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Privacy Policy of vmh partners ag

vmh partners ag, Churerstrasse 85c, CH-8808 Pfäffikon, collects and processes personal data, in particular data from business partners, visitors to our website, event participants, newsletter subscribers, applicants, as well as other contacts and employees of our counterparts. Responsible and lawful handling of data is important to us. We comply at all times with applicable law, in particular Swiss data protection law (DSG and DSV) as well as, where applicable, foreign data protection regulations such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). Personal data is treated strictly confidentially and will not be sold or passed on to third parties.

Responsible Entity

The controller responsible for the data processing under this Privacy Policy is:

vmh partners ag
Churerstrasse 85c
CH-8808 Pfäffikon
legal@vmhpartners.ch
Tel.: +41 79 260 12 27

Collection and Processing

We process various types of personal data. The main categories include:

  • Master data: e.g., name, address, contact details, date of birth, powers of attorney, photos, information about your role (e.g., client, applicant, supplier), and contact persons.
  • Application data: information from application documents, CV, references, qualifications, salary expectations, and, where applicable, information from public sources (e.g., LinkedIn).
  • Contract and financial data: contract details, invoicing information, service delivery, customer feedback, billing data.
  • Communication data: contents and metadata of emails, telephone calls, letters, contact forms, etc.
  • Registration data: e.g., newsletter sign-ups.
  • Technical data: IP address, device information, region, time of access.
  • Behavioral and preference data: e.g., reactions to newsletters, website usage (Google Analytics), social media interactions.
  • Other data: e.g., images/audio recordings from events, official documents, legal records.

Purposes of Processing

Your personal data is used for various purposes, in particular:

  • Contract initiation and execution
  • Communication
  • Marketing and relationship management
  • Market research and service development
  • Technical operation of our website
  • Service registration (e.g., newsletters)
  • Compliance with legal requirements
  • Application management
  • Internal administration and business development
  • Event management

Sources of Data

We obtain personal data:

  • Directly from you: through your entries, communications, or interaction with our online services.
  • Indirectly from third parties: authorities, employers, business partners, publicly accessible sources (e.g., internet, registers, media).

Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enable usability, analytics, and marketing. These include:

  • Necessary cookies
  • Preference cookies
  • Analytics and marketing cookies (partly from third parties)

You can adjust cookie settings in your browser at any time. Details can be found in our Cookie Policy on the website.

Disclosure and Transfer of Data

We only share personal data if:

  • it is necessary to fulfill a contract,
  • required by law,
  • justified by legitimate interests, or
  • you have given your consent.

Recipients include:

    • IT service providers, hosting providers, consultants, legal advisors
    • Authorities and courts
    • Third parties in connection with transactions or representation
    • Data transfers abroad are carried out in compliance with adequate safeguards (e.g., EU Standard Contractual Clauses).

Retention Period

We retain personal data:

  • as long as necessary for the stated purposes,
  • in accordance with legal retention obligations,
  • or as long as legitimate interests exist (e.g., for evidence purposes).

Afterwards, data is deleted or anonymized.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security (e.g., access restrictions, encryption, staff training). Nevertheless, the use of the internet always involves a residual risk.

Obligation to Provide Data

In principle, you are not obliged to provide personal data. However, without certain data, we may not be able to provide services or conclude contracts.

Social Media

We operate profiles on platforms such as LinkedIn. There we receive usage and interaction data. Platform operators may use this data for their own purposes (e.g., analytics, advertising) and act under their own responsibility. Please also refer to their respective privacy policies.

Your Rights

You have the following rights:

  • Access
  • Rectification
  • Erasure
  • Restriction of processing
  • Data portability
  • Objection
  • Withdrawal of consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us (see Section 1). We may require proof of identity.

Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated at any time. The current version published on our website applies.