Contact
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your data from the inquiry form including the contact data you provided there will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b DSGVO, if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the requests addressed to us (Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO) or on your consent (Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO) if this has been requested.
The data you entered in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after we have completed processing your request). Mandatory legal provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
In connection with prospects, customers, suppliers, service providers
For the purpose of fulfilling our contractual obligations and services, we process inventory data (e.g. names and addresses as well as contact data of you), contract data (e.g. services used, names of contact persons, payment information and your online access data). The legal basis for processing your data is the fulfillment of a contract to which you are a party or the implementation of pre-contractual measures or our legitimate interest in providing you with our services. If we store your data on the basis of a contractual relationship, this data will remain stored at least as long as the contractual relationship exists and at the longest as long as limitation periods for possible claims by us run or legal or contractual retention obligations exist.
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Deletion
We process and store your personal data only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage or if this has been provided for in laws or regulations to which we are subject. If the purpose of storage no longer applies or a prescribed retention period expires, your data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the applicable regulations.
In addition, we will delete your data if you request us to do so at info@waterkotte.ch and we have no legal or contractual obligation to retain or otherwise secure this data.
Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website on the basis of legitimate interests. These are small text files that are stored on your end device with the help of the browser. When you call up a website, a cookie may be stored on your operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string that enables the browser to be uniquely identified when the website is called up again.
By means of a cookie, information and offers on our website can be optimized in your sense. Cookies enable us to recognize visitors. The purpose of this recognition is to facilitate your use of our website.
Only pseudonymous data is stored in the cookies we use. When the cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number. An assignment of your personal data to this identification number is not made. Your name, IP address or similar data that would allow the cookie to be directly assigned to you are not stored in the cookie. Based on the cookie technology, we only receive pseudonymized information.
We use temporary cookies These store a so-called session ID, with which various requests from your browser can be assigned to the joint session. This allows your computer to be recognized when you return to the website. We use this type of cookie to ensure the operation and functionality of our website.
Security cookies we use to identify and prevent security risks. For example, we may use these cookies to store information about your web session. This allows us to prevent others from changing your password without your username and password.
To the extent that other cookies (e.g., cookies to analyze your browsing behavior) are stored, they will be addressed separately in this Privacy Policy.
Accepting cookies is not a prerequisite for visiting our websites.
Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically. If you do not wish this, you can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. On the website http://www.aboutcookies.org you will find step-by-step instructions on how to control and delete cookies in most browsers.
Click up
We use ClickUp. This company is not located in the EU. Thus, it is a provider from a third country. An appropriate check on confidentiality etc. has of course been carried out. ATTN: Privacy Agent ClickUp, 363 Fifth Ave. Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101 (hereinafter "ClickUp").
ClickUp helps us structure our tasks and to-dos. Because this application has so many capabilities, we can also include documents or data from you here. Details about ClickUp's features can be found here: https://clickup.com/features.
Data transfer to third countries outside the European Union is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://clickup.com/dpa.
Details can be found in ClickUp's privacy policy: https://clickup.com/privacy.
Facebook Pixel
This website uses the visitor action pixel from Facebook for conversion measurement. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. However, according to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
In this way, the behavior of page visitors can be tracked after they have been redirected to the provider's website by clicking on a Facebook ad. This allows the effectiveness of the Facebook ads to be evaluated for statistical and market research purposes and future advertising measures to be optimized.
The collected data is anonymous for us as the operator of this website, we cannot draw any conclusions about the identity of the users. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook, so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes, in accordance with the Facebook Data Use Policy. This allows Facebook to enable the placement of advertisements on Facebook pages as well as outside of Facebook. This use of the data cannot be influenced by us as the site operator.
The use of Facebook Pixel is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in effective advertising measures including social media. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) a DSGVO; the consent can be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission. Details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
You can find further information on protecting your privacy in Facebook's data protection notices: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
You can also deactivate the "Custom Audiences" remarketing function in the Ad Settings section at https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen. To do this, you must be logged in to Facebook.
If you do not have a Facebook account, you can disable usage-based advertising from Facebook on the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/.
Google Ads
The operator of the website uses Google Ads. Google Ads is an online advertising program of Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Ads enables us to display ads in the Google search engine or on third-party websites when the user enters certain search terms on Google (keyword targeting). It is also possible to serve targeted ads based on user data that Google has (e.g. location data and interests; audience targeting). As website operators, we can evaluate this data quantitatively by analyzing, for example, which search terms led to the display of our ads and how many ads led to corresponding clicks.
The use of Google Ads is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. et seq. GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in marketing the operator's services and products as effectively as possible.
The data transfer to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) of the European Commission. Details can be found here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc ("Google") (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA), based on our legitimate interests. Google uses cookies.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google is certified under the Privacy Shield agreement and thereby offers a guarantee of compliance with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).
Google uses this information on our behalf for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.
We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymization activated. This means that the IP address of the user is shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
You can prevent the collection and transmission of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de). An opt-out cookie will be set, which prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
For more information on terms of use and data protection, please visit www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or www.google.de/intl/de/policies/.
Use of the website by minors
The websites are aimed at an adult audience. Minors, in particular children under the age of 16, are prohibited from transmitting personal data to us or registering for a service without the consent of their parents or legal guardians. If we determine that such data has been transmitted to us, it will be deleted. The parents (or legal guardian) of the child can contact us and request deletion or deregistration.©
Data security
We take technical and organizational security precautions to protect your personal data against manipulation, loss, destruction or against access by unauthorized persons and to ensure the protection of your rights and compliance with applicable data protection laws.
The measures taken are intended to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of your data and to ensure the availability and resilience of our systems and services in the processing of your data on a permanent basis. They are also intended to ensure the rapid restoration of the availability of your data and access to them in the event of a physical or technical incident.
Our security measures also include encryption of your data. When your data is transmitted to us, it is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) / encryption HTTPS. All information that you enter online is transmitted via an encrypted transmission path. This means that this information cannot be viewed by unauthorized third parties at any time.
Our data processing and security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
If you register with us as a user, access to your user account is only possible after entering your personal password. You should always keep payment and access information confidential and close the browser window when you have finished communicating with us, especially if you share the computer with others.
We also take our own internal data protection seriously. Our employees and the service companies commissioned by us are obliged to maintain confidentiality and to comply with the provisions of data protection law. Moreover, they are only granted access to personal data to the extent necessary.
Links to websites of other providers
Our websites may contain links to websites of other providers to which this data protection declaration does not extend. After clicking on the link, we no longer have any influence on the processing of any data transmitted to the third party when the link is clicked (such as the IP address or the URL on which the link is located), as the behavior of third parties is naturally beyond our control. Therefore, we cannot assume any responsibility for the processing of your data by third parties. Insofar as the use of the websites of other providers involves the collection, processing or use of personal data, please refer to the data protection information of the respective providers.
Changes to the privacy policy
We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy if necessary. The current status is 28.01.2022.
