Privacy policy

§1 Principles

(1) Thank you for visiting the TOOL-TEMP AG website (hereinafter referred to as “TT”) and for your interest in our company and our products. In the following, we would like to briefly explain to what extent, how and for what purpose we process your personal data, how we protect your personal data and what it means for you when you use our online services. Personal data is all information that can be related to you personally, e.g. name, address, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers or user behaviour. In addition, purely technical data that can be assigned to you is also considered personal data.

 

(2) The responsible party in accordance with Art. 4 No. 7 EU Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) is:

TOOL-TEMP AG
Industriestrasse 30
8583 Sulgen
Switzerland
info@tool-temp.ch
+41 71 644 77 77

 

(3) You can reach our data protection officer at:

datenschutz@tool-temp.ch

or

TOOL-TEMP AG
– Data Protection –
Industriestrasse 30
8583 Sulgen
Switzerland

 

(4) When you contact us by e-mail or via a contact form, the data you provide (your e-mail address, your first and last name, if applicable, and your telephone number) will be stored by us in order to answer your questions. The information provided when contacting us is processed on the basis of Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. This authorisation permits the processing of personal data within the scope of the “legitimate interest” of the responsible party, insofar as your fundamental rights, freedoms or interests do not prevail. Our legitimate interest is to process the contact. You can object to this data processing at any time if there are reasons which exist in your particular situation and which speak against the data processing. An e-mail to the data protection officer is sufficient for this purpose.

 

(5) If we use commissioned service providers for individual functions of our offer or if we wish to or would like to use your data for advertising purposes, we will inform you in detail below about the respective processes. In doing so, we will also state the criteria for the respective storage period.

§ 2 Your rights

(1) You have the following rights with regard to personal data concerning you:

 

  • Right to information
  • Right to rectification or deletion
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to information and data portability

 

(2) You have the right to request information from us at any time about the data we hold about you, its origin, recipients or categories of recipients to whom this data is disclosed and the purpose for which it is stored. If you request us, your contact person at TT or our data protection officer in writing to correct, stop using or delete your personal data, we will of course do so without delay.

 

(3) We further inform you that the provision of your personal data on this website is generally neither legally nor contractually required. You are not obliged to provide personal data on this website unless we refer to this in individual cases in this data protection declaration. Nevertheless, the provision of the functions of this website and the execution of an order requires the processing of your personal data.

 

(4) You also have the right to lodge a complaint about our processing of your personal data with a data protection supervisory authority at any time.

§ 3 Collection of personal data when visiting our website

(1) When using the website to obtain information, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise transmit information to us, we only collect the personal data that your browser transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you, to administer it and to ensure its stability and security. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para.1 lit. f DSGVO. This authorisation permits the processing of personal data within the scope of the “legitimate interest” of the controller, insofar as your fundamental rights, freedoms or interests do not prevail. Our legitimate interest is to facilitate administration and the ability to detect and prosecute hacking. You can object to this data processing at any time if there are reasons which exist in your particular situation and which speak against the data processing. To do so, simply send an e-mail to the Data Protection Officer.

Automatically collected personal data:

 

  • IP address, date and time of your request
  • time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
  • the search term, if you arrive at our site via a search engine
  • files you have downloaded from our site (e.g. PDF or Word documents)
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Access status/HTTP status code
  • Amount of data transferred in each case
  • Website from which the request came
  • Browser incl. regional settings and version
  • Operating system and its interface

 

The server log files with the above data are automatically deleted after 30 days. We reserve the right to store the server log files for longer if facts exist that suggest the assumption of unauthorised access (such as an attempt at hacking or a so-called DDOS attack).

 

(2) Furthermore, we use cookies to put individual requests you make on our website into a common context. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive in relation to the browser you are using and which provide the party setting the cookie (in this case, us) with certain information. Cookies cannot execute programmes or transfer viruses to your computer. They only serve to make the internet offer as a whole more user-friendly and effective. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. This authorisation permits the processing of personal data within the scope of the “legitimate interest” of the controller, insofar as your fundamental rights, freedoms or interests do not prevail. Our legitimate interest is to analyse the use of our website.

 

(3) Use of cookies:

a. This website uses the following types of cookies, the scope and functionality of which are explained below:

  • Transient cookies (b)
  • Persistent cookies (c)
  • Third party cookies (d).

b. Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These include, in particular, session cookies. These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This enables your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.

c. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period of time, which may differ depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in the security settings of your browser at any time.

d. You can configure your browser setting according to your preferences and, for example, refuse to accept third-party cookies (cookies from third-party providers, such as YouTube) or all cookies. Please note that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website.

e. You can prevent the use of HTML5 Storage Objects by setting your browser to private mode. In addition, we recommend that you regularly delete your cookies and browser history manually.

§ 4 Data security

We secure our website and other systems by technical and organisational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorised persons. Depending on the browser used, data is transmitted using 128-bit or 256-bit SSL encryption. Despite regular checks and constant improvement of our security measures, complete protection against all dangers is unfortunately not possible.

§ 5 Objection to or revocation of the processing of your data

(1) If you have given your consent to the processing of your data, you may revoke this consent at any time. Such revocation will affect the permissibility of processing your personal data after you have expressed it to us.

 

(2) Where we base the processing of your personal data on the balance of interests, you may object to the processing. This is the case if the processing is not necessary, in particular, for the fulfilment of a contract with you, which is shown by us in each case in the following description of the functions. When exercising such an objection, we ask you to explain the reasons why we should not process your personal data as we have done. In the event of your justified objection, we will review the merits of the case and either cease or adapt the data processing or show you our compelling legitimate grounds on the basis of which we will continue the processing.

§ 6 Deletion

Cookies are used to make the use of the websites and preferences of the website visitors attractive. This means, for example, that your details are saved when you select a language. Cookies are text files that are created on your hard drive to enable identification of the browser when you visit the website again.

You can prevent the storage of cookies on your hard drive by making the appropriate browser settings. Cookies already set can be deleted at any time. Please refer to the respective browser instructions for information on how to delete cookies or prevent their storage. If you do not accept cookies, this can lead to an impairment in the use of our Internet offer.

The legal basis for the processing of cookies is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO.

§ 7 Use of Google Analytics for web analysis

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Ltd (www.google.de). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

In the event that IP anonymisation is activated on this website, however, your IP address will be truncated beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. IP anonymisation is active on this website.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

In addition, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link:

As an alternative to the browser plugin, you can click on this link: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on Download Page to set an opt-out cookie to prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics on this website in the future. This will place an opt-out cookie on your terminal device. If you delete your cookies, you must click the link again.

The terms of use and information on data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or Privacy & Terms – Google

§ 8 Use of SalesViewer® technology

On this website, data is collected and stored for marketing, market research and optimisation purposes using the SalesViewer® technology of SalesViewer® GmbH based on the legitimate interests of the website operator (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO). For this purpose, a javascript-based code is used to collect company-related data and the corresponding use. The data collected with this technology is encrypted via a non-reversible one-way function (so-called hashing). The data is immediately pseudonymised and not used to personally identify the visitor to this website.

The data stored within the framework of Salesviewer will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for its intended purpose and there are no legal obligations to retain data to prevent its deletion.

You can object to the collection and storage of data at any time with effect for the future by clicking on this link https://www.salesviewer.com/opt-out in order to prevent the collection of data by SalesViewer® within this website in the future. This will place an opt-out cookie for this website on your device. If you delete your cookies in this browser, you will need to click this link again

§ 9 Use of social media plugins

(1) We currently use the following social media plugins: Metaverse (Facebook) & LinkedIn. Through the plugins, we offer you the opportunity to interact and communicate with the social media and other users, so that we can improve our offer and make it more interesting for you as a user. We use the so-called two-click solution. This means that when you visit our site, no personal data is initially passed on to the providers of the plugins. You can recognise the provider of the plugin by marking the box with its initial letter or logo. We open up the possibility for you to communicate directly with the provider of the plugin via the button.

 

(2) Only if you click on the marked box and thereby activate it, will the plugin provider receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding website of our online offer. In addition, the data mentioned under § 3 of this declaration is transmitted. By activating the plugin, your personal data is transmitted to the respective plugin provider and stored there (in the case of US providers, in the USA). Since the plug-in provider collects the data in particular via cookies, we recommend that you delete all cookies via the security settings of your browser.

 

(3) We have no influence on the collected data and data processing operations, nor are we aware of the scope of the data processing, the purposes of the processing or the storage periods. We also have no information on the deletion of the collected data by the plug-in provider. In this regard, please contact the operators of the social media. Against this background, we recommend that you read the current data protection notices of the aforementioned social media operators.

 

(4) The data transfer takes place regardless of whether you have an account with the plug-in provider and are logged in there. If you are logged in to the plug-in provider, your data collected from us may be directly assigned to your account with the plug-in provider. We recommend that you log out regularly after using a social network, but especially before activating the button, as this may help you to avoid an assignment to your profile with the plug-in provider.

 

(5) We do not store the data. Information about the storage period as well as further information about the purpose and scope of the data collection and its processing by the plugin provider can be found in the data protection declarations of these providers communicated below. There you will also receive further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy.

 

(6) Addresses of the respective plug-in providers and URL with their data protection notices:

 

 

§ 10 Integration of YouTube videos

(1) We have integrated YouTube videos into our website offer, which are stored on https://www.YouTube.com and can be played directly from our website. These are all integrated in “extended data protection mode”, i.e. no data about you as a user is transmitted to YouTube if you do not play the videos. Only when you play the videos will the data mentioned below be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transmission.

 

(2) By visiting the website, YouTube receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. The IP address, date and time of the request, time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), content of the request (specific page), access status/HTTP status code, amount of data transferred in each case, website from which the request comes, browser, operating system and its interface, language and version of the browser software are transmitted.

This takes place regardless of whether YouTube provides a user account via which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not wish to have your data associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button.

 

(3) YouTube stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for the purposes of advertising, market research and/or designing its website in line with requirements. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular (even for users who are not logged in) to provide needs-based advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website.

You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube directly to exercise this right.

For more information on the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube, please see the privacy policy. There you will also find further information on your rights and setting options to protect your privacy:  Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google

Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield: https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.

§ 11 Integration of Google Maps

(1) We have integrated Google Maps into our online offer, which are stored on www.google.com/maps and can be used directly from our website in order to make the website offer attractive and informative. These are all integrated in “extended data protection mode”, i.e. no data about you as a user is transmitted to Google Maps if you do not use the maps. Only when you use the maps will the data mentioned in paragraph 2 be transmitted. We have no influence on this data transmission.

 

(2) By visiting the Google Maps website or using the map functions, Google Maps receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. In addition, the data mentioned under § 3 of this declaration are transmitted. This takes place regardless of whether Google Maps provides a user account via which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly assigned to your account. If you do not wish to have your data associated with your Google Maps profile, we recommend that you log out before using the map functions.

 

(3) We do not store the data. Information on the storage period as well as further information on the purpose and scope of the data collection and its processing by Google Maps can be found in the provider’s data protection declarations communicated below. There you will also find further information on your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy: Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google. Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

§ 12 Integration of Google reCaptcha®

We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter “reCAPTCHA”) on our websites. The provider is Google Ireland Ltd, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”).

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether the data input on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human being or by an automated programme. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor on the basis of various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent by the website visitor on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its web offers from abusive automated spying and from SPAM. For more information on Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy, please see the following links:

Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google
https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html

Google also processes your personal data in the USA and has therefore submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield, for more information please visit:
https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework

§ 13 Integration of Lead Forensics

For marketing and optimisation purposes, products and services of the company LeadForensics www.leadforensics.com are used on this website. LeadForensics’ head office is located at Communication House 26 York Street, London, W1U 6PZ United Kingdom.

Lead Forensics obtains details of your organisation including telephone number, web address, SIC code and a description of the company. Lead Forensics will show the actual history of your visit to this website, including all pages visited and viewed by you and how long you spent on the site.

Under no circumstances will the data be used to personally identify an individual visitor. If IP addresses are collected, they are anonymised immediately after collection. On behalf of the operator of this website, Lead Forensics will use the information collected to evaluate your visit to the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator.

§ 14 Links

Some of TT’s Internet pages contain links to other Internet pages. These direct links are checked by us with reasonable care. However, we are not responsible for the content of websites to which we provide links. Furthermore, we are not responsible for the content of Internet pages that refer to us.

§ 15 questions and comments

We take data protection very seriously. If you have any questions or suggestions about data protection at TT, please feel free to contact our data protection officer by email at the email address specified in § 1.

We reserve the right to adapt and update this data protection declaration if necessary. Updates to this privacy policy will be posted on our website. Changes will be effective upon publication on our website. We therefore recommend that you visit this page regularly to find out about any updates that may be made.

Validity of this declaration

This data protection declaration applies to all Tool-Temp AG companies and comes into force on October 4th, 2023 and is valid until replaced by a revised or newly created document.