Privacy Policy

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, such as in particular the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesgesetz über den Datenschutz (DSG)) and the Ordinance to the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (Verordnung zum Bundesgesetz über den Datenschutz (VDSG)). If and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, we process personal data in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases: • Art. 6 (1)(b) of the GDPR on the necessary processing of personal data for the purpose of fulfilling a contract with the data subject and for carrying out pre-contractual tasks. • Art. 6 (1)(f) of the GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to protect the legitimate interests of us or of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject override these. Legitimate interests are, in particular, our interest in being able to carry out and communicate about our activities and operations in a continuous, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner, to guarantee data security, to protect it from misuse, to enforce our own legal claims and to comply with Swiss law. • Art. 6 (1)(c) of the GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data for the purpose of fulfilling a legal obligation to which we are subject under any applicable law of member states in the European Economic Area (EEA). • Art. 6 (1)(e) of the GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to perform a task that is in the public interest. • Art. 6 (1)(a) of the GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject. • Art. 6 (1)(d) of the GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.

Personal data are any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data are processed. Processing refers to all handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, particularly the storage, disclosure, acquisition, collection, deletion, saving, modification, destruction or use of personal data. The European Economic Area (EEA) comprises the member states of the European Union (EU) as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes the procedure as «the processing of personal data».

Data controller - i.e., processor of the personal data: Chemspeed Technologies AG Wölferstrasse 8 4414 Füllinsdorf Switzerland [email protected] We shall inform you if, in individual cases, there are other data controllers responsible for the processing of personal data.

The purpose of this Data Protection Statement is to provide information regarding what personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations, including our www.chemspeed.com website. In particular, it provides information regarding why, how and where we process personal data as well as information regarding the rights of persons whose data we process. Further data protection statements as well as other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation may apply to individual or additional activities and operations. We are subject to Swiss data protection law and to any applicable foreign data protection law, particularly that of the European Union (EU) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission recognizes that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection.

We maintain a presence on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested persons and inform them about our activities and operations. In the context of such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA). The general terms and conditions (GTC) and terms of use as well as data protection statements and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms shall also apply in each case. In particular, these provisions provide information on the rights of data subjects directly regarding the respective platform, including, for example, the right to obtain information.

We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as «web beacons». Tracking pixels – including those of third parties whose services we use – are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Using tracking pixels, it is possible to collect the same information as in server log files.

We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-page of our website accessed including the volume of data transferred, and the website last accessed in the same browser window (referrer). We store such information, which may also consist of personal data, in server log files. The information is required to provide our website in a continuous, user-friendly and reliable manner and to ensure data security and thus, in particular, the protection of personal data - including by third parties or with the help of third parties.

We may use cookies. Cookies – both our own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) – consist of data that is stored in the browser. Such stored data are not necessarily limited to traditional cookies in text form. Cookies can be stored on the browser temporarily as «session cookies» or for a certain period of time as «permanent cookies». «Session cookies» are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognize a browser the next time the user visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example. Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated and deleted in the browser settings at any time. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully functional. We actively request your express consent to the use of cookies, to at least the extent necessary. In the case of cookies that are used for measuring success and reach or for advertising, a general objection («opt-out») can be asserted regarding numerous services via AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).

We take suitable technical and organizational measures in order to ensure data security that is appropriate to the respective risk. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee absolute data security. Access to our website is via transport encryption (SSL / TLS, particularly with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, or HTTPS for short). Most browsers indicate transport encryption by means of a padlock symbol in the address bar. Like all digital communication, our digital communication is subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion and other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We cannot directly influence the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police agencies and other security authorities.

We process personal data principally in Switzerland and in the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we may also export or transfer personal data to other countries, particularly in order to process it or have it processed there. We may export personal data to all states and territories on the Earth as well as elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law there ensures adequate data protection according to the assessment of the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB) or in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council and – if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – in accordance with the resolution of the European Commission. We may transfer personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that data protection is guaranteed on other bases, particularly on the basis of standard data protection clauses or through other appropriate guarantees. As an exception, we may transfer personal data to countries that do not offer adequate or appropriate data protection provided that the specific requirements under data protection law are met: for example, if the data subjects have expressly consented to such a transfer or if it is directly connected to the conclusion or performance of a contract. We will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or with a copy of such guarantees on request.

We process personal data about applicants to the extent that is necessary for assessing their suitability for an employment relationship or for the subsequent performance of an employment contract. The required personal data comes, in particular, from the information requested in the context of a job advertisement, for example. We also process personal data that applicants provide voluntarily, particularly as part of cover letters, CVs and other application documents.

If and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, we process personal data about applicants primarily in accordance with Art. 9 (2)(b) of the GDPR.

We use third party services to advertise jobs via e-recruitment and to enable and manage applications.

On the website of the Chemspeed Technologies AG, users are given the opportunity to subscribe to our enterprise’s newsletter. The input mask used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted, as well as when the newsletter is ordered from the controller. The Chemspeed Technologies AG informs its customers and business partners regularly by means of a newsletter about enterprise offers. The enterprise’s newsletter may only be received by the data subject if (1) the data subject has a valid e-mail address and (2) the data subject registers for the newsletter shipping. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address registered by a data subject for the first time for newsletter shipping, for legal reasons, in the double opt-in procedure. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address as the data subject is authorized to receive the newsletter. During the registration for the newsletter, we also store the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject at the time of the registration, as well as the date and time of the registration. The collection of this data is necessary in order to understand the (possible) misuse of the e-mail address of a data subject at a later date, and it therefore serves the aim of the legal protection of the controller. The personal data collected as part of a registration for the newsletter will only be used to send our newsletter. In addition, subscribers to the newsletter may be informed by e-mail, as long as this is necessary for the operation of the newsletter service or a registration in question, as this could be the case in the event of modifications to the newsletter offer, or in the event of a change in technical circumstances. There will be no transfer of personal data collected by the newsletter service to third parties. The subscription to our newsletter may be terminated by the data subject at any time. The consent to the storage of personal data, which the data subject has given for shipping the newsletter, may be revoked at any time. For the purpose of revocation of consent, a corresponding link is found in each newsletter. It is also possible to unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time directly on the website of the controller, or to communicate this to the controller in a different way.