Privacy policy

«Your custom product solution - made in Switzerland»

Privacy policy

The following privacy policy informs users of this website (www.verpatec.ch) about the nature, scope and purpose of the collection and use of personal data by AVT Verpatec AG (hereinafter referred to as Verpatec or the company).

This privacy policy applies exclusively to the website of AVT Verpatec AG. The website may contain links to external Internet pages for which no guarantee is given for compliance with data protection regulations.

Explanations of terms

Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter «data subject»). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

 

Data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed by the data controller.

 

Processing

Processing is any operation performed without or with the aid of automated procedures in relation to personal data. This includes collection, recording, organisation, arrangement, storage, adaptation or alteration, reading out, retrieval, use, disclosure by transmission, circulation or any other form of provision, matching or linking, restriction, erasure or destruction.

 

General information

AVT Verpatec AG operates the website www.verpatec.ch.

Verpatec is responsible for the collection, processing and use of your data and ensures compatibility with Swiss law. Personal data (e.g. name, email address, telephone number) is only processed and transmitted by us in a lawful manner, in particular for the fulfilment of contractual obligations, on the basis of overriding legitimate interests or on the basis of the consent of the users.

Insofar as the lawfulness for a specific data processing is based on the consent of the user, this can be revoked at any time (also in part) by sending an email to info@verpatec.ch. This may affect the functionality of the content offered on this website. Furthermore, the user has the right to information about the personal data concerning him or her, to data portability, to the correction or deletion of personal data and to the restriction of or objection to the processing of his or her personal data. The user can exercise these rights by sending an email to info@verpatec.ch.

Data subjects whose personal data we process have a right of appeal to a competent supervisory authority. The supervisory authority for data protection in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

Data collection, use and processing

When you visit the website www.verpatec.ch, the following data is stored:

  • the name of your internet service provider
  • your IP address
  • the version of your browser software
  • the operating system of the computer
  • the date
  • the time
  • the website from which you are visiting this website
  • the search terms used to find this website.

The data is collected for statistical, backup and tracking purposes. Your data will not be used to draw conclusions about your person. The information collected is only statistically evaluated in order to improve our products and services and the technology behind them.

 

Duration of data storage

As soon as the data is no longer required for the stated purpose, it is deleted. This is generally the case for data used to provide the website when the respective session has ended. In the case of longer-lasting retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly. 

 

Contact forms

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of personal communication with you. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide a valid email address and your name. Giving further details is optional. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

 

Enquiry form

The data you enter in the enquiry form will be stored for the purpose of preparing an offer as well as for personal communication with you. For this purpose, it is necessary to enter the name of your company and your name as well as the (company) address and a valid email address. You also have the option of entering information such as descriptions of your packaging requirements, drawings or information required for the quotation, e.g. your product that requires specific packaging. This personal data will not be passed on to third parties.

 

Cookies

We use «cookies» on our website. These are small text files that are stored on your computer with the help of the browser. We use cookies to make our website user-friendly. Some cookies remain stored on your computer until you delete them. They enable us to recognise your browser on your next visit.

If you do not want this to happen, you can configure your browser in such a way that the browser notifies you about installation of Cookies and allows the installation only in individual cases.

Deactivating Cookies can limit the functionality of our website.

You can change your settings via the following link and thus revoke your consent for cookies: 

Cookie Settings

 

SSL encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content that you send to us, for example via the contact or enquiry form at Verpatec, we use SSL encryption on this website. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the “https://” in the address line of the browser and the lock symbol.

 

Copyright

The copyrights and all other rights to the content, images, graphics, photos or other files on the website belong exclusively to the operator of this website or to the rights holders specifically named on the information page. The written consent of the copyright holder must be obtained in advance for the use of content.

Anyone who commits a copyright infringement without the prior consent of the respective rights holder may be liable to prosecution and thus possibly to damages. 

Third party services

We use Google services on our website. Information about data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can make settings in the data protection centre to manage your data.

 

Google Tag Manager

Our website uses Google Tag Manager. Through this service, website tags can be managed via an interface. The Google Tag Manager only implements tags. No cookies are used and no personal data is collected. Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, some of which collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If a deactivation has been made at domain or cookie level, it remains in place for all tracking tags, provided these are implemented with Google Tag Manager.

 

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”. These are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information generated by the cookie (browser type/version, operating system used, referrer URL, i.e. website previously visited, IP address, time of server request) about your use of this website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyse the flow of visitors to our website. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

You can prevent the installation of cookies by configuring your browser software accordingly. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more information about the web analytics service used, please visit the Google Analytics website. Instructions on how to prevent the processing of your data by the web analytics service are given on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

 

Google Ads

This website uses Google's conversion tracking. If you reach www.verpatec.ch via an ad placed by Google, a cookie is stored on your computer by Google Ads. These cookies lose their validity after a predefined period of time and are not used for personal identification. If the cookie is still valid while you revisit certain pages of our website, we and Google can recognise that you have clicked on one of our ads and have been redirected to our website by this ad. The conversion cookie tells us the total number of visitors who clicked on an ad and were redirected to a corresponding page. However, we do not receive any personal information about you and therefore cannot identify you as a visitor.

You can prevent your participation in this tracking process in various ways:

  • By making the appropriate settings in your browser software
  • By installing the plugin provided by Google under the following link: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin
  • With appropriate Cookies setting
    Please note that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent.

 

Google Maps

We use Google Maps API (Application Programming Interface) to display interactive map information on our website. When using Google Maps, Google also processes and uses data about visitors' use of the Maps functions. 

 

Google reCAPTCHA

We use «Google reCAPTCHA» (hereinafter referred to as «reCAPTCHA») on our websites. The provider is Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google").

The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to check whether the data input on our websites (e.g. in a contact form) is made by a human or by an automated programme. For this purpose, reCAPTCHA analyses the behaviour of the website visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis begins automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For the analysis, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, time spent on the website by the website visitor or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis is forwarded to Google.

The reCAPTCHA analyses run completely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that an analysis is taking place.

Data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its website from abusive automated spying and SPAM.

Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google's privacy policy can be found at the following links: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/ and https://www.google.com/recaptcha/intro/android.html.

 

Linkedin

Plug-ins of the social network LinkedIn Corporation, USA, are installed on our website. You can recognise the LinkedIn plug-in («LinkedIn Recommended» button) by the LinkedIn logo. When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the LinkedIn server. LinkedIn thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn button while you are logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the content of our pages on your LinkedIn profile. This enables LinkedIn to assign the visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn. You can find further information at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

 

Instagram

Plug-ins of the social network Instagram from Meta, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, are installed on our website. You can recognise the Instagram plug-in (“Instagram Recommended” button) by the Instagram logo. When you visit a page of our website that contains such a plug-in, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Instagram server. Instagram thereby receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the LinkedIn button while you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of our pages on your Instagram profile. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that we, as the provider of the pages, have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. You can find more information at https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy.

Changes to this privacy policy

Please note that this Privacy Policy may be amended and modified by Verpatec at any time. We recommend you always ensure that you are familiar with the latest and binding version of the privacy policy.

Last update: February 6, 2024