gemblock GmbH (also “WE”, “US”) collects and processes personal data that concern you but also other individuals ("THIRD PARTIES"). We use the word "DATA" here interchangeably with "PERSONAL DATA".
The term "PERSONAL DATA" refers to information pertaining to individuals who can be identified or are identifiable. This implies that, when combined with other data, the relevant information can be used to determine the identity of these individuals.
"SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA" refers to a category of personal information that receives special protection under relevant data protection legislation. This category encompasses data that discloses racial or ethnic origin, health information, religious or philosophical beliefs, biometric data used for identification, and details regarding trade union membership. Section 3 of this Privacy Policy provides comprehensive information on the data we handle in accordance with these guidelines.
The term "PROCESSING" refers to any activity carried out on personal data, including but not limited to collection, storage, utilization, modification, disclosure, and deletion.
This Privacy Policy outlines the manner in which we handle your data when you access the “WEBSITE”, which refers collectively to https://gemblock.ch, https://gemblock.cc, https://digitallymelted.com and https://digitally-melted.com. It also applies when you obtain our services or products, interact with us, communicate with us, or engage in any other form of transaction with us. We may provide additional notice on a just-in-time basis to address any further processing activities not covered in this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, we may inform you separately about the processing of your data through consent forms, terms and conditions, additional Privacy Policies, forms, and other notices.
gemblock GmbH, located in Zug, Switzerland (referred to as the "COMPANY"), assumes responsibility as the controller for the processing activities outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless specifically indicated otherwise in individual instances, such as additional Privacy Policies, forms, or contracts.
You may contact us for data protection concerns and to exercise your rights under Section 11 as follows:
gemblock GmbH (UID CHE-180.285.063, reg. no. CH-170.4.021.676-0), Baarerstrasse 43, 6300 Zug, Switzerland, office@gemblock.ch
We process various categories of data about you:
A significant portion of the data presented in Section 3 is furnished by you (through forms, communication, contracts, website usage, etc.). Unless legally obligated, you are not obligated or required to disclose data to us. However, if you intend to engage in contracts with us or utilize our services, you must provide us with specific data, including master data, contract data, and registration data, as stipulated in the relevant contract. The processing of technical data is inevitable when using our website. Additionally, registration data is required if you seek access to certain systems or buildings. Nevertheless, when it comes to behavioral and preference data, you generally have the choice to object or withhold consent.
In order for us to provide you with certain services, it is necessary for you to provide us with registration data. This is because we, along with our contractual partners, have a vested interest in knowing who is utilizing our services or has accepted an invitation to an event. It is either a technical requirement or a means for us to effectively communicate with you. If you, or the entity you represent (such as your employer), intend to enter into or carry out a contract with us, we will need to collect master data, contract data, and communication data from you. Additionally, if you wish to utilize our website or other electronic offerings, we will process technical data for this purpose. Failure to provide the necessary data for the conclusion and execution of the contract may result in our refusal to enter into the contract, a breach of contract on your part, or our inability to fulfill the contract. Similarly, we can only respond to your requests if we process communication data and, if you communicate with us online, possibly technical data as well. Furthermore, the use of our website is contingent upon our receipt of technical data.
To the extent permitted by law, we gather information from publicly available sources (such as debt collection registers, commercial registers, media outlets, and the internet, including social media) or obtain data from public authorities and other third parties (including credit agencies, address brokers, associations, contractual partners, internet analytics services, etc.).
Your data is processed for the purposes outlined below. Additional details can be found in Sections 12 and 13 for online services. These purposes and their objectives reflect the interests of both ourselves and potentially third parties. For more information on the legal basis of our data processing, please refer to Section 5.
We handle your data for the purpose of communicating with you, specifically in relation to addressing inquiries and facilitating the exercise of your rights (Section 11). Additionally, we utilize communication data, master data, and registration data associated with the offers and services you utilize, to ensure we can contact you for any further queries. This data is retained to document our communication with you, for training purposes, quality assurance, and for any necessary follow-up inquiries.
We handle data for the purpose of concluding, administering, and fulfilling contractual agreements.
We engage in data processing for marketing objectives and relationship management. This includes the provision of personalized advertisements for our customers and other contractual partners, both from our own products and services, as well as from third parties. These advertisements may be sent through various channels, such as newsletters and regular communication, utilizing the contact information provided by you. Additionally, they may be part of marketing campaigns. Should you wish to object to such communications, you have the right to do so at any time (please refer to the end of Section 4) or decline/withdraw your consent to be contacted for marketing purposes. With your consent, we are able to target our online advertising more precisely to your preferences (refer to Section 12). Lastly, we also aim to facilitate our contractual partners in contacting our customers and other contractual partners for marketing purposes (see Section 7).
We engage in additional data processing to conduct market research, enhance our services and operations, and facilitate product development.
For security and access control purposes, we may also undertake the processing of your data.
Our organization undertakes the processing of personal data in order to ensure adherence to legal requirements, directives, recommendations from authorities, and internal regulations, commonly known as "COMPLIANCE".
In addition, we engage in data processing activities for the purpose of managing risks and ensuring effective corporate governance, which encompasses various aspects of business organization and development.
Your data may be processed for additional purposes, such as internal processes and administration, as well as for quality assurance and training purposes.
In cases where we request your consent for specific processing activities (such as the processing of sensitive personal data, marketing mailings, personalized motion profiles, and advertising management and behavior analysis on the website), we will provide you with separate information regarding the relevant purposes of such processing. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, with future effect, by providing us with written notice (via mail) or, unless otherwise specified or agreed, by sending an email to us. Our contact details can be found in Section 2. If you wish to withdraw consent for online tracking, please refer to Section 12. If you have a user account, you may also withdraw consent or contact us through the respective website or service, as applicable. Upon receiving notice of consent withdrawal, we will cease processing your information for the purpose(s) to which you originally consented, unless we have an alternative legal basis for doing so. It is important to note that the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred prior to the withdrawal.
The processing of your personal data, in cases where we do not seek your consent, is based on the necessity of processing for the initiation or performance of a contract with you (or the entity you represent), or on our or a third party's legitimate interest in carrying out the specific processing activities outlined in Section 4 and implementing related measures. Our legitimate interests also encompass compliance with legal regulations, unless such compliance is already recognized as a legal basis under applicable data protection laws (e.g., GDPR in the EEA or DPA in Switzerland). This includes marketing our products and services, the interest in gaining a better understanding of our markets, and the secure and efficient management and further development of our company and its operations.
In instances where we obtain sensitive personal information, we may proceed with the processing of your data using alternative legal grounds. This may include situations involving disputes, where it is necessary for potential litigation or for the protection or assertion of legal claims. There may be circumstances where different legal grounds are applicable, and we will inform you separately as needed.
We have the ability to automatically assess personal aspects pertaining to you ("PROFILING") based on your data (Section 3) for the purposes outlined in Section 4. These purposes include determining preference data, as well as identifying instances of misuse and security risks, conducting statistical analysis, and facilitating operational planning. Additionally, we may generate profiles for these purposes, wherein we combine behavioral and preference data with master data, contract data, and technical data associated with you. This enables us to gain a better understanding of you as an individual with diverse interests and other unique characteristics.
In both scenarios, we prioritize the fairness and dependability of the outcomes and implement measures to prevent any misuse of these profiles or profiling. When these processes can have legal implications or significantly impact you, we consistently incorporate human review to guarantee a thorough evaluation.
Regarding our contracts, website, services, products, legal obligations, and the protection of our legitimate interests, as well as for other purposes outlined in Section 4, we reserve the right to share your personal data with third parties. Specifically, this may include disclosing your information to the following categories of recipients:
There may be third parties involved in all of these recipient categories, meaning that your data may also be disclosed to them. While we have the ability to limit the processing by certain third parties, such as IT providers, we are unable to restrict it for others, such as authorities or banks.
We retain the right to disclose secret data, unless we have explicitly agreed with you not to disclose such data to specific third parties, except when required by law. However, your data will still be subject to sufficient data protection in Switzerland and the rest of Europe, even after disclosure. The regulations outlined in Section 8 apply to disclosure to other countries. If you do not want certain data to be disclosed, please inform us so that we can assess the extent to which we can address your concern (Section 2).
In addition, we enable the gathering of your personal information on our website and at events we host through specific third parties (such as press photographers, providers of website tools, etc.). With regards to these data collections, we lack authority and thus these third parties operate as the sole controllers. If you have any concerns or wish to exercise your rights regarding data protection, please contact these third parties directly. For information pertaining to our website, please consult Section 12.
As outlined in section 7, we share data with third parties, some of which may be situated outside of Switzerland. Consequently, your data may undergo processing in Europe, the United States, and other countries, and in rare circumstances, in any location worldwide.
In instances where the recipient is situated in a jurisdiction that lacks sufficient legal provisions for data protection, we request that the recipient commit to adhering to data protection measures. To fulfill this requirement, we utilize the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which can be accessed at the following link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj?. However, there may be exceptions to this requirement if the recipient is subject to an accepted legal framework that ensures data protection, or if we are unable to rely on such exceptions. Examples of exceptions include situations involving legal proceedings in foreign jurisdictions, cases involving overriding public interest, instances where disclosure is necessary for contract performance, situations where consent has been given, or cases where data has been made generally available by you and you have not objected to its processing.
It should be acknowledged that when data is transmitted over the internet, it frequently passes through intermediary countries. Consequently, there is a possibility that your data may be transferred overseas, even if the sender and recipient are located within the same country.
We will retain and process your data for the duration necessary to fulfill our processing purposes, comply with legal retention periods, and satisfy our legitimate interests in documentation and maintaining evidence. The length of storage and processing periods for specific data categories can be found in Section 3, while information about cookie storage can be found in Section 12. In the absence of any conflicting legal or contractual obligations, we will delete or anonymize your data after the expiration of the designated storage or processing period as part of our standard procedures.
In order to uphold the necessary security of your personal data and safeguard its confidentiality, integrity, and availability, we implement suitable security measures. Our aim is to prevent unauthorized or unlawful processing, as well as mitigate the risks associated with loss, accidental alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.
IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, AS OUTLINED BY RELEVANT DATA PROTECTION LAWS, YOU POSSESS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTION TO THE HANDLING OF YOUR DATA, SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DIRECT MARKETING ACTIVITIES, PROFILING CONDUCTED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, AND OTHER VALID INTERESTS RELATED TO DATA PROCESSING.
In accordance with the relevant data protection legislation, we provide you with the following rights in relation to the processing of your personal data, allowing you to maintain control over the handling of your information.
If you desire to exercise the aforementioned rights with respect to our organization, kindly reach out to us in written form, either at our physical location or, unless otherwise indicated or agreed upon, via email. You can locate our contact information in Section 2. To ensure the prevention of any potential misuse, it is necessary for us to verify your identity (such as by providing a copy of your identification card, unless alternative methods of identification are available).
If you would like to exercise your rights regarding the processing of your personal data by other parties who collaborate with us as separate controllers, please reach out to them directly. Information about our main partners and service providers can be found in Section 7, with additional details provided in Sections 12 and 13.
Kindly be advised that the rights mentioned above are subject to certain conditions, exceptions, or restrictions as per the relevant data protection legislation, such as those aimed at safeguarding the interests of third parties or protecting trade secrets. In such cases, we will provide you with the necessary information accordingly.
If you have any concerns or objections regarding our handling of your rights or our practices related to data protection, please inform us or contact our Data Protection Officers (Section 2). Additionally, if you are situated in the EEA, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you retain the right to file a complaint with the appropriate data protection supervisory authority in your jurisdiction.
On our website, we employ a range of methods that enable us and authorized third parties to identify you while you navigate our site, and potentially monitor your activity across multiple visits. This Section serves to inform you about these practices.
Our goal is to distinguish your access (via your system) from that of other users to ensure the proper functioning of the website and to conduct analysis and personalization. While we do not aim to determine your identity, it is possible for us or third parties acting on our behalf to identify you based on registration data. However, even without such data, our technologies are designed to recognize you as an individual visitor each time you visit the website. This is accomplished, for example, by our server (or third-party servers) assigning a unique identification number to you or your browser (known as a "COOKIE").
We utilize these technologies on our website and may authorize specific third parties to use them as well. Moreover, you have the choice to customize your browser settings to block or deceive certain types of cookies or alternative technologies, and also to delete any cookies currently stored. Additionally, you can enhance your browser's capabilities by installing software that hinders third-party tracking. For more detailed instructions, please refer to the help pages of your browser (usually accessible through the "PRIVACY" keyword) or consult the websites of the mentioned third parties.
We categorize cookies (which include other technologies like fingerprinting) into the following categories:
In addition to employing marketing cookies, we utilize various other technologies to effectively manage online advertising on external websites, thus minimizing advertising inefficiency. For instance, we may share the email addresses of our users, customers, and other individuals with advertising platform operators (such as social media) in order to display targeted advertisements. If these individuals have registered with the same email address on these platforms (as determined through a matching process), our advertisements will be specifically shown to them. However, the providers do not receive personal email addresses of individuals who are not already known to them. In cases where known email addresses are involved, they gain insight into the individuals' interactions with us and the content they have accessed.
We also have the option to incorporate supplementary offers from third-party sources on our website, specifically from social media providers. By default, these offers are deactivated. However, once you activate them (such as by clicking a button), these providers can identify your usage of our website. If you have an account with the respective social media provider, they can associate this information with your account and monitor your interactions with online offers. It is important to note that these social media providers handle this data as separate entities.
At present, we make use of offers provided by the following service providers and advertising partners. These entities utilize data obtained from you or cookies placed on your computer for advertising or payment processing objectives.
We may maintain pages and other online platforms such as "fan pages," "channels," and "profiles" on social networks and other third-party platforms. As described in Section 3 and below, we collect data about you through these platforms. This data is obtained from your interactions with us on our online presence, such as when you communicate with us, comment on our content, or visit our pages. Simultaneously, the platforms analyze your usage of our online platforms and combine it with other data they possess about you, such as your preferences and behavior. The platforms process this data for their own purposes, including marketing, market research, personalized advertising, and platform management, and in doing so, they act as separate data controllers.
The data collected is used for the purposes outlined in Section 4, which include communication, marketing objectives, such as advertising on these platforms as mentioned in Section 12, and market research. The legal basis for utilizing this data can be found in Section 5. We have the ability to distribute content that you have published, such as comments on an announcement, either as part of our advertising on the platform or elsewhere. Additionally, we or the platform operators may remove or restrict content related to you in accordance with their terms of use, such as inappropriate comments.
The data collected is used for the purposes outlined in Section 4, which include communication, marketing objectives, such as advertising on these platforms as mentioned in Section 12, and market research. The legal basis for utilizing this data can be found in Section 5. We have the ability to distribute content that you have published, such as comments on an announcement, either as part of our advertising on the platform or elsewhere. Additionally, we or the platform operators may remove or restrict content related to you in accordance with their terms of use, such as inappropriate comments.
This Privacy Policy does not constitute a contractual agreement with you. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at our discretion and without prior notice.
The current version of the content can be found on this website.
Last updated: October 1, 2024
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