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Privacy.
Policy.
Privacy.
This Privacy Policy describes how Waeckerlin SwissAvTech Aviation Consulting GmbH, a company incorporated and existing under the laws of Switzerland with its registered office at Ahornweg 10, CH-4323 Wallbach, Switzerland ("we", "our" or "us"), collects and processes personal data about you via www.swissavtech.com which links to this Privacy Policy (the "Services"), how we use and protect that information and what rights you have in relation to that information.
This Privacy Policy applies to all personal data that we collect or process about you. Personal data is information or a combination of information that could identify you personally.
Information that we collect directly from you
The categories of information we may collect directly from you include the following:
personal data (e.g. name, date of birth)
Contact details (e.g. telephone number, e-mail address, postal address or cell phone number)
Account data (e.g. username and password)
Communication (e.g. if you participate in message boards or forums, take part in surveys or polls, write a review or contact us with a question, comment or request)
Business cards/professional data (e.g. if you participate in an event organized by us)
Information we gather from other sources
The following are examples of the categories of information we may collect from other sources.
Personal data (e.g. name, date of birth)
Contact details (e.g. telephone number, email address, postal address or cell phone number)
Details of advertising preferences (e.g. products purchased, interaction with online advertising)
Information we collect about your use of the Services
The following are examples of the other categories of information we may use about you:
Technical information collected from your computer or mobile device (e.g., your IP address, browser type, operating system)
Information about your use of our websites (e.g. the pages you visit when using the Services, the search terms you enter the Services, how often you use the Services and the pages you access before and after accessing the Services)
Information we generate based on your use of the Services (e.g. our understanding of your interests based on your use of the Services and whether you are a regular or occasional user of the Services)
You can choose which information we collect.
If you are asked to provide information, you may decline to do so. However, if you choose not to provide information that is necessary to provide any aspect of our Services, you may not be able to use those Services. In addition, as described below in the "Your Choices" section, it is possible to change your browser settings to block the automatic collection of certain information.
We collect personal data about you from various sources, including directly from you (e.g. when you contact us, enquire about our services, meet us at an event or sign up for an account), information we generate about you in the course of our relationship with you (e.g. data collected through cookies and other similar technologies described in our Cookie Notice) and information we collect about you from other sources, including commercially available sources, such as public databases (where permitted by law).
We may be required by law to collect certain personal information about you or because of a contractual relationship we have with you. Failure to provide this information may prevent or delay the fulfilment of these obligations.
1. Personal data we collect
2. How we use your personal data and the basis on which we use it
We may use your personal data for the following purposes:
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Identification and authentication: we use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use our services and to ensure the security of your personal data. This is so that we can fulfil our contractual obligations to you.
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Operation of the Services: We process your personal data in order to provide the services you have requested. This enables us to provide the Services in accordance with our contract with you.
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Improving our services: We analyse information about how you use our Services in order to provide our customers with an improved experience of all our Services, including product testing and website analytics. It is in our legitimate business interests to use the information provided to us for this purpose so that we can understand any problems with our services and improve them.
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Communicating with you: We may use your personal data when we communicate with you, for example when we notify you of changes to the Terms and Conditions or when you contact us with questions. It is in our legitimate interest to be able to provide you with appropriate responses and advice about our services.
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Exercising our rights: We may use your personal data to exercise our legal rights where necessary, for example to detect, prevent and respond to fraud claims, intellectual property infringement claims or breaches of the law.
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To comply with our obligations: We may process your personal data to, for example, carry out fraud prevention checks or comply with other legal or regulatory requirements where expressly required by law.
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Customize your experience: When you use the Services, we may use your personal data to enhance your experience with the Services, for example, by providing interactive or personalized elements on the Services and providing you with content based on your interests.
We may also anonymize your personal information so that you cannot reasonably be reidentified by us or any other company, and may use this anonymized information for other purposes.
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3. How and when we share your personal data
We may disclose your personal data to third parties in the following circumstances:
Service providers and business partners: We may share your personal data with our service providers and business partners who perform specific business operations for us for the purposes set out above. For example, we may work with companies to optimize services, provide online behavioural advertising, support email and messaging services, and analyse information. These service providers and business partners may include, but are not limited to, fraud prevention agencies who will only use your personal data in the ways described in this Privacy Policy.
Where required by law: We may disclose your personal information to law enforcement, courts, other government agencies or other third parties if we believe it is necessary to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation or to otherwise protect our rights or the rights of others.
In the context of a transaction: We may disclose your personal data to potential transaction partners, service providers, advisors and other third parties in connection with the review, negotiation or completion of a corporate transaction in which we are acquired by or merged with another company, or we sell or transfer all or a portion of our assets or business. If such a sale or transfer occurs, we will use reasonable efforts to require the entity to which we transfer your personal information to use it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
4. Your rights to personal data
You have certain rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you, subject to local law. This may include the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to the use of, or obtain a portable copy in a usable electronic format of your personal data. You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection or privacy authority.
We encourage you to contact us using the contact information below to update or correct your information if it changes or if the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate. Where you have consented to the use of your personal data, you can withdraw this consent at any time.
If you would like to discuss or exercise any rights you may have under the law, please contact us using the contact information below or via the contact form.
Your California Privacy Rights: California residents, for more information about certain legal rights, please see our "California Privacy Notice".
5. Information security and storage
We implement physical, technical and organizational security measures to protect the personal data that we process through the Services. These measures are aimed at ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of your personal data on a permanent basis. We regularly evaluate and update these measures. However, no information system can be one hundred percent secure.
We store your personal data for as long as we have a business relationship with you. We take into account our legal obligations when deciding how long to keep your personal data after our relationship with you has ended. Furthermore, we may also retain records to investigate or defend against potential legal claims.
6. International data transfer
Your personal data may be transferred to, stored and processed in a country that does not provide the same level of protection for personal data as the laws of your home country (e.g. if you live in the European Union). Available to the government of those countries by virtue of a lawful order issued in those countries.
We have put in place appropriate safeguards (e.g. contractual obligations) in accordance with applicable legal requirements to ensure adequate protection of your personal data. For more information about the appropriate safeguards and to obtain a copy of these safeguards, please contact us using the contact information below.
7. Data protection requests
If you have any questions about our privacy policies or practices, or would like to make a privacy request, please contact us at: www.swissavtech.ch. We process requests and enable individuals to exercise their privacy rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act. These rights include, but are not limited to, the right to access, rectify, erase and object to data processing. These rights are subject to other considerations, such as the scope of applicable data protection laws and Waeckerlin SwissAvTech Aviation Consulting GmbH's legal obligations. Therefore, the fulfillment of these data protection rights by us is a guarantee of a process and not of an outcome. When responding to a data protection request, we will do the following:
Verify: We verify the identity of the applicant before providing a response
Respond: Once verified, we will provide a response to the claimant without unreasonable delay and within all prescription-specific timeframes
State the reason: If we are unable or unwilling to honor a request, the requestor will receive a response stating the reasons and any additional steps available, including the right to appeal, if applicable
8. Your choices
In addition to your choices regarding the collection of personal data (see "Personal data we collect" above), you have the ability to make certain choices about how we communicate with you and how we process certain personal data.
Location information:
You can disable location services on your device or deny or revoke permission for these services to access location information. You can find instructions on how to do this in your device manufacturer's instructions or in the instructions for your operating system.
Cookies, web tracking and advertising:
Read our Cookie Notice or for more information on how to control and/or disable certain web tracking technologies.
9. Changes to the privacy policy
We may change or update portions of this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to you.
This policy was last updated: April 2024
