Data Protection

    Data Protection

    The following data protection declaration provides information on the type, scope and purpose of the collection and processing of personal data by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, based in Bachenbülach, Switzerland (hereinafter “ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG”), as well as the relevant rights of the persons concerned. This is not a conclusive description; specific issues may be regulated by other data protection declarations.

    Personal data is understood to mean all information that relates to a specific or identifiable person.

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG collects and processes personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection law, in particular the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DSG).

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG operates the website www.Icom Industrial Components AG.ch. This data protection declaration does not apply to websites operated by third parties that can be accessed via the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website. ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG has no influence on the data processing by these third parties and assumes no guarantee or liability in connection with these websites.

    RESPONSIBLE

    Responsible for the data processing described here is:

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG
    Bramenstrasse 5
    8184 Bachenbülach
    Switzerland
    Email: info@icompcb.ch

    Data protection concerns and questions in relation to this data protection declaration can be directed to the above contact address at any time.

    COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

    Contractual relationships

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG mainly processes personal data that it collects in the context of pre-contractual measures and for the purpose of concluding contracts and for processing business relationships with its customers and other business partners, service providers, suppliers and other third parties (hereinafter referred to as “contractual partners”).

    In order to guarantee the execution of a contract, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG requires certain personal data of the contractual partner. As a rule, the following personal data is collected:

    • Name and address of the contractual partner;
    • Surname and first name and email address of the contact person;
    • Telephone number
    • Bank details;
    • the information provided by the contractual partner by email or other correspondence;
    • If applicable, information on compliance with legal requirements (e.g. export regulations);
    • Authorization of the contact person to sign the contract

    Depending on the circumstances, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG only needs some of the personal data described above or, if necessary for the execution of the contract, additional information is requested from the relevant contractual partner.

    As far as legally permissible, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG also collects personal data from publicly accessible sources (e.g. telephone book or similar public registers, debt enforcement registers, commercial register, media) or generally from the Internet.

    Use of the website

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG processes the personal data collected from the users of its website (hereinafter “users”) when visiting and using the website. In particular, the following user information is collected when accessing the website:

    • the date and time of access;
    • IP address (anonymized);
    • browser type and version;
    • the operating system used;
    • the website from which the user accessed the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website.

    The following personal data is also collected from the user when using the contact form:

    • Surname;
    • Address;
    • telephone;
    • email;
    • Content of the message.

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG then processes the personal data transmitted by users when registering for the newsletter and when sending the newsletter.

    Finally, personal data can be collected as part of the website analysis using cookies and Google Analytics or other web analysis services.

    PURPOSE OF THE DATA PROCESSING AND LEGAL BASIS

    General

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG processes the collected personal data, if and to the extent that this is for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, for the conclusion of a contract, for the Contract processing (in particular fulfillment of contractual obligations), to guarantee the operation and maintenance of operational security, to operate the website, to fulfill legal obligations and to issue invoices and to collect payments

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG can then, to the extent permitted by law, process personal data for the following purposes:

    • Offer and further development of products and services;
    • Marketing and advertising purposes;
    • Analysis of the use of the website and improvement of the functionality of the website;
    • Sending a newsletter;
    • Assertion of legal claims and defense in connection with legal and administrative proceedings;
    • Communication with third parties and processing of their inquiries (e.g. inquiries of a general nature about the activities of ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, applications);
    • Conducting legal and regulatory proceedings.

    Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to conclude or process the contract, the data processing is based on this legal basis. In addition, personal data is processed if this is necessary and legally permissible to safeguard the legitimate interests of ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG or public interests or due to legal obligations of ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG.

    Insofar as the data subject has given us consent to process their personal data for specific purposes (e.g. when registering to receive newsletters), ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG processes the corresponding personal data within the framework and based on this consent, unless ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG has any other legal basis and a such not needed.

    Consent given can be revoked at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place. In particular, the recipients of newsletters have the option at any time to inform ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG that they do not wish to receive any further newsletters, whereupon ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG will immediately delete the relevant personal data from the relevant directory.

    Google Analytics or comparable web analysis services

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG uses Google Analytics or comparable services on its website. Web analysis services are services provided by third parties (hereinafter referred to as “service providers”) that can be located in Germany and abroad. In the case of Google Analytics, the service is provided by Google LLC, based in the USA (hereinafter “Google”). The use of the website (non-personal) can be measured and evaluated using a web analysis service. Permanent cookies, which the service provider sets, are also used for this purpose. The service provider does not receive any personal data from ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, but can track the use of the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website by the user, combine this information with data from other websites that the user in question has visited and which are also tracked by the service provider in question, and this information for use your own purposes (e.g. advertising).

    If the user in question has registered with the service provider himself, the service provider knows him. The processing of the personal data of this user by the service provider is then the responsibility of the service provider in accordance with its data protection regulations. Further information on Google’s data protection provisions can be found at the following link: http://www.google.de/policies/privacy

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG only informs the service provider how their website is used (e.g. information about the number of users of the website, from where the users log in and how long they stay on the website), but no information about the individual users personally.

    Users can also prevent the cookies used by the service provider from being saved by setting their browser accordingly. In addition, users can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookies and related to their use of the website (including their IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading the plug-in available under the following link and install. The current link for this is: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

    Google Adwords Conversion Tracking

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG uses the online advertising program Google AdWords and conversion tracking from Google on its website to draw attention to ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG’s offers with the help of advertising materials (so-called Google Adwords) on external websites. This makes it possible to determine how successful the individual advertising measures are. In addition, this allows ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG to show users advertisements that are of interest to them and to make their website more interesting for users and to calculate the advertising costs more precisely.

    Cookies are also used for conversion tracking. These cookies are set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. If the user then visits the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website, Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website. The information obtained using the conversion cookies is used to create conversion statistics for ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG. ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG learns the total number of users who have clicked on ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG advertisements and were forwarded to their website. However, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG does not receive any information with which the users can be personally identified. If users do not want to participate in tracking, they can block this use by deactivating the Google conversion tracking cookie via the browser.

    Further information on Google’s data protection provisions is available at the following Internet address:
    http://www.google.de/policies/privacy/

    Cookies can be permanently deactivated for ad settings by preventing them by setting the browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link:
    http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin?hl=de.

    Social media plug-ins

    When calling up a website in which one or more so-called plug-ins from social networks are integrated, the browser establishes a direct connection with the servers of the social networks concerned and it is transmitted that the user concerned has visited the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website and whether this user has made a request or other action. If the user is logged in to the relevant social network at the time of their visit, they can assign the visit to their personal user account. The purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by the relevant social networks as well as the related rights of the users and the setting options to protect the privacy of the users can be found in the data protection regulations of the respective social networks. Users can prevent the social networks from collecting data about the websites they visit by logging out of the respective social networks before visiting the website in question.

    Facebook

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG uses a Facebook plug-in on its website. This is a service provided by Facebook based in the USA (hereinafter “Facebook”). When you visit the website, a direct connection to the Facebook servers is established and transmitted that the user in question has visited the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website and whether he has made a request or other action. If the user in question is logged in to Facebook at the time of their visit, Facebook can assign this information to their personal Facebook user account. This can be prevented by the user concerned logging out of Facebook before visiting the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website. More information on the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Facebook as well as the related rights of the users and the setting options to protect the privacy of users can be found in Facebook’s data protection provisions at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.

    Twitter

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG uses a Twitter plug-in on its website. This is a service provided by Twitter Inc. based in Ireland (hereinafter “Twitter”). When you visit the website, a direct connection to the Twitter servers is established and transmitted that the user in question has visited the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website and whether they have made a request or other action. If the user in question is logged in to Twitter at the time of their visit, Twitter can assign this information to their personal Twitter user account. This can be prevented by the user concerned logging out of Twitter before visiting the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website. More information on the purpose and scope of the data collection, the further processing and use of the data by Twitter as well as the related rights of the users and the setting options to protect the privacy of the users can be found in the data protection provisions of Twitter at: https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de.

    DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES AND CROSS-BORDER DISCLOSURE OF DATA

    To the extent permitted by law and if deemed appropriate by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG may, in the course of its business activities, disclose the personal data it has collected to third parties (e.g. service providers, suppliers and other contractual partners of ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG) for processing for ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG’s purposes or for their own purposes give.

    In particular, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG is entitled to commission contract data processors at home and abroad to process personal data and to disclose the personal data collected by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG for this purpose, provided that they are contractually obliged to only use the personal data on behalf of and for the purposes of ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG to edit and to comply with this data protection declaration and the applicable data protection law.

    To the extent permitted by law and if deemed appropriate by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG can also disclose the personal data it has collected to the following third parties:

    • domestic and foreign authorities, official bodies or courts;
    • other parties in possible or actual legal proceedings;
    • ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG group companies.

    Subject to a legal obligation or an official or court order, the personal data collected by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG will only be disclosed to third parties with the consent of the person concerned.

    The transfer of personal data to countries without adequate statutory data protection takes place only if there are suitable contractual guarantees or based on a statutory exception, such as consent, determination, exercise or enforcement of legal claims or contract processing.

    DATA SECURITY

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure the personal data it collects, in particular to protect it against unauthorized access by third parties and misuse. These security measures are always adapted to the current state of the art.

    STORAGE DURATION

    Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the personal data collected by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG will only be stored for as long as this is necessary for the execution of the contractual relationship or the other purposes pursued with the processing and / or there is a statutory retention requirement or an overriding private or public interest.

    As soon as the personal data collected by ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG are no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, they will be deleted or anonymized as far as possible.

    OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE PERSONAL DATA

    As part of a contractual relationship with ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, the contractual partners must provide the personal data that are required for the establishment and processing of the relevant contractual relationship and the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations. Without this data, ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG is not able to enter into or carry out a contractual relationship with the relevant contractual partner.

    The ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website can usually not be used without certain information (e.g. IP address) to ensure data traffic. As a rule, however, there is no legal obligation to provide ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG with data.

    DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS

    Insofar as there is no conflicting statutory retention requirement or the personal data is required to fulfill the contract, the data subjects have the right to:

    • Information desk;
    • Correction of incorrect personal data;
    • deletion;
    • restriction of data processing;
    • Transmission of the personal data that the user in question has provided to ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG in a structured, common and machine-readable format;
    • contradiction.

    In addition, the consent to the data collection and processing can be revoked at any time with effect for the future.

    Requests for information, correction, deletion and restriction, the exercise of the right of objection, a revocation of consent to data processing and requests for data transfer can be sent at any time by post or email to the contact address listed above.

    Finally, the data subjects have the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority if they are of the opinion that their personal data is not being processed lawfully. The responsible data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (www.edoeb.admin.ch).

    CHANGES

    By using the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website, users consent to the collection and processing of their personal data in accordance with this data protection declaration. Insofar as the data protection declaration is part of the contractual agreement between the relevant contractual partner and ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, the contractual partner declares that he or she agrees to the collection and processing of his personal data in accordance with this data protection declaration by placing the order or concluding a contract.

    ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG reserves the right to adapt, change, add to or update this data protection declaration at any time at its own discretion and without prior notice. The current version published on the ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG website applies. By continuing to use the website, users agree to the changes. Insofar as the data protection declaration is part of the contractual agreement between the contractual partner and ICOM INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS AG, the latter will be informed of changes in a suitable manner.

    Status: Bachenbülach, November 1, 2021