Privacy policy

Thank you for visiting our website fspartners.ch and for your interest in our company.

The protection of your personal data, such as date of birth, name, telephone number, address, etc., is important to us.

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you about the processing of your personal data that we collect from you when you visit the site. Our data protection practice is in accordance with the legal regulations of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FADP). The following data protection declaration serves to fulfil the information obligations arising from the FADP. These can be found, for example, in Art. 8 ff. FADP.

Owner

The data controller within the meaning of Art. 3 let. i FADP is a private person or the federal body that decides on the purpose and content of the data collection.

With regard to our website, the owner:

FS Partners AG
Bahnhofstrasse 19
9100 Herisau
Switzerland
E-mail: info@fspartners.ch
Tel: +41 71 351 28 96

Provision of the website and creation of log files

Each time our website is accessed, our system automatically collects data and information from the device (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) used to access it.

What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

(1) Information about the browser type and version used;
(2) The operating system of the retrieval device;
(3) Host name of the accessing computer;
(4) The IP address of the retrieval device;
(5) Date and time of access;
(6) Websites and resources (images, files, other page content) accessed on our website;
(7) Websites from which the user's system accessed our website (referrer tracking);
(8) Message whether the retrieval was successful;
(9) Amount of data transmitted

This data is stored in the log files of our system. This data is not stored together with the personal data of a specific user, so that individual site visitors cannot be identified.

Legal basis for the processing of personal data

Personal data is processed in accordance with the principle of legality (Art. 4 FADP) and the principle of good faith (Art. 2 CC).

Purpose of data processing

The temporary (automated) storage of data is necessary for the course of a website visit in order to enable delivery of the website. The storage and processing of personal data is also carried out to maintain the compatibility of our website for as many visitors as possible and to combat abuse and eliminate malfunctions. For this purpose, it is necessary to log the technical data of the accessing computer in order to be able to react as early as possible to display errors, attacks on our IT systems and/or errors in the functionality of our website. In addition, we use the data to optimise the website and to generally ensure the security of our information technology systems.

Duration of storage

The deletion of the aforementioned technical data takes place as soon as they are no longer required to ensure the compatibility of the website for all visitors, but no later than 3 months after accessing our website.

Possibility of objection and deletion

You can object to the processing at any time and request deletion of the data. You can find out what rights you have and how to exercise them at the bottom of this privacy policy.

Special functions of the website

Our site offers you various functions, during the use of which personal data is collected, processed and stored by us. We explain below what happens to this data:

Contact form(s)

• What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

  The data you have entered in our contact forms, which you have entered in the input mask of the contact form.

• Legal basis for the processing of personal data

  Personal data is processed in accordance with the principle of legality (Art. 4 FADP) and the principle of good faith (Art. 2 CC).

• Purpose of data processing

  We will only use the data collected via our contact form or contact forms for processing the specific contact request received through the contact form. Please note that in order to fulfil your contact request, we may also send you e-mails to the address you have provided. The purpose of this is so that you can receive confirmation from us that your enquiry has been correctly forwarded to us. However, the sending of this confirmation e-mail is not obligatory for us and is only for your information.

• Duration of storage

  After processing your request, the collected data will be deleted immediately, unless there are legal retention periods.

• Possibility of objection and deletion

  You can object to the processing at any time and request deletion of the data. You can find out what rights you have and how to exercise them at the bottom of this privacy policy.

• Necessity of providing personal data

  The use of the contact forms is on a voluntary basis. You are not obliged to contact us via the contact form, but can also use the other contact options provided on our website. If you wish to use our contact form, you must fill in the fields marked as mandatory. If you do not fill in the required information on the contact form, you will either not be able to send the enquiry or we will not be able to process your enquiry due to a lack of information.

Appointment booking form

• Scope of the processing of personal data

  The data you enter on our appointment booking form.

• Legal basis for the processing of personal data

  Personal data is processed in accordance with the principle of legality (Art. 4 FADP) and the principle of good faith (Art. 2 CC).

• Purpose of data processing

  We will only use the data recorded via our appointment booking form to process appointment requests received through the appointment booking form.

• Duration of storage

  Your appointment booking will be deleted by us immediately after the expiry of 12 months after the appointment was scheduled, insofar as no statutory retention obligations exist. We reserve the right to delete your data without giving reasons and without prior or subsequent information.

• Possibility of objection and deletion

  You can object to the processing at any time and request deletion of the data. You can find out what rights you have and how to exercise them at the bottom of this privacy policy.

• Necessity of providing personal data

  The use of our appointment booking form is necessary if you wish to book an appointment with us online. You must provide certain mandatory information for online booking. If you do not fill in the mandatory information completely, your appointment booking cannot be accepted or processed.

Disclosure of information to third parties

Personal data is processed in accordance with the principle of legality (Art. 4 FADP) and the principle of good faith (Art. 2 CC).

The disclosure of information to third parties depends on the scope of the activities or offers of our website or our business model described below.

As a matter of principle, we only keep your information for as long as necessary and treat it confidentially. Exceptions to this are the transfer of personal data to debt collection service providers, to public bodies and authorities and to private individuals, who have a right to it due to legal regulations, court decisions or official orders as well as the transfer to authorities for the purpose of initiating legal proceedings or for law enforcement purposes if our legally protected rights are attacked.

Statistical analysis of visits to this website - Webtracker

We collect, process and store the following data when this website or individual files on the website are accessed: IP address, website from which the file was accessed, name of the file, date and time of access, amount of data transferred and report on the success of the access (so-called web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalised form for the continuous improvement of our website and for statistical purposes.

Any personal data is processed in accordance with the principle of legality (Art. 4 FADP) and the principle of good faith (Art. 2 CC). We also use the following web trackers to evaluate visits to this website:

• Airbrake

  We use on our site the service Airbrake of the company Airbrake Technologies, Inc., 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Suite 1300, 78701 Austin, United States, e-mail: privacy@airbrake.io, website: https://airbrake.io/. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service is used for error monitoring of applications used by us, so that errors with the applications can be found and corrected more quickly.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://airbrake.io/privacy.

• Facebook Connect

  We use on our site the service Facebook Connect of the company Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, 2 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: impressum-support@support.facebook.com, website: http://www.facebook.com/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  Via Facebook Connect, users can use their Facebook profile to simplify logging in to other web services.

  You can access the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

• Google Analytics

  • Scope of the processing of personal data

    On our site we use the web tracking service of the company Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, email: support-deutschland@google.com, website: http://www.google.com/ (hereinafter: Google Analytics). Within the scope of web tracking, Google-Analytics uses cookies that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of our website and your surfing behaviour (so-called tracking). We carry out this analysis on the basis of the Google Analytics tracking service in order to constantly optimise our website and make it more accessible. When you use our website, data such as your IP address and your user activities in particular are transmitted to servers of Google Ireland Limited. We carry out this analysis on the basis of Google's tracking service in order to constantly optimise our website and make it more accessible. We also need the web tracking for security reasons. Web tracking allows us to track whether third parties are attacking our website. The information from the web tracker enables us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from these cyber attacks. By activating IP anonymisation within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address will be anonymised by Google Analytics before transmission. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code that has been extended by the operator gat._anonymizeIp(); to enable only anonymised collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).

  • Legal basis for the processing of personal data

    In accordance with Art. 13 para. 1 FADP, the legal basis for data processing is your consent in our information banner regarding the use of cookies and web tracking (consent through clear confirming action or behaviour).

  • Purpose of data processing

    Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your visit to this website, compiling reports on website activity and providing us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. We also require web tracking for security reasons. Web tracking allows us to track whether third parties are attacking our website. The information from the web tracker allows us to take effective countermeasures and protect the personal data we process from these cyber attacks.

  • Duration of storage

    Google will store the data relevant to the provision of web tracking for as long as is necessary to fulfil the booked web service. The data collection and storage is anonymised. If there is a reference to a person, the data will be deleted immediately, insofar as this is not subject to any statutory retention obligations. In any case, the data will be deleted after expiry of the retention period.

  • Opposition and deletion options

    You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser or activating the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). Google's security and privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

• Google Tag Manager

  • What personal data is collected and to what extent is it processed?

    On our site, we use the Google Tag Manager service of the company Google Ireland Ltd., Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, website: http://www.google.com/ (hereinafter: Google Tag Manager). Google Tag Manager offers a technical platform for executing and bundling other web services and web tracking programmes by means of so-called "tags". In this context, Google Tag Manager stores cookies on your computer and analyses your surfing behaviour (so-called "tracking"), insofar as web tracking tools are executed using Google Tag Manager. This data sent by individual tags integrated in Google Tag Manager is merged, stored and processed by Google Tag Manager under a uniform user interface. All integrated "tags" are listed separately again in this data protection declaration. You can find more information on the data protection of the tools integrated in Google Tag Manager in the respective section of this data protection declaration. When you use our website with the integration of Google Tag Manager tags activated, data, such as your IP address and your user activities in particular, are transmitted to servers of Google Ireland Limited. With regard to the web services integrated by means of Google Tag Manager, the regulations in the respective section of this data protection declaration apply. The tracking tools used in Google Tag Manager ensure that the IP address is anonymised by Google Tag Manager before transmission by means of IP anonymisation of the source code. In doing so, Google Tag Manager is only enabled to record IP addresses anonymously (so-called IP masking).

  • Legal basis for the processing of personal data

    In accordance with Art. 13 para. 1 FADP, the legal basis for data processing is your consent in our information banner regarding the use of cookies and web tracking (consent through clear confirming action or behaviour).

  • Purpose of data processing

    On our behalf, Google will use the information obtained by means of the Google Tag Manager to evaluate your visit to this website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services related to website and internet usage.

  • Duration of storage

    Google will store the data relevant to the function of Google Tag Manager for as long as is necessary to fulfil the booked web service. The data collection and storage is anonymised. If there is a reference to a person, the data will be deleted immediately, insofar as this is not subject to any legal obligations to retain data. In any case, the data will be deleted after expiry of the retention period.

  • Possibility of objection and deletion

    You can prevent the collection and forwarding of personal data to Google (in particular your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by deactivating the execution of script code in your browser, installing a script blocker in your browser or activating the "Do Not Track" setting of your browser. In addition, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the Google cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Google's security and privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

• Gstatic

  We use on our site the service Gstatic of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, website: http://www.google.com/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  Gstatic is a background service used by Google to retrieve static content in order to reduce bandwidth usage and preload required catalogue files. In particular, the service loads background data for Google Fonts and Google Maps.

  As part of the order processing, personal data may also be transferred to the servers of the company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. You can access the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de.

• Heap

  We use the service Heap of the company Heap, Inc., 460 Bryant Street, 94105 San Francisco, United States on our site. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service is a plugin that we need to be able to show you all the content on our website. The service may also be used for tracking and/or advertising integration.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://heapanalytics.com/privacy.

• Optimizely

  We use on our site the service Optimizely of the company Episerver GmbH, Wallstraße 16, 10179 Berlin, Germany, e-mail: infodach@episerver.com, website: https://www.optimizely.com/de/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The Optimizely service provides us, as the website operator, with the opportunity to carry out a test on the accessibility of our website and to display the website in an individualised manner.

  You can access the parent company's certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000PD4sAAG.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.optimizely.com/de/legal/datenschutz/.

• Segment

  We use on our site the service Segment of the company Segment.io, Inc, 100 California St Suite 700, CA 94111 San Francisco, United States, e-mail: privacy@segment.com, website: https://segment.com/. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service collects information about your user behaviour on our site and prepares this for us as part of a technical analysis of user behaviour.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://segment.com/docs/legal/privacy/.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://segment.com/docs/legal/privacy/.

• appboycdn

  We use on our site the service appboycdn of the company Braze, Inc., 330 West 34th Street, 18th Floor, 10001 New York, United States, e-mail: privacy@braze.com, website: https://www.braze.com/. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service is used for the collection of user data, as well as the exchange between customers and the company.

  You can access the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt00000004TtdAAE.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.braze.com/company/legal/privacy.

• pendo

  We use on our site the service pendo of the company pendo.io, Inc., 301 Hillsborough St, Suite 1900, Raleigh, 276031 Raleigh, United States, e-mail: gdpr@pendo.io, website: https://www.pendo.io/. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service serves both to analyse user behaviour and to provide direct feedback to the site visitor. Both are intended to enable optimisation of the website.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.pendo.io/legal-information/.

Integration of external web services and processing of data outside the EU

On our website, we use active content from external providers, so-called web services. By calling up our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. This may involve processing of data outside of Switzerland. You can prevent this by installing an appropriate browser plug-in or deactivating the execution of scripts in your browser. This may result in functional restrictions on Internet pages that you visit.

We use the following external web services:

• Akamaihd / Akamaized

  We use the service Akamaihd / Akamaized of the company Akamai Technologies GmbH, Parkring 22, 85748 Garching, Germany on our site. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  Various advertisements and content from other providers are reloaded on our site via the Akamai advertising network.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.akamai.com/content/dam/site/de/documents/akamai/akamai-privacy-statement.pdf.

• Amazon CloudFront (CDN)

  We use on our site the service Amazon CloudFront (CDN) of the company Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, 38 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, e-mail: privacyshield@amazon.com, website: https://aws.amazon.com/de/cloudfront/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is our legitimate interest in processing which lies in achieving the purpose described below.

  Amazon CloudFront CDN is a content delivery network that mirrors our content across multiple servers to ensure optimal accessibility worldwide.

  You can find out what rights you have with regard to processing at the end of this privacy statement.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://aws.amazon.com/de/privacy/?nc1=f_pr.

• Calendly

  We use on our site the service Calendly of the company Calendly LLC, 1315 Peachtree St NE, GA 30309 Atlanta, United States, e-mail: support@calendly.com, website: https://calendly.com/. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service supports us by providing an online calendar to record and manage appointments booked or reserved by you.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://calendly.com/privacy.

• Google reCaptcha

  We use on our site the service Google reCaptcha of the company Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, 4 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: support-deutschland@google.com, website: http://www.google.com/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  If Google reCaptcha is activated on our website, the data determined by Google reCaptcha will be transmitted to servers of the company Google Ireland Limited. As part of the order processing, personal data may also be transmitted to the servers of the parent company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, 94043 Mountain View, United States. based on specific characteristics and an analysis of page behaviour, the service recognises whether the entries made are automated entries by means of a programme (so-called bot) or human. The service has three different levels. Either the service automatically recognises that the input is not automated by a bot or it lets the user select a captcha checkbox. A third option is the display of small image or voice tasks / text tasks that have to be solved by the site visitor. Google reCaptcha is a capcha service that is used on our website for security reasons to prevent bots (robot programs) from interacting with our website. Google reCaptcha verifies on our behalf that only humans and not bots can use our website. This enables us to protect the special functions of our website (e.g. contact forms or other input options such as the login area) from improper page access.

  For the processing itself, the service or we collect the following data: User behaviour (e.g. mouse gestures or input behaviour), IP address, browser data, computer information.

  If you wish to use the Google reCaptcha-protected input options on our website, you must allow the use of Google reCaptcha and, if necessary, solve the corresponding captchas. If you do not fill in the captcha or do not allow the use of Google reCaptcha, you will not be able to use the form protected by the captcha. Alternatively, you can always use our other contact options (e.g. post or email). You can access the certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://support.google.com/My-Ad-Center-Help/answer/12155451?hl=de.

• Gravatar

  We use on our site the service Gravatar of the company Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl, D02 AY86 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: privacypolicyupdates@automattic.com, website: https://de.gravatar.com/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  Gravatar is a service for providing avatars across websites.

  You can access the certification of the parent company Automattic Inc. within the framework of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000CbqcAAC.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

• Legally ok Rechtstextsnippet und Module

  We use on our site the service Legally ok Rechtstextsnippet und Module of the company Legally ok GmbH, Schochenmühlestrasse 6, 6340 Baar, Switzerland, e-mail: hello@legally-ok.com, website: https://www.legally-ok.com/. Processing is carried out exclusively in Switzerland in accordance with the data protection legislation applicable there.

  The legal basis for the transmission and processing is Art. 13 para. 1 FADP. The use of the service helps us to comply with our legal obligations.

  With the help of the service, the contents of our legal texts are reloaded on our website. The respective current legal texts are reloaded via the integration on our page. This integration may also be used to reload further technical modules with regard to the legal texts or legally required elements.

  You can find out what rights you have with regard to processing at the end of this privacy statement.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://www.legally-ok.com/datenschutz/.

• Stripe

  We use on our site the service Stripe of the company Stripe Payments Europe Limited, The One Building, 1, Grand Canal Street Lower , D02 HD59 Dublin, Ireland, e-mail: privacy@stripe.com, website: https://stripe.com/. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transfer of personal data is the contract already concluded or to be concluded between you and us pursuant to Art. 13 para. 2 let. a FADP.

  The plugin allows us to implement the services of Stripe, an online payment service provider that enables businesses and individuals to accept payments over the internet, on our website. This simplifies and automates payment processes.

  You can access the parent company's certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework at https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt0000000TQOUAA.

  You can find out what rights you have with regard to processing at the end of this privacy statement.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://stripe.com/de/privacy.

• Vimeo

  We use on our site the service Vimeo of the company Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, 10011 New York, United States, e-mail: Privacy@vimeo.com, website: http://www.vimeo.com/. Your personal data will be transferred to so-called unsafe third countries. In doing so, we have obligated the partners involved with suitable bases to comply with data protection laws applicable in Switzerland (usually EU standard contractual clauses) in accordance with Art. 6 para. 2 let. a FADP. You have given your consent to this or there is a direct connection between the state and the conclusion of the contract.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  Videos from the Vimeo platform are integrated on our website via the Vimeo service.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

  The provider also offers an opt-out option at https://vimeo.com/privacy.

• usabilla.com

  We use the service usabilla.com of the company Usabilla BV, Rokin 16, 1012 KR Amsterdam, Netherlands on our site. According to the assessment of Swiss authorities, the processing takes place in safe third countries. You can find Switzerland's list of states at the following link: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/data-protection/handel-und-wirtschaft/transborder-data-flows.html.

  The legal basis for the transmission of personal data is your consent pursuant to Art. 4 para. 5 FADP or Art. 13 para. 2 FADP, which you have given on our website.

  The service is a plugin that we need to be able to show you all the content on our website. The plugin makes our website more attractive and better to experience for our site visitors.

  You can revoke the processing of your data at any time. You will find more information on revoking your consent either with the consent itself or at the end of this privacy policy.

  For further information on the handling of transmitted data, please refer to the provider's privacy policy at https://usabilla.com/privacy/.

Data security and data protection, communication by e-mail

Your personal data is protected by technical and organisational measures during collection, storage and processing so that it is not accessible to third parties. In the case of unencrypted communication by e-mail, we cannot guarantee complete data security on the transmission path to our IT systems, so we recommend encrypted communication or the postal service for information requiring a high level of confidentiality.

Duration of data storage and rights of the data subject

Duration of storage

We store personal data only to the extent and for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which the personal data was collected, we have a legitimate overriding interest in retaining the data or are legally obliged to do so.

Right to information

You have the right to request confirmation as to whether we are processing personal data about you. If this is the case, you have the right to information on the data specified in 8 ff. FADP, insofar as the information cannot be refused, restricted or postponed by the owner of the data collection (cf. Art. 9 f. FADP). We will also be happy to provide you with a copy of the data.

Right of rectification

In accordance with Art. 5 para. 2 FADP, you have the right to have any incorrect personal data stored with us (such as address, name, etc.) corrected at any time. You can also request that the data stored with us be completed at any time. A corresponding adjustment will be made immediately.

Right to erasure

You have the right to have us delete the personal data we have collected about you if

• the data is either no longer required;
• the legal basis for processing has ceased to exist without replacement due to the revocation of your consent;
• there are no longer any legitimate reasons for processing the data;
• Your data is being processed unlawfully;
• a legal obligation requires this.

The right does not exist if

• the processing is necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information;
• Your data has been collected on the basis of a legal obligation;
• processing is necessary for reasons of public interest;
• the data is necessary for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.

Right of withdrawal

If you have given us express consent to process your personal data (Art. 4 para. 5 FADP and Art. 13 para. 2 let. a FADP), you may revoke this consent at any time. Please note that this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. Information for which we are legally obliged to retain data will be deleted after expiry of the deadline.

How do you exercise your rights?

You can exercise your rights at any time by contacting us using the contact details below:

FS Partners AG
Bahnhofstrasse 19
9100 Herisau
Switzerland
E-mail: info@fspartners.ch
Tel: +41 71 351 28 96

Notifications to the FDPIC and possibility to file a complaint

Pursuant to Art. 29 FADP, data subjects have a right of appeal to a competent supervisory authority for data protection. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

For further information, please consult the contact form of the FDPIC: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/the-fdpic/contact.html

If you suspect that your data is being processed illegally on our website, you can seek clarification of the issue in court in accordance with Art. 15 FADP. As a rule, a lawsuit in accordance with Art. 28 ff. CC should be sought. If you are affected by the processing of data by federal bodies, the procedure is in accordance with Art. 25 FADP. In this case, you can also contact the FDPIC (see the reference to the contact form above).