data protection
1st principle
Protecting your privacy is an important concern atelier noir. The following data protection declaration explains to you which personal data is processed when you visit the atelier noir website. who use online services such as BIMcloud and data sharing, or more generally when atelier noir provides services to you.
atelier noir collects and processes your personal data carefully, only for the purposes described in this data protection declaration to the extent necessary and within the framework of the applicable legal regulations. atelier noir only stores your personal data to the extent and for as long as is necessary to provide the commissioned services or as required by law. In close cooperation with the hosting providers, atelier noir does everything in its power to protect the databases from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or forgery.
This data protection declaration is particularly geared towards the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Although the GDPR is a regulation of the European Union, it is important for atelier noir, especially as atelier noir operates internationally. The Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) is heavily influenced by EU law and companies outside the European Union or EEA must comply with the GDPR under certain circumstances.
2. Data protection officer
The Board of Directors is responsible for compliance with the applicable data protection regulations. If you have any data protection concerns, please feel free to forward them by post or electronic mail (e-mail) to the contact address below:
atelier noir ag
e.g. Attn. of the Board of Directors
Bartenheimerstrasse 2
4055 Basel
Switzerland
3. Collection and processing of personal data
atelier noir primarily processes the personal data that is required and must be made accessible in the context of enforcing official requirements, legal bases and building law and project-specific clarifications with and through third parties.
To the extent permitted, atelier noir also obtains certain data from publicly accessible sources (e.g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers, press, internet) or receives such data from authorities and other third parties, in particular so that contracts can be concluded and processed correctly.
To conduct telephone conferences, online meetings, video conferences and/or webinars (“online meetings”), atelier noir uses the “zoom” service via local provision (“on premise”). The following data is processed in this context: user name, general information about service preferences, information about the device and the network and Internet connection of each user, e.g. B. IP address(es), MAC address, other device IDs (UDID), device type, type and version of the operating system, client version, information about the use of or other interaction with »zoom« products ("zoom" products ("zoom") Usage information"), other information that the user uploads, provides or creates while using the service, as well as metadata used to maintain the service provided. If necessary - as is common with collaborative tools - other personal data can also be exchanged between the IGE and those involved, such as chat messages, images, files, audio or video recordings, contact details or metadata used to maintain the service provided. Only a minimum of data is processed when users take part in an “online meeting” on “zoom” without registering. Recordings of the “online meeting” are only made with prior notice and are generally saved locally. Additional information about the processing of personal data by “Zoom” can be found in theirData protection.
4. Purposes of data processing and legal basis
atelier noir uses the data to conclude and process contracts with customers and business partners, in particular as part of our planning and construction services, the purchase of products and services from specialist planners, suppliers and subcontractors, as well as to comply with legal obligations at home and abroad .
In addition, ateöier noir processes personal data of you and other persons, to the extent permitted and deemed appropriate, also for the following purposes in which ateöier noir (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest corresponding to the purpose:
Information about offers, services, websites and other platforms on which atelier noir is present;
Communication with third parties and processing their inquiries (e.g. applications, media inquiries);
Examination and optimization of procedures for needs analysis for the purpose of direct customer contact as well as collection of personal data from publicly accessible sources for the purpose of customer acquisition;
Advertising and information about the services and offers (including organizing events and sending the annual report), as long as customers have not objected to the use of their data (if atelier noir sends advertising to existing customers, this can be objected to at any time and further advertising mailings will be suppressed using a blocking list );
Market and opinion research, media monitoring;
Assertion of legal claims and defense in connection with legal disputes and governmental proceedings;
Preventing and solving crimes and other misconduct (e.g. conducting internal investigations, data analysis to combat fraud);
Guarantees of operation, in particular the IT structure, websites and other platforms;
Measures for IT, building and facility security and to protect the employees of atelier noir, other associated persons and assets belonging to or entrusted to atelier noir (such as access controls, visitor lists, network and email scanners, telephone records);
Conducting online meetings.
To the extent that consent has been given to process your personal data for specific purposes (for example, when registering to receive newsletters or other applications via online forms on the website), atelier noir processes your personal data within the framework and based on this consent, unless otherwise There is a legal basis and we need one. Consent given can be revoked at any time, but this has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.
As far as the processing of your personal data is part of the management of intellectual property rights, the law and regulation atelier noir specify which data is processed and in what form. Atelier Noir is legally obliged to inform the public about the intellectual property rights applicable in Switzerland and the associated personal data.
5. Cookies / tracking and other technologies related to the use of our website
5.1 Cookies and image elements
atelier noir typically uses “cookies” and similar techniques on the websites that can be used to identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer or automatically stored on your computer or mobile device by the web browser you use when you visit the atelier noir website. This way, when you visit this website again, the website can recognize you, even if atelier noir does not know who you are. In addition to cookies that are only used during a session and are deleted after your visit to the website ("session cookies"), cookies can also be used to store user settings and other information over a certain period of time (e.g. two years) ("permanent cookies". «). However, you can set your browser so that it rejects cookies, only saves them for one session or otherwise deletes them prematurely. Most browsers are preset so that you are asked whether you accept cookies. atelier noir uses permanent cookies so that It is easier to understand how you use the offers and content. If you block cookies, certain functionalities (such as language selection) may no longer work.
in the newsletters and other marketing e-mails, atelier noir partially and, to the extent permitted, incorporates visible and invisible image elements, which can be retrieved from the atelier noir servers to determine whether and when you have opened the e-mail, for example, so that atelier noir can also do this here can measure and better understand how you use the offers and how they can be tailored to you. You can block this in your email program.
5.2 Newsletters and marketing emails
By using our websites and agreeing to receive newsletters and other marketing emails, you agree to the use of these techniques. If you do not want this, you must set your browser or email program accordingly.
5.3 Google Analytics
We sometimes use Google Analytics on our websites. This is a service provided by third parties, which may be located in any country in the world (in the case of Google Analytics, it is Google LLC in the USA,www.google.com).
With Google Analytics we can measure and evaluate the use of the website (not personal). Permanent cookies set by the service provider are also used for this purpose. The service provider does not receive any personal data from us (nor does it retain IP addresses), but may track your use of the website, combine this information with data from other websites that you have visited and which are also tracked by the service provider, and use these insights for your own purposes (e.g. controlling advertising). If you have registered with the service provider yourself, the service provider also knows you. The processing of your personal data by the service provider is then the responsibility of the service provider in accordance with its data protection regulations. The service provider only tells us how our website is used (no information about you personally).
We have activated IP anonymization on this website, i.e. the IP addresses that Google Analytics must necessarily transmit to the Google Analytics servers for visitors to the IGE websites are automatically shortened by the last digits within a very short time. For more information seeGoogle Marketing Platform.
5.4 Google reCaptcha
We sometimes use Google reCaptcha on our websites. These are third party services that may be located in any country in the world (in the case of Google reCaptcha it is Google LLC in the USA).
We use Google reCaptcha to protect online forms on our website. Data processing is based on your consent. reCAPTCHA is intended to check whether data is entered on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) by a human or by an automated program. To do this, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of the website visitor based on various characteristics. Cookies that the service provider sets are also used for this purpose. This analysis begins automatically and runs completely in the background as soon as the website visitor opens the website. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.
For analysis purposes, Google can evaluate all information on these form pages (including the IP address, how long the website visitor spends on the website or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google. The use of the reCaptcha service is in accordance with the Googledata protection- andTerms of Use; for more information seereCaptcha website (in English).
5.5 Plugins
We also use so-called plug-ins from social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Xing, LinkedIn on our websites. This is clear to you in each case (typically via corresponding symbols). We have configured these elements to be disabled by default. If you activate it (by clicking on it), the operators of the respective social networks can register that you are on our website and where and can use this information for their purposes. The processing of your personal data is then the responsibility of this operator in accordance with its data protection regulations. We do not receive any information about you from him.
6. Transfer of data to third parties
Your personal data will neither be passed on, sold or otherwise transmitted to third parties unless this is necessary for the purpose of executing the contract or to fulfill our legal tasks or you have expressly consented (e.g. to ensure the security of our input forms on the website). In addition, data may be transmitted to third parties if we are obliged to do so due to legal provisions or an enforceable official or court order.
The recipients of such data are partly domestic, but can be anywhere in the world. If we transfer data to a country without adequate legal data protection, we ensure an adequate level of protection by using appropriate contracts or rely on the legal exceptions of consent, contract execution, the determination, exercise or enforcement of legal claims, overriding public interests, etc published personal data or because it is necessary to protect the integrity of the persons concerned.
The “Zoom” service used for “online meetings” is provided by a provider from the USA; The processing of personal data also takes place in a third country. An appropriate level of data protection is contractually guaranteed. Even with a local deployment (“on premise”), user and meeting metadata as well as cloud recordings are managed in the public Zoom cloud. As additional protective measures, our Zoom configuration is such that only data centers in Switzerland and the EU are used to hold “online meetings”.
You can request information about the contractual guarantees mentioned at any time from the office mentioned in point 2. However, we reserve the right to black out copies or only provide extracts for data protection reasons or reasons of confidentiality.
Anyone can legally inspect the registers we maintain and therefore become a recipient of the personal data processed there. The same applies to the inspection of the file from the time when the property right is entered in the register. the disclosure document was published. Under certain conditions, access to the file can be requested before this point in time. The requirements are regulated in the respective regulations.
The register data as well as other documents such as disclosure documents, patent applications and search reports can be transmitted to international organizations (EPA, WIPO, EUIPO) and other trademark and patent offices - within the framework of the legal provisions.
7. Duration of retention of personal data
We process and store your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill our contractual and legal obligations or for other purposes pursued by the processing, i.e. for example for the duration of the entire business relationship (from initiation, processing to termination of a contract) as well as in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. It is possible for personal data to be retained for the period in which claims can be asserted against our institute and to the extent that we are otherwise legally obliged or authorized to do so or legitimate business interests require this (e.g. for evidentiary and documentation purposes). The duration of file retention as part of the management of industrial property rights is regulated in the respective regulations and is generally 5 years after deletion, withdrawal or rejection of the property right (patents, trademarks, designs, topographies).
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the data in our property rights registers remain visible even after they have been deleted, as the registers must also provide information about legal relationships in the past. This data therefore remains visible in the electronic publication organ Swissreg after it has been deleted.
8. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational security precautions to protect your personal data from unauthorized access and misuse, such as issuing instructions, training, IT and network security solutions, access controls and restrictions, encryption of data carriers and transmissions, pseudonymization and controls.
9. Obligation to provide personal data
As part of our business relationship, you must provide the personal data that is necessary for the establishment and implementation of a business relationship and the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations (you generally do not have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this data, we will generally not be able to enter into or process a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent) or to carry out our legal duties.
10. Profiling and automated decision making
The personal data is not used as the basis for automated decision-making. We do not conduct any profiling with personal data.
11. Rights of the data subject
Within the framework of the data protection law applicable to you and to the extent provided for therein (such as in the case of the GDPR), you have the right to information, correction, deletion, the right to restrict data processing and otherwise to object to our data processing, as well as to the release of certain personal data for the purpose of transfer to another location (so-called data portability). Please note, however, that we reserve the right to enforce the restrictions provided for by law. For example, if we are obliged to store or process certain data, have an overriding interest in it (to the extent that we can rely on it) or need it to assert claims. If you incur any costs, we will inform you in advance. We have already provided information about the possibility of revoking your consent in Section 4. Please note that exercising these rights may conflict with contractual agreements and this may have consequences such as early termination of the contract or cost consequences. We will inform you in advance if this is not already contractually or legally regulated.
The exercise of such rights generally requires that you provide clear proof of your identity (e.g. by providing a copy of your ID, where your identity is otherwise not clear or cannot be verified). To assert your rights, you can contact us at the address given in Section 2.
Every data subject also has the right to enforce their claims in court or to file a complaint with the responsible data protection authority. The responsible data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (www.edoeb.admin.ch).
12. Changes
We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website applies. Where appropriate, if we update, we will notify you of the change by email or other appropriate means.