We at EMATronics take the protection of your personal data very seriously and treat your personal information confidentially and in accordance with the legal data protection regulations of the Swiss Data Protection Act (nDSG) as well as this privacy policy. This privacy policy provides an overview of the personal data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your data.

1. General Information

The responsible party for data processing is:

EMATronics GmbH
Address: Lerchenfeldstrasse 17, 9500 Wil SG, Switzerland
Email: privacy@ematronics.ch

2. Your Rights

You have the following rights concerning your personal data:

• Right to information
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to object to processing
• Right to data portability

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at info@ematronics.ch.

3. Collection and Processing of Personal Data

We only collect and process your personal data if it is legally permitted or if you have expressly consented to the data collection. Personal data includes information such as:

• Name
• Address
• Email address
• Telephone number
• IP address

The processing of this data is carried out solely for providing our services, communicating with you, or optimizing our website.

4. Legal Basis for Data Processing

The processing of your personal data is based on the Swiss Data Protection Act (nDSG) and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the EU. Specifically, data processing is based on the following legal grounds:

• Your consent (Art. 31 nDSG)
• Fulfillment of a contract or pre-contractual measures
• Legitimate interests of EMATronics

5. Retention Period

We store your personal data only as long as necessary for fulfilling the respective purposes or until you withdraw your consent. Legal retention periods may require longer storage.

6. Type of Data Collected

Each time you visit our website www.ematronics.ch, we collect the following technical information (server log files):

• Name of the accessed web page
• Date and time of access
• Browser type and version
• Operating system of the user
• Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
• IP address

This data is used to ensure website operation, analyze usage, and improve our offerings. No personal analysis is carried out.

7. Use of Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve user-friendliness and provide certain functions. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:

• Session cookies, which are automatically deleted after closing the browser.
• Persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a longer period and allow us to recognize your browser on your next visit.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually to accept them or to exclude cookies in general. Please note that functionality of the website may be limited without cookies.

For more information, please see: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

8. Web Analysis with Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”), on our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze website usage. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on Google servers. We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled, which truncates your IP address within the EU or the European Economic Area.

For more information on Google’s data processing, please see https://policies.google.com/privacy.

9. Use of Google Maps

Our website uses Google Maps to display geographical information visually. By using Google Maps, data about your use of the map functions is transmitted to Google. For more information on Google’s data processing, please see https://policies.google.com/privacy.

10. Use of Social Media Plugins

Our website may integrate social media plugins from platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter. These plugins are deactivated by default, meaning no data is transferred to social networks without your intervention. Data (e.g., your IP address) is only transmitted to these providers when you activate the plugins.

11. Use of Google Web Fonts

To display our content in an attractive way, we use Google Web Fonts on this website. When you access our pages, your browser loads the required web fonts into its cache to display text and fonts correctly. This involves transmitting your IP address to Google. For more information on Google’s data processing, please see https://policies.google.com/privacy.

12. Handling Contact Requests

If you contact us via the contact form or by email (info@ematronics.ch), your information will be stored for processing the request and for any follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.

13. Newsletter

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we require your email address and your express consent. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by emailing us or using the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. Your data is used solely for sending the newsletter and is not shared with third parties.

14. Data Security

We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or manipulation. These measures include SSL-encryption for data transmission.

15. Disclosure of Data

We only disclose personal data to third parties when legally required, necessary for contract fulfillment, or with your express consent. External service providers processing personal data on our behalf are contractually obligated to comply with data protection according to the nDSG.

16. Purpose-bound Data Usage

We collect, process, and store your personal data only for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy. Data is only shared with third parties with your consent or when legally required.

17. Data Protection for Applications

When you apply to us, we store the application documents you submit for the application process. This data is treated confidentially and only shared internally with parties involved in the application process. In case of rejection, the data is deleted after the legal retention period expires.

18. Note on Inactive Points

We note that some items listed in this privacy policy are not currently in active use. They are included for transparency on potential processing, should they become relevant in the future.

19. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be published on our website. The latest version is valid from the date of publication.

20. Contact

If you have any questions regarding data protection or the processing of your personal data, please contact us at privacy@ematronics.ch.

Final Provisions

Should individual provisions of this privacy policy prove ineffective, the validity of the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected. Swiss data protection law applies. The place of jurisdiction is the registered office of EMATronics GmbH.