Privacy Policy
In this privacy policy, we provide information on which personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations, including our www.zimbas.ch website. In particular, we provide information on why, how and where we process which personal data. We also provide information about the rights of persons whose data we process.
Further data protection declarations and other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation may apply to individual or additional activities and operations.
We are subject to Swiss data protection law as well as applicable foreign data protection law, in particular that of the European Union (EU) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission recognizes that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection.
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1. Contact addresses
Responsibility for the processing of personal data:
VMS - Vilacreses Media Services
Jose Antonio Villacreses Quiroga
Tullastrasse 32, 79576 Weil am Rhein
Phone: + 49 15904860750
Email: jose.villacreses@vms-bw.de
We would like to point out if there are other controllers for the processing of personal data in individual cases.
Data protection officer:
We have the following data protection officer as a point of contact for data subjects and authorities for inquiries relating to data protection
VMS - Vilacreses Media Services
Jose Antonio Villacreses Quiroga
Tullastrasse 32, 79576 Weil am Rhein
Email: jose.villacreses@vms-bw.de
2. Terms and legal basis
2.1 Definitions
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data.
Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, such as querying, comparing, adapting, archiving, storing, reading, disclosing, procuring, collecting, recording, deleting, disclosing, arranging, organizing, storing, modifying, disseminating, linking, destroying and using personal data.
The European Economic Area (EEA) comprises the member states of the European Union (EU) as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) defines the processing of personal data as the processing of personal data.
2.2 Legal bases
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, DPA) and the Ordinance on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance, DPO). If and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, we process personal data in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases:
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data for the performance of a contract with the data subject and for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to protect the legitimate interests of us or third parties, unless the fundamental freedoms and rights and interests of the data subject prevail. Legitimate interests are, in particular, our interest in being able to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner and to communicate about them, to ensure information security, to protect against misuse, to enforce our own legal claims and to comply with Swiss law.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data to fulfill a legal obligation to which we are subject under any applicable law of member states in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e GDPR for the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR for the processing of personal data with the consent of the data subject.
Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d GDPR for the necessary processing of personal data in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person.
3. Nature, scope and purpose
We process the personal data required to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such personal data may in particular fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, content data, meta or marginal data and usage data, contract and payment data.
We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose(s) or as required by law. Personal data that no longer needs to be processed is anonymized or deleted.
We may have personal data processed by third parties. We may process personal data jointly with third parties or transfer it to third parties. Such third parties are, in particular, specialized providers whose services we use. We also guarantee data protection for such third parties.
We only process personal data with the consent of the data subjects. If and to the extent that processing is permitted for other legal reasons, we may refrain from obtaining consent.
4. applications
We process personal data about applicants to the extent necessary to assess their suitability for an employment relationship or for the subsequent execution of an employment contract. The required personal data results in particular from the information requested, for example in the context of a job advertisement. We also process the personal data that applicants voluntarily provide or publish, in particular as part of cover letters, CVs and other application documents as well as online profiles.
We process - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - personal data about applicants, in particular in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR.
5. Personal data abroad
We generally process personal data in Switzerland. However, we may also export or transfer personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We may export personal data to all countries and territories on earth and elsewhere in the universe, provided that the law there guarantees adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the Swiss Federal Council and - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - in accordance with the decision of the European Commission.
We may transfer personal data to countries whose law does not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other suitable guarantees. Exceptionally, we may export personal data to countries without adequate or appropriate data protection if the special requirements under data protection law are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract. Upon request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of any guarantees.
6. Rights of data subjects
6.1 Claims under data protection law
We grant data subjects all rights in accordance with the applicable data protection law. In particular, data subjects have the following rights:
Information: Data subjects may request information as to whether we process personal data about them and, if so, what personal data is involved. Data subjects also receive the information required to assert their data protection claims and ensure transparency. This includes the processed personal data as such, but also information on the purpose of processing, the duration of storage, any disclosure or export of data to other countries and the origin of the personal data.
Correction and restriction: Data subjects can have incorrect personal data corrected, incomplete data completed and the processing of their data restricted.
Erasure and objection: Data subjects can have personal data erased (“right to be forgotten”) and object to the processing of their data with effect for the future.
Data disclosure and data transfer: Data subjects may request the surrender of personal data or the transfer of their data to another controller.
We may defer, restrict or refuse the exercise of the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We may inform data subjects of any requirements that must be met in order to exercise their rights under data protection law. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to business secrets or the protection of other persons. For example, we may also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to statutory retention obligations.
In exceptional cases, we may charge costs for the exercise of rights. We will inform data subjects of any costs in advance.
We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Data subjects are obliged to co
6.2 Right to lodge a complaint
Data subjects have the right to enforce their data protection claims through the courts or to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority for private controllers and federal bodies in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).
Data subjects have the right - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable - to lodge a complaint with a competent European data protection supervisory authority.
7. Data security
We take suitable technical and organizational measures to ensure data security appropriate to the respective risk. However, we cannot guarantee absolute data security.
Our website is accessed using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular with the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated to HTTPS). Most browsers indicate transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.
Our digital communication - like all digital communication - is subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion and other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We have no direct influence on the corresponding processing of personal data by secret services, police forces and other security authorities.
8. Use of the Website
8.1 Cookies
We use cookies. Cookies - our own cookies (first-party cookies) as well as cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) - are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional cookies in text form.
Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as “session cookies” or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. “Session cookies” are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognize a browser the next time it visits our website and thus, for example, to measure the reach of our website. However, permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.
Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated and deleted at any time in the browser settings. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request your express consent to the use of cookies - at least if and insofar as necessary.
For cookies that are used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general objection (“opt-out”) is possible for numerous services via AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or Your Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).
8.2 Server log files
We may collect the following information for each access to our website, provided that this information is transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: Date and time including time zone, IP address , access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-page of our website accessed including amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referer or referrer).
We store such information, which may also constitute personal data, in server log files. The information is required to provide our website in a permanent, user-friendly and reliable manner and to ensure data security and thus in particular the protection of personal data - also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
8.3 Tracking pixels
We may use tracking pixels on our website. Tracking pixels are also known as web beacons. Tracking pixels - including those from third parties whose services we use - are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Tracking pixels can be used to collect the same information as server log files.
9. Notifications and messages
We send notifications and messages by e-mail.
9.1 Measuring success and reach
Notifications and messages may contain web links or tracking pixels that record whether an individual message has been opened and which web links have been clicked on. Such web links and tracking pixels can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis. We require this statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach in order to be able to send notifications and messages in an effective, user-friendly, permanent, secure and reliable manner based on the needs and reading habits of the recipients.
9.2 Consent and objection
You must always expressly consent to the use of your e-mail address and other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. Wherever possible, we use the “double opt-in” procedure to obtain consent, i.e. you will receive an e-mail with a web link that you must click on to confirm, so that no misuse by unauthorized third parties can occur. We may log such consents, including the IP address, date and time, for reasons of proof and security.
You can object to receiving notifications and communications such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can also object to the statistical recording of usage for measuring success and reach. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and operations remain reserved.
10. Social media
We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to communicate with interested parties and to provide information about our activities and operations. In connection with such platforms, personal data may also be processed outside Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and terms of use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply in each case. In particular, these provisions provide information about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, including, for example, the right to information.
We are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) for our social media presence on Facebook, including the so-called Page Insights - if and insofar as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is part of the Meta companies (including in the USA). Page Insights provide information about how visitors interact with our Facebook presence. We use Page Insights to provide our social media presence on Facebook in an effective and user-friendly manner.
Further information on the type, scope and purpose of data processing, information on the rights of data subjects and the contact details of Facebook and Facebook's data protection officer can be found in Facebook's privacy policy. We have concluded the so-called “Controller Addendum” with Facebook and thus agreed in particular that Facebook is responsible for guaranteeing the rights of data subjects. For the so-called Page Insights, the corresponding information can be found on the page “Information on Page Insights” including “Information on Page Insights data”.
11. Services of third parties
We use the services of specialized third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities and operations in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner.Among other things, we can use such services to embed functions and content in our website. In the case of such embedding, the services used record the IP addresses of users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.
For necessary security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data in connection with our activities and operations in aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service. We also pass on data to third parties so that they can determine advertising metrics on our behalf.
We use in particular:
Google services: Provider: Google LLC (USA) / Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland; General information on data protection: “Privacy and Security Principles” , Privacy Policy , “Google is committed to complying with applicable data protection laws”“Guide to data protection in Google products” , ‘How we use data from websites or apps on or in which our services are used’ (information from Google) , ‘Types of cookies and other technologies used by Google’ , ‘Personalized advertising’ (activation / deactivation / settings).
Services from Microsoft: Provider: Microsoft Corporation (USA) / Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland; General information on data protection: “Data protection at Microsoft” , “Data protection and privacy (Trust Center)” , Privacy Policy , Privacy Dashboard (data and privacy settings).
11.1 Digital infrastructure
We use the services of specialized third parties in order to be able to use the necessary digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and operations. This includes, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
We use in particular:
- Google Cloud including Google Cloud Platform (GCP): storage space and other infrastructure; Google Cloud-specific providers: Google/ LLC (USA) for users in the USA / Google Ireland Limited or Google Commerce Limited (both Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland (see “Google Contracting Entity” for providers in other countries); Google Cloud-specific information: “Privacy Resource Center”, “Data Protection”, “Compliance Resource Center”, “Trust and Security”.
11.2 Fonts
We use third-party services to embed selected fonts, icons, logos and symbols on our website.
In particular, we use:
Google Fonts: Fonts; Provider: Google; Google Fonts-specific information: “Privacy and Google Fonts” , “Privacy and data collection”.
11.3 Advertising
We use the option of displaying targeted advertising for our activities and operations on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.
In particular, we would like to use such advertising to reach people who are already interested in our activities and operations or who might be interested in them (remarketing and targeting). For this purpose, we may transmit relevant - possibly also personal - data to third parties that enable such advertising. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. in particular whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).
Third parties with whom we advertise and where you are logged in as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.
We use in particular:
Facebook advertising (Facebook Ads): Social media advertising; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) and other Meta companies (including in the USA); Data protection information: Remarketing and targeting, in particular with the Facebook pixel and custom audiences including lookalike audiences, privacy policy , “Advertising preferences” (user registration required).
Google Ads: Search engine advertising; Service provider: Google; Google Ads-specific information: Advertising based on search queries, among other things, using various domain names - in particular doubleclick.net, googleadservices.com and googlesyndication.com - for Google Ads, “Advertising” (Google) , “Why am I seeing a particular ad?”.
Instagram Ads: Social media advertising; Service provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) and other Meta companies (including in the USA); Data protection information: Remarketing and targeting, in particular with Facebook pixels and custom audiences including lookalike audiences, Privacy Policy (Instagram) , Privacy Policy (Facebook) , “Advertising preferences” (Instagram) (user login required), “Advertising preferences” (Facebook) (user login required).
LinkedIn Ads: Social media advertising; Provider: LinkedIn Corporation (USA) / LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (Ireland); Privacy Policy: Remarketing and targeting in particular with the LinkedIn Insight Tag, “Privacy Policy” , Privacy Policy , Cookie Policy , Objection to personalized advertising.
Pinterest Ads: Social media advertising; Service provider: Pinterest Inc (USA) / Pinterest Europe Ltd (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA); Privacy Policy: Remarketing and targeting, in particular with the Pinterest tag, “Privacy, security and legal” , Privacy Policy , “Personalization and data” , “Personalized ads on Pinterest” , “Sharing data with Pinterest” , Cookie Policy.
TikTok Ads: Social media advertising; Service provider: TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited (United Kingdom) and TikTok Technology Limited (Ireland) for users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Switzerland / TikTok Inc. (USA) for users in the USA / TikTok Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) for users in the rest of the world; information on data protection: Remarketing and targeting, in particular with the TikTok pixel , Privacy Policy , “Privacy Policy for Younger Users” , Cookie Policy , “Privacy and Cookie Policy for TikTok for Business” (“TikTok for Business - Privacy and Cookie Policy”).
12. extensions for the website
We use extensions for our website in order to be able to use additional functions.
13. success and reach measurement
Cookies may be used to measure success and reach and user profiles may be created. Any user profiles created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information on the size of the screen or browser window and the - at least approximate - location. In principle, any user profiles are created exclusively in pseudonymized form and are not used to identify individual users. Individual third-party services with which users are registered may be able to assign the use of our online offering to the user account or user profile of the respective service.
We use in particular:
Google Analytics: Performance and reach measurement; Service provider: Google; Google Analytics-specific information: Measurement also across different browsers and devices (cross-device tracking) and with pseudonymized IP addresses, which are only transmitted in full to Google in the USA in exceptional cases, “Data protection” , “Browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics”.
Use of Google Signals in Google Analytics 4 (GA4): We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to analyze and improve the use of our website. As part of the use of GA4, we also activate Google Signals. Google Signals is a feature of GA4 that makes it possible to collect aggregated and anonymized information about the users of our website. This information includes demographic data, interests and activities of users. Google Signals uses information from users who are logged into Google services and can aggregate this information to give us insights into the behavior of our website visitors. This information includes user demographics, interests and activities. Google Signals uses information from users who are logged into Google services and may aggregate this information to give us insights into the behavior of our website visitors.
Privacy and opt-out: Although Google Signals anonymizes and aggregates the information, we would like to inform you that Google Signals is enabled on our website. We respect your privacy and offer you the opportunity to opt-out of ad personalization. If you wish to opt-out of having your information used for personalized advertising by Google, you can do so through your Google Ads Settings.
Further information: For more information about how Google collects and uses data, please refer to Google's privacy policy at Google Privacy Policy. Please note that we have no control over Google's privacy policy and that it is subject to change.
Google Tag Manager: Integration and management of other services for measuring success and reach as well as other services from Google and third parties; Provider: Google; Google Tag Manager-specific information: “Data collected with Google Tag Manager”; further information on data protection can be found in the individual integrated and managed services.
14. final provisions
We have created this privacy policy using the privacy policy generator from Datenschutzpartner.
We can adapt and supplement this privacy policy at any time. We will inform you about such adjustments and additions in an appropriate form, in particular by publishing the current privacy policy on our website.