Data protection policy
Valvest Partners AG

Data protection at a glance

The use of our website is generally possible without any indication of personal data. If you wish to make use of our offer via our website, the processing of personal data becomes mandatory. If the processing of personal data is mandatory, we generally obtain consent from you.

The processing of personal data (e.g. name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address) is in line with the basic data protection regulation and in accordance with the data protection provisions applicable to Valvest Partners AG. With this data protection declaration, we want to inform you about the type, purpose and scope of the personal data we collect, use and process. Furthermore, we want to inform you about your rights by means of this data protection declaration.

Data collection on our website

Our websites
Our websites include the domains:
www.valvest.ch
The following information refers to the domains listed above and is valid for them.

SERVER LOG FILES

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Host name of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

as well as other similar data and information that serve to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems. This data is not merged with other data sources. When using this general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions about you. This information is rather required in order to

• to deliver the contents of our website correctly
• to optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it
• to ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and
• to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack.

On the one hand, we statistically evaluate these anonymously collected data and information with the aim of increasing the data protection and data security of Valvest Partners AG; on the other hand, we aim to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process.

• The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, which allows us to process data for the performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures.

COOKIES

The internet pages partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Through the use of cookies, we can provide you with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the cookie setting. By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can become in your sense. Cookies enable us to recognize you on our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for you to use our website.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies". They are automatically deleted after the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g. shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. Insofar as other cookies (e.g. cookies for the analysis of your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy.

CONTACT FORM AND APPLICATION FORM

You have the option to contact us (e.g. via contact form, email, phone or social media channels). If you contact us, your information will be processed to handle the contact request and its processing. You can see which personal data is transmitted in the process from the respective input mask used for contacting us or from the additional data you have transmitted to us. The personal data you enter is collected and stored exclusively for internal use and for our own purposes. We may arrange for it to be passed on to one or more order processors, who will also use the personal data exclusively for an internal use that is attributable to our use.

Furthermore, by registering on our website, the IP address assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP), the date as well as the time of registration are stored. The storage of this data takes place against the background that only in this way the misuse of our services can be prevented, and this data makes it possible, if necessary, to clarify crimes that have been committed. In this respect, the storage of this data is necessary for our security. As a matter of principle, this data is not passed on to third parties unless there is a legal obligation to pass it on or the passing on serves the purpose of criminal prosecution.

• Basis. The basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, which allows us to process data for the fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures.
• Deletion of data. The data you entered in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after we have completed processing your request). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.

Analysis tools and advertising

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

• IP anonymization. We have activated the IP anonymization function on this website. This means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On our behalf, 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. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.
• Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics. This website uses the "demographic characteristics" function of Google Analytics. This allows reports to be generated that contain statements about the age, gender and interests of site visitors. This data comes from interest-based advertising from Google as well as visitor data from third-party providers. This data cannot be assigned to a specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the ad settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the collection of your data by Google Analytics as shown in the item "Objection to data collection".
• Privacy policy of Google.You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google's privacy policy.
• Browser Plugin. 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. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the link.
• Basis. Google Analytics cookies are stored on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our website and our advertising.
• Order data processing. We have concluded an order data processing contract with Google and fully implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
• Objection to data collection. You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link, this will set an opt-out cookie that will prevent the collection of your data in future visits to this website: Google Analytics opt-out. You can find another opt-out option in our cookie declaration.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS REMARKETING

Our websites use the functions of Google Analytics Remarketing in conjunction with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This function makes it possible to link the advertising target groups created with Google Analytics Remarketing with the cross-device functions of Google AdWords and Google DoubleClick. In this way, interest-based, personalized advertising messages that have been adapted to you depending on your previous usage and surfing behavior on one end device (e.g. cell phone) can also be displayed on another of your end devices (e.g. tablet or PC). If you have given your consent, Google will link your web and app browsing history with your Google account for this purpose. In this way, the same personalized advertising messages can be displayed on every device on which you log in with your Google account. To support this feature, Google Analytics collects Google-authenticated IDs of users, which are temporarily linked to our Google Analytics data to define and create target groups for cross-device ad advertising.

• Privacy policy of Google
  For more information and the privacy policy, please see Google's privacy policy.
• Basis. The aggregation of the collected data in your Google account is based exclusively on your consent, which you can give or revoke at Google (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO). In the case of data collection processes that are not merged in your Google account (e.g. because you do not have a Google account or have objected to the merging), the collection of data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The legitimate interest arises from the fact that we have an interest in the anonymized analysis of website visitors for advertising purposes.
• Objection. Although we declare legitimate interests to use and store "conversion cookies", we offer opt-out options. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object to this use by easily deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via your internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Although we declare legitimate interests to use and store "conversion cookies", we offer opt-out options. You can permanently object to cross-device remarketing/targeting by deactivating personalized advertising in your Google account.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States ("Google").

Within the framework of Google AdWords, we use the so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie is set for conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the internet browser stores on the user's computer. These cookies lose their validity after 30 days and are not used to personally identify the user. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted in to conversion tracking. The customers learn the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page tagged with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that personally identifies users.

• Privacy policy of Google
  For more information about Google AdWords and Google conversion tracking, please see Google's privacy policy.
• Basis. The storage of "conversion cookies" is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our website and our advertising.

FACEBOOK PIXEL, FACEBOOK CUSTOM AUDIENCES AND FACEBOOK CONVERSION

Within our online offer, the so-called "Facebook Pixel" of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, or if you are a resident of the EU, Facebook Ireland Ltd, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Facebook"), is used.

With the help of the Facebook pixel, it is possible for Facebook, on the one hand, to determine you as a visitor to our online offer as a target group for the display of advertisements (so-called "Facebook ads"). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel to display the Facebook ads placed by us only to those Facebook users who have also shown an interest in our online offer or who have certain characteristics (e.g. interests in certain topics or products determined on the basis of the websites visited) that we transmit to Facebook (so-called "Custom Audiences"). With the help of the Facebook pixel, we also want to ensure that our Facebook ads correspond to the potential interest of users and do not have a harassing effect. With the help of the Facebook pixel, we can further track the effectiveness of the Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users were redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called "conversion").

• Privacy policy of Facebook. The processing of data by Facebook takes place within the framework of Facebook's data usage policy. Accordingly, general information on the display of Facebook ads, in the data use policy of Facebook. Specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works can be found in Facebook's help section.
• EU-US Privacy Shield. Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law.
• Basis. The use of the Facebook Pixel and the storage of "conversion cookies" is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. We have a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both our website and our advertising.
• AOrder data processing contract. For the processing of data where Facebook acts as an order data processor, we have concluded an order data processing contract with Facebook in which we oblige Facebook to protect our customers' data and not to pass it on to third parties.
• Objection. Although we declare legitimate interests in using the Facebook pixel and storing "conversion cookies", we offer opt-out options. You can object to the collection by the Facebook Pixel and use of your data to display Facebook ads. To set which types of ads are displayed to you within Facebook, you can visit the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions there on the settings for usage-based advertising. The settings are done in a platform-independent manner, which means that they are applied to all devices, such as desktop computers or mobile devices. You can further object to the use of cookies that are used for reach measurement and advertising purposes via the Network Advertising Initiative deactivation page and additionally the US website aboutads.info or the European website youronlinechoices.com.