Thank you for your interest in the b-public AGwebsite. The protection of your privacy is important to us. With the following measures, we explain which of your personal data we process when you visit our website or use our online services.
Data protection
If the opportunity for the input of personal or business data (e-mail addresses, names, addresses) is given, the input of these data takes place voluntarily.
Name and contact details
The responsible of the website www.b-public.ch is b-public AG with the following contact details:
b-public AG, Grundstrasse 4a, 6343 Rotkreuz
Tel. +41 44 533 34 07
E-Mail: info (at) b-public.ch
Website: www.b-public.ch
Purposes of data processing
We process your personal data for the fulfilment of the contract and for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those stated. If the data is transferred abroad, appropriate data protection is guaranteed. We only pass on your personal data to third parties if:
- you have given your express consent to this,
- the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
- the processing is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in not disclosing your data.
Deletion of data
We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimisation. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes stated here or for the various storage periods stipulated by law. Once the respective purpose no longer applies or these periods have expired, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions. Collection of general information
When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected by means of a cookie. This information (server log files) includes
- IP address
- Date / time of the request, time zone difference to (GMT)
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status/http status code
- Amount of data transferred in each case
- Website from which the request originates
- User agent (e.g. browser, operating system and its interface, language and version of the browser software)
The web server log files are stored for 30 days by default.
This information is technically necessary in order to correctly deliver the website content you have requested and is mandatory when using the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:
- Ensuring the functionality of the website
- Optimisation of the website
- Ensuring the security of our information technology systems
The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest from the aforementioned purposes for data collection. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Recipients of the data are only the controller. The data will not be analysed for marketing purposes or transferred to third parties in this context.
Cookies
We use cookies on the website. Cookies are data that the visited website or its server stores in your computer via the browser in order to recognise it later. Your computer sends the cookie information back to the server each time you visit this website again. The cookies are used, for example, to display complex and dynamic content in order to recognise you the next time you visit the website, i.e. to increase user-friendliness. By configuring your browser accordingly, you can prevent the installation of cookies at any time or have a warning displayed before accepting a cookie and thus decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. In principle, our website can also be used without accepting cookies, although individual functionalities may then be restricted.
SSL encryption
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
We have anonymised the Google Analytics tracking code (IP anonymisation).
However, due to the activation of IP anonymisation on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
The purpose of the data processing is to analyse the use of the website and to compile reports on activities on the website. Based on the use of the website and the Internet, further related services are then to be provided. The processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: Browser Add On to deactivate Google Analytics.
Use of Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps API to visualise geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data about the use of the map functions by visitors. You can find more information about data processing by Google. You can also change your personal data protection settings there in the data protection centre.
You can find detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products here.
Use of Google reCaptcha
The reCAPTCHA service from Google Inc. (Google) is used to protect your orders via the Internet form. The query serves to differentiate whether the input is made by a human or abusively by automated, machine processing. The query includes sending the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and used there. By using reCaptcha, you agree that the recognition you provide will be used to digitise old works. However, if IP anonymisation is activated on this website, your IP address will first be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to analyse your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other Google data. The deviating data protection provisions of Google apply to this data. You can find more information about Google's privacy policy at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy
Forms
There are forms on our website that can be used to contact us electronically or to register for an event. If a user makes use of this option, the data entered in the input mask will be transmitted to us and stored. Your consent is obtained for the processing of the data as part of the sending process. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the enquiry and for possible follow-up questions; alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the e-mail will be stored. The data will not be passed on to third parties in this context. The data is used exclusively for processing the conversation.
Embedded YouTube-Videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. This tells YouTube which pages you are visiting. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behaviour to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behaviour.
If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad programme, you will not have to expect any such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube also stores non-personalised usage information in other cookies. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser.
You can find further information on data protection at "YouTube" in the provider's privacy policy at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
Vimeo
We use the plugin of the video portal Vimeo (Vimeo LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, USA) on our websites to improve the user experience by means of videos. every time you access a page that offers one or more Vimeo video clips, a direct connection is established between your browser and a Vimeo server in the USA. Information about your visit and your IP address is stored. By interacting with the Vimeo plugins (e.g. clicking the start button), this information is also transmitted to Vimeo and stored by Vimeo. If you have a Vimeo user account and do not want Vimeo to collect data about you via this website and link it to your membership data stored with Vimeo, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting this website. You can find more information on the collection and use of your data by Vimeo in their privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
Rights of affected parties
You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided:
- Information about your data stored by us and its processing,
- Correction of incorrect personal data,
- Deletion of your data stored by us,
- Restriction of data processing if we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations,
- Objection to the processing of your data by us.
If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
Changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g. when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.
Last update: 31.08.2023