Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on Our Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator’s contact details can be found in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected, on the one hand, by you providing it to us — for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This mainly includes technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data happens automatically as soon as you enter our website.
What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free operation of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain, at any time and free of charge, information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this and for any further questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Details can be found in the privacy policy under “Right to Restrict Processing.”
Analytics Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily through cookies and so-called analytics programs. The analysis of your browsing behavior is generally anonymous; the behavior cannot be traced back to you personally.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your options for objecting can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Entity
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Robert Schneider
brainchain AG
Turicaphonstrasse 29
CH-8616 Riedikon
Switzerland
Auditor:
BDO AG (CH-020.3.927.906-5), Zurich
Phone: +41 44 201 93 93
Email: info@brainchain.ch
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, decides on the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, email addresses, etc.).
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw consent that you have already given at any time. To do so, simply send us an informal message by email. The legality of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
Right to object to data collection in special cases as well as to
Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, you have the right, at any time and for reasons arising from your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The relevant legal basis for processing can be found in this privacy policy. If you object, we will no longer process your affected personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims (objection under Art. 21 (1) GDPR).
If your personal data are processed for the purpose of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for such advertising purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection under Art. 21 (2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a common, machine-readable format, either for yourself or for transfer to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be carried out where it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content — such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator — this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol displayed in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Right to Information, Blocking, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as, if applicable, the right to rectification, blocking, or deletion of this data. For this purpose, and for any other questions concerning personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
Right to Restrict Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint to exercise this right. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:
If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
If you have objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. As long as it has not been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data – apart from its storage – may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
The websites use so-called cookies in part. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser the next time you visit.
You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies, to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to automatically delete cookies when closing the browser. If you deactivate cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.
Cookies that are necessary for carrying out the electronic communication process or for providing certain functions requested by you (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g., cookies used to analyze your browsing behavior) are stored, they are treated separately in this privacy policy.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
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Browser type and version
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Operating system used
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Referrer URL
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Hostname of the accessing computer
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Time of the server request
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IP address
This data is not combined with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website — for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.
Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (such as name and inquiry details), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, insofar as your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR) and/or on our legitimate interests (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in efficiently processing the inquiries addressed to us.
The data you send to us through contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.
4. Plugins and Tools
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps service via an API. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence over this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of providing an attractive presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to locate the places we have indicated on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
For more information on how user data is handled, please refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.