With this Privacy policy we inform you about the processing of personal data in connection with our Activities and operations including our Website under the domain name
We may publish further data protection declarations or other information on data protection for individual or additional activities and operations.
We are subject to Swiss law and any applicable foreign law, in particular that of the European Union (EU) with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The European Commission recognized with Decision of July 26, 2000that Swiss data protection law guarantees adequate data protection. With Report from January 15, 2024 the European Commission confirmed this adequacy decision.
Responsible in the sense of data protection law:
Daniel Wüthrich
Rototec AG
Luzernstrasse 224c
3078 Richigen
In individual cases, third parties may be responsible for the processing of personal data or there may be joint responsibility with third parties. We are happy to provide data subjects with information about the respective responsibility on request.
We have the following data protection officer or the following data protection advisor as a point of contact for data subjects and authorities for inquiries relating to data protection:
Daniel Wüthrich
Rototec AG
Luzernstrasse 224c
3078 Rchigen
Person concerned: Natural person about whom we process personal data.
Personal data: All Information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Particularly sensitive personal data: Data on trade union, political, religious or ideological views and activities, data on health, privacy or ethnic or racial origin, genetic data, biometric data that uniquely identify a natural person, data on criminal and administrative sanctions or prosecutions, and data on social assistance measures.
Edit: Everyone Handling of personal data, independent the means and procedures used, such as the retrieval, comparison, adaptation, archiving, storage, reading, disclosure, procurement, collection, recording, deletion, disclosure, structuring, organization, storage, modification, dissemination, linking, destruction and use of personal data.
European Economic Area (EEA): Member States of the European Union (EU) as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway.
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the Ordinance on data protection (Data Protection Regulation, DSV).
We process - if and insofar as the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - personal data or personal data in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases:
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) refers to the processing of personal data as the processing of personal data and the processing of particularly sensitive personal data as the processing of special categories of personal data (Art. 9 GDPR).
We process the personal data that required in order to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, people-friendly, secure and reliable manner. The personal data processed may fall into the categories of browser and device data, content data, communication data, metadata, usage data, master data including inventory and contact data, location data, transaction data, contract data and payment data. The personal data may also constitute particularly sensitive personal data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly accessible sources or collect in the course of our activities and operations, insofar as such processing is permitted.
Where necessary, we process personal data with the consent of the data subjects. In many cases, we may process personal data without consent, for example to fulfill legal obligations or to protect overriding interests. We may also ask data subjects for their consent if their consent is not required.
We process personal data for Durationrequired for the respective purpose. We anonymize or delete personal data in particular depending on statutory retention and limitation periods.
We may process personal data automatically or use artificial intelligence to process personal data.
We may use profiling to automatically evaluate certain personal aspects relating to data subjects. Profiling is used, for example, to analyze or predict interests, behavior or personal preferences.
In individual cases, we provide information about decisions that are based exclusively on the automated processing of personal data and that have legal consequences for the data subjects or significantly affect them (automated individual decisions).
We may process personal data disclose to third partiesby third parties or jointly with third parties. Such third parties may be, for example, specialized providers whose services we use.
As part of our activities and operations, we may disclose personal data in particular to banks and other financial service providers, authorities, educational and research institutions, consultants and lawyers, interest groups, IT service providers, cooperation partners, credit and credit agencies, logistics and shipping companies, marketing and advertising agencies, media, parent companies, sister companies and subsidiaries, organizations and associations, social institutions, telecommunications companies, insurance companies and payment service providers.
We process personal data in order to communicate with individuals as well as with authorities, organizations and companies. In particular, we process data that a data subject transmits to us when contacting us, for example by post or e-mail. We may store such data in an address book or with comparable tools.
Third parties who transmit data about other persons to us are obliged to independently ensure the data protection of these data subjects. In particular, they must ensure that such data is correct and may be transmitted.
We use selected services from suitable providers to enable and improve communication with individuals and other communication partners. We can also use such services to manage and otherwise process the data of data subjects beyond direct communication.
We process personal data about applicants to the extent necessary to assess their suitability for an employment relationship or for the subsequent execution of an employment contract. The required personal data results in particular from the information requested, for example in the context of a job advertisement. We may publish job advertisements with the help of suitable third parties, for example in electronic and printed media or on job portals and job platforms.
We also process the personal data that applicants provide to us. voluntary communicate or publish, in particular as part of cover letters, CVs and other application documents as well as online profiles.
We process - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - personal data about applicants, in particular in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR.
We may allow applicants to enter their details in our Talent pool in order to be able to consider them for future vacancies. We may also use such information to maintain contact and keep you informed of news. If we assume that an applicant is eligible for a vacancy based on the information provided, we may inform the applicant accordingly.
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. With our measures, we guarantee in particular the confidentiality, availability, traceability and integrity of the processed personal data, without being able to guarantee absolute data security.
Access to our website and our other digital presence takes place using transport encryption (SSL / TLSespecially with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated to HTTPS). Most browsers warn against visiting a website without transport encryption.
Our digital communication is - like in principle any digital communication - to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion 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 forces and other security authorities. Nor can we rule out the possibility that a data subject may be subject to targeted surveillance.
We process personal data in principle in Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we may also export or transfer personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We can transfer personal data to all States on earth and elsewhere in the Universe export, provided that the local law according to Decision of the Swiss Federal Council and - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - also in accordance with Decision of the European Commission ensures adequate data protection.
We may transfer personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other suitable guarantees. Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special requirements under data protection law are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract. Upon request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of any guarantees.
We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with the applicable law. Data subjects have the following rights in particular:
We may defer, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met in order to exercise their rights under data protection law. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to confidentiality obligations, overriding interests or the protection of other persons. For example, we may also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part, in particular with reference to statutory retention obligations.
We may be responsible for exercising the rights exceptionally Provide for costs. We will inform affected persons of any costs in advance.
We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to cooperate.
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims by taking legal action or to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority for private controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
European data protection supervisory authorities are Members of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is organized. In some member states in the European Economic Area (EEA), the data protection supervisory authorities are structured federally, especially in Germany.
We may use cookies. Cookies - our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) - are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional cookies in text form.
Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as "session cookies" or for a certain period of time as so-called 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 it 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, restricted or deleted at any time in the browser settings. The browser settings often also allow automated deletion and other management of cookies. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request your express consent to the use of cookies - at least if and to the extent required by applicable law.
For cookies that are used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general objection ("opt-out") is possible for numerous services via the 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 may log at least the following information for each access to our website and our other digital presence, insofar as this information is transmitted to our digital infrastructure during such accesses: Date and time including time zone, 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 amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).
We record such information, which may also constitute personal data, in log files. The information is required to provide our digital presence in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner. The information is also required to ensure data security - also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
We can integrate tracking pixels into our digital presence. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels - including those from third parties whose services we use - are usually small, invisible images or scripts written in JavaScript that are automatically retrieved when our digital presence is accessed. Tracking pixels can be used to record at least the same information as is recorded in log files.
Notifications and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links have been clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis. We require this statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach in order to be able to send notifications and messages effectively and in a user-friendly, permanent, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.
You must in principle consent to the use of your e-mail address and your other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. We may use the "double opt-in" procedure to obtain double-confirmed consent. In this case, you will receive a message with instructions for double confirmation. We may use consents obtained, including IP address and Timestamp for evidence and security reasons.
You can in principle object to receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can also object to the statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and operations remain reserved.
We send notifications and messages with the help of specialized service providers.
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We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with 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 declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply. In particular, these provisions provide information about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.
For our Social media presence on Facebook including the so-called Page Insights, we are - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland). Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is part of the Meta-company (including in the USA). Page Insights provide information about how visitors interact with our Facebook presence. We use Page Insights to provide our social media presence on Facebook in an effective and user-friendly way.
Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing, information on the rights of data subjects and the contact details of Facebook and Facebook's data protection officer can be found in the Facebook privacy policy. With Facebook, we have developed the so-called "Addendum for responsible persons" and thus agreed in particular that Facebook is responsible for guaranteeing the rights of data subjects. For the so-called Page Insights, the corresponding information can be found on the page "Information on page insights" including "Information on Page Insights data".
We use services from specialized third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities and operations in a sustainable, people-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Among other things, we can use such services to embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used collect the following data at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons IP addresses of the users.
For necessary security, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.
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We use the services of specialized third parties in order to be able to use the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
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We use third-party services to embed maps in our website.
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We use the services of specialized third parties to integrate digital content into our website. Digital content includes, in particular, image and video material, music and podcasts.
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We use third-party services to embed selected fonts, icons, logos and symbols on our website.
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We take advantage of the opportunity to Advertising with third parties such as social media platforms and search engines for our activities and operations.
With such advertising, we would particularly like to reach people who are already interested in our activities and operations or who might be interested in them (Remarketing and Targeting). For this purpose, we may transmit corresponding - possibly also personal - data to third parties who make such advertising possible. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. in particular whether it leads to visits to our website (Conversion Tracking).
Third parties with whom we advertise and with whom you are registered as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.
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We use extensions for our website in order to be able to use additional functions. We may use selected services from suitable providers or use such extensions on our own digital infrastructure.
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We try to measure the success and reach of our activities and operations. In this context, we can also measure the effect of third-party references or check how different parts or versions of our digital presence are used ("A/B test" method). Based on the results of the success and reach measurement, we can in particular correct errors, strengthen popular content or make improvements.
For the measurement of success and reach, in most cases the IP addresses of individual users is recorded. In this case, IP addresses are in principle The IP address is shortened ("IP masking") in order to follow the principle of data minimization through the corresponding pseudonymization.
Cookies may be used to measure success and reach and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our digital presence, information on the size of the screen or browser window and the - at least approximate - location. Basically any user profiles are created exclusively in pseudonymized form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual third-party services with which users are registered may be able to assign the use of our online offering to the user account or user profile with the respective service.
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We have updated this privacy policy with the Data protection generator from Data protection partner <!- on July 16, 2025 -> created.
We may update this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you about updates in an appropriate form, in particular by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.
