In accordance with Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) and EU Reg. 2016/679 we provide you with the necessary information regarding the processing of the personal data provided browsing this website. The information is not to be considered valid for other websites (for example, other websites that can be consulted through links on this page) external to the https://www.montanstahl.com/ domain, which is not to be considered in any way responsible for the websites of third parties.

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1. Personal Data Collected

Personal data: any information concerning an identified or identifiable person. MONTANSTAHL through the website, collects various personal data: name, surname, e-mail address, telephone number, IP address of the user’s device connected to the Internet.
Processing: any operation concerning personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, namely the collection, recording, storage, use, modification, communication, archiving, deletion or destruction of data.
Data subject: the private person whose personal data is being processed. By way of example, the interested party is the user who navigates on the platform and sends for example, through the same, a request for information.

We use Piwik PRO Analytics Suite as our website/app analytics software and consent management tool. We collect data about website visitors based on cookies. The collected information may include a visitor’s IP address, operating system, browser ID, browsing activity and other information. See the scope of data collected by Piwik PRO.

We calculate metrics like bounce rate, page views, sessions and the like to understand how our website/app is used. We may also create visitors’ profiles based on browsing history to analyze visitor behavior, show personalized content and run online campaigns.

We host our solution on Microsoft Azure in Germany/Netherlands/United States/Hong Kong/ElastX in Sweden, and the data is stored for 14/25 months.

The purpose of data processing: analytics and conversion tracking based on consent. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR.

Piwik PRO does not send the data about you to any other sub-processors or third parties and does not use it for its own purposes. For more, read Piwik PRO’s privacy policy.

2. Data Controller

The company that determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data through the website (hereinafter, the « Data Controller » or “MONTANSTAHL”) is MONTANSTAHL AG, a limited company under Swiss law with registered office in Via Gerette 4 industrial zone 5 – CH-6855 Stabio, Switzerland, represented by the persons entitled to sign in accordance with the entries in the Cantonal Commercial Register.
The contact details of the Data Controller are the following: privacy(at)montanstahl.com and telephone on +41 (0)91 641 68 00.

3. Purpose of the Processing and Grounds of Justification / Data Retention

PURSPOSES / GROUNDS OF JUSTIFICATION	DATA RETENTION
a) Browsing the website, viewing content and technical management of the operation of the platform. The computer systems used to operate this website acquire, acquisition, to operate the website, of personal data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This category of data includes IP addresses or domain names of computers and terminals used by users, URI/URL (Uniform Resource Identifier/Locator) addresses of the resources requested, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response given by the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the users operating system and computer environment. grounds of justification: overriding/legitimate interest of the Data Controller	until the duration of the browsing session
b) Contact or Information Request: to provide feedback to requests for information and/or requests for quotes. Requests can be sent to the Data Controller by filling out the contact form, the quote request form, and/or using the « live chat » system. grounds of justification: execution of contractual and pre-contractual measures taken also upon request of the data subject.	10 years

4. Categories of Recipients of Personal Data

The personal data provided will be communicated to subjects who will process personal data as data processor, as persons acting under the authority of the Data Controller or as individuals acting under the authority of the Controller or the Processor for the purposes listed above. Specifically, personal data will be communicated to recipients belonging to the following categories: (i) subjects that provide services for the management of the information system used by  MONTANSTAHL AG and of the telecommunications networks (including e-mail); (ii) subjects supporting the Data Controller in the management of web platforms (e.g. hosting provider, SEO consultancy provider); (iii) studies or companies in the context of assistance and consultancy relationships; (iv) competent authorities to fulfil legal obligations and/or provisions of public bodies, upon request. The list of data processors is constantly updated and available at the headquarters of the Data Controller.

5. Communication of Data Abroad

MONTANSTAHL communicates data to suppliers located outside of Switzerland. The Data Controller then assessed the conditions underlying the data communications and the related guarantees, through the analysis of contracts and information such as security certifications provided by the service providers in question.  Hosting services are located in data centers based in Frankfurt, Germany. You are free to request further information by contacting the data controller at privacy(at)montanstahl.com

6. Exercise of Right

Under the conditions set out in the LPD and EU Reg. 2016/679 the Data Controller acknowledges the following rights (non-exhaustive list):

• obtain the rectification of inaccurate or obsolete personal data.
• to be informed in writing and free of charge if personal data concerning you are being processed.
• to revoke the consent to the processing of data that you have previously given.
• prevent the communication to third parties of personal data worthy of protection.
• express your opinion on an automated individual decision or request that it be reviewed by a natural person.
• to obtain the delivery of personal data or to demand their transmission to a third party.
• to request that data processing be stopped, that its disclosure to third parties be prevented, or that personal data be corrected or destroyed.
• the right to demand that a certain processing of personal data be prohibited, that a certain communication of personal data to third parties be prohibited or that personal data be deleted or destroyed.
• if neither the correctness nor the inaccuracy of the personal data can be proved, to request that a note be added to the data noting its disputed nature.
• to request that the rectification, destruction, blocking, in particular the communication to third parties, as well as the mention of the disputed character or the judgment be communicated to third parties or published.
• to have the illegality of the processing of personal data established.

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial recourse, if the user considers that the processing of data relating to him/her is in breach of the provisions of the FADP, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority for the protection of personal data (Switzerland: IFPD).

To exercise your rights please write to privacy(at)montanstahl.com

7. Privacy Information Modification | Effective Data

The Data controller has the right to change, update, add or remove portions of this privacy policy at its sole discretion and at any time. In order to facilitate such verification, this policy will indicate of the date of update.

Update and effective data: October 25, 2022