Your privacy is important to us. It is ROSTA's policy to respect your privacy and comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including on our website, https://www.rosta.com, and other sites we own and operate.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect includes both information that you knowingly and actively provide to us when you use or participate in our services and promotions, as well as information that is automatically sent from your devices when you access our products and services.

2. Log Data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log standard data provided by your web browser. This includes your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, additional information about your visit, and technical details related to any errors that may occur.

Please note that while this information is not personally identifiable, it may be possible to combine it with other data to personally identify individuals.

3. Personal Information

Legitimate Reasons for Processing
Your Personal Information

We collect and use your personal data only when we have a legitimate reason to do so. In such cases, we collect only the personal data that is reasonably necessary to provide our services to you.
Collection and Use of Information

Collection and Use of Information
We may collect personal data from you when you perform any of the following actions on our website:

Sign up to receive updates from us via email
or social media channels Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content
Contact us via email, social media, or similar technologies
Mention us on social media

We may collect, store, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal data will not be further processed in a manner incompatible with these purposes:

to enable you to personalize your experience on our website; to
contact and communicate with you;
for analytics, market research, and business development, including the operation and improvement of our website, related applications, and related social media platforms
for advertising and marketing, including sending promotional information about our products and services and information about third parties that we believe may be of interest
to you to comply with our legal obligations and resolve any disputes we may have

Please note that we may combine information we collect about you with general information or research data we obtain from other trusted sources.
Security of Your Personal Data

When we collect and process personal data, and while we retain this data, we protect it using commercially reasonable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or alteration.

Although we do our best to protect the personal data you provide to us, please note that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security. We will comply with applicable laws regarding any data breach.

You are responsible for choosing a password and ensuring its overall security to safeguard your own information within the scope of our services.
How long we retain your personal data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary. This period may depend on how we use your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. When your personal data is no longer needed, we will delete it or anonymize it by removing all data that identifies you.

However, if necessary, we may retain your personal data to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting obligations, or for archiving purposes in the public interest, for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes.
Protection of Children’s Privacy

We do not direct any of our products or services to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13.
Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

We may disclose personal data to:

a parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of our company
third-party service providers to enable them to provide their services, e.g. IT service providers, data storage, hosting, and server providers, advertisers, or analytics platforms
our employees, contractors, and/or affiliates
our existing or potential agents or business partners
sponsors or organizers of contests, sweepstakes, or promotions that we conduct
courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities, and law enforcement agencies, to the extent required by law, in connection with any current or future legal proceedings or to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights; third
parties, including agents or subcontractors, who assist us in providing information, products, services, or direct marketing to you

International Transfer of Personal Data

The personal data we collect is stored and/or processed where we or our partners, affiliates, and third-party service providers maintain facilities. Please note that the locations where we store, process, or transfer your personal data may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you originally provided the data. If we transfer your personal data to third parties in other countries: (i) we will carry out these transfers in accordance with the requirements of applicable law; and (ii) we will protect the transferred personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Your rights and control over your personal data

You always have the right to withhold personal data from us, with the understanding that your experience on our website may be affected. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights regarding your personal data. When you provide us with personal data, you understand that we collect, store, use, and disclose it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You reserve the right to request details regarding personal data we have stored about you.

When we receive personal data about you from third parties, we protect it as described in this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal data about another person, you represent and warrant that you have that person’s consent to provide us with the personal data.

If you have previously consented to our use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time. We provide you with the option to unsubscribe from our email database or opt out of communications. Please note that we may need to request certain information from you to verify your identity.

If you believe that information we have stored about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact us using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy. We will take reasonable steps to correct any information that proves to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.

If you believe that we have violated applicable data protection laws and wish to file a complaint, please contact us using the contact details provided below and provide us with the full details of the alleged violation. We will investigate your complaint promptly and notify you in writing of the outcome of our investigation and the steps we will take to address your complaint. You also have the right to contact a supervisory authority or data protection authority regarding your complaint.

4. Use of Cookies

We use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activities on our website. A cookie is a small file that our website stores on your computer and accesses each time you visit to understand how you use our website. This helps us provide you with content based on the preferences you have specified.

5. Limits of Our Policy

Our website may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. Please note that we have no control over the content and policies of these websites and assume no responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may amend our Privacy Policy at our discretion to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legal or regulatory changes. If we decide to amend this Privacy Policy, we will post the changes here under the same link through which you access this Privacy Policy.

Where required by law, we will obtain your consent or provide you with the opportunity to consent to or opt out of a new use of your personal data.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you can contact us using the following contact information:

ROSTA AG
Email: info.ch@rosta.com
Direct: +41 (0) 62 889 04 00

This policy is effective as of October 5, 2021, and was last updated on October 5, 2021.