Privacy Policy

With this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations, including our meister-messer.ch-Website . We inform particularly, for what, how and where we process which personal data. We also inform about the rights of individuals whose data we process.

For individual or additional activities and tasks, further privacy policies as well as other legal documents such as Terms and Conditions (AGB), Terms of Use, or Participation Conditions may apply.

1. Contact Addresses

Responsibility for processing personal data:

Fabian Meister
Meister Messer GmbH
Frohaldenstrasse 67
CH-8180 Bülach

help@meister-messer.ch

We inform you if there are other responsible parties for the processing of personal data in individual cases.

2. Terms and Legal Foundations

2.1 Terms

Personal data are all information relating to a specific or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data.

Edit includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and methods used, such as querying, matching, adapting, archiving, storing, retrieving, disclosing, acquiring, capturing, collecting, deleting, disclosing, 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, DPA) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPO).

3. Type, scope and purpose

We process those personal data that are necessary to be able to carry out our activities and operations permanently, user-friendly, safely and reliably. Such personal data can include, in particular, the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or. Metadata and usage data, location data, sales data, as well as contract and payment data are collected.

We process personal data during that duration which is necessary for the respective purpose or. the respective purposes or legally required. Person data that is no longer needed will be anonymized or deleted.

We can have personal data processed by third parties. We may process or disclose personal data to third parties. At such third parties, we are dealing with specialized providers whose services we use. We also ensure data protection for such third parties.

We process personal data in principle only with the consent of the persons concerned. Sofern und soweit die Bearbeitung aus anderen rechtlichen Gründen zulässig ist, können wir darauf verzichten, eine Einwilligung einzuholen. We may process personal data, for example, without consent to fulfill a contract, to comply with legal obligations, or to safeguard overriding interests.

Within this framework, we particularly process information that a data subject provides when contacting us;- for example by postal mail, email, instant messaging, contact form, social media, or phone – or when registering for a user account voluntarily transmitted to us. We can store such information, for example, in an address book or with similar tools. If we receive data about other individuals, the transmitting parties are obligated to ensure data protection for these individuals and to guarantee the accuracy of this personal data.

We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly available sources, or collect in the course of our activities and operations, to the extent that such processing is permissible for legal reasons.

4. Person data abroad

We process personal data in principle in Switzerland. We may disclose personal data to other countries as well. export, especially to edit them there or have them edited.

We can transfer personal data to all countries and territories on Earth as well as elsewhere in the Universe disclose, provided that the local law according to Decision of the Swiss Federal Council ensures adequate data protection.

We may disclose personal data in countries whose law does not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that suitable data protection is ensured for other reasons. A suitable data protection can be ensured, for example, through appropriate contractual agreements, based on 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 data protection requirements are met, such as the explicit consent of the data subjects or a direct connection to the conclusion or performance of a contract. We provide affected individuals with information on any guarantees upon request or provide a copy of guarantees.

5. Rights of data subjects

5.1 Data protection rights

We grant affected individuals all rights in accordance with the applicable data protection law. Affected individuals have in particular the following rights:

  • Information:Affected individuals can request information on whether we process personal data about them, and if so, what personal data is involved. Affected individuals will also receive the information necessary to assert their data protection rights 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, etc. to any possible export of data to other countries and the origin of personal data.
  • Correction and Restriction: Affected individuals can correct inaccurate personal data, complete incomplete data, and restrict the processing of their data.
  • Deletion and Objection:Affected individuals can have personal data deleted ("right to be forgotten") and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
  • Data output and data transfer: Affected individuals can request the disclosure of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.

We may postpone, restrict, or deny the exercise of data subjects' rights within the legally permissible framework. We can inform affected individuals about any requirements that may need to be met for exercising their data protection rights. We may, for example, refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to trade secrets or the protection of other persons. We may, for example, also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to legal retention obligations.

We can provide costs for the exercise of the rights exceptionally. We inform affected individuals in advance about any possible costs.

We are committed to identifying individuals requesting information or asserting other rights with appropriate measures. Affected individuals are required to cooperate.

5.2 Right to complain

Affected individuals have the right to enforce their data protection claims in court or lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

The data protection supervisory authority for private individuals and federal agencies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner;(EDPB).

6. Data security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. We cannot guarantee absolute data security.

Access to our website is done via transport encryption (SSL);/ TLS, especially with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.

Our digital communication is subject to;- as fundamentally every digital communication;- mass surveillance without cause or suspicion, as well as other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA), and other countries. We cannot directly influence the processing of personal data by intelligence services, police authorities, and other security agencies.

7. Usage of the website

7.1 Cookies

We can use cookies. Bei Cookies;- own cookies (First-Party-Cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (Third-Party-Cookies) - it concerns data that is 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 specific period as so-called permanent cookies. «Session Cookies» will be automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage duration. Cookies enable, in particular, to recognize a browser on the next visit to our website and thereby, for example, measure the reach of our website. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.

Cookies can be disabled or deleted entirely or partially at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may not be fully available. We kindly ask;– at least as far and to the extent necessary - active to give explicit consent to the use of cookies.

When it comes to cookies used for tracking success and reach or for advertising, a general objection ("Opt-out") is available for numerous services through the 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) possible.

7.2 Server log files

We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that it is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: 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, accessed individual sub-page of our website including amount of transferred data, last visited website in the same browser window (referer or. Referrer).

We store such information, which can also represent personal data, in server log files. The information is required to provide our website permanently, user-friendly, and reliably, and to ensure data security and thus especially the protection of personal data – also by third parties or with the help of third parties.

7.3 Tracking pixel

We can use tracking pixels on our website. Zählpixel werden auch als Web-Beacons bezeichnet. At counting pixels;– also from third parties whose services we use - are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when visiting our website. With counting pixels, the same information as in server log files can be recorded.

7.4 Comments

We enable you to publish comments on our website. In this context, we particularly process those details that a commenting person has provided to us directly, but also the used IP address, as well as date and time. These details are required to enable the publication of comments and to ensure protection against misuse, which is in our predominant legitimate interest.

To enable you to publish comments, we use specifically:

8. Notifications and Messages

We send notifications and messages by email and through other communication channels such as instant messaging or SMS.

8.1 Success and reach measurement

Notifications and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that determine whether a single message has been opened and which web links were clicked. Such web links and counting pixels can also capture the use of notifications and messages on a personal level. We need this statistical tracking of usage for success and reach measurement in order to be able to send notifications and messages effectively, user-friendly, as well as permanently, securely, and reliably based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.

8.2 Consent and Objection

You must explicitly consent to the use of your email address and other contact details, unless such use is permissible for other legal reasons. For any consent, we use, if possible, the "Double Opt-in" procedure, which means you will receive an email with a weblink that you need to click to confirm, so that no misuse by unauthorized third parties can occur. We can include such consents including IP address as well as date and time for evidential and security reasons.

You can in principle object to receiving notifications and messages such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can simultaneously object to the statistical recording of usage for success and reach measurement. Subject to necessary notifications and communications related to our activities and operations.

8.3 Notification and Communication Service Provider

We send notifications and messages using specialized service providers.

We particularly use:

9. Social Media

We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms to be able to communicate with interested individuals and inform about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data can 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 inform in particular about the rights of affected individuals directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including for example the right to information.

10. Services from third parties

We use services from specialized third parties to be able to carry out our activities and operations permanently, user-friendly, safely, and reliably. Mit solchen Diensten können wir unter anderem Funktionen und Inhalte in unsere Website einbetten. When such embedding occurs, for technical reasons, the services used capture at least temporarily the IP addresses of users.

For necessary security-related, statistical, and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data related to our activities and operations in an aggregated, anonymized, or pseudonymized manner. It is, for example, about performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.

We particularly use:

10.1 Digital infrastructure

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

We particularly use:

10.2 Social media features and social media content

We use services and plugins from third parties to embed functions and content from social media platforms and to enable the sharing of content on social media platforms and through other means.

We particularly use:

10.3 Payments

We use specialized service providers to process payments from our customers safely and reliably. For the processing of payments, the legal texts of the individual service providers such as General Terms and Conditions (GTC) or Privacy Policies apply.

We particularly use:

10.4 Advertisement

We take advantage of the opportunity to specifically display advertising for our activities and operations with third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.

We want to reach out to individuals with such advertising, especially those who are already interested in or could be interested in our activities and services (Remarketing and Targeting). For this we can provide the appropriate  – possibly also personal - Transmit information to third parties enabling such advertising. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, that is, whether it leads to visits to our website (Conversion Tracking).

Third parties we advertise with and where you are registered as a user may potentially associate the use of our website with your profile there.

We particularly use:

11. Extensions for the website

We use extensions for our website to be able to use additional features.

We use in particular:

12. Success and Reach Measurement

We are trying to determine how our online offering is being used. In this context, we can measure, for example, the success and reach of our activities and operations, as well as the impact of third-party links on our website. We can, for example, also try out and compare how different parts or versions of our online offer are used ("A/B test" method). Due to the results of the success and reach measurement, we can in particular fix errors, strengthen popular content, or make improvements to our online offering.

For success and reach measurement, in most cases, the IP addresses of individual users are stored. IP addresses are in this case basically shortened ("IP masking") to follow the principle of data minimization through the corresponding pseudonymization.

During success and reach measurement, cookies may be used and user profiles may be created. Possibly created user profiles include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information about the size of the screen or browser window, and the  - at least approximate;– Location. Basically, any user profiles are created exclusively in pseudonymized form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual services from third parties, to which users are logged in, may potentially associate the use of our online offering with the user account or profile on the respective service.

We particularly use:

  • Google Analytics: Success and Reach Measurement; Provider: Google; Google Analytics-specific information: Measurement also across different browsers and devices (Cross-Device Tracking) as well as with pseudonymized IP addresses, which are only exceptionally transmitted in full to Google in the USA, «Privacy Policy», «Browser Add-on to deactivate Google Analytics».
  • Google Tag Manager: Integration and management of other services for success and reach measurement as well as additional services from Google and third parties; Provider: Google; Google Tag Manager-specific information: "Data captured by Google Tag Manager"; further information on data protection can be found in the individual integrated and managed services.

13. Final provisions

We have created this privacy policy using the Privacy Policy Generator from Datenschutzpartner.

We can adjust and supplement this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you about such adjustments and additions in an appropriate manner, especially by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.

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