Imprint / Data Protection
Website Operator
ARO TECHNOLOGIES AG
Weststrasse 69
CH-4900 Langenthal
Switzerland
Phone: +41 62 916 10 30
Email:
Business Data Switzerland:
UID: CHE-104.573.152
VAT No.: CHE-104.573.152 MWST
Commercial Register Number: CH-053.3.000.726-0
Business Data Germany:
VAT ID No.: DE211236699
Privacy Policy
General / Introduction
Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the provisions of the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), every person has the right to the protection of their privacy and to protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this Privacy Policy.
In cooperation with our hosting providers, we strive to protect the databases against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification as effectively as possible.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (for example, when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible.
By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing, and use of data as described below. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as accessed pages or file names, date, and time may be stored on the server for statistical purposes, without these data being directly related to your person. If personal data (for example, name, address, or email address) are collected on our pages, this is always done voluntarily where possible. These data will not be passed on to third parties without your explicit consent.
Processing of Personal Data
Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data are processed. Processing means any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, particularly the storage, disclosure, acquisition, deletion, retention, modification, destruction, and use of personal data.
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. If and to the extent that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, we also process personal data on the following legal bases in connection with Article 6(1) GDPR:
a) Processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
b) Processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and to take corresponding pre-contractual measures.
c) Processing of personal data to comply with a legal obligation under EU law or under the law of a country where the GDPR applies wholly or partly.
d) Processing of personal data to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
f) Processing of personal data to safeguard our legitimate interests or those of third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms, rights, and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests include, in particular, our business interest in providing our website, ensuring information security, enforcing legal claims, and complying with Swiss law.
We process personal data for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or purposes. If longer retention obligations exist due to legal or other requirements, we limit the processing accordingly.
Cookies
This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that make it possible to store specific, user-related information on the user's device while they are using the website. Cookies make it possible, in particular, to determine the frequency of use and the number of users of the pages, analyze patterns of website use, and make our offering more user-friendly. Cookies remain stored beyond the end of a browser session and may be retrieved again during a subsequent visit to the site. If you do not wish this, you should configure your web browser to refuse the acceptance of cookies.
A general objection to the use of cookies for online marketing purposes can be declared for many services, especially tracking, via the U.S. site www.aboutads.info/choices or the EU site www.youronlinechoices.com. Furthermore, you can disable the storage of cookies in your browser settings. Please note that in this case, not all functions of this website may be fully available.
SSL/TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL/TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser’s address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Server Log Files
The provider of this website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
- Browser type and version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing computer
- Time of the server request
These data cannot be assigned to specific individuals. A combination of these data with other data sources is not performed. We reserve the right to check these data retrospectively if we become aware of concrete indications of unlawful use.
Third-Party Services
This website may use Google Maps to embed maps, Google Invisible reCAPTCHA for protection against bots and spam, and YouTube for embedding videos.
These services of the U.S.-based Google LLC use cookies, among other things, resulting in data transfer to Google in the USA. We assume that no personal tracking occurs solely by using our website.
Google has committed to providing adequate data protection in accordance with the EU–U.S. and Swiss–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy.
Contact Form
When you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information you provide, including your contact details, is stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. These data will not be shared without your consent.
Rights of Data Subjects
Right to Confirmation
Every data subject has the right to request confirmation from the operator of the website as to whether personal data concerning them are being processed. To exercise this right, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.
Right of Access
Every data subject has the right to obtain free information about their stored personal data and a copy of this information from the website operator at any time. In addition, information may be provided on the following:
- Purposes of the processing
- Categories of personal data processed
- Recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed
- Planned duration of storage or, if not possible, criteria for determining this duration
- Existence of the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or objection
- Existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
- Information on the source of data if not collected from the data subject
- Information on transfers to third countries or international organizations
To exercise your right of access, please contact our Data Protection Officer at any time.
Copyright
Copyright and all other rights to the content, images, photos, or other files on this website belong exclusively to the website operator or specifically named rights holders. Written consent from the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any files.
Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the consent of the respective rights holder may be liable to prosecution and subject to damages claims.
Disclaimer
All information on our website has been carefully checked. We strive to ensure that the information provided is up-to-date, accurate, and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors cannot be completely ruled out, so we cannot assume any liability for completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information, including journalistic and editorial content.
Liability claims relating to material or immaterial damages caused by the use or non-use of the presented information, or by the use of incorrect or incomplete information, are generally excluded.
The publisher may modify or delete texts at any time without prior notice and is under no obligation to update the contents of this website. Use of this website or access to it is at the user's own risk. The publisher, its clients, or partners are not responsible for damages such as direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages allegedly caused by visiting this website and therefore accept no liability for such damages.
The publisher also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites accessible via external links from this site. Responsibility for the content of linked pages lies solely with their operators. The publisher therefore expressly distances itself from all third-party content that may be legally liable or morally objectionable.
Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps. This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enables you to conveniently use the map function. When you visit the website, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding subpage of our website, regardless of whether you have a Google account or are logged in. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be directly associated with your account. To prevent this, log out before activating the map function.
Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses them for advertising, market research, or the tailored design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles; to exercise this right, you must contact Google.
More information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing by Google can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy: www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Google reCAPTCHA
This website uses the reCAPTCHA service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). The purpose of this service is to distinguish whether input is made by a human or automated process. This involves transmitting the IP address and possibly other data required for the reCAPTCHA service to Google.
Within the EU and EEA, IP addresses are shortened before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service on behalf of the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCAPTCHA will not be merged with other data from Google.
Further information on Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy terms can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. If the controller responsible for data processing on this website is located outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland, data processing by Google Analytics is carried out by Google LLC. Both are referred to below as "Google".
Google Analytics uses cookies. The information generated by cookies about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. We use Google Analytics with the extension "_anonymizeIp();" so that IP addresses are processed only in a shortened form to prevent direct personal identification.
Changes
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. The version published on our website applies. If the Privacy Policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you by email or other suitable means in the event of an update.
Web Design
MEDIARTS Webdesign & Grafik GmbH
Reto Fuchs
Webereistrasse 5
CH-5727 Oberkulm
www.mediarts.ch