This privacy statement informs you about the type of personal data that is collected and received through our website growpal.ch (“website”) and about how we use, retain, share and protect such personal data.
How we obtain personal data
We collect and receive personal data through the website. Personal data does mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. We collect and retain personal data that you choose to voluntarily provide to us for your use of the website.
How we use cookies
In addition, we collect certain personal data by using cookies when you visit the website, including similar technologies such as local storage.
Cookies are bits of text (in general made out of numbers and letters) that are placed on your computer’s hard drive or mobile device when you visit the website.
Cookies hold information that may be accessible by a party that places the cookie, which can be either the website itself (first party cookie) or a third party (third party cookies). Most current browsers will inform you how to prevent accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive new cookies and how to control, disable or delete already existing cookies. By selecting the appropriate setting on your browser, you may have control over cookies and can refuse the use of cookies. However, please note that non-accepting, the deactivation or deletion of cookies may limit the full functionality of the website.
We use cookies on the website for the following purposes:
To collect statistical data, to analyze the use of the website by our users, e.g. which pages are visited, how long the pages were visited and how long the visitors of our website move from page to page;
For authentication (i.e. to keep you logged in between sessions). The information collected by using local storage is stored in your browser and is preserved even after you close your browser.
For the purposes stated we use Google Analytics. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc (“Google”) that uses cookies to analyze the use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (such as your IP address, the URL visited, the date and the time of your visit) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States or another country in which Google maintains facilities. Your IP address is masked by setting the last octet of your IP address to zero before it is saved by Google. Google will use this data to monitor your usage of our website and to generate reports on website activity for us.
How we may use personal data
We also may use the personal data we collect and receive for the following purposes:
We will not use your data to make automated decisions about you.
Links
Our websites may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of websites other than ours. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information when they leave our website. The users data protection and privacy rights under these third-party platforms are subject to their respective privacy policies.
How we protect personal data
Appropriate technical and organizational security safeguards designed to protect your personal information are in place, designed to protect your personal data against accidental, unlawful or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure or use. However, due the inherent open nature of the Internet, growpal cannot guarantee that communications between a user and our company or your personal information stored is absolutely secure. In accordance with applicable law, we will notify you of any data breach that is likely to have unfavourable consequences.
How long we retain personal data
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collect or receive the personal data, except if required otherwise by applicable law. Typically, we will retain most of the personal data for the duration of your use of the website, until you have removed your account, unless a longer applicable statutory retention period applies.
Your rights
You have the following rights in relation to your personal information and data stored with us:
the right to obtain, at reasonable intervals and free of charge, information on whether your personal data are being processed and to receive the personal data that is being processed in an intelligible form;
the right to have your personal data rectified, blocked or erased.
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
the right to obtain, at reasonable intervals and free of charge, information on whether your personal data are being processed and to receive the personal data that is being processed in an intelligible form;
to exercise these rights, please contact us using our contact details set out below. We may request you to provide a proof of identification.
Updates to this privacy statement
We may update this privacy statement anytime. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to be informed of how we use your information.
How to contact us
If you have questions or comments about the information in this privacy statement, if you would like us to update your personal information, or if you want to exercise your rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer by email at hello@growpal.ch.