DATA PROTECTION

Introduction

Welcome to Designah. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. In this privacy policy, we inform you about what data we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your data. This privacy policy applies to the use of our website designah.ch as well as all associated services and platforms.

1. Data Controller

The data controller for the processing of data on this website within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Designah
Isaiah Matteo Baumann
Lohackerweg 1
4805 Brittnau
Switzerland
info@designah.ch

2. Collection and Storage of Personal Data and the Type and Purpose of Its Use

a) When Visiting the Website

When you access our website designah.ch, the browser used on your end device automatically sends information to the server of our website. This information is temporarily stored in a so-called log file. The following information is collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:

IP address of the requesting computer,
Date and time of access,
Name and URL of the retrieved file,
Website from which access is made (referrer URL),
Browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your computer as well as the name of your access provider.

The mentioned data is processed by us for the following purposes:

Ensuring a smooth connection of the website,
Ensuring comfortable use of our website,
Evaluation of system security and stability, and
For further administrative purposes.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. Our legitimate interest follows from the purposes for data collection listed above. In no case do we use the collected data to draw conclusions about your person.

b) When Using Our Contact Form

For questions of any kind, we offer you the opportunity to contact us via a form provided on the website. A valid email address is required so that we know who the request is from and can respond to it. Further information can be provided voluntarily.

The data processing for the purpose of contacting us is based on your voluntarily given consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR.

c) When Registering on Our Website

You have the opportunity to register on our website. For this purpose, we collect the following personal data:

First name, last name,
Address,
Email address,
Telephone number,
Possibly other voluntarily provided information.

The data processing is carried out for the following purposes:

Fulfillment of contractual obligations,
Customer support,
Enabling access to special information and offers,
Managing your user account.

The processing of your data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

3. Disclosure of Data

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. We will only share your personal data with third parties if:

You have given your explicit consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR,
The disclosure is necessary for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest in the non-disclosure of your data according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR,
In the event that there is a legal obligation for disclosure according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c GDPR, and
It is legally permissible and necessary for the processing of contractual relationships with you according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and that are stored on your end device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your end device, contain no viruses, Trojans, or other malware.

Information is stored in the cookie that results in each case in connection with the specific end device used. However, this does not mean that we immediately gain knowledge of your identity.

The use of cookies serves on the one hand to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. We use so-called session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted after you leave our site.

In addition, we also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, which are stored on your end device for a certain fixed period. If you visit our site again to use our services, it is automatically recognized that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made so that you do not have to enter them again.

On the other hand, we use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These cookies allow us to automatically recognize when you return to our site that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time.

The data processed by cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned to protect our legitimate interests as well as those of third parties according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears before a new cookie is created. However, the complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you cannot use all the functions of our website.

5. Analysis Tools

The tracking measures listed below and used by us are carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR. With the tracking measures used, we want to ensure a needs-based design and the continuous optimization of our website. On the other hand, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer for you. These interests are to be regarded as legitimate within the meaning of the aforementioned provision.

a) Google Analytics

For the purpose of demand-oriented design and continuous optimization of our pages, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.de/intl/de/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter "Google"). In this context, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see section 4) are used. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website such as

Browser type/version,
Used operating system,
Referrer URL (the previously visited page),
Hostname of the accessing computer (IP address),
Time of the server request,

are transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide other services related to website and internet use for market research and demand-oriented design of these internet pages. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf. In no case will your IP address be merged with other data from Google. The IP addresses are anonymized so that an assignment is not possible (IP masking).

You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case, not all functions of this website may be fully usable.

You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

Further information on data protection in connection with Google Analytics can be found, for example, in the Google Analytics Help (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de).

b) Google Ads Conversion Tracking

To statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our website for you, we also use Google Conversion Tracking. In this context, a cookie is set by Google Ads on your computer (see section 4), provided you have reached our website via a Google ad.

These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of the website of the Ads customer and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.

Each Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot therefore be tracked through the websites of Ads customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for Ads customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Ads customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive information that can be used to personally identify users.

If you do not want to participate in the tracking process, you can also reject the setting of a cookie required for this - for example, via browser settings that generally disable the automatic setting of cookies. You can also disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com". Google's privacy policy on conversion tracking can be found here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/de.html).

6. Social Media Plug-ins

We use social plug-ins from the social networks Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram on our website on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR to make our company better known through these. The underlying advertising purpose is to be regarded as a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. The responsibility for the data protection-compliant operation is to be ensured by their respective providers. The integration of these plug-ins by us is carried out by the so-called two-click method to protect visitors to our website in the best possible way.

7. Your Rights

You have the right:

to request information about your personal data processed by us according to Art. 15 GDPR. In particular, you can request information about the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, deletion, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about their details;
to request the correction of incorrect or complete personal data stored by us without delay according to Art. 16 GDPR;
to request the deletion of your personal data stored by us, unless the processing is necessary for exercising the right to freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims according to Art. 17 GDPR;
to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data according to Art. 18 GDPR, as far as the accuracy of the data is disputed by you, the processing is unlawful, but you refuse its deletion and we no longer need the data, but you need them for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims or you have objected to the processing according to Art. 21 GDPR;
to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, common, and machine-readable format or to request the transmission to another controller according to Art. 20 GDPR;
to revoke your once given consent at any time to us according to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR. As a result, we are no longer allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent for the future and
to complain to a supervisory authority according to Art. 77 GDPR. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or workplace or our company headquarters.

8. Right to Object

If your personal data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests according to Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data according to Art. 21 GDPR, as far as there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct advertising. In the latter case, you have a general right to object, which is implemented by us without specifying a particular situation.

If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, simply send an email to info@designah.ch.

9. Data Security

We use the common SSL (Secure Socket Layer) procedure in connection with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. Usually, this is 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we use 128-bit v3 technology instead. You can recognize whether a single page of our website is transmitted in encrypted form by the closed display of the key or lock symbol in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.

10. Timeliness and Amendment of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and is as of January 2023.

Due to the further development of our website and offers above or due to changed legal or regulatory requirements, it may become necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be viewed and printed at any time on the website at https://www.designah.ch/privacy-policy.