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Privacy

 

Last updated: 14 January 2026

Table of contents

  • Controller

  • Overview of processing

  • Relevant legal bases

  • Safety measures

  • Transfer of personal data

  • General information on data storage and deletion

  • Rights of data subjects

  • Provision of the online offer and web hosting

  • Contact and request management

  • Definitions of terms

Controller

Alberto Keel

Felsenaustrasse 1

CH-7000 Chur

E-mail address: info@vari-lift.ch

Phone: +41 (0)79 662 47 60

Overview of processing

The following overview summarises the types of data processed and the purposes of their processing, and refers to the data subjects.

Types of data processed

  • Contact details.

  • Content Data.

  • Usage Data.

  • Meta, communication and procedural data.

  • Log data.

Categories of data subjects

  • Communication partner.

  • users.

Purposes of processing

  • Communication.

  • Security Measures.

  • Organisational and administrative procedures.

  • Feedback.

  • Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.

  • Information technology infrastructure.

Relevant legal bases

Relevant legal bases under the Swiss Data Protection Act: If you are located in Switzerland, we process your data on the basis of the Federal Act on Data Protection (abbreviated to "Swiss FADP"). Unlike the GDPR, for example, the Swiss FADP does not provide that a legal basis for the processing of personal data must be stated and that the processing of personal data is carried out in good faith, is lawful and proportionate (Art. 6 paras. 1 and 2 of the Swiss FADP). In addition, personal data is only procured by us for a specific purpose that is recognisable to the data subject and is only processed in a way that is compatible with this purpose (Art. 6 para. 3 of the Swiss FADP).

Safety measures

In accordance with the legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the implementation costs and the type, scope, circumstances and purposes of the processing, as well as the different probabilities of occurrence and the extent of the threat to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we take appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

Measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as access, input, disclosure, availability and separation. We have also put in place procedures to ensure that the rights of data subjects are exercised, that data is deleted and that data is compromised. Furthermore, we take the protection of personal data into account as early as the development or selection of hardware, software and processes in accordance with the principle of data protection, through technical design and through data protection-friendly default settings.

Securing online connections with TLS/SSL encryption technology (HTTPS): In order to protect the data of users transmitted via our online services from unauthorized access, we rely on TLS/SSL encryption technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are the cornerstones of secure data transmission on the Internet. These technologies encrypt the information transmitted between the website or app and the user's browser (or between two servers), which protects the data from unauthorized access. TLS, as the evolved and more secure version of SSL, ensures that all data transfers meet the highest security standards. If a website is secured by an SSL/TLS certificate, this is signaled by the display of HTTPS in the URL. This serves as an indicator for users that their data is being transmitted securely and encrypted.

Transfer of personal data

As part of our processing of personal data, it may be transmitted to or disclosed to other bodies, companies, legally independent organisational units or persons. The recipients of this data may include, for example, service providers commissioned with IT tasks or providers of services and content that are integrated into a website. In such cases, we observe the legal requirements and, in particular, conclude appropriate contracts or agreements with the recipients of your data that serve to protect your data.

General information on data storage and deletion

We delete personal data that we process in accordance with the law, as soon as the underlying consents are withdrawn or there are no other legal grounds for the processing. This applies to cases in which the original purpose of processing no longer applies or the data is no longer needed. Exceptions to this regulation exist if legal obligations or special interests require longer storage or Archiving of the data

In particular, data that must be retained for commercial or tax reasons, or the storage of which is necessary for legal prosecution or to protect the rights of other natural or legal persons, must be archived accordingly.

Our Privacy Notice contains additional information on the retention and deletion of data that applies specifically to certain processing operations.

If there is more information about the retention period or deletion periods of a date, the longest period is always decisive. We process data that is no longer stored for the originally intended purpose, but due to legal requirements or other reasons, exclusively for the reasons that justify its storage.

Retention and deletion of data: The following general deadlines apply to retention and archiving under German law:

  • 10 years - retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheet as well as the work instructions and other organisational documents required for their understanding (sec. 147 para. 1 no. 1 in conjunction with para. 3 AO, sec. 14b para. 1 UStG, sec. 257 para. 1 no. 1 in conjunction with para. 4 HGB).

  • 8 years - accounting documents, such as invoices and cost receipts (§ 147 para. 1 no. 4 and 4a in conjunction with para. 3 sentence 1 AO and § 257 para. 1 no. 4 in conjunction with para. 4 HGB).

  • 6 years - Other business documents: received commercial or business letters, reproductions of the sent commercial or business letters, other documents insofar as they are important for taxation, e.g. hourly wage slips, company accounting sheets, calculation documents, price labels, but also payroll documents, insofar as they are not already accounting documents and cash strips (§ 147 para. 1 no. 2, 3, 5 in conjunction with para. 3 AO, § 257 para. 1 no. 2 and 3 in conjunction with para. 4 HGB).

  • 3 years - Data necessary to consider potential warranty and indemnity claims or similar contractual claims and rights, as well as to process related requests, based on previous business experience and common industry practices, will be retained for the duration of the regular statutory limitation period of three years (§§ 195, 199 BGB).

  • Retention and deletion of data: The following general periods apply to retention and archiving under Swiss law:

  • 10 years - retention period for books and records, annual financial statements, inventories, management reports, opening balance sheets, accounting documents and invoices as well as all necessary work instructions and other organisational documents (Art. 958f of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO)).

  • 10 years - Data necessary to consider potential claims for damages or similar contractual claims and rights, as well as to deal with related requests, based on previous business experience and standard industry practices, will be retained for the period of the statutory limitation period of ten years, unless a shorter period of five years is relevant, which is relevant in certain cases (Art. 127,  130 CO). At the end of five years, the claims for rent, lease and capital interest as well as other periodic services, from the delivery of foodstuffs, for food and for host debts, as well as from handicraft work, retail sale of goods, medical errands, professional work of lawyers, legal agents, procurators and notaries and from the employment relationship of employees expire (Art. 128 CO).

Start of the period at the end of the year: If a period does not expressly begin on a specific date and is at least one year, it starts automatically at the end of the calendar year in which the event triggering the time limit occurred. In the case of ongoing contractual relationships in the context of which data is stored, the event triggering the deadline is the time when the termination or other termination of the legal relationship takes effect.

Rights of data subjects

Rights of data subjects under the GDPR: As data subjects, you have various rights under the GDPR, which result in particular from Art. 15 to 21 GDPR:

  • Right to object: You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you that is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. If the personal data concerning you is processed for the purpose of direct marketing, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of the personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct advertising.

  • Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to revoke consent at any time.

  • Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether the data in question is being processed and to access this data, as well as to obtain further information and a copy of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.

  • Right to rectification: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to request the completion of the data concerning you or the correction of the inaccurate data concerning you.

  • Right to erasure and restriction of processing: In accordance with the legal requirements, you have the right to demand that data concerning you be deleted immediately, or alternatively to demand a restriction of the processing of the data in accordance with the legal requirements.

  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format in accordance with the legal requirements, or to request that it be transmitted to another controller.

  • Complaint to supervisory authority: Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work or the place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you violates the requirements of the GDPR.

Rights of data subjects under the Swiss FADP:

As a data subject, you have the following rights in accordance with the requirements of the Swiss FADP:

  • Right of access: You have the right to request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed and to receive the information necessary for you to exercise your rights under this law and to ensure transparent data processing.

  • Right to data release or transfer: You have the right to request the release of your personal data that you have disclosed to us in a commonly used electronic format.

  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you.

  • Right to objection, erasure and destruction: You have the right to object to the processing of your data, as well as to request that the personal data concerning you be deleted or destroyed.

Provision of the online offer and web hosting

We process users' data in order to be able to provide them with our online services. For this purpose, we process the user's IP address, which is necessary to transmit the content and functions of our online services to the user's browser or device.

  • Types of Data Processed: Usage Data (e.g., page views and dwell time, click paths, usage intensity and frequency, device types and operating systems used, interactions with content and features); Metalogical, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, time details, identification numbers, persons involved); Log data (e.g. log files regarding logins or the retrieval of data or access times.). Content data (e.g., textual or pictorial messages and posts, and information about them, such as authorship or time of creation).

  • Data subjects: Users (e.g. website visitors, users of online services).

  • Purposes of processing: Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness; Information technology infrastructure (operation and provision of information systems and technical devices (computers, servers, etc.)). Security Measures.

  • Retention and deletion: Deletion as specified in the section "General information on data storage and deletion".

  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:

  • Collection of access data and log files: Access to our online offer is logged in the form of so-called "server log files". The server log files can include the address and name of the websites and files accessed, date and time of access, data volumes transferred, notification of successful access, browser type and version, the user's operating system, referrer URL (the previously visited page) and, as a rule, IP addresses and the requesting provider. The server log files can be used for security purposes, e.g. to avoid overloading the servers (especially in the case of abusive attacks, so-called DDoS attacks), and to ensure the load on the servers and their stability; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Deletion of data: Log file information is stored for a maximum period of 30 days and then deleted or anonymized. Data whose further retention is necessary for evidentiary purposes is exempt from deletion until the respective incident has been finally clarified.

  • E-mail sending and hosting: The web hosting services we use also include the sending, receiving and storage of e-mails. For these purposes, the addresses of the recipients and senders as well as other information regarding the sending of e-mails (e.g. the providers involved) and the content of the respective e-mails are processed. The aforementioned data may also be processed for the purposes of detecting SPAM. Please note that e-mails on the Internet are generally not sent in encrypted form. As a rule, e-mails are encrypted during transport, but (unless a so-called end-to-end encryption method is used) not on the servers from which they are sent and received. We can therefore assume no responsibility for the transmission of the e-mails between the sender and the receipt on our server; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

  • Wix: Hosting and software for creating, deploying, and operating websites, blogs, and other online offerings; Service Provider: Wix.com Ltd., Nemal St. 40, 6350671 Tel Aviv, Israel; Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR); Website: https://de.wix.com/; Privacy Policy: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy; Data Processing Agreement: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy-dpa-users. Basis for third-country transfers: Data Privacy Framework (DPF), Data Privacy Framework (DPF).

Contact and request management

When contacting us (e.g. by post, contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media) as well as in the context of existing user and business relationships, the information of the enquiring persons will be processed insofar as this is necessary to answer the contact requests and any requested measures.

  • Types of data processed: contact details (e.g. postal and email addresses or telephone numbers); Content data (e.g., textual or pictorial messages and posts, and information about them, such as authorship or time of creation). Metalogical, communication and procedural data (e.g. IP addresses, times, identification numbers, persons involved).

  • Data subjects: Communication partners.

  • Purposes of processing: communication; organisational and administrative procedures; Feedback (e.g. collecting feedback via online form). Provision of our online offer and user-friendliness.

  • Retention and deletion: Deletion as specified in the section "General information on data storage and deletion".

  • Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR). Performance of a contract and pre-contractual enquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR).

  • Further information on processing processes, procedures and services:

  • Contact form: If you contact us via our contact form, by e-mail or other means of communication, we process the personal data transmitted to us in order to answer and process the respective request. This usually includes details such as name, contact information and, where applicable, other information that is shared with us and is necessary for appropriate processing. We use this data exclusively for the stated purpose of contacting and communicating; Legal basis: Performance of contract and pre-contractual enquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR), legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR).

Definitions of terms

This section provides an overview of the terminology used in this Privacy Policy. Insofar as the terms are defined by law, their legal definitions shall apply. The following explanations, on the other hand, are primarily intended to serve understanding.

  • Content Data: Content Data includes information generated in the course of creating, editing, and publishing content of all kinds. This category of data may include text, images, videos, audio files, and other multimedia content published on various platforms and media. Content data is not limited to the actual content, but also includes metadata that provides information about the content itself, such as tags, descriptions, author information, and publication dates

  • Contact details: Contact details are essential pieces of information that enable communication with people or organisations. They include, but are not limited to, telephone numbers, postal addresses and email addresses, as well as means of communication such as social media handles and instant messaging identifiers.

  • Meta, communication and procedural data: Meta, communication and procedural data are categories that contain information about how data is processed, transmitted and managed. Metadata, also known as data about data, includes information that describes the context, origin, and structure of other data. They can include information about the file size, the date it was created, the author of a document, and the change histories. Communication data captures the exchange of information between users through various channels, such as email traffic, call logs, social media messages, and chat histories, including the people involved, time stamps, and transmission routes. Procedural data describes the processes and procedures within systems or organizations, including workflow documentation, logs of transactions and activities, and audit logs used to track and review operations.

  • Usage Data: Usage Data refers to information that captures how users interact with digital products, services, or platforms. This data includes a wide range of information that reveals how users use applications, what features they prefer, how long they spend on certain pages, and what paths they use to navigate through an application. Usage Data may also include frequency of use, timestamps of activity, IP addresses, device information, and location data. They are especially valuable for analyzing user behavior, optimizing user experiences, personalizing content, and improving products or services. In addition, usage data plays a crucial role in identifying trends, preferences and possible problem areas within digital offerings

  • Personal data: "Personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter "data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (e.g. a cookie) or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  • Log data: Log data is information about events or activities that have been logged on a system or network. This data typically includes information such as timestamps, IP addresses, user actions, error messages, and other details about the use or operation of a system. Log data is often used to analyze system issues, monitor security, or generate performance reports.

  • Controller: "Controller" means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

  • Processing: "Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data, whether or not by automated means. The term is far-reaching and encompasses practically any handling of data, be it collection, evaluation, storage, transmission or deletion.

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