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Data protection policy for the website

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In this privacy policy, we, Invethos AG (hereinafter Invethos AG, we or us), explain how we collect and otherwise process personal data. This is not an exhaustive description; other data protection declarations or general terms and conditions, conditions of participation and similar documents may regulate specific matters. Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable person.

If you provide us with the personal data of other persons (e.g. family members, data of work colleagues), please ensure that these persons are aware of this privacy policy and only provide us with their personal data if you are authorised to do so and if this personal data is correct.

This Privacy Policy is designed to meet the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), the Swiss Data Protection Act ("DPA") and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act ("revDSG"). However, whether and to what extent these laws are applicable depends on the individual case.

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Responsible body

Invethos AG is responsible for the data processing described here.

If you have any data protection concerns, you can send them to us at the following contact address:

Invethos AG
Taubenstrasse 8
Postfach 3001 Bern

Tel: +41 (0)31 311 87 11
Mail: info@invethos.ch
Website: www.invethos.ch

Collection and processing of personal data

We primarily process the personal data that we receive from our customers and other business partners as part of our business relationship with them and other persons involved or that we collect from their users when operating our websites, apps and other applications.

Where permitted, we also obtain certain data from publicly accessible sources (e.g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers, press, internet) or receive such data from authorities and other third parties (e.g. credit agencies, address dealers). In addition to the data that you provide to us directly, the categories of personal data that we receive about you from third parties include, in particular, information from public registers, information that we learn in connection with official and legal proceedings, information in connection with your professional functions and activities (so that we can, for example to conclude and process transactions with your employer with your help), information about you in correspondence and meetings with third parties, creditworthiness information (insofar as we process transactions with you personally), information about you that people from your environment (family, advisors, legal representatives, etc.) provide to us so that we can conclude or process contracts with you or with your involvement (e.g. references, your address for deliveries, full names and addresses). References, your address for deliveries, powers of attorney, information on compliance with legal requirements such as anti-money laundering and export restrictions, information from banks, insurance companies, sales and other contractual partners of ours on the utilisation or provision of services by you (e.g. payments made, purchases made), information from the media and the Internet about your person (insofar as this is appropriate in the specific case, e.g. in the context of a job application, press releases, etc.). e.g. in the context of an application, press review, marketing/sales, etc.), your addresses and, if applicable, interests and other socio-demographic data (for marketing), data in connection with the use of the website (e.g. IP address, MAC address of the smartphone or computer, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of the visit, pages and content accessed, functions used, referring website, location data)).

Purposes of data processing and legal basis

We use the personal data we collect primarily to conclude and process our contracts with our clients and business partners, in particular as part of our core business (provision of financial services, especially in the area of asset management and investment advice for private, professional and institutional clients) with our clients and the purchase of products and services from our suppliers and subcontractors, as well as to fulfil our legal obligations in Switzerland and abroad. If you work for such a client or business partner, your personal data may of course also be affected in this function.

In addition, we also process personal data of you and other persons, where permitted and where we deem it appropriate, for the following purposes in which we (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest corresponding to the purpose:

  • Offering and further developing our products, services and websites, apps and other platforms on which we are present;
  • Communicating with third parties and processing their enquiries (e.g. applications, media enquiries)
  • Examination and optimisation of procedures for needs analysis for the purpose of direct customer contact and collection of personal data from publicly accessible sources for the purpose of customer acquisition
  • Advertising and marketing (including the organisation of events), provided you have not objected to the use of your data (if we send you advertising as an existing customer, you can object to this at any time and we will then place you on a blacklist against further advertising mailings);
  • Market and opinion research, media monitoring;
  • Assertion of legal claims and defence in connection with legal disputes and official proceedings;
  • Prevention and investigation of criminal offences and other misconduct (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analyses to combat fraud);
  • Ensuring our operations, in particular IT, our websites, apps and other platforms;
  • Video surveillance to safeguard domiciliary rights and other measures for IT, building and facility security and protection of our employees and other persons and assets belonging to or entrusted to us (e.g. access controls, visitor lists, network and mail scanners, telephone recordings);
  • Purchase and sale of business divisions, companies or parts of companies and other transactions under company law and the associated transfer of personal data as well as measures for business management and compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and our internal regulations.

If you have given us your consent to process your personal data for specific purposes (for example, when you register to receive newsletters or carry out a background check), we will process your personal data within the scope of and based on this consent, unless we have another legal basis and require one. Consent that has been granted can be revoked at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.

Cookies / tracking and other technologies in connection with the use of our website

We typically use "cookies" and similar technologies on our websites and apps to identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer or automatically stored on your computer or mobile device by the web browser you use when you visit our website or install our app. This enables us to recognise you when you return to this website or use our app, even if we do not know who you are. In addition to cookies that are only used during a session and are deleted after your visit to the website ("session cookies"), cookies can also be used to store user settings and other information for a certain period of time (e.g. two years) ("permanent cookies"). However, you can set your browser so that it rejects cookies, only saves them for one session or otherwise deletes them prematurely. Most browsers are preset to accept cookies. We use permanent cookies so that you can save user settings (e.g. language, autologin), so that we can better understand how you use our offers and content and so that we can show you customised offers and advertising (which can also happen on websites of other companies; however, we will not tell them who you are, if we know this at all, because they will only see that the same user is on their website who was also on a particular page on our website). Some cookies are set by us, some are also set by contractual partners with whom we work. If you block cookies, certain functionalities (such as language selection, shopping basket, ordering processes) may no longer work. In some of our newsletters and other marketing e-mails, we also include visible and invisible image elements, where permitted, which we can retrieve from our servers to determine whether and when you have opened the e-mail so that we can measure and better understand how you use our offers and tailor them to you. You can block this in your email program; most are pre-set to do this.

By using our websites, apps and agreeing to receive newsletters and other marketing emails, you consent to the use of these techniques. If you do not want this, you must set your browser or email program accordingly or uninstall the app if this cannot be adjusted via the settings.

Our website uses other tools, including those from third-party providers. The following list shows which tools are used and the data protection-relevant information is available via the link of the listed tool and thus forms an integral part of this privacy policy.

List of other tools:

Data transfer and data transmission abroad

As part of our business activities and for the purposes set out in Section 3, we also disclose data to third parties to the extent permitted and deemed appropriate, either because they process it for us or because they wish to use it for their own purposes. This applies in particular to the following bodies:

  • Service providers of ours (e.g. banks, insurance companies), including contract processors (e.g. IT providers);
  • Dealers, suppliers, subcontractors and other business partners;
  • customers;
  • domestic and foreign authorities, official bodies or courts;
  • the media;
  • the public, including visitors to websites and social media;
  • Competitors, industry organisations, associations, organisations and other bodies;
  • acquirers or parties interested in acquiring business divisions, companies or other parts of us
  • other parties in potential or actual legal proceedings;
  • Other companies of ours;

all recipients together.

Some of these recipients are in Germany, but they can be anywhere in the world. In particular, you must expect your data to be transferred to all countries in which we are represented by group companies, branches or other offices, as well as to other countries in Europe and the USA where the service providers we use are located (such as Microsoft, SAP, Amazon, Salesforce.com).

If a recipient is located in a country without adequate statutory data protection, we contractually oblige the recipient to comply with the applicable data protection law (we use the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which are available here: eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj, unless the recipient is already subject to a legally recognised set of rules to ensure data protection and we cannot rely on an exemption provision. An exception may apply in particular in the case of legal proceedings abroad, but also in cases of overriding public interests or if the fulfilment of a contract requires such disclosure, if you have given your consent or if the data in question has been made generally accessible by you and you have not objected to its processing.

Duration of storage of personal data

We process and store your personal data for as long as is necessary for the fulfilment of our contractual and legal obligations or otherwise for the purposes pursued with the processing, i.e. for the duration of the entire business relationship (from the initiation, processing to the termination of a contract) and beyond that in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. It is possible that personal data may be stored for the period in which claims can be asserted against our company and insofar as we are otherwise legally obliged to do so or legitimate business interests require this (e.g. for evidence and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, it will be deleted or anonymised as far as possible. Shorter retention periods of twelve months or less generally apply to operational data (e.g. system protocols, logs).

Data security

We take appropriate technical and organisational security precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorised access and misuse, such as issuing instructions, training, IT and network security solutions, access controls and restrictions, encryption of data carriers and transmissions, pseudonymisation, checks.

Obligation to provide personal data

As part of our business relationship, you must provide the personal data that is necessary for the establishment and implementation of a business relationship and the fulfilment of the associated contractual obligations (you do not generally have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this data, we will generally not be able to enter into or fulfil a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent). The website can also not be used if certain information to secure data traffic (such as IP address) is not disclosed.

Profiling and automated decision-making

We process your personal data partly automatically with the aim of evaluating certain personal aspects (profiling). We use profiling in particular to provide you with targeted information and advice about products. In doing so, we use evaluation tools that enable us to provide needs-based communication and advertising, including market and opinion research.

As a matter of principle, we do not use fully automated decision-making (as regulated in Art. 22 GDPR) to establish and conduct the business relationship or otherwise. Should we use such procedures in individual cases, we will inform you of this separately if this is required by law and inform you of the associated rights.

Rights of the data subject

You have the right to information, correction, deletion, the right to restrict data processing and otherwise to object to our data processing, in particular for the purposes of direct marketing, profiling for direct advertising and other legitimate interests in processing, as well as to the disclosure of certain personal data for the purpose of transfer to another organisation (so-called data portability) within the framework of the data protection law applicable to you and insofar as provided for therein (such as in the case of the GDPR). Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obliged to store or process certain data, have an overriding interest in doing so (insofar as we may invoke this) or require it for the assertion of claims. If you incur costs, we will inform you in advance. We have already informed you about the possibility of withdrawing your consent in section 3. Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and may have consequences such as premature cancellation of the contract or cost consequences. We will inform you in advance if this is not already contractually regulated.

The exercise of such rights generally requires that you clearly prove your identity (e.g. by means of a copy of your identity card, where your identity is otherwise not clear or cannot be verified). To assert your rights, you can contact us at the address given in section 1.

Every data subject also has the right to enforce their claims in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (edoeb.admin.ch).

Changes

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply. If the privacy policy is part of an agreement with you, we will inform you of the change by e-mail or other suitable means in the event of an update.

Copyright notice

This privacy policy is based on a template provided by Popnet Informatik AG. It was created using the documents available on the dsat.ch website and text modules from PEGASUS Advokatur.

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Responsible body

Invethos AG
Taubenstrasse 8
Postfach 3001 Bern
Tel: +41 (0)31 311 87 11
Mail  info(at)invethos.ch

Persons authorised to represent the company:
Marc Baumann

Name of the company:
Invethos AG

Registration number:
CHE-114.755.950

Sales tax identification number:
CHE-114.755.950 MWST

Disclaimer of liability

The author assumes no liability for the correctness, accuracy, up-to-dateness, reliability and completeness of the information.
Liability claims against the author for damages of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to or use or non-use of the published information, misuse of the connection or technical faults are excluded.

All offers are subject to change. The author expressly reserves the right to change, supplement or delete parts of the pages or the entire offer without prior notice or to cease publication temporarily or permanently.

Exclusion of liability for content and links

References and links to third-party websites lie outside our area of responsibility. Any responsibility for such websites is rejected. Access to and use of such websites is at the user's own risk.

Copyright declaration

The copyright and all other rights to content, images, photos or other files on this website belong exclusively to Invethos AG or the specifically named rights holders. The written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the reproduction of any elements.

The font used is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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