With this Privacy Policy, Burri Consulting GmbH (“Burri Consulting”) defines how it obtains and processes personal data. This data protection declaration is not exhaustive, as further declarations by Burri Consulting may regulate the data protection of specific circumstances. 

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1. scope

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Personal data refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. When processing personal data, Burri Consulting complies with the provisions of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), the Ordinance to the FADP (OFADP) and any other data protection provisions, insofar as these are applicable to the data processing referred to in this declaration.

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2. responsible person, contact

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Burri Consulting, which can be contacted at Burri Consulting GmbH, Bergstrasse 12, 5723 Teufenthal AG, 079 904 04 04, is responsible for the data processing described here. 

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3. Origin and processing of personal data 

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Burri Consulting primarily processes personal data that it receives in the context of customer relationships and contractual relationships with business partners from these or other persons involved (collectively the “business partners”). If business partners transmit personal data of other persons, such as family members, work colleagues or employees, to Burri Consulting, they shall ensure that these persons have been made aware of this data protection declaration. 

In addition to the data that is disclosed to Burri Consulting, Burri Consulting also processes data that it receives from authorities or other third parties, publicly accessible data or data that becomes known to it as a result of the use of a service. 

The categories of personal data that Burri Consulting obtains from third parties include, in particular, information from public registers, information in connection with official or legal proceedings, information in connection with professional activities or functions of business partners, information about business partners in correspondence and meetings with them and with third parties, Information about business partners disclosed to us by persons in their environment, information on compliance with legal requirements such as anti-money laundering and export restrictions, information from banks, insurance companies and other contractual partners of Burri Consulting on the use or provision of services for business partners and third parties, information in the media and on the Internet.

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4. Purposes of data processing

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Burri Consulting always processes personal data for a specific purpose. This is primarily the conclusion and fulfillment of contracts with business partners, in particular in the context of the provision of services to customers and the purchase of products and services from suppliers, as well as to comply with Burri Consulting's legal obligations.

In addition, Burri Consulting also processes personal data for the following purposes:

 

Offer and further development of services;

Communication with third parties;

Customer acquisition, customer care and marketing (unless business partners have explicitly objected to the use of their data);

 Assertion of legal claims and defense in the context of legal disputes and official proceedings;

Ensuring operations, in particular IT;

Compliance with applicable legal regulations and contractual agreements;

Corporate transactions (merger, purchase or sale of companies or transfer of assets).

 

If a business partner grants consent for the processing of their personal data for specific purposes, such as receiving newsletters, Burri Consulting will only process the personal data within the scope of and based on this consent. The consent given can be revoked at any time. 

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5. Data transfer to third parties and data transfer abroad

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The personal data processed by Burri Consulting will be transferred to third parties, if necessary or reasonable from Burri Consulting's point of view, for the provision of services or fulfillment of other purposes defined in this privacy policy. These recipients of personal data can be assigned to the following categories

 

Customers and companies affiliated with them;

Suppliers, their subcontractors and other external service providers (e.g. banks, insurance companies, accountants) and processors (e.g. IT providers);

Domestic and foreign authorities, official bodies and courts, mediation bodies and arbitration tribunals;

Parties or interested parties to corporate transactions;

Other parties in potential or actual legal proceedings. 

 

The aforementioned recipients of personal data may be located in Switzerland or abroad. Accordingly, business partners must expect their personal data to be processed in Switzerland and abroad.

If a recipient is located in a country without adequate data protection, Burri Consulting contractually obligates the recipient by means of recognized standard contractual clauses or relies on an exceptional provision, such as consent, contract processing or an overriding public interest.

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6. Data security

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Burri Consulting takes appropriate technical and organizational security precautions to protect the personal data of business partners from unauthorized access and misuse.

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7. Rights of the data subject

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This data protection declaration also serves to provide business partners with the information required to enable them to assert the following rights to which they are entitled under the FADP:

 

Right of access to existing personal data;

Right to rectification of personal data;

Right to erasure of personal data;

Right to restriction of the processing of personal data;

Right to object to the processing of personal data;

Right to future-oriented revocation of a given consent;

Right to disclosure of personal data for the purpose of transfer.

 

Business partners also have the right to enforce their claims in court or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. 

Burri Consulting draws attention to the fact that Burri Consulting reserves the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, such as statutory retention or processing obligations or the existence of an overriding interest in data processing. The assertion of rights to which business partners are entitled may result in Burri Consulting no longer being able to provide the agreed services and may result in termination of the contract. 

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8. Changes 

Burri Consulting reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time without prior notice.