Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

It is generally possible to use our website without providing any personal data. Where personal data (such as your name, address or email address) is collected on our website, this is always done on a voluntary basis wherever possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g. when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to guarantee complete protection of data against access by third parties.

RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE

Cheminéeholz Küng GmbH

Ralph Küng

Taubach 9

6472 Erstfeld

Telephone: +41 41 880 15 15

Email: info@chemineeholz-kueng.ch

Website: chemineeholz-kueng.ch

VAT No.: CHE-444.105.385

COOKIES

Some of the web pages on this site use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called ‘session cookies’. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser the next time you visit.

You can configure your browser so that you are notified when cookies are set and can choose to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, block the acceptance of cookies in specific cases or generally, and enable the automatic deletion of cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

SERVER LOG FILES

The website provider (Hoststar – Multimedia Networks AG, Kirchgasse 30, CH-3312 Fraubrunnen) automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

- Browser type and browser version

- Operating system used

- Referrer URL

- Hostname of the accessing computer

- Date of the server request

This data cannot be linked to specific individuals. This data is not combined with other data sources. We reserve the right to review this data retrospectively should we become aware of specific indications of unlawful use.

SSL ENCRYPTION

This website uses SSL encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as enquiries you send to us as the website operator. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of your browser changes from ‘http://’ to ‘https://’ and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.

When SSL encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

CONTACT FORM

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, the details you provide in the enquiry form – including the contact details you enter there – will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of any follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Links to other websites:

This privacy policy applies only to this website and not to websites owned by third parties. We may provide links to other websites which we believe may be of interest to our visitors. We endeavour to ensure that such websites meet the highest standards. However, due to the nature of the internet, we are unable to guarantee the data protection standards of all linked websites or accept liability for their content. This privacy policy does not apply to linked websites that are not owned or controlled by us.

Google:

This website may use Google Maps to embed maps or YouTube to embed videos. Services provided by the US-based company Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, use cookies, amongst other things, and as a result, data is transferred to Google; however, we assume that, in this context, no personal tracking takes place solely through the use of our website.

Google has undertaken to ensure an adequate level of data protection in accordance with the US-EU and US-Swiss Privacy Shield frameworks. Further information can be found in Google’s privacy policy.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook plugins (Like & Share buttons)

Our pages incorporate plugins from the social network Facebook, provided by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. You can recognise the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the ‘Like’ button on our page. You can find an overview of the Facebook plugins here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.

When you visit our pages, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. This means that Facebook receives the information that you have visited our page using your IP address. If you click the Facebook ‘Like’ button whilst logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This enables Facebook to associate your visit to our pages with your user account.

Please note that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Facebook. Further information on this can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.

If you do not wish Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account.

GOOGLE SEARCH CONSOLE

This website uses Google Search Console, an audience analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited. Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited are hereinafter referred to as ‘Google’.

To ensure that users receive the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about places, local listings – including business listings – are displayed on Google. These can be viewed in Google Search and on Google Maps, as well as on third-party websites and in applications via APIs, such as those on the Google Maps Platform. Google may also use the information from local listings to compile statistics for business customers.

If you believe that a local listing is incorrect or should be removed, you can suggest a change or report the listing. If you believe it should be removed for other legal reasons, you can submit a legal request.

If you have a Google account, you can disable cross-device analysis of your usage in the settings under ‘My data’, ‘Personal data’.

SECURITY MEASURES

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures in accordance with legal requirements, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing, as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risks to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, we implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.

These measures include, in particular, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical and electronic access to the data, as well as access to, input of, disclosure of, safeguarding the availability of, and segregation of the data.

RIGHT TO ACCESS, ERASURE AND RESTRICTION

Subject to the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain, free of charge, information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, and, where applicable, the right to have this data rectified or erased. You may contact us at any time at the address given in the legal notice regarding this matter and any further questions concerning personal data.

CHANGES

We may amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on our website shall apply.

Where this privacy policy forms part of an agreement with you, we will notify you of any changes by email or by other appropriate means in the event of an update.