Notice regarding Cookies, Pixels and Social Plug-ins

What are pixels and social plug-ins, which ones do we use and how can you opt-out?

We also use other technologies on our Website which allow us and Third Party Providers to offer you a more personalized and engaged web experience, e.g. by offering you advertisements on your social media channels that are more relevant to you or by allowing you to share your experiences on our Website via social media. We therefore use the following technologies:

• Facebook pixels. Facebook pixels are small pieces of software and are nearly invisible pixel-sized “dots” on our Website which create a link between your visit to our Website and Facebook. When the pixel loads, Facebook places a so-called “fr”-cookie on your computer, which helps Facebook to provide you with more personalized advertisements, but also to measure and improve advertisements. This cookie has a lifespan of 90 days. More information on Facebook cookies can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/. Please note that when the “fr”-cookie is placed, Facebook is able to follow your surfing behavior across other websites which have implemented a Facebook pixel or Facebook social plug-in.
• Social plugins. Social plug-ins are small pieces of software which create a link between your visit to our Website and the social media platform of a Third Party Provider. The social plug-in will let the Third Party Provider know that you have visited our Website and may let the Third Party Provider receive cookies he has placed on your computer beforehand. We use social plug-ins of the following Third Party Providers:
  • Facebook (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins)
  • Twitter (https://dev.twitter.com/web/overview)
  • LinkedIn (https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins)
  • Pinterest (https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/all-about-pinterest-browser-button#Web)
  • Google (https://developers.google.com/+/web/)
  • VK (https://vk.com/dev/widgets_for_sites)
  • Weibo (http://open.weibo.com/widgets)      

Please click on the URL’s next to each of these Third Party Providers to learn more about their plug-ins. Note that we have no control over how these social plug-ins work, the data that they collect or what the Third Party Provider does with this information. For more information on how these Third Party Providers use your personal data collected via their social plug-ins, you are kindly referred to their respective privacy policies.

On which basis do we process the collected data?

For processing your personal data under the conditions outlined in this Cookie Notice, but with the exception of strictly necessary cookies and functional cookies, we ask for your consent.

For how long do we process the collected data?

Your personal data are only processed for as long as needed to achieve the purposes which are described above or up until such time where you withdraw your consent for processing them, unless we or any other third party have an overriding interest in keeping your personal data identifiable or when there is a legal or regulatory obligation or a judicial or administrative order that prevents us from de-identifying.

Who has access to the collected data?

You understand that our use of analytical as well as social media cookies may imply that the Third Party Providers of those cookies may obtain certain information about you, including about your surfing behavior. We refer to the information provided by these Third Party Providers for more details on how these Third Party Providers use your personal data.

We rely on third party service providers such as web hosting companies to process your personal data on our behalf and to provide you the Website.

To whom do we disclose and transfer the collected data?

For the explained use of cookies and other technologies by or with the assistance of the mentioned partners, we may transfer your personal data to third countries, including to countries that are not considered providing an adequate level of data protection by the relevant regulatory bodies, for example to countries not considered by the European Commission or the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner to be providing such level. In such case, we ensure the appropriate or suitable protection of your personal data by having the recipients adhere to binding contractual obligations in accordance with applicable standards approved by the relevant regulatory bodies or by relying on other safeguards, such as self-certifications, approved by the relevant regulatory bodies. You may contact us for a copy of the contractual and other safeguards in place (see section 9 below).

What are your rights?

You have the right:

• to request from us access to and rectification or deletion of your personal data processed by us;
• to request us to restrict the processing of your personal data processed by us, in particular to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes; and
• to request from us to provide you or any person or entity you appointed with a digital file of your personal data processed by us (data portability).
• You may withdraw your consent that allows us to process your personal data for the indicated purposes at any time.
• To exercise the above rights, you may contact us as indicated below.
• You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.

How can you contact us ?

If you have any questions about this Cookie Notice, please contact us via our contact form here.