DATA PROTECTION

Privacy notice

We process your personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Federal Law on Data Protection (hereinafter "DPA").

Responsible for data protection is the:

Intercoop House & Garden Cooperative (the "Controller" or "we")
Zentralstrasse 63
2502 Biel
E-Mail: dataprotection@ic-hg.com

Notice: in case of discrepancy, the German text of the privacy notice shall be binding

Purpose of processing

We process personal data for the following purposes:
 

• Automatically recorded data: When you access the website, general information (e.g. IP address, operating system, Internet browser used, number of visits, average time spent on site, pages viewed) is recorded automatically (i.e. not via registration). This information is evaluated and used to improve the attractiveness, content and functionality of the website.

• Responding to your inquiries: You have the possibility to contact us e.g. by e-mail, by phone or by contact form. Personal data is only collected in principle if you provide it to us voluntarily. Therefore, you yourself are responsible for what data you provide us. When using the contact form, the following data is collected: Personal data, address data, applicant data and your message. In order to be able to answer your inquiry, we may ask you to provide us with additional information (such as your address, telephone number, etc.) We process this personal data only if this is necessary to answer your inquiries or to provide the services you have requested.

• Contract initiation and execution;

• Customer Relationship Management;

• Operation of infrastructure, website, app;

• Marketing, customer acquisition, business relationship development;

• Corporate transactions (e.g. M&A);

• Training, instruction, continuing education;

• Fulfillment of legal obligations, compliance and risk management, detection and investigation of criminal offenses;

• Applications;

• Tracking via GoogleAnalytics

Disclosure of personal da Personal data, address data, applicant data and your message rta to third parties

We may sometimes disclose personal data to third parties (such as group companies, other companies or government agencies). The recipients include:
 

• Group companies;

• Service providers (such as IT service providers, website service providers);

• Public authorities;

• Business partners (e.g. suppliers, customers);

• Marketing Agencies;

• Headhunters and personnel service providers

Obtaining personal data from third parties

We may also collect personal data from third parties, namely
 

• from public registers (such as commercial register, debt collection register): personal data, address data, contract data; Employee data, creditworthiness data, authority data;

• from the press: ersonal data, address data, contract data; Employee data, creditworthiness data, authority data;

• from the Internet: Personal data, address data, contract data; Employee data, creditworthiness data, authority data, qualification data, applicant data;

Cross-border transfer of personal data

We process personal data in Switzerland, in the EU, Great Britain, in Mexico, Vietnam and in China.

Direct marketing

We will send you commercial communications about our products and services, namely by email. Where necessary, we do so with your consent. You may opt out of receiving such communications at any time.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on your terminal device and make it possible to identify your terminal device.

We use so-called necessary and non-necessary cookies on our website. The necessary cookies are necessary for the functioning of our website. You can set your browser to block these cookies or to notify you about these cookies. However, the website may then not function or not function properly.

Storage duration

Your personal data will be deleted or made anonymous as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected and there is no other reason for its retention.

Your rights

You are generally entitled to the following rights:
 

• Information about your personal data that is processed by us;

• Correction of incorrect personal data;

• Deletion of your personal data,

• Right of objection

• Objection to processing by us and,

• Right to data portability, provided that the legal requirements are met.

If you have given us your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future.

Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized, unlawful or accidental access, processing, loss and manipulation.

Changes

We reserve the right to change this privacy notice at any time. Changes will be published on the website.

Last revision 29.08.2023.