Privacy policy of Aebi, Völker, And, AG

Version dated October 24, 2023

In this privacy policy, we, Aebi, Völker, Und, AG (hereinafter referred to as Aebi, Völker, And, AG, we or us) on how we collect and otherwise process personal data. This is not an exhaustive description; other data protection declarations or general terms and conditions, conditions of participation and similar documents may govern specific matters. Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable person.

If you provide us with personal data of other persons (e.g. family members, data of work colleagues), please ensure that these persons are aware of this privacy policy and only share their personal data with us if you are permitted to do so and if this personal data is correct.

This privacy policy is based on the Swiss Data Protection Act ("DSG") and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act ("revDSG") are interpreted. Whether and to what extent these laws are applicable, however, depends on the individual case.

1. Responsible person / data protection officer

Aebi, Völker, Und, AG (Rüdigerstrasse 12, 8045 Zurich, Switzerland) is responsible for the data processing described here, unless otherwise stated in individual cases. If you have any data protection concerns, you can send them to us at the following contact address: [email protected].

2. Collection and processing of personal data

We primarily process the personal data that we receive from our customers and other business partners as part of our business relationship with them and other persons involved or that we collect from their users when operating our websites, apps and other applications.

Insofar as this is permitted, we also obtain certain data from publicly accessible sources (e.g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers, press, Internet) or receive such data from other companies within the Aebi, Völker, Und, AG Group, from authorities and other third parties (such as credit agencies, address dealers). In addition to the data that you provide to us directly, the categories of personal data that we receive from third parties about you include, in particular, information from public registers, information that we learn in connection with official and legal proceedings, information in connection with your professional functions and activities (so that we can, for example to conclude and process transactions with your employer with your help), information about you in correspondence and meetings with third parties, creditworthiness information (insofar as we process transactions with you personally), information about you that people from your environment (family, advisors, legal representatives, etc.) provide to us so that we can conclude or process contracts with you or with your involvement (e.g. references, your address for deliveries, full addresses, etc.). references, your address for deliveries, powers of attorney, information on compliance with legal requirements such as the fight against money laundering and export restrictions, information from banks, insurance companies, sales and other contractual partners of ours on the use or provision of services by you (e.g. payments made, purchases made)), information from the media and the Internet about your person (insofar as this is appropriate in the specific case, e.g. in the context of a job application, press releases, etc.).e.g. in the context of an application, press review, marketing/sales, etc.), your addresses and, if applicable, interests and other socio-demographic data (for marketing), data in connection with the use of the website (e.g. IP address, MAC address of the smartphone or computer, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of the visit, pages and content accessed, functions used, referring website, location data).

3. Purposes of data processing and legal basis

We use the personal data we collect primarily to conclude and process our contracts with our customers and business partners, in particular in the context of advising our customers and for the purchase of products and services from our suppliers and subcontractors, as well as to comply with our legal obligations in Switzerland and abroad. If you work for such a customer or business partner, your personal data may of course also be affected in this function.

In addition, we also process personal data of you and other persons for the following purposes, where permitted and where we deem it appropriate, in which we (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest corresponding to the purpose:

• Offering and further developing our products, services and websites, apps and other platforms on which we are present;
• Communication with third parties and processing their inquiries (e.g. applications, media inquiries);
• Examination and optimization of procedures for needs analysis for the purpose of direct customer contact and collection of personal data from publicly accessible sources for the purpose of customer acquisition;
• Advertising and marketing (including the organization of events), provided you have not objected to the use of your data (if we send you advertising as an existing customer, you can object to this at any time and we will put you on a blacklist against further advertising mailings);
• Market and opinion research, media monitoring;
• Assertion of legal claims and defense in connection with legal disputes and official proceedings;
• Prevention and investigation of criminal offenses and other misconduct (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analysis to combat fraud);
• Guarantees of our operations, in particular IT, our websites, apps and other platforms;
• Video surveillance to safeguard domiciliary rights and other measures for IT, building and facility security and protection of our employees and other persons and assets belonging to or entrusted to us (e.g. access controls, visitor lists, network and mail scanners, telephone recordings);
• Purchase and sale of business divisions, companies or parts of companies and other corporate transactions and the associated transfer of personal data as well as measures for business management and compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and internal regulations of Aebi, Völker, And, AG.

If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (for example, when you register to receive newsletters or carry out a background check), we will process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis and require one. Consent that has been given can be withdrawn at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.

4. Cookies / tracking and other technologies in connection with the use of our website

We typically use "cookies" and similar technologies on our websites and apps to identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer or automatically stored on your computer or mobile device by the web browser you use when you visit our website or install our app. This enables us to recognize you when you return to this website or use our app, even if we do not know who you are. In addition to cookies that are only used during a session and are deleted after your visit to the website ("session cookies"), cookies can also be used to store user settings and other information for a certain period of time (e.g. two years) ("permanent cookies"). However, you can set your browser so that it rejects cookies, only stores them for one session or otherwise deletes them prematurely. Most browsers are preset to accept cookies. We use permanent cookies so that we can better understand how you use our offers and content and so that we can show you offers and advertising tailored to you (which can also happen on websites of other companies; however, we will not tell them who you are, if we know this at all, because they will only see that the same user is on their website who was also on a particular page with us). Some of the cookies are set by us, some are also set by contractual partners with whom we work. If you block cookies, certain functions (e.g. language selection, shopping cart, ordering processes) may no longer work.

In some of our newsletters and other marketing emails, we also include visible and invisible image elements, where permitted, which we can retrieve from our servers to determine whether and when you have opened the email so that we can measure and better understand how you use our offers and tailor them to you. You can block this in your email program; most are preset to do so.

By using our websites, apps and agreeing to receive newsletters and other marketing emails, you consent to the use of these technologies. If you do not want this, you must set your browser or email program accordingly, or uninstall the app if this cannot be adjusted via the settings.

The following cookies are used on our website:

The __ga cookie is a Google Universal Analytics cookie that contains a randomly generated user ID. It is sent with every page request and is used to distinguish visitors, sessions and campaigns. This enables us to compile statistics on the use of our website. This cookie has a lifespan of one year and one month.

The __ga_JGWLVHNEMT cookie is also a Google Analytics cookie. It stores information about the user's session and has a lifespan of one year and one month.

With the __gid cookie, we can identify users across different page views. It is set by Google Analytics and stores a randomly generated user ID. The lifespan of this cookie is one day.

The __ga_EKL8C7NP34 cookie is in turn a Google Analytics cookie for persisting session information. It is valid for one year and one month.

The __gat_gtag_UA_207893756_1 cookie can be used to limit the request rate in order to avoid overloads. It is a Google Analytics cookie and is valid for 55 seconds.

5. Data transfer and data transmission abroad

As part of our business activities and for the purposes set out in Section 3, we also disclose data to third parties to the extent permitted and deemed appropriate, either because they process it for us or because they wish to use it for their own purposes. This applies in particular to the following bodies:

• Service providers of ours (within the Aebi, Völker, Und, AG Group and externally, e.g. banks, insurance companies), including contract processors (e.g. IT providers);
• Dealers, suppliers, subcontractors and other business partners;
• Customers;
• domestic and foreign authorities, official bodies or courts;
• Media;
• The public, including visitors to websites and social media;
• Competitors, industry organizations, associations, organizations and other bodies;
• Acquirers or parties interested in acquiring business divisions, companies or parts of Aebi, Völker, And, AG;
• other parties in potential or actual legal proceedings;
• Other companies of the Aebi, Völker, And, AG Group;

all together Receiver.

Some of these recipients are in Switzerland, but they can be anywhere in the world. In particular, you must expect your data to be transferred to all countries in which the Aebi, Völker, Und, AG Group is represented by group companies, branches or other offices (LINK TO LIST) as well as to other countries in Europe and the USA where the service providers we use are located (e.g. Microsoft, SAP, Amazon, Salesforce.com).

6. Duration of storage of personal data

We process and store your personal data for as long as is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations or otherwise for the purposes pursued with the processing, i.e. for the duration of the entire business relationship (from the initiation, execution to the termination of a contract) as well as beyond that in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. It is possible that personal data may be stored for the period in which claims can be asserted against our company and insofar as we are otherwise legally obliged to do so or legitimate business interests require this (e.g. for evidence and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will be deleted or anonymized as far as possible. Shorter retention periods of twelve months or less generally apply to operational data (e.g. system protocols, logs).

7. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational security precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access and misuse.

8. Obligation to provide personal data

As part of our business relationship, you must provide the personal data that is necessary for the establishment and execution of a business relationship and the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations (as a rule, you do not have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this data, we will generally not be able to conclude or execute a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent). The website can also not be used if certain information to secure data traffic (such as IP address) is not disclosed.

9. Profiling

We process your personal data partially automatically with the aim of evaluating certain personal aspects (profiling). We use profiling in particular to provide you with targeted information and advice about products. In doing so, we use evaluation tools that enable us to provide needs-based communication and advertising, including market and opinion research.

10. Rights of the data subject

You have the right to information, correction, deletion, the right to restrict data processing and otherwise to object to our data processing, in particular for the purposes of direct marketing, profiling for direct advertising and other legitimate interests in processing, as well as to the disclosure of certain personal data for the purpose of transfer to another body (so-called data portability) within the framework of the data protection law applicable to you and to the extent provided for therein (such as in the case of the GDPR). Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obliged to store or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we are entitled to invoke this) or require it for the assertion of claims. If you incur costs, we will inform you in advance. We have already informed you about the possibility of withdrawing your consent in section 3. Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and may have consequences such as premature termination of the contract or cost consequences. We will inform you in advance if this is not already contractually regulated.

Every data subject also has the right to enforce their claims in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (http://www.edoeb.admin.ch).

11. Changes

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by e-mail or other suitable means in the event of an update.