Data Protection Policy

Privacy Statement to Users
of the Website and the Online Shop 


Controller responsible for the processing


For the Angst+Pfister website
Angst+Pfister International AG, Zurich, CHE 102.379.225, is the controller responsible for the processing of the personal data.

For the Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power website and online shop
For users outside of Germany, Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power AG is the controller responsible for the processing of the personal data.
For users in Germany, Angst+Pfister Sensors and Power Deutschland GmbH is the controller responsible for the processing of the personal data.

For the APSOparts online shop
For users in the EU, APSOparts GmbH is the controller responsible for the processing of the personal data.
For users in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and outside of the EU, APSOparts AG is the controller responsible for the processing of the personal data.

The contact details relating to data privacy are as follows:
Angst+Pfister
Data protection officer for the company
Thurgauerstrasse 66
CH-8050 Zürich
legal@angst-pfister.com

 

Category of the personal data processed

The following personal data are processed:
•    personal data: title, name, company name, email address, date of birth, country, industrial sector, area of interest;
•    all other personal data that you share with us;
•    IP address, language, date/time/place of access, URL clicked, browser, device, operating system, access provider;
•    all personal data that we collect by way of cookies; you can find further information on this in our Cookie Policy Cookie Policy.

 

Purposes of the processing

Your personal data shall be processed for the following purposes:
•    for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); 
•    for contacting, communication and advertising purposes (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR); 
•    preventing and uncovering abuses; safeguarding interests in any legal disputes (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
•    for displaying our website and analysing the data traffic (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
•    for statistical and market research purposes (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

Category of recipients of personal data

The personal data shall be shared with the following controllers:
•    Group companies and joint-venture partners;
•    auditing companies;
•    shipping companies (couriers and online);
•    chat and webinar service providers;
•    marketing automation companies, such as Hubspot and Active Campaign;
•    form providers and analytics services (such as Google Ireland Limited, Ireland, and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Ireland);
•    providers of cookies; you can find further information on this in our Cookie Policy Cookie Policy;
•    providers of social media (such as Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Ireland, Google Ireland Limited, Ireland, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Ireland, Snap Inc., USA, TikTok Technology Limited, Ireland, and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited, United Kingdom, Twitter International Unlimited Company, Ireland).
We have no influence over the processing of your personal data by these controllers. Please take note of the privacy statement of these third parties.

The personal data shall be shared with the following companies:
•    direct sales partners;
•    service providers of website features and online platforms, of newsletter and marketing services;
•    IT service providers and software providers (such as infrastructure providers, CRM).

Place of processing
The personal data shall be processed in Switzerland, in the Member States of the EU and the EEA and in the United Kingdom. These countries ensure adequate data protection.
Furthermore, the personal data may also be processed in the following countries:
•    in the USA, in Australia: by IT service providers, such as providers of IT systems, infrastructure or cloud services. Where the companies have not joined the (US) Data Privacy Framework, we shall conclude the standard data protection clauses recognised by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or make certain that appropriate binding company guidelines have been agreed upon.
•    In the USA, Vietnam, Turkey, China: by our Group companies. Where the companies have not joined the (US) Data Privacy Framework, we shall conclude the standard data protection clauses recognised by the FDPIC.

Duration of processing
We shall process your personal data as long as necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes pursued with the processing. 

Your rights 
According to the Data Protection Act, you have the right to access your personal data, the right to rectification or erasure of your personal data, the right to restriction of the processing, the right to withdraw your consent and the right to release or transfer of your data. The law provides that we may restrict your rights in certain cases.
You shall not have the right to restrict the processing in cases where we process your personal data in order to comply with a statutory provision or to perform the contract. Such restriction would lead to the termination or discontinuation of your contract.
You may assert your rights with the contact person mentioned above.
You also have the right to resort to the FDPIC; you may possibly turn to the European supervisory authority, particularly if a Group company in the EU processes your personal data. 

Amendments
We may amend this notice concerning the processing of your personal data at any time. We shall inform you of significant amendments by email or post or via our online channels.

 


Privacy Statement to Customers and Suppliers 


When you contact us via our website or the online shop, please also take note of our Privacy Statement to Users concerning the processing of their personal data Cookie Policy.

 

Controller responsible for the processing

Angst+Pfister International AG, Zurich, CHE 102.379.225, is the representative of the Group company that is responsible for the processing. The Group company you are in contact with or with which you have entered into a contract is the Group company responsible. We shall be happy to provide you with the exact details on request. 

The contact details relating to data privacy are as follows:
Angst+Pfister
Data protection officer for the company
Thurgauerstrasse 66
CH-8050 Zürich
legal@angst-pfister.com

 

Category of the personal data processed

The following personal data are processed:
•    personal data: title, name, company name, email address, date of birth, country, industrial sector, area of interest, identification number;
•    data for the registration: ID, password, questions and answers;
•    purchase orders, returns, warranty cases and ordering process;
•    means of payment and financial data;
•    all other personal data that you share with us.

 

Purposes of the processing

Your personal data shall be processed for the following purposes:
•    for the performance of a contract or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR); 
•    for compliance with statutory obligations: accounting and retention obligations, etc. (Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR); 
•    preventing and uncovering abuses; safeguarding interests in any legal disputes (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR);
•    for contacting, communication purposes (incl. tracking) and advertising purposes where you have given us your consent for this (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR); 
•    for statistical and market research purposes (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR).

 

Category of recipients of personal data

The personal data shall be shared with the following controllers:
•    Group companies and joint-venture partners;
•    auditing companies;
•    shipping companies (couriers and online);
•    form providers and analytics services (such as Google Ireland Limited, Ireland, and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Ireland);
•    payment institutions.
We have no influence over the processing of your personal data by these controllers. Please take note of the privacy statement of these third parties.

The personal data shall be shared with the following companies:
•    direct sales partners;
•    service providers of website features and online platforms, of newsletter and marketing services;
•    IT service providers and software providers (such as infrastructure providers, CRM).

 

Place of processing

The personal data shall be processed in Switzerland, in the Member States of the EU and the EEA and in the United Kingdom. These countries ensure adequate data protection.
Furthermore, the personal data may also be processed in the following countries:
•    in the USA, in Australia: by IT service providers, such as providers of IT systems, infrastructure or cloud services. Where the companies have not joined the (US) Data Privacy Framework, we shall conclude the standard data protection clauses recognised by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or make certain that appropriate binding company guidelines have been agreed upon.
•    In the USA, Vietnam, Turkey, China: by our Group companies. Where the companies have not joined the (US) Data Privacy Framework, we shall conclude the standard data protection clauses recognised by the FDPIC.

 

Duration of processing

We shall process your personal data as long as necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes pursued with the processing. 

 

Your rights

According to the Data Protection Act, you have the right to access your personal data, the right to rectification or erasure of your personal data, the right to restriction of the processing, the right to withdraw your consent and the right to release or transfer of your data. The law provides that we may restrict your rights in certain cases.
You shall not have the right to restrict the processing in cases where we process your personal data in order to comply with a statutory provision or to perform the contract. Such restriction would lead to the termination or discontinuation of your contract.
You may assert your rights with the contact person mentioned above.
You also have the right to resort to the FDPIC; you may possibly turn to the European supervisory authority, particularly if a Group company in the EU processes your personal data. 

 

Amendments

We may amend this notice concerning the processing of your personal data at any time. We shall inform you of significant amendments by email or post or via our online channels.


Cookie Policy

Information about the collection of personal data by APSOparts or third party providers based on cookies can be found in our Cookie Policy.