General, definitions

This Privacy Statement explains how ProfiSoft Services AG, CH-3015 Berne (hereinafter “PSS-AG”)  collects, uses and discloses (hereinafter referred to together as “processes”) personal user data (hereinafter “Personal Data”) of visitors to this website (hereinafter “User”), and the means by which this is done. The Privacy Statement also describes how  PSS-AG safeguards the confidentiality of the Personal Data processed.

The User agrees to  PSS-AG processing Personal Data in accordance with the Privacy Statement. Legal or contractual duties to maintain confidentiality to which  PSS-AG is subject in relation to the User’s Personal Data are not affected by this Privacy Statement.

 PSS-AG may amend the Privacy Statement unilaterally at any time. The most recent version is published online by  PSS-AG.

Type of collected Personal Data

 PSS-AG processes Personal Data about the User if the latter

  • visits websites of  PSS-AG,
  • applies for or uses products or services offered by  PSS-AG online; this includes, in particular, registration for specific services or web content only accessible by means of a personal login and subscriptions to print media or online newsletters,
  • obtains, installs and/or uses apps of  PSS-AG, or
  • takes part in a competition and or requests a Voucher or a promotion code

In selected cases, Personal Data is processed if  PSS-AG records telephone calls with Users, whether this be to meet its own legal obligations or for training or quality assurance purposes.

Cookies

The websites of PSS-AG use cookies, which are saved on the User’s computer. These enable PSS-AG to retrace the User’s visit and to save their preferences if they switch pages or revisit the website at a later date.

Cookies particularly serve the following purposes:

  • save the User’s preferred language and country settings
  • perform a statistical analysis of the number of users and of their usage habits
  • improve the loading speed of the individual pages

The User can control cookie specifications via their browser settings. The relevant browser options and instructions on use can generally be found in the browser manual or help file. If the User rejects, blocks or deactivates cookies, this may restrict the availability of the services offered via the website. In addition, parts of the website may not work correctly under certain circumstances.

Web analysis

 PSS-AG analyses how its websites are used with the help of third-party analysis tools, such as Google Analytics (hereinafter «Analysis Service Providers»).  PSS-AG assumes no responsibility or liability for any data processed by Analysis Service Providers.

Usage and protection of Personal Data

By processing Personal Data according to this Privacy Statement,  PSS-AG is able to improve the quality of its products and services.

Personal Data is processed for the following purposes in particular:

  • technical management as well as research and further developments
  • user administration and marketing
  • user information on the services and products rendered by  PSS-AG, provided the User has given their consent for this
  • selecting promocode and voucher winners/requesters

The User authorizes  PSS-AG to transmit Personal Data to employees, agents or other third parties within or outside the country where the User lives in order to provide services and for the purposes indicated above. Employees, agents and other third parties which have access to Personal Data are required by  PSS-AG to ensure compliance with all applicable data protection provisions. Any person who authorizes  PSS-AG to access their Personal Data as defined in this Privacy Statement will be made aware of the data security and data protection implications.

 PSS-AG protects Personal Data with appropriate physical, electronic and process-related security measures, such as firewalls, personal passwords, encoding and authentication technologies. Personal Data collected via a website owned by  PSS-AG will be encrypted during transmission using SSL Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology, which currently provides the best-available security for data transfers.

 PSS-AG reserves the right to disclose Personal Data to regulatory and supervisory authorities, as well as, pursuant to this Privacy Statement, to Analysis Service Providers. In so doing,  PSS-AG will comply at all times with applicable regulations, laws, court orders or official requests.

Information on processed Personal Data

Persons whose Personal Data is processed within the scope of this Privacy Statement have the following rights:

  • to receive information on whether  PSS-AG may save Personal Data and what form this Personal Data may take (which categories of data, recipients or categories of recipients, retention periods for Personal Data or criteria governing retention periods)
  • to receive a copy of the Personal Data
  • to request the rectification of Personal Data if it is incorrect
  • to request the deletion of Personal Data
  • to request restrictions on processing Personal Data
  • to submit an objection to processing, especially for the purpose of direct advertising

The rights specified above may be denied or restricted if the interests, rights and freedoms of third parties take precedence or if processing is necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims of PSS-AG. Queries in relation to processing Personal Data are to be directed to the Data Protection Officers of  PSS-AG:

Profisoft Services AG
Anouar Mseddi
Postfach 1289
Jupiterstrasse 15
CH-3015 Bern

Links

The websites of  PSS-AG may contain hyperlinks to other websites which are not operated or monitored by  PSS-AG. Third-party websites are not subject to this Privacy Statement.  PSS-AG is not responsible for their content or how they handle Personal Data.

Right to withdraw consent in respect of data protection

Anyone affected by the processing of Personal Data can withdraw their consent to this effect at any time. This must be done in writing or by e-mail to the Data Protection Officer of  PSS-AG.

Last updated on: March 2022