Data protection is a matter of trust and your trust is important to us

We respect your privacy and personal rights. Interscale AG, Gubelstrasse 12, 6300 Zug (“Interscale” or “we”) is a major concern for the responsible and legally compliant handling of personal data.

This Online Privacy Statement (“Declaration”) describes the way we process personal information about you when you visit our Site, use services through our Site and The Online Customer Center (“Customer Center”) or contact Interscale through a chat (all together called “Interscale Online Services”).

With regard to our processing of personal data within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, this declaration is supplemented by the Data Protection Declaration (EU/EEA).

By using the Interscale Online Services, you agree to this online privacy policy and consent to our processing of personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws and the following provisions.

 

1. Processing of personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. In addition to your contact details such as name, telephone number, address or e-mail address, as well as other information that you provide to us, for example, when registering, placing an order or participating in sweepstakes or surveys and the like, this may also include the IP address that we register when you visit our website and combine it with other information such as the pages viewed and reactions to displayed offers on our websites.

 

2. Cookies

2.1 What are cookies?

So-called cookies are used on The Internet pages of Interscale. These are small files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit or use one of our Internet sites. Cookies store certain settings via your browser and data about the exchange with the Internet site via your browser. When a cookie is activated, it is assigned an identification number (cookie ID) that identifies your browser and allows the information contained in the cookie to be used.

Most of the cookies we use are temporary session cookies that are automatically deleted from your computer or mobile device after the end of the browser session. In addition, we also use permanent cookies. These remain stored on your computer or mobile device after the end of the browser session. Depending on the type of cookie, these permanent cookies remain stored on your computer or mobile device for between one month and ten years and are automatically deactivated after the programmed time has elapsed.

2.2 Why do we use cookies?

The cookies we use are used to enable various functions of our Internet pages. Cookies help, for example, to store your country and language preferences and your shopping cart across different pages of an Internet session.

By using cookies, we can also record and analyse the usage behaviour of visitors on our Internet pages. This allows us to make our Internet pages more user-friendly and effective and to make your visit to our Internet pages as pleasant as possible. In addition, we can display information tailored to your interests on the site.

We also use cookies to optimize our advertising. Cookies allow us to present you with advertisements and/or special goods and services that may be of particular interest to you due to your use of our website. Our goal is to make our Internet offer as attractive as possible for you and to show you advertisements that correspond to your presumed areas of interest.

2.3. What data is collected?

Cookies collect usage information, such as the date and time of retrieval of our website, the name of the website visited, the IP address of your device and the operating system used. Cookies also provide information, for example, about which of our internet pages you visit and from which website you came to our website. We can also use cookies to track the topics on which you are researching on our Internet pages.

2.4 Third Party Cookies?

The cookies or related technologies stored on your computer or mobile device may also come from other companies in the Interscale Group or independent third parties such as advertising partners or Internet service providers.

These cookies allow our partner companies to address you with individualised advertising and to measure their impact. The cookies of the partner companies are also stored on your computer or mobile device for between one month and ten years and are automatically deactivated after the programmed time has elapsed.
Our advertising partners only have access to data based on an identification number (cookie ID). This is online usage information such as our Internet pages that you have visited and what content you have used.

 

3. How can the use of cookies be prevented?

Most internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can instruct your browser not to accept cookies or to contact you before accepting a cookie from an Internet site you visit. You can also delete cookies on your computer or mobile device by using the corresponding function of your browser.

A list of the technologies used with information about the suppliers, the purpose of the respective technologies, the corresponding possibilities to prevent or restrict their use, as well as further information of the respective providers can be found here.

If you decide not to accept our cookies or the cookies and tools of our partner companies, you will not be able to see certain information on our website and will not be able to use some features to improve your visit.

 

4. Storage time and data deletion

We store and process your personal data for as long as is necessary or required or permitted by law to achieve the purpose of your collection. After that, your personal data will be deleted or anonymized from our systems so that you can no longer be identified.

 

5. What rights do you have with respect to your personal data?

You have the right to receive information about your personal data processed by us at any time in writing and free of charge. You can send us your request for information in writing and with a supplement to a copy of your identity card or passport to our postal address.

You also have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data. You are also entitled to erasure of your personal data, unless we are obliged or entitled to retain some of your personal data due to applicable laws and regulations.

Information on your rights in connection with our processing of personal data within the scope of the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be found here.

 

6. How to contact us

By contact form

By phone: 041 511 21 90

 

7. How can we change this statement?

We reserve the right to adapt this declaration at any time. The version published on our Internet pages applies in each case.

Last updated in March 2019.

Third Party Cookies and Tracking Technologies

 

Necessary cookies help to make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

 

Name Provider Purpose Expiration Type
CookieConsent Interscale.ch Stores the user’s consent status for cookies on the current domain. 1 year HTTP Cookie

 

Statistics cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

 

Name Provider Purpose Expiration Type
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__utma interscale.ch Collects data about how many times a user has visited a Web site, as well as data for the first and last visit. Used by Google Analytics. 2 years HTTP Cookie
__utmb interscale.ch Registers a timestamp with the exact time the user accesses the site. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. Session HTTP Cookie
__utmc interscale.ch Registers a timestamp with the exact time the user leaves the site. Used by Google Analytics to calculate the duration of a website visit. Session HTTP Cookie
__utmt interscale.ch Used to throttle the speed of requests to the server. Session HTTP Cookie
__utmz interscale.ch Collects data about where the user came from, which search engine was used, which link was clicked and which search terms were used. Used by Google Analytics. 6 months HTTP Cookie

 

We use cookies and analysis tools to improve the user experience of the website and to personalize advertising.