Data protection declaration

Status: October 2023

With this privacy statement we inform you which personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations including our vinohauser.ch website. In particular, we provide information about what personal data we process, for what purpose, how and where. We also inform about the rights of persons whose data we process.
Individual or additional activities and operations may be subject to additional privacy statements and other legal documents, such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation.

1. Contact addresses
Responsibility for the processing of personal data:
Vino Hauser
via Cantonale 42
6594 Contone
Switzerland
info@vinohauser.ch

We point out if in individual cases there are other persons responsible for the processing of personal data.

2. Terms and legal bases
– 2.1 Terms
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, such as querying, matching, adapting, archiving, storing, reading out, disclosing, procuring, recording, collecting, deleting, disclosing, arranging, organizing, storing, modifying, disseminating, linking, destroying and using personal data.
– 2.2 Legal basis
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the Ordinance
on data protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPA).

3. Nature, scope and purpose
We process those personal data that are necessary to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. In particular, such personal data may fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, location data, sales data and contract and payment data.We process personal data for the period of time necessary for the relevant purpose(s) or as required by law.Personal data whose processing is no longer required will be anonymized or deleted. We may have personal data processed by third parties. We may process personal data jointly with third parties or transfer it to third parties. Such third parties are, in particular, specialized providers whose services we use. We also guarantee data protection for such third parties. As a matter of principle, we process personal data only with the consent of the persons concerned.
If and to the extent that the processing is permitted for other legal reasons, we may waive the requirement to obtain consent. For example, we may process personal data without consent in order to fulfill a contract, to comply with legal obligations or to protect overriding interests. In this context, we process in particular information that a data subject voluntarily provides to us when contacting us – for example, by mail, email, instant messaging, contact form, social media or telephone – or when registering for a user account.We may store such information, for example, in an address book, in a customer relationship management system (CRM system) or with comparable tools.If we receive data about other persons, the transmitting persons are obligated to ensure data protection with respect to these persons and to ensure the accuracy of this 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, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted for legal reasons.

4. Applications
We process personal data about applicants to the extent that it is required for assessing 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 also process personal data that applicants voluntarily provide or publish, in particular as part of cover letters, resumes and other application documents as well as online profiles.
We may allow applicants to store their details in our talent pool so that they can be considered for future vacancies.We may also use such information to maintain contact and provide updates.If we believe that an applicant is eligible for a job opening based on the information provided, we may notify the applicant accordingly.
inform the applicant accordingly.

5. Personal data abroad
We process personal data in Switzerland. However, we may also disclose or export Personal Data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We may disclose Personal Data to all countries and territories on Earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the laws of those countries and territories guarantee adequate data protection in accordance with a decision of the Swiss Federal Council.
We may disclose Personal Data to countries whose laws do not ensure adequate data protection, provided that adequate data protection is ensured for other reasons.
Appropriate data protection may be ensured, for example, through appropriate contractual agreements, on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other appropriate safeguards.Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special data protection requirements are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or performance of a contract. We will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of any guarantees upon request.

6. Rights of data subjects
– 6.1 Data protection law claims
We grant data subjects all claims in accordance with applicable data protection law. In particular, data subjects have the following rights:
– Information: Data subjects may request information as to whether we process personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved.
Data subjects also receive the information required to assert their data protection rights and to ensure transparency. This includes the personal data processed as such, but also, among other things, information on the purpose of processing, the duration of storage, any disclosure or export of data to other countries and the origin of the personal data.

– Correction and restriction: Data subjects can have inaccurate personal data corrected, incomplete data completed and the processing of their data restricted.
– Deletion and objection: Data subjects can have personal data deleted (“right to be forgotten”) and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
– Data release and data transfer: Data subjects may request the surrender of personal data or the transfer of their data to another data controller.
We may suspend, restrict or refuse the exercise of data subjects’ rights to the extent permitted by law. We can 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 business secrets or the protection of other persons. We may also, for example, refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to statutory retention obligations.
We may exceptionally provide for costs for the exercise of rights. We inform affected
persons in advance about any costs. We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to cooperate.

– 6.2 Right of Complaint
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims through legal channels or to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority. The data protection supervisory authority for private data controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
7. Data security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the risk involved. However, we cannot guarantee absolute data security. Our website is accessed using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers mark transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar. Our digital communication is subject – as is basically all digital communication – to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion and other monitoring 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 agencies and other security authorities.

8. Use of the website
– 8.1 Cookies
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 to measure the reach of our website. However, permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example. Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated and deleted in the browser settings at any time. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request – at least if and to the extent necessary – the express consent to the use of cookies. In the case of cookies used for performance and reach measurement or for advertising, a general objection (“opt-out”) is possible for numerous services via 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).
– 8.2 Server log files
We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: Date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol (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, website last accessed in the same browser window (referer or referrer). We store such information, which may also constitute personal data, in server log files. The information is necessary to provide our website permanently, user-friendly and reliable and to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data – also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
– 8.3 Tracking pixel
We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also referred to as web beacons. Tracking pixels – also from third parties whose services we use – are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Counting pixels can be used to collect the same information as server log files.
9. Social media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested persons as well as to inform them about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside of Switzerland.
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 each case. These provisions inform, in particular, about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, which includes, for example, the right of
information.

10. Services of third parties
We use services of specialized third parties in order to carry out our activities and operations in a durable, user-friendly, safe and reliable manner. With such services, we can, among other things, embed functions and content into our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used record the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.
For necessary security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data related to our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form. This is, for example.
Performance or usage data in order to provide the respective service.
We use in particular:
– Services of Google: providers: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland;
General information on data protection: “Privacy and Security Principles”, Privacy Policy, “Google is committed to complying with applicable data protection laws”, “Privacy Guide in Google Products”, “How we use data from websites
or apps on or in which our services are used” (disclosures by Google), “Types of cookies and other technologies used by Google”, “Personalized advertising” (activation / deactivation / settings).
– 10.1 Digital infrastructure
We use services from specialized third parties to make use of required digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers. In particular, we use:
– WordPress.com: blog hosting and website builder; providers: Automattic Inc. (USA) / Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. (Ireland) for users in Europe, among others; data protection information: privacy policy, cookie policy.
– 10.2 Automation and integration of apps and services.
We use specialized platforms to integrate and connect existing third-party apps and services. We may also use such “no-code” platforms to automate processes and activities with third-party apps and services.
Specifically, we use:
o Make (formerly Integromat): Integration of apps and services (“Connect Anything”); Provider: Celonis Inc (USA); Data protection information: privacy policy, technical and organizational measures (TOM).
– 10.3 Contact options
We use services from selected providers in order to better communicate with third parties such as potential as well as existing customers.
– 10.4 Maps
We use third party services to embed maps on our website. In particular, we use:
o Google Maps including Google Maps Platform: map service; provider: Google; Google Maps-specific information: “How Google uses location information”.
– 10.5 Digital audio and video content.
We use services of specialized third parties to enable the direct playback of digital audio and video content such as music or podcasts. In particular, we use:
o Vimeo: video platform; provider: Vimeo Inc. (USA); information on data protection: “Data protection”, privacy policy.
o YouTube: Video platform; provider: Google; YouTube-specific information: “Privacy and Security Center”, “My Data on YouTube”.

11. Extensions for the website
We use extensions for our website to provide additional functionality.
In particular, we use:
– Akismet: spam protection (distinguishing between wanted comments from humans and unwanted comments from bots as well as spam); Providers: Automattic Inc. (USA) / Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. (Ireland) for users in Europe, among other countries; data protection information: Privacy Notice for Visitors to Our Users’ Sites, Privacy Policy (from Automattic), Cookie Policy.
– Google reCAPTCHA: Spam protection (differentiation between wanted comments from humans and unwanted comments from bots as well as spam); Provider: Google; Google reCAPTCHA-specific information: “What is reCAPTCHA?” (“What is reCAPTCHA?”).

12. Success and reach measurement
We try to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we can, for example, measure the success and reach of our activities and operations as well as the effect of third-party links to our website. But we can also, for example, try out and compare how different parts or versions of our online offering 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 to our online offering. In most cases, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of individual users are stored for performance and reach measurement. In this case, IP addresses are generally shortened (“IP masking”) in order to follow the principle of data economy through the corresponding pseudonymization. Cookies may be used for performance and reach measurement and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles that are created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information on the size of the screen or browser window and the – at least approximate – location. In principle, any user profiles are created exclusively in pseudonymous form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual services of third parties to which users are logged on can, if necessary, link the use of our online services to the user account or user profile at
to the user account or user profile with the respective service.
We use in particular:
– Google Analytics: performance and reach measurement; provider: Google; Google Analytics-specific information: Measurement also across different browsers and devices (cross-device tracking) as well as with pseudonymized Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are only transmitted in full to Google in the USA as an exception, “Privacy Policy”, “Browser Add-on to disable Google Analytics”.
– Google Tag Manager: Integration and management of other services for performance and reach measurement as well as other services from Google and third parties; provider: Google; Google Tag Manager-specific information: “Data collected with Google Tag Manager”; further information on data protection can be found at the individual integrated and managed services.
and managed services.
13. Final provisions
We can adapt and supplement this data protection declaration at any time. We will inform about such adjustments and additions in an appropriate form, in particular by Publishing the respective current data protection declaration on our website.