Privacy Policy

Permagroup GmbH places great importance on the protection of personal data and undertakes to comply with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and its Ordinance (OFADP) in all web activities and in the processing of company and personal data. This Privacy Policy informs you about how Permagroup GmbH handles the information collected during your visit to the Permagroup GmbH website. By using the Permagroup GmbH website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

Data Protection under GDPR

The online application Permaleads identifies B2B website visitors by means of web tracking and categorizes leads. Visitor identification takes place in a multi-step recognition process and exclusively for legal entities. The following information, among others, is collected:

Company, address (street, postal code, city, country), website, origin (longitude and latitude), and telephone number of the visiting company;
The referrer URL from which the visiting company accessed the website by clicking a link;
Date, time, and duration of the visit, as well as pages visited and time spent per page;
The name of the visitor’s Internet Service Provider.

Permaleads meets the requirements of data protection law, and customers or website visitors are fully informed about its use via the Privacy Policy and within the framework of the GTC. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as the revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) effective September 1, 2023, protects the data of natural persons, not legal entities.

Further information:

Link to KMU Admin
Link to the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP)
Link to the FADP Guide (FDPIC)

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

Personal data refers to any information relating to your identity, such as your name, email address, or postal address. Such personal data is stored only if you voluntarily provide it to Permagroup GmbH, e.g., when ordering informational material or subscribing to the email newsletter. Subscribers to our newsletter may unsubscribe at any time.

Which personal data you provide to Permagroup GmbH is entirely up to you. If you choose not to transmit any personal data, some parts of the website may not be accessible to you.

If your personal data changes (e.g., name, email address, or postal address), please inform us. You may do so via the contact form on the Permagroup GmbH website or by emailing us directly at support@permagroup.ch. We will then update your data accordingly.

Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

Permagroup GmbH uses your data exclusively for the technical administration of the website, to provide you with relevant information about our company and services, and for direct communication with you. Permagroup GmbH will not pass your personal data on to third parties or use it for other purposes. All employees of Permagroup GmbH are bound by confidentiality. Furthermore, Permagroup GmbH takes appropriate measures to ensure that your personal data is protected against unauthorized access or disclosure.

Automatically Collected Information

When you access the Permagroup GmbH website, general information (not personal data) is collected automatically (without registration). This includes, for example, the type of internet browser used, number of visits, average time spent, pages viewed, etc. This information is evaluated anonymously to improve the attractiveness, content, and functionality of the website. No further use or disclosure of automatically collected data takes place.

Cookies

This website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your computer temporarily or permanently when visiting this website. The purpose of cookies is in particular the analysis of website usage for statistical evaluation and continuous improvement.

Opt-Out Option

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time, either partially or completely. If cookies are disabled, certain features of this website may no longer be available to you.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies," text files stored on your computer, to analyze website usage. Information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within EU member states or other contracting states of the EEA Agreement. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.

On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your website use, compile reports on website activity, and provide further services related to website and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser within Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser; however, please note that you may not be able to fully use all functions of this website in this case.

You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie related to your website usage (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser add-on for Chrome available at the following link.

You can also prevent collection by Google Analytics by clicking the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents future data collection when visiting this website: Deactivate Google Analytics (for all browsers).

For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/ or https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/. Please note that Google Analytics on this website has been extended with the code "anonymizeIp" to ensure anonymized collection of IP addresses (IP masking).

Privacy Policy for the Use of YouTube

Our website integrates features of YouTube. These features are provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. If you click the "subscribe" YouTube button while logged into your YouTube account, you can link the content of our website to your YouTube profile. This allows YouTube to associate your visit to our website with your account. Please note that we, as the website provider, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by YouTube. For more information, please refer to YouTube’s (or Google’s) privacy policies at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.

Reservation of Changes

The company reserves the right to modify the website and these terms of use at any time and without notice at its sole discretion. The website may also be discontinued at any time without notice.

User Analytics by Permaleads

The online offerings of www.permagroup.ch use a web analytics tool for analyzing user behavior and identifying the IP addresses of companies for marketing purposes. The use of this service requires that data on user behavior (e.g., IP address, access time, user behavior, browser request, etc.) be transmitted directly to analytics servers and made available exclusively for use by www.permagroup.ch. The collected data is treated strictly confidentially and is neither sold nor passed on to third parties. If you no longer wish to be identified in the future, please send an email to optout@permagroup.ch.

Links

This Privacy Policy applies to the website www.permagroup.ch and subdomains of Permagroup GmbH. Websites within this domain may contain links to other providers not covered by this Privacy Policy. Once you leave the Permagroup GmbH website, we recommend carefully reading the privacy policies of every website that collects and processes personal data.