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Confidentiality and data protection policy
Confidentiality and data protection policy
1. introduction and overview
This privacy policy is intended to inform visitors to this website about the nature, scope and purpose of the personal data we process in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and, if applicable, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. In this statement, we inform you about what data we process when you visit our website or use our services, and what rights you have.
2. responsible body
(Controller)
is responsible for the data processing on this website:
HERMANN HM AG
Alte Landstrasse 155
CH-8800 Thalwil-Zurich
+41 79 270 0539
3. processing of personal data
3.1 Definition of personal data
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (Art. 5 lit. a FADP).
3.2 Principles of data processing
We only process personal data if the processing is lawful, carried out in good faith, is proportionate and the data is obtained for a specific purpose (Art. 6 FADP).
3.3 Data processed when visiting the website (server log files)
When you visit our website, the servers temporarily store every access in so-called server log files. The following data may be recorded:
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Date and time of access
- Name and URL of the retrieved file
- Website from which the access was made (referrer URL)
- Browser and operating system used
The purpose of processing this data is to enable the use of the website (connection establishment), to ensure system security and stability in the long term and to enable the optimization of our website. The data is generally stored for 6 months and then deleted.
3.4 Cookies
We use cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your end device by the browser. They serve to increase the user-friendliness, effectiveness and security of our website.
- Necessary cookies: These are absolutely essential for the operation of the website (e.g. for shopping baskets, login).
- Performance/analysis cookies: These help us to analyze and improve the use of the website (e.g. [Name the tools used here, e.g. Google Analytics]).
- Marketing cookies: These are used to display advertising that is relevant to the user.
Your options: Most browsers are set to accept cookies automatically. However, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
3.5 Contact form and e-mail contact
If you contact us via the contact form or by e-mail, the information you provide (name, e-mail address, content of the message) will be stored in order to process your request.
- Purpose: Processing and answering your request.
- Duration: We delete the requests when they are no longer required. Legal archiving obligations remain reserved.
4. third-party tools and services
We use third-party services and software on our website to optimize our website and improve user-friendliness. This may result in the transfer of personal data to these third parties.
- Google Analytics: Analysis of user behavior on the website IP address, device information, length of stay, etc. USA (subject to US law, if applicable)
Google Fonts Uniform display of fonts IP address USA - Telegram
- Google Maps
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, USA. Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use the IP anonymization function so that your IP address is truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
5. your rights as a data subject
In accordance with the Swiss Data Protection Act (DPA) and the GDPR, you have various rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right to information (Art. 25 FADP): You have the right to request information about whether and what personal data about you is being processed.
- Right to disclosure or transfer (Art. 28 FADP): You can request the disclosure of your personal data in a commonly used electronic format or the transfer to another controller.
- Right to rectification (Art. 32 para. 1 FADP): You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to erasure (Art. 32 para. 2 FADP): You can request the erasure of your personal data (provided there is no legal obligation to retain it).
- Right to object (Art. 30 para. 2 lit. b FADP): You can object to the processing of your personal data, in particular in the case of data processing for direct marketing purposes.
- Right to lodge a complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) if you believe that your data protection rights have been violated.
To assert your rights, please contact the responsible body named in section 2.
6. data transfer abroad (third countries)
We may transfer your personal data to countries that do not guarantee an adequate level of data protection. Such third countries are in particular the USA (see section 4).
When transferring data to countries without an adequate level of data protection, we ensure the protection of your personal data by means of suitable guarantees. These may include in particular
- The use of standard contractual clauses (SCC) recognized by the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
- The existence of appropriate data protection provisions of the recipient (e.g. US companies participating in the Data Privacy Framework).
7 Updating and amending this privacy policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy to the current legal requirements at any time. The current version is published on our website.
Status of this privacy policy: 16.10.2025