voice messages, text messages (SMS), picture messages (MMS), video messages or instant messaging;

In addition, the soxes website collects a series of general data and information every time a data subject or automated system calls up the website. This general data and information is stored in the log files of the server. The following data may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses the soxes website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-websites which are accessed via an accessing system on the soxes website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. When using these general data and information collected via the website, the soxes AG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is needed (1) to deliver the contents of the soxes website correctly, (2) to optimise the contents of the soxes website and the advertising for these, (3) to ensure the long-term operability of our information technology systems and the technology of the soxes website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, the soxes AG analyzes these data and information statistically, and moreover, with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, and ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data of the server log files are stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject. Based on statutory provisions, the soxes website contains data that enable a quick electronic contact to our enterprise, as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address of the so-called electronic mail (e-mail address). If a data subject contacts the controller by e-mail or by using a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject will be stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted on a voluntary basis by a data subject to the controller will be stored for the purposes of processing or contacting the data subject. This personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. On the website of the soxes AG, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise’s newsletter. The personal data transmitted to the controller when the newsletter is subscribed to is specified in the input mask used for this purpose. The soxes AG informs its customers and business partners at regular intervals by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers. The newsletter of our enterprise can basically only be received by the data subject, if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter mailing. For legal reasons, a confirmation e-mail is sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time for the newsletter dispatch using the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail serves to verify whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject has authorised the receipt of the newsletter. When registering for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system used by the data subject at the time of registration as well as the date and time of registration, which is assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP). The collection of this data is necessary in order to be able to trace the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later point in time and therefore serves as a legal safeguard for the controller. The personal data collected in the context of a registration for the newsletter are used exclusively for sending our newsletter. Furthermore, subscribers to the newsletter could be informed by e-mail if this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a related registration, as could be the case in the event of changes to the newsletter service or changes in the technical circumstances. No personal data collected as part of the newsletter service will be passed on to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter can be cancelled by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given us for the newsletter dispatch, can be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revoking consent, a corresponding link can be found in each newsletter. Furthermore, it is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter mailing directly on the website of the controller at any time or to inform the controller of this in another way. The newsletters of the soxes AG contain technical methods which enable a log file recording and a log file analysis. This enables a statistical evaluation of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on these technical methods, the soxes AG may see if, when and how often an e-mail was opened by a data subject, and which links contained in the e-mail were called up by the data subject (including the time of opening and the frequency of opening). Such personal data collected via the technical methods contained in the newsletters are stored and analysed by soxes AG or by instaSOLUTION commissioned processors in order to optimise the newsletter dispatch and to better adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties. Data subjects are entitled at any time to revoke the separate declaration of consent given in this regard via the double opt-in procedure. After revocation, this personal data will be deleted. The soxes AG automatically regards a withdrawal from the receipt of the newsletter as a revocation.

11. Cookies

The internet pages of soxes AG (hereinafter referred to as the “soxes website”) use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on a computer system via an internet browser. Numerous Internet pages and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters by which Internet pages and servers can be assigned to the specific Internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This enables the visited Internet pages and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other Internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognised and identified via the unique cookie ID. Through the use of cookies, the soxes AG can provide the users of the soxes website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on the soxes website can be optimised for the benefit of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognise the users of the soxes website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use the soxes internet site. For example, the user of an Internet site that uses cookies does not have to re-enter his or her access data each time he or she visits the Internet site because this is done by the Internet site and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping basket in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items that a customer has placed in the virtual shopping basket via a cookie. The soxes website uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • To activate certain functions of a service (see §15).
  • To provide analyses (see § 14)

The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by the soxes website at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programmes. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the Internet browser used, not all functions of the soxes website may be fully usable.

12. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Facebook

The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on the soxes website. Facebook is a social network. A social network is a social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally enables users to communicate and interact with each other in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enables the internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Facebook allows users of the social network, among other things, to create private profiles, upload photos and network via friend requests. Facebook’s operating company is Facebook, Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller of personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland. Each time one of the individual pages of the soxes website operated by the data controller is called up, on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically caused by the respective Facebook component to download a representation of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be found at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Facebook receives knowledge of which specific sub-page of the soxes website is visited by the data subject.no Facebook plug-ins are used on the soxes website. If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook recognises which specific sub-page of the soxes website the data subject is visiting each time the soxes website is called up by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on the soxes website. This information is collected by the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Facebook buttons integrated on the soxes website, for example the “Like” button, or if the data subject posts a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited the soxes website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time as calling up the soxes website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Facebook account before calling up the soxes website. The data policy published by Facebook, which can be accessed at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains which setting options Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

13. Data protection provisions on use

The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymisation function) on the soxes website. Google Analytics is a web analysis service. Web analysis is the collection, compilation and evaluation of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analysis service collects data on the website from which a data subject has accessed a website (so-called referrers), which sub-pages of the website have been accessed or how often and for how long a sub-page has been viewed. A web analysis is mainly used to optimise a website and to analyse the costs and benefits of internet advertising. The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analysis via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, the IP address of the Internet connection of the data subject is shortened and anonymised by Google if access to the soxes website is from a member state of the European Union or from another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the flow of visitors to the soxes website. Google will use the data and information obtained for the purpose of evaluating your use of the soxes website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity. Google Analytics sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyse the use of the soxes website. Each time one of the individual pages of the soxes website operated by the data controller is called up and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated, the Internet browser on the data subject’s information technology system is automatically caused by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which Google uses, among other things, to track the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently to enable commission calculations. By means of the cookie, personal information, such as the time of access, the location from which access originated and the frequency of visits to the soxes website by the data subject, is stored. Each time the soxes website is visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by the soxes website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programmes. Furthermore, the data subject has the possibility to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics and related to the use of the soxes website as well as to the processing of such data by Google and to prevent such processing. For this purpose, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on under the link https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data and information on visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. The installation of the browser add-on is considered by Google as an objection. If the data subject’s information technology system is deleted, formatted or reinstalled at a later date, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on in order to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person within his or her control, the browser add-on can be reinstalled or reactivated. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail under this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

14. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google AdWords

The controller has integrated Google AdWords on the soxes website. Google AdWords is an internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to specify certain keywords in advance, by means of which an ad is displayed in Google’s search engine results exclusively when the user retrieves a keyword-relevant search result with the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed on topic-relevant websites by means of an automatic algorithm and in compliance with the previously defined keywords. The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. The purpose of Google AdWords is to advertise the soxes website by displaying interest-relevant advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and to display third-party advertising on the soxes website. If a data subject accesses the soxes website via a Google advertisement, a so-called conversion cookie is stored by Google on the data subject’s information technology system. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain sub-pages on the soxes website have been called up. If the contact form is used, the conversion cookie enables both soxes AG and Google to track whether a data subject who has accessed the soxes website via an AdWords ad has generated an enquiry. The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to create visit statistics for the soxes internet site. These visit statistics are in turn used by us to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimise our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other advertisers of Google AdWords receive information from Google by means of which the data subject could be identified. By means of the conversion cookie, personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time the soxes website is visited, personal data, including the IP address of the internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may disclose this personal data collected via the technical process to third parties. The data subject can prevent the setting of cookies by the soxes website, as already described above, at any time by means of an appropriate setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from setting a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the internet browser or other software programmes. Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do this, the data subject must call up the link www.google.de/settings/ads from any of the internet browsers he or she uses and make the desired settings there. Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google can be found at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

15. Privacy policy on the use and application of Bing Ads

This website uses Microsoft Bing Ads on the basis of the consent you have given to us. We use Microsoft Bing Ads for remarketing and completion tracking purposes. The service originates from Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052 – 6399, USA, hereinafter referred to only as “Microsoft”, which uses the so-called Universal Event Tracking (UET).When you click on an advert placed by us on the Internet search engine “Bing”, a cookie for tracking functionality is stored by Microsoft on the end device via the Internet browser. This tracking cookie loses its validity after 180 days and is not used for personal identification. If the cookie is still valid and a specific page of our website is accessed at the same time, both Microsoft and we can recognize that the website visitor has clicked on an advert placed by us on Bing and has been redirected from there to our website.The data collected with Microsoft’s tracking cookie are used to compile visit statistics, such as the number of accesses to the adverts we have placed on Bing as well as on the Internet pages of our website that were subsequently accessed. It is not possible to personally identify the website visitor on the basis of these data. Microsoft may be able to track user behaviour across multiple devices of a user via so-called cross-device tracking, enabling Microsoft to display personalized advertising across devices. The setting of cookies can be prevented by browser settings or by refusing consent. If you have a Microsoft account, you can also change the settings for personalized advertising there under http://choice.microsoft.com/de-de/opt-out. Furthermore, Microsoft offers further information on Bing Ads and on the collection and use of data as well as on your rights and options to protect your privacy under https://help.bingads.microsoft.com/#apex/3/de/53056/2 as well as under https://privacy.microsoft.com/de-de/privacystatement.

16. Privacy policy on the use and application of LinkedIn

The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is an Internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people use LinkedIn in more than 200 countries. This makes LinkedIn currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world. The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. For data protection issues outside the USA, LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible. With each individual call-up of our website that is equipped with a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in), this component causes the browser used by the data subject to download a corresponding representation of the component from LinkedIn. Further information on LinkedIn plug-ins can be found at https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. Within the scope of this technical procedure, LinkedIn receives information about which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognises which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting with each call-up of our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected by the LinkedIn component and assigned by LinkedIn to the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject activates a LinkedIn button integrated on our website, LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. LinkedIn always receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is simultaneously logged into LinkedIn at the time of calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the LinkedIn component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to LinkedIn, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her LinkedIn account before accessing our website. LinkedIn offers the possibility to unsubscribe from email messages, SMS messages and targeted ads as well as to manage ad settings at https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls. LinkedIn also uses partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may set cookies. Such cookies can be rejected at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. LinkedIn’s applicable privacy policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

17. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Xing

The controller has integrated components of Xing on the soxes website. Xing is an internet-based social network that allows users to connect with existing business contacts and to make new business contacts. Individual users can create a personal profile of themselves on Xing. Companies can, for example, create company profiles or publish job offers on Xing. The operating company of Xing is XING SE, Dammtorstrasse 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time one of the individual pages of the soxes website operated by the controller is called up, on which a Xing component (Xing plug-in) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Xing component to download a representation of the corresponding Xing component from Xing. Further information on the Xing plug-ins can be found at https://dev.xing.com/plugins. Within the scope of this technical procedure, Xing receives information about which specific sub-page of the soxes website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time, Xing recognises which specific sub-page of the soxes website the data subject is visiting each time the data subject calls up the soxes website and for the entire duration of the respective stay on the soxes website. This information is collected by the Xing component and assigned by Xing to the respective Xing account of the data subject. If the data subject activates one of the Xing buttons integrated on the soxes website, for example the “Share” button, Xing assigns this information to the personal Xing user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. Xing always receives information via the Xing component that the data subject has visited the soxes website if the data subject is logged in to Xing at the same time as calling up the soxes website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on the Xing component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Xing, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her Xing account before calling up the soxes website. The data protection provisions published by Xing, which can be accessed at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Furthermore, Xing has published data protection information for the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

18. Data protection provisions on the use and application of YouTube

The controller has integrated YouTube components on this website. YouTube is an Internet video portal that allows video publishers to post video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube allows the publication of all kinds of videos, which is why complete film and television programmes, but also music videos, trailers or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the internet portal. The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the data controller is called up and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated, the internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically caused by the respective YouTube component to download a representation of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information on YouTube can be found at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. Within the scope of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google receive information about which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject. If the data subject is logged into YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognises which specific sub-page of our website the data subject is visiting when a sub-page containing a YouTube video is called up. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject. YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged into YouTube at the same time as calling up our website; this takes place regardless of whether the data subject clicks on a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, he or she can prevent the transmission by logging out of his or her YouTube account before accessing our website. The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google. This data protection declaration was created in its raw form by the data protection declaration generator of datenschutz 10 gebotein cooperation with RC GmbH, which recycles used notebooks, and the file sharing lawyers of WBS-LAW. In a second step, it was revised and specified by soxes AG in cooperation with a lawyer.

19. Logfiles

When visiting and using the soxes website, the web server stores certain log information about this process in a file (log file). Log files contain the following information in particular:

  • URL called up
  • time
  • status
  • amount of data transferred
  • Internet page from which the user accessed the requested page (so-called “referrer”)
  • http / https status

soxes evaluates these data records only for statistical purposes, to improve the website, for system security reasons (e.g. prevention of misuse) and for error diagnosis. Date [24.05.2018]

 

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