We protect your privacy and your private data. Our processing of personal data of our users is limited to those data that are necessary for the provision of a functional website and our content and services. We collect, process and use your personal data in accordance with the content of these data protection provisions and the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG). These data protection provisions regulate which personal data we collect, process and use about you. We therefore ask you to read the following carefully.

1. person responsible

Saphirwerk AG, Roland Allgäuer, DSB@agz.ch , 041 349 46 46,] (hereinafter: "We") as operator of the website saphirwerk.com is responsible for the personal data of the users (hereinafter: "You") of the website within the meaning of the DSG.

2 Description and scope of data processing

2.1 Personal data within the meaning of these data protection provisions is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter: "data subject"). This includes, in particular, your name, your e-mail address [your address and your telephone number as well as your credit card and account details and your VAT details if you are a registered merchant].

2.2 Personal data also includes information about your use of our website. In this regard, we collect Personal Data from you as follows: Information about your visits to our website such as volume of data transfer, the location from which you retrieve data from our website, and other connection data and sources that you retrieve. This is usually done through the use of log files and cookies. You will find more information on log files and cookies below.

2.3 In principle, your personal data will be deleted as soon as the purpose for storing it no longer applies. If we collect your IP address, it will only be stored for the time of your use of the website and then immediately deleted or anonymized by shortening.

3. purpose of use

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

3.1 To provide the services you have requested;

3.2 To ensure that our website is presented to you in the most effective and interesting way possible;

3.3 To fulfill our obligations under any contracts entered into between you and us;

3.4 To enable you to participate in interactive offers if you so wish;

3.5 To inform you of changes to our services.

4. principles of data processing

When processing data, we take into account the processing principles of legality, proportionality, purpose limitation, transparency - in particular the fulfillment of information obligations - and data security.

5 Information about your computer, cookies

5.1 Each time you access our site, we collect the following information about your computer: the IP address of your computer, the request of your browser and the time of this request. In addition, we collect the status and the amount of data transferred as part of this request. [We also collect product and version information about the browser you are using and the operating system of your computer. We further record from which website the access to our site was made]. The IP address of your computer is only stored for the time of your use of the website and is then immediately deleted or anonymized by shortening. We use this data for the operation of our website, in particular to detect and eliminate website errors, to determine the utilization of the website and to make adjustments or improvements.

5.2 Cookies help in many aspects to make your visit to our website easier, more pleasant and more meaningful. Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically stores on your computer's hard drive when you visit our website.

For example, we use cookies to temporarily store your selected services and entries when you fill out a form on the website so that you do not have to repeat the entry when you call up another sub-page. Cookies may also be used to identify you as a registered user after you have registered on the website, without you having to log in again when you call up another sub-page.

If you do not wish browser cookies to be used, you can set your browser not to accept the storage of cookies. Please note that in this case you may only be able to use our website to a limited extent or not at all. If you only want to accept our own cookies, but not the cookies of our service providers and partners, you can select the setting "Block third-party cookies" in your browser.

6. data security

All information that you transmit to us is stored on servers within [Switzerland/European Union]. Unfortunately, the transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure, which is why we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our website via the Internet. However, we secure our website and other systems by technical and organizational measures against loss, destruction, access, modification or distribution of your data by unauthorized persons. In particular, we transmit your personal data in encrypted form. We use the coding system SSL (Secure Socket Layer) [or TLS (Transport Layer Security)].

7. no passing on of your personal data

We do not pass on your personal data to third parties unless you have consented to the passing on of data or we are entitled or obliged to pass on data on the basis of statutory provisions and/or official or judicial orders. In particular, this may involve the disclosure of information for the purposes of criminal prosecution, to avert danger or to enforce intellectual property rights.

8. changes to these data protection regulations

We reserve the right to change these data protection provisions at any time with effect for the future. A current version is available on the website. Please check the Website regularly for the latest version of this Privacy Policy.

9. your rights

You have the right to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information about the personal data as such, the purpose of processing, the retention period or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this period, the origin of your data if it has not been collected from you, if applicable, the existence of an automated individual decision and, if applicable, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom personal data are disclosed.

You also have the right to revoke any consent given to use your personal data at any time.

You can exercise your aforementioned rights at any time by contacting us at the contact address provided.

If you are of the opinion that the processing of your personal data by us is in conflict with the applicable data protection regulations, you have the possibility to complain to the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.

Status: 14.08.2023