Privacy notice
Privacy policy and privacy notice Swiss Testing Labs
A) Privacy policy
The following provides a simple overview of what happens to your
personal date when you visit our website. Personal data includes any data by
which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject
of data protection can be found in our privacy notice contained herein.
Data collection on our website
1. Who is responsible for data collection on this
website?
The data collected on this website is processed by the website owner.
The owner’s contact details can be found in the website's legal notice.
2. How do we collect your data?
Some data is collected when you provide it to us. This could be data
that you enter in a contact form, for example. Other data is automatically
collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. This is primarily
technical data such as the browser and operating system you are using or when
you accessed the page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you
enter our website.
3. What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure the proper functioning of the
website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour.
4. What rights do you have regarding your data?
You always have the right to request information about your stored data,
its origin, its recipients and the purpose of its collection at no charge. You
also have the right to request correction, blocking or deletion of this data.
You can contact us at any time using the address given in the legal notice if
you have further questions about the issue of data protection. You may also, of
course, file a complaint with the competent regulatory authority.
Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit our website, your surfing behaviour may be statistically
evaluated. This happens primarily with cookies and analytics. The analysis of
your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous, i.e. we will not be able to
identify you from this data. You may object to this analysis or prevent it by
not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the
following privacy notice.
You may object to this analysis. We will inform you
below about how to exercise your options in this regar
B) Privacy notice Swiss Testing Labs
Chapter 1:
Principle
The owners of these web pages take the protection of your personal data
very seriously. We treat your personal data as confidential and in accordance
with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy notice.
If you
use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is any data
by which you can be personally identified. This privacy notice explains what
information we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what
purpose this happens.
Please note that data transmitted via the internet (e.g.
via e-mail communication) may be subject to security breaches. Complete
protection of your data from third-party access is not possible.
Responsible party:
The party responsible for data processing on this website is:
Swiss Testing Labs, Belpstrasse 41, 3007 Bern
Telephone: +41 (031) 381 64 54 E-mail:
Revocation of your consent to the processing of your
data
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express
consent. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this
request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may
still be legally processed.
Right to file complaints with regulatory authorities
If there has been a breach of data protection legislation, the person
affected may file a complaint with the competent regulatory authorities. The
competent regulatory authority for matters related to data protection issues is
the cantonal data protection officer of the Canton of Bern where our
association is based.
Right to data portability
You have the right to have data which we process automatically based on
your consent as a member or in fulfillment of a contract delivered to yourself
or to a third party in a standard, machine-readable format. If you request the
direct transfer of the data to another responsible party, this will only be
done to the extent technically feasible.
SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and for the
protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or
enquiries that you send to us as the site owner. You can recognize an encrypted
connection in your browser's address line when it changes from
"http://" to "https://" and when the lock icon is displayed
in your browser's address bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data
you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, blocking, deletion
As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with
information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as
well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been
processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or
deleted. You can contact us at any time using the address given in our legal
notice if you have further questions on the topic of personal data.
Objection to advertising e-mails
We hereby object to the use of our published contact data to send
unsolicited advertising and information material to our association. We
expressly reserve the right to take legal action against unsolicited mailing of
advertising information, such as spam e-mail.
Chapter 2: Data collection on our website
Cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not
contain any viruses. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly,
efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your
computer by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session
cookies". They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies
remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies make it
possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.
You can
configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can
decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie.
Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies
under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete
cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the
functionality of this website.
Cookies which are necessary to allow electronic
communication process are stored pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para (f) of the
GDPR. The website owner has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to
ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies
(such as those used to analyse your surfing behaviour) are also stored, they
will be treated separately in this privacy notice.
Server log files
The provider of these web pages automatically collects and stores
information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically
transmits to us. These are:
- Browser type und browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Host name of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
- IP address
This data will not be merged with other data sources. The basis for data
processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para (f) of the GDPR, which permits the
processing of data to fulfil our obligations to you as a member, to fulfil a
contract or pre-contractual measures.
Contact form or enquiry via Lab-Finder
Should you send us enquiries via the contact form or via Lab-Finder, we
will collect and store the data entered in the enquiry form, including the
contact data you provided, for the purpose of processing the enquiry and to
answer any follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of the data entered in the contact form or in Lab-Finder is
therefore carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para
(a) of the GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email
making this request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your
request may still be legally processed. We will retain the data you provide on
the contact form or in Lab-Finder until you request its deletion, revoke your
consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertain (e.g.
after your enquiry has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in
particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
Registration on this website
You can register as a member on our website to use additional features
offered here. The input data will only be used for the purpose of using the
respective site or service for which you have registered. The mandatory
information requested during registration must be provided in full. Otherwise
we will decline the registration.
To inform you about important changes, in
particular for technically necessary changes, we will use the e-mail address
specified during registration.
We will process the data provided during
registration only based on your consent per Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para (a) of the
GDPR. You may revoke your consent at any time. An informal email making this
request is sufficient. The data processed before we receive your request may
still be legally processed.
We will store the data collected during
registration as long as you are registered on our website. Thereafter, it will
be deleted. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.
Processing of data (member and contract data)
We collect, process and use personal data only to the extent necessary
to substantiate, structure the content or amend a contract or to fulfil our
obligations towards you as a member (inventory data). This is done on the basis
of Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para (b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of
data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. We collect,
process and use personal data about the use of our internet pages (usage data)
only to the extent necessary to enable the user to make use of the service or
for billing purposes.
The collected customer data will be deleted after
completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory
retention periods remain unaffected.
Data transmission at contract conclusion for dispatch
of goods and payment transactions
We transmit personal data to third parties only if necessary in the
context of fulfilling the terms of the contract, for example to the
commissioned bank. A further transmission of the data will not take place or
only if you have expressly agreed to the transmission. Your data will not be
passed on to third parties without your express consent, for example for
advertising purposes.
The data is processed pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para
(b) GDPR, which permits the processing of data to fulfil a contract or
pre-contractual measures.
Data transmission at contract conclusion for services
and digital content
We transmit personal data to third parties only if necessary in the
context of fulfilling the terms of the contract, for example to a bank
entrusted with the handling of payments.
A further transmission of the data
will not occur or only if you have expressly agreed to the transmission. Your
data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent, for
example for advertising purposes.
The data is processed pursuant to Art. 6
para. 1 sub-para (b) of the GDPR, which permits the processing of data to
fulfil a contract or pre-contractual measures.
Analysis tools and advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of Google Analytics, a web analytics
service. It is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain
View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text
files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of your use
of the website. 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.
Google Analytics cookies are stored based on Art. 6 para. 1 sub-para (f) of the
GDPR. The website owner has a legitimate interest in analysing user behaviour
to optimise both its website and its advertising.
IP anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature on this website. As a
result, your IP address will be truncated by Google within the member states of
the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic
Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is
the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated
there. Google will use this information on behalf of the website owner to
evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to
provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage for the
website owner. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google
Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.
Browser plugin
You can prevent these cookies being stored by selecting the appropriate
settings in your browser, however please note that doing so you may not be able
to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the data
generated by cookies about your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from
being passed to Google, and the processing of these data by Google, by
downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following
link: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Objecting to the collection of data
For more information about how
Google Analytics handles user data, see Google's privacy notice: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
Demographic data collection by Google Analytics
This website uses Google
Analytics' demographic features. This allows reports to be generated containing
statements about the age, gender and interests of website visitors. This data
comes from interest-based advertising by Google and from third-party visitor
data. This collected data cannot be attributed to any specific individual
person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings
in your Google Account or you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your
data as described in the section “Objection to Data Collection”.
Plugins and Tools
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google to uniformly
display fonts. When you call up a page, your browser loads the required Web
fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
To do this,
the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. This gives Google
knowledge that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of
Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of
our online services. This represents a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6
para. 1 sub-para (f) of the GDPR.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a
standard font is used by your computer.
Further information about Google Web
Fonts can be found at developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy notice: www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
