This privacy policy describes how ISS AG, Integrated Scientific Services („ISS AG“) handles personal data on our website.
The content on our website has been carefully created. However, the website owner is not responsible for the correctness, completeness and up-to-dateness of the data available on the website and cannot guarantee it. The content reflects the opinion of the respective authors. ISS AG also assumes no liability for the content of external links; the respective website owners are responsible for the content and to enforce a privacy policy.
ISS AG takes great care to ensure the data protection of our website users and collects, processes and uses your personal data exclusively under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (“FADP”) as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and under the conditions laid out in the following text.
This solely informational page presents current information on ISS AG and our offered products and services. When visiting this website, certain data from you may be stored. What data is concerned is laid out here.
1. Cookies
During your first visit on our page, the cookie disclaimer informs you that our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files which your browser stores to trace which websites you have visited. Cookies do not contain any information that allows identification of a single user. They are also collected by web analytics software (e.g. Google-Analytics, see 2.).
You may turn off cookies in the settings of your browser program, or also delete cookies manually or automatically. Because the removal or blocking of cookies is different for every browser, we kindly ask you to consult the manual of your respective browser and/or smartphone/tablet/PC to deactivate cookies. We would like to inform you that the functionality of our website may be partly or fully limited when cookies are deactivated.
2. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics for web analytics. Google Analytics assesses base on your cookies, how you use the website. This usage data (e.g. time, visited pages, new/already known user) are stored on a Google Server in the United States. ISS AG uses the option of an “anonymized IP address” for Google Analytics. This means that your IP address is shortened for web analysis and, as a result, made unrecognizable for individual tracing. Additional information on the anonymization of the IP address for Google Analytics may be found under: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052?hl=en
By using browser add-ons (additional programs for your browser), you may deactivate Google Analytics for the respective browser. You can find the manual for the installation of add-ons here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en
3. Google-Maps
Our website uses Google Maps to display our location and to provide directions. This is a service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 (hereinafter: Google).
Through certification according to the EU-US Privacy Shield Google guarantees that it will follow the EU's data protection regulations when processing data in the United States.
To enable the display of certain fonts on our website, a connection to the Google server in the USA is established whenever our website is accessed.
If you access the Google Maps components integrated into our website, Google will store a cookie on your device via your browser. Your user settings and data are processed to display our location and create a route description. We cannot prevent Google from using servers in the USA.
By connecting to Google in this way, Google can determine from which website your request has been sent and to which IP address the directions are transmitted.
If you do not agree to this processing, you have the option of preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser. Further details can be found in the section about cookies above.
4. Serverdata
For the statistical evaluation of website access, as well as for efficient troubleshooting, every visit to our website is recorded in a server log (protocol) of our webhosting service provider, hosttech GmbH (hosttech GmbH, Seestrasse 15a, 8805 Richterswil, Switzerland). The log entries contain the destination page, the IP address, as well as the referrer (origin of the request) and information about the browser used. This information may be used to identify you. Hosttech GmbH treats this data confidentially and does not share it with third parties. The primary purpose of the data collection is to improve the user experience, security and performance of the website.
5. Data transmission to third parties
ISS AG in principle does not transfer your data to third parties, unless a) we are legally obliged to do so or b) you have given us your expressed consent to do so.
6. Contact
If you have any questions or uncertainties concerning the privacy policy laid out here, ISS AG is at your disposal. You may contact us using the address or e-mail address listed below.
ISS AG, Integrated Scientific Services
Robert-Walser-Platz 7
2503 Biel/Bienne
Schweiz