Privacy Notice

Dear Customer, Dear interested Parties,

Thank you for your interest in our company and the services and products we offer.

Metron Capitals and (hereinafter referred to as Metron Capitals) take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Data protection is a particularly high priority for Metron Capitals.

Our team of selected and experienced specialists is familiar with the requirements of data protection law. They implement them with due care and in accordance with our high quality standards.

The confidential and responsible handling of personal data from our relationships with customers, business partners, employees, or job applicants and suppliers forms the basis of our entrepreneurial success. We therefore adhere to the following principles when handling personal data:

• Confidentiality and fairness
• Compliance with our corporate policies
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

1. Position of the DPO

Metron Capitals in its additional capacity as DPO, shall ensure that the DPO is properly involved at an early stage in all matters relating to the protection of personal data and is supported by the controller in the performance of his or her duties.

The independence of the DPO and his or her professional qualifications and expertise in the field of data protection law and practice for the performance of his or her duties shall be ensured.

2. Data protection - general information

Metron Capitals treats your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, in particular in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act of Data Protection (FADP or DPA) and this data protection declaration.

Metron Capitals processes personal data about the contractual partner in direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract (justification).

As a rule, the use of our website is possible without providing personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services of our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we will obtain the consent of the data subject in an appropriate form after providing adequate information.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps despite the high security requirements we have put in place. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.

As the (natural) person concerned, it is in your personal interest to secure the system(s) you use (PC, laptop, etc.) against unauthorised access by third parties, to protect it with an adequate password and not to pass on the password to third parties. Please install a virus protection (“Internet Security”) designated in the market and update it regularly.

3. Collection of general data and information

The website of the Metron Capitals companies collects a number of general data and information each time the website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system. This general data and information is stored in the server’s log files.

The following data may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system accesses our website (so-called referrer), (4) the sub-sites to which an accessing system accesses our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system and (8) other similar data and information used to avert danger in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Metron Capitals does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required (1) to provide the content of our website correctly, (2) to optimise the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) to ensure the long-term operability of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) to provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyber attack. Therefore, Metron Capitals analyses anonymously collected data and information for statistical purposes, as well as for the purpose of increasing the data protection and data security of our enterprise, in order to ensure an optimal level of protection for the personal data processed by us. Anonymous server log file data is stored separately from any personal data provided by a data subject.

4. Data Transfers

As a user, you authorise Metron Capitals to transfer personal data to employees or third parties. Employees and third parties who have access to personal data are obliged by Metron Capitals to ensure compliance with all applicable data protection regulations

If personal data of you as a user is transferred to other countries, Metron Capitals will ensure data protection by granting the level of protection required by the applicable law.

Metron Capitals reserves the right to disclose personal data to regulatory and supervisory authorities as well as to service providers. In doing so, Metron Capitals will at all times comply with the applicable regulations and laws.

5. Definitions

Metron Capitals privacy notice is based on the definitions used by the legislator for the adoption of the Data Protection Act (DPA).

Our privacy notice should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our clients, interested parties and business partners. To ensure this, we explain the terms we use. You can find these terms under the Definitions link.

Cookies

Some websites, including those of Metron Capitals, use so-called cookies. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offer more user-friendly, more effective and safer. 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”. These are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies remain stored on your end device until you delete them. These cookies allow us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

You can set your browser to notify you when a cookie is placed, to accept cookies only in specific cases, to refuse cookies in specific cases or generally, and to automatically delete cookies when you close your browser. If you disable cookies, the functionality of this website may be limited.

7. Server-Log-Files

The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

• Browser type and browser version;
• Operating system used; referrer URL;
• Host name of the accessing computer;
• Time of the server request.