Data protection

Data protection Martec Trading Ltd.

1. DATA PROTECTION AT A GLANCE

This data privacy statement aims to inform the users of the website of Martec Trading Ltd. about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by the website operator.

Martec Trading Ltd. only saves your personal data with your consent, treats them as confidential and in accordance with the statutory regulations. As changes to this data privacy statement may be made due to new technologies and the permanent further development of this data privacy statement, we recommend that you read through the data privacy statement again at regular intervals.

Definitions of the terms used (e.g. “personal data” or “processing”) are to be interpreted in accordance with Art. 4 of the EU GDPR.

The processing of personal data such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address is done at all times in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation with the country-specific data protection provisions valid for Martec Trading Ltd. With this data privacy statement, we would like to inform the general public about the type, purpose and scope of the personal data collected, used and processed by us. We would also like to use this data privacy statement to explain the rights to which you are entitled to you.

2. GENERAL NOTES AND MANDATORY INFORMATION

No personal data

With each access by a user to the site www.martec.swiss and with each retrieval of a file, data about this transaction are stored in a log file. The format corresponds to a web server log format and the data are not personal. The data saved are used solely for statistical purposes. There is no forwarding to third parties.

3. DATA CAPTURE ON OUR WEBSITE

Cookies

The Internet pages use so-called cookies in places. Cookies do not cause any harm to your computer and do not contain any viruses. Cookies are used to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are deposited on your computer and that your browser saves. By using cookies, we can provide you with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without the setting of cookies. With a cookie, the information and services on our Internet site can be structured in your interest. Cookies make it possible for us to recognise you again on our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for you to use our website.

Most of the cookies used by us are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain saved on your terminal device until you delete them. These cookies make it possible for us to recognise your browser again on your next visit.

You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only permit cookies in individual cases, can exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and can activate the automatic deletion of the cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

If advertisements by other companies or by advertising clients exist on the website www.martec.swiss, they may use their own cookies under certain circumstances. Martec Trading Ltd. is not responsible for these cookies and their use.

4. DISCLAIMER FOR WARRANTY

No warranty, either explicitly or tacitly, is given for the information and views disseminated via the website www.martec.swiss being correct. Martec Trading Ltd. will undertake all reasonable steps in order to guarantee the reliability of the information presented but makes no assurances with regard to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information and views contained on the website.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and saves information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically communicates to us. These are:

browser type and browser version
operating system used
referrer URL
host name of the accessing computer
time of the server request
IP address.

and other similar data and information that are used to avert risks in the event of attacks against our information technology systems. These data will not be merged with other sources of data. When using these general data and information, we do not draw any conclusions with regard to your person. Rather, this information is required in order to:

deliver the content of our website correctly
optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it
guarantee the permanent functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website and
provide criminal prosecution authorities with the necessary information for criminal prosecution in the event of a cyber attack.

These data and information collected anonymously are firstly analysed by us for statistical purposes and secondly with the goal of increasing data protection and data security in our company in order to ultimately ensure an ideal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. The anonymous data of the server log files are saved separately from all personal data provided by you.

Contact / Contact form

You have the possibility to contact us (e.g. by chat, contact form, e-mail, telephone or via social media channels). When you contact us, your information is processed to deal with the contact enquiry and its handling. Your information can be saved in our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system or comparable enquiry organisation. Which personal data of yours are transmitted can be found in the respective input mask for you which is used for the contact or in the data additionally communicated by you to us. The personal data entered by you are only collected and saved for internal use and for own purposes.

Deletion of data

The data entered by you in the contact form remain with us until you ask us to delete them, revoke your consent to the saving of the data, or the purpose for the saving of the data no longer applies (e.g. after the processing of your request has been completed). Mandatory statutory provisions – in particular with regard to retention periods – remain unaffected.

5. SOCIAL MEDIA, PLUG-INS AND TOOLS

Usage of social media

We use various online presences within social networks and platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, XING, LinkedIn) in order to be able to communicate with the users, prospective customers and existing customers there and in order to be able to provide information about our services there. When you call up or visit a corresponding network or platform, the business relations and the data protection guidelines of the respective operator apply. We process your data or the data of the users accordingly if you or other users communicate with us within the social networks and platforms, e.g. write posts on our online presences or send us messages.

6. ANALYSIS TOOLS AND ADVERTISING

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are saved on your computer and permit an analysis of your usage of the website. The information generated by the cookie regarding your usage of this website is usually transmitted to a server of Google in the US and saved there.

Demographic characteristics with Google Analytics

This website uses the “demographic characteristics” function of Google Analytics. Reports can thus be created that contain statements on the age, gender and interests of the site visitors. These data originate from interest-based advertising by Google and from visitor data from third-party providers. These data cannot be assigned to any specific person. You can deactivate this function at any time via the display settings in your Google account or generally prohibit the capture of your data by Google Analytics as shown under the point “Objection to data capture”.

Data privacy statement of Google

Further information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics can be found in the data privacy statement of Google.

Browser plug-in

You can prevent the saving of the cookies by a corresponding setting in your browser software; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website in full.

Objection to data capture

You can prevent the capture of your data by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link; in the process, an opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the capture of your data during future visits to this website. Deactivate Google Analytics.

Another opt-out option can be found in our declaration on cookies.

Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking

This website uses Google AdWords. AdWords is an online advertising program of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (“Google”).

Within the framework of Google AdWords, we use so-called conversion tracking. When you click on an ad placed by Google, a cookie will be set for the conversion tracking. Cookies are small text files that the Internet browser deposits on the user’s computer. These cookies are no longer valid after 30 days and are not used to identify users in person. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can detect that the user has clicked on the ad and has been forwarded to this page. You can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and only permit cookies in individual cases, can exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and can activate the automatic deletion of the cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted. Each Google AdWords customer is given a different cookie. The cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information obtained by means of the conversion cookie serve to create conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. The customers are informed about the total number of users who have clicked on their ad and have been forwarded to a site with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information with which it is possible to identify users in person.

Data privacy statement of Google

Further information on Google AdWords and Google Conversion Tracking can be found in the data protection provisions of Google.

Objection

Although we register legitimate interests in using and saving “conversion cookies”, we offer you opt-out possibilities. If you do not wish to participate in the tracking, you can object to this usage by deactivating the cookie of Google Conversion Tracking via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics.

Another opt-out option can be found in our declaration on cookies.

7. NEWSLETTER

Newsletter data

With the following information, we inform you about the content of our newsletter and the registration, mailing and the statistical analysis procedures as well as your rights to object. By subscribing to our newsletter, you declare that you are in agreement with its receipt and with the procedures described.

Content of the newsletter

We only send out newsletters, e-mails and other electronic notifications with promotional information (hereinafter referred to as “newsletters”) with the consent from the recipients or with statutory permission. If, within the framework of registration for a newsletter, its content is specifically described, this content is decisive for the user’s consent.

Double opt-in and logging

The registration for our newsletter is done in a so-called double opt-in procedure. In other words, after registration, you will receive an e-mail in which you are asked to confirm your registration. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can register with third-party e-mail addresses. The registrations for the newsletter are logged in order to be able to document the registration process in accordance with the legal requirements. This includes the saving of the time of registration and confirmation and of the IP address. Changes in your data saved at the mailing service provider will also be logged.

Unsubscribing/Revocation

You can unsubscribe to our newsletter at any time, i.e. revoke your consent. You will find a link to unsubscribe to the newsletter at the end of each newsletter. We can save the e-mail addresses that have unsubscribed to the newsletter for up to 3 years on the basis of our legitimate interests before we delete them in order to be able to document consent that was previously given. The processing of these data will be restricted to the purpose of a possible defending against claims. An individual application for deletion is possible at any time if the previous existence of consent is confirmed at the same time.

8. DISCLAIMER

Under no circumstances, including negligence without restriction, is Martec Trading Ltd. liable for losses or damage of any kind that could result from access to, the use of, the performance or the retrieval of the website. Neither Martec Trading Ltd. nor its contractual partners give any warranties, assurances or guarantees with regard to the data and information available via the website, in particular not with regard to their accuracy, currency and completeness, commercial usability or their suitability otherwise for a certain purpose.

Users have to pay themselves for damage (in particular any damage to the computer system) and losses of data that may result from downloading of data.

If you should activate certain links on the website www.martec.swiss, you may under certain circumstances be leaving the website www.martec.swiss. Martec Trading Ltd. has not checked the sites linked to the website www.martec.swiss and does not assume any liability for their content, or the products, services or other offers presented on them.

9. PROPERTY, COPYRIGHT

All information on the website www.martec.swiss is the property of Martec Trading Ltd.
Text, images, graphics and their arrangement on the website www.martec.swiss are protected by copyright, trademark law and other protective laws. The content of the website may only be copied for private use but may not be disseminated, changed or made accessible to third parties. Any usage of content on this website for commercial purposes is prohibited.

Unless otherwise indicated, all trademarks on the website www.martec.swiss are protected by trademark law. Any usage of these trademarks requires the written consent from Martec Trading Ltd. or from the respective trademark owner.