Privacy Policy for ITadvise AG

At www.itadvise.eu, accessible from https://www.itadvise.eu/, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of personal data that is collected and recorded by www.itadvise.eu and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in www.itadvise.eu. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

This privacy information applies to data processing carried out by:

Company name: ITadvise AG

Seat: Neuhofstrasse 12

CH6340
Switzerland

Company reg. number: CHE-198.563.913

Tax number: CHE-198.563.913MWST

Telefone: +41 76 272 2994

E-Mail: contact@itadvise.eu

Website: www.itadvise.eu

E-Mail in connection to personal data controlling and processing issues: contact@itadvise.eu

We process personal data that you provide us on a voluntary basis. In addition, certain data (not personal data) are collected automatically when you visit our website.

We only process personal data in so far as we require the data for the purposes of our business relationships, in particular for entering into and performing contracts with customers, suppliers, etc. In addition, we process data in order to make our website available. We also process your personal data when you contact us directly so that we can process your enquiry and, if appropriate, to carry out pre-contractual measures.

Collection and storage of personal data, and the nature and purpose of its use

Visiting our website:

When you visit our website, the browser that you use on your device automatically sends information to our website’s server. This information is temporarily stored in a log file. The following information is collected and stored until an automated deletion takes place:
• IP address of the computer,
• date and time of access,
• name and URL of file accessed,
• webpage from which our website was accessed (referrer URL),
• browser used and, where appropriate, the computer operating system plus the name of your access provider.

The legal basis for processing data is set out in Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point a of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) – your consent.

We also use cookies and analytics services when you visit our website. More detailed explanations of the tools that we use can be found under points 4 and 5 of this privacy notice.

Using our contact form:

If you have questions of any kind, we give you the option of contacting us via contact form on our website. To do so, you must provide a valid email address and your name so that we know who submitted the enquiry, and to enable us to respond. Further information can be given voluntarily.

With your consent, data processing for the purpose of contacting us is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point of the GDPR.

The personal data collected by us for the purpose of the contact form will be automatically deleted after your enquiry has been dealt with.

How we use your personal data/information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our website
ensure easy use of our website
Improve, personalize, and expand our website
Understand and analyze how you use our website
Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
Send you emails
Find and prevent fraud, evaluate system security and stability

Log Files

www.itadvise.eu follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Like any other website, www.itadvise.eu uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. These are small files that your browser creates automatically and stores on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies will not harm your device, and do not contain viruses, Trojans or other malware. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

Information relating to the device used is stored in the cookie. However, this does not mean that we can use it to discover your identity.

Cookies are used to make our online offering more enjoyable for you to use. We use session cookies to see that you have already visited individual pages of our website. These are automatically deleted once you leave our page.

We also use temporary cookies to optimize user-friendliness, and these are stored on your device for a set period. If you revisit our page to make use of our services, it will be automatically recognized that you have already visited the page. Your inputs and settings will also be remembered so that you do not have to re-enter them.

We also use cookies to compile statistics about the use of our website, and to evaluate the optimization of our offering for you (see point 5). When you revisit our page, these cookies enable us to automatically recognize that you have visited it before. These cookies are automatically deleted after a set period.

The data processed using cookies are required for the purposes stated to protect our legitimate interests and those of third parties in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point of the GDPR.

Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You can configure your browser to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer or to always display a notification before a new cookie is created. However, complete deactivation of cookies may mean that you are unable to use all the functions of our website.

For more general information on cookies, please read "What Are Cookies" from Cookie Consent.

Tracking tools

We use Google Analytics as Tracking Tool, which is implemented in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point of the GDPR. Our aim is to use tracking tools to ensure a tailored website design as well as continuous optimization. We also use tracking tools to compile statistics about the use of our website, and to evaluate the optimization of our offering for you. These are considered legitimate interests according to the regulation mentioned above.

The purposes of data processing plus the data categories can be gathered from the relevant tracking tools.

Google Analytics:
For the purposes of demand-based website design and continuous optimization of our pages we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service from Google Inc. (https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/) (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter ‘Google’). As part of this, pseudonymized usage profiles are created and cookies (see point 4) are used. The following information relating to your use of our website is generated by the cookie

browser type/version,
operating system used,
referrer URL (previously visited page),
host name of computer (IP address),
time of server request,

and transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The information is used to analyze how the website is used, to compile reports relating to website activities, and to provide further services relating to website and internet use for the purposes of market research and demand-based design of said web pages. This information is also passed on to third parties where appropriate, provided that this is required by law or where third parties are authorized to process this data. Under no circumstances is your IP address linked with other data from Google. IP addresses are anonymized to prevent this (IP masking).

You can prevent cookies from being installed by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that doing so will mean that you will be unable to use all the functions of the website to their full extent.

You can also prevent the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being collected and processed by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en).

As an alternative to the browser add-on, particularly for browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking on the link below. By doing so, an opt-out cookie is placed on your device which prevents future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie will be stored on your device, and only works in this browser and for our website. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you will have to enable the opt-out cookie again.

Further information about Google Analytics’ privacy policy can be found on the Google Analytics support pages (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en).

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of www.itadvise.eu.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on www.itadvise.eu, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that www.itadvise.eu has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

www.itadvise.eu's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites.

Data Transfer

Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties except for the purposes stated below.

We will only pass your personal details on to third parties if:

you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point a of the GDPR,
it is necessary for the enforcement, exercise or defence of legal claims in accordance with Art. 6 Para 1 S. 1 Point f of the GDPR, and there is no reason to believe that you have a legitimate interest in preventing your data from being passed on,
it is a legal requirement in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point c of the GDPR, or
it is permitted by law and necessary for developing contractual relationships with you in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 Point b of the GDPR.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to be informed about your personal data processed by us – You can request information about the processing purposes, the personal data categories, the categories of recipients to whom your data have been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of the right to request the amendment or deletion of your data, the restriction of the processing thereof and the right to object to such processing, the existence of the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, the origin of your data when these were not collected by us, and the existence of automated decision making, included profiling, plus meaningful details about this (according to Art. 15 of the GDPR).

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete (according to Art. 16 of the GDPR).

The right to deletion – You have the right to request that we delete your saved personal data, provided that processing is not required to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information, to meet a legal requirement, for reasons of public interest, or for the enforcement, exercise or defence of legal claims (according to Art. 17 of the GDPR).

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, if the accuracy of the data is contested by you, the processing is unlawful, you oppose the deletion of the data and we no longer require it, you require the data for the enforcement, exercise or defence of legal claims, or you have objected to the processing (according to Art. 21 of the GDPR).

If you would like to exercise your right to withdraw or object to the processing of your data, please email contact@itadvise.eu.

The right to data portability – You have the right to receive the personal data provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request the transmission thereof to another responsible party (according to Art. 20 of the GDPR).

The right to withdraw your consent – if we are processing your personal data upon your consent, you are entitled to withdraw your consent at any time. The withdrawal of your consent will mean that we will no longer be permitted to process your data (according to Art. 7 Para. 3 of the GDPR).

The right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority - You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your habitual residence or place of work, or our place of business (according to Art. 77 of the GDPR).

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.