Privacy policy
https://per4m.ch/ (“Website”) is solely owned by Per4m S.A., Via Maderno 6, CH-6900 Lugano, Tel. +41 (0)91 912 10 60, Switzerland, admin@per4m.ch ("Company" or “we”).
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This Privacy Policy for the users of the Website, along with any other documents referred to, establishes the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully.
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1. Website
This document concerns the data subject ("Data Subject", "you", "user") whose personal data we collect when acting as a user of our websites or providing your information as explained below.
This Privacy Policy is based on the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection ("FADP") of 25 September 2020 (status as of 1 September 2023) and subsequent amendments. https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/491/en
The Company also processes and handles personal data in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, Switzerland. https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/deredoeb/kontakt.html
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2. Personal Data
According to the FADP, personal data is defined as "any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person". Under the FADP, the data controller is the entity that determines the purpose and content of a data file. The Company is the data controller ("Controller").
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3. Personal Data We Collect with Your Consent
Personal data is the information that you have made public or that you provide to us by filling out forms in writing, via email, through our Website, or by registering for our events. This includes information provided when filling out our contact form on our Website or via Google Forms or similar, to participate in our events, receive newsletters, request materials or information, or request services from our Company.
We collect the following categories of information:
• First name(s), last name(s), address(es), email, phone number(s);
• Information about our relationship with you, correspondence.
If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
Browsing data is acquired by the computer systems and software procedures used to operate this Website during normal operation. This includes personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category includes IP addresses, addresses in URI/URL notation (Uniform Resource Identifier/Locator), request time, request type, outgoing packet size, server response status (received, error, etc.), and other parameters related to the operating system.
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4. How We Collect Personal Data
Personal data is collected directly from you in various ways:
• Data you provide;
• Data you have made public; and
• Data we collect automatically through sharing with other parties, where necessary.
Personal data you provide may be collected in several ways, including:
• Directly through our Website;
• Sending your CV via email to our team or through our email messages;
• Through the online form as part of our Website or a form provided to us in paper or electronic format or when you register for our events or newsletters; and
• Contacting us for information requests or comments by phone, email, or paper correspondence.
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5. How We Use Personal Data
We will process your personal data, in accordance with our obligations under the FADP, for the following reasons:
• To provide you with the requested services;
• To comply with the FADP or other regulations, such as tax, insurance, or social security laws;
• For administrative purposes;
• To assess information requests; and
• To provide information about us and our services.
If, at any time, you no longer wish to receive further information about us and our services, contact us at the contact email address admin@per4m.ch. Other personal data, such as information relating to the use of the Website (in particular: the user's device IP address, unique identifiers of the user's mobile device, duration of the visit to the Website, services used, links and messages activated, etc.) is analysed, in an automated and anonymized manner, exclusively to evaluate the introduction of new features, improve the quality of the services offered, and optimize the usability of the Website. The Website does not process or transmit content or advertisements designed based on online behaviour, profile users, or monitor the use of web resources or email. The Website does not sell, rent, trade, and/or loan personal data to third parties.
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6. Sharing Your Personal Data
We may disclose your personal information to third parties to comply with a legal or contractual obligation, or to enforce or apply agreements and contracts, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company or other individuals. This includes the exchange of information with other companies for the management of this Website (web design, maintenance, and hosting), safeguarding, or other legal norms we must comply with.
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7. Websites
Our Website may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit personal data to these websites.
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8. Protecting Your Personal Data
The data collected from the user will be processed on our servers in Switzerland. It may also be processed by organizations operating within the EEA contracted by the Company and with which data processing agreements have been concluded. If we send personal data to a country that does not have adequate data protection legislation, nor is considered an adequate country based on the Swiss or European Commission's adequacy assessment, we will ensure an adequate level of protection by employing contracts accordingly, or act based on legal requirements, consent, contract execution, enforcement, or application of legal claims, in accordance with the requirements imposed by the FADP. We may also use binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses, or ad hoc contractual clauses establishing that the data will be processed in accordance with the FADP.
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9. Security of Your Information
To protect the privacy of data and personally identifiable information transmitted by the user through the use of our Website, we employ physical, technical, and administrative security measures. We update and test our security technology as required by law. We limit access to your personal data to employees who need to know it to provide you with services. Additionally, we train our employees on the importance of confidentiality and the respect for the privacy and security of your data.
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10. How Long We Retain Data
We retain your personal data in accordance with our internal data retention policy. This policy is reviewed and updated internally to ensure that data is not retained longer than necessary. We also verify how and where data is stored to ensure compliance with the obligation to securely store data. We process and retain personal data to the extent necessary to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations or for the purposes pursued by the processing, meaning, for example, for the entire duration of the membership relationship with the Company or for the organization, promotion, and archiving of an Event and beyond, in accordance with legal retention and documentation obligations.
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11. Disclaimer
The data published on our Website, of any kind, is never binding. We reserve the right to modify or update the information contained on the Website at any time and without notice. Our Company is not responsible for Internet malfunctions, damage caused by third parties, data imports of any kind (viruses, worms, trojans), or links to or from other sites on the web. We have no control over the content and form of external web pages. We cannot guarantee the perfect functioning of hardware and software. In no case will our Company be liable to the user or third parties for direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages of any kind arising from the use of the Website or another linked site. Any liability for loss of income, business interruption, loss of programs, or other data in your computer systems is also excluded. The transmission of communications, documents, and other information via email is considered less reliable, secure, and confidential than by letter. We use modern identification technologies against viruses and spam. However, we recommend also using antivirus software and decline any responsibility for any damage caused by emails or their loss. We reserve the right to refuse emails with potentially dangerous attachments.
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12. Email Communications
The user is aware that (i) the use of email does not guarantee the confidentiality and integrity of data in transit, (ii) many email service providers are located or hold their data in countries that do not guarantee adequate protection of personal data, (iii) the use of the email service may involve the transfer and storage of data in a country that does not guarantee adequate data protection. The user authorizes the Company to transmit via ordinary (unprotected) email documents and/or information, including containing personal and/or confidential data, using the email address provided by the user in response to the user's requests received via phone or email. The user, aware of the above risks, releases the Company from any liability in the event of unauthorized access by third parties to documents and/or personal and/or confidential information transmitted or received via email by the Company.
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13. Changes to the Privacy Policy
The Company reserves the right to periodically change this Policy. Such changes take effect upon publication on our Website. Subsequent use of our Website or the submission of personal information to the Company will be considered acceptance of the Privacy Policy and its changes.
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14. Complaints, Disputes
Under the FADP, as a data subject, the user has the following rights to:
be informed whether your personal data is being processed;
withdraw consent to the processing of data previously provided;
obtain the correction of inaccurate or outdated personal data;
prevent the communication to third parties of personal data deserving special protection; request that the processing of data be blocked, that its communication to third parties be prevented, or that personal data be corrected or destroyed.
If you believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the FADP, contact us at the contact email address admin@per4m.ch. We will respond within 30 days as required by law.
You can also contact
https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/it/home/deredoeb/kontakt/anzeigeformular_betroffene.html. Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner, Feldeggweg 1 CH - 3003 Bern. This Policy was last updated in 2024.