Privacy Policy


1. Data protection at a glance


General information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens with your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that could be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our Privacy Policy listed below this text.


Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for the collection of data on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section "Note on the Data Controller" in this Privacy Policy.


How do we collect your data?

On the one hand, your data is collected when you provide it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT_System when you visit the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system or time) of the page view. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.


What do we use your data for?

Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other Data can be used to analyze your user behavior.


What rights do you have regarding your data?

You have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge about the origin, recipient and purpose of your personal data stored. You also have the right to request the correction or request deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You can contact us at any time for this or any other questions you may have about data protection.


2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:
Strato AG, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 7, 10249 Berlin (hereinafter referred to as "Strato").


When you visit our website, Strato collects various log files, including your IP address. For more information, please refer to Strato's privacy policy: https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/. The use of Strato is based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the most reliable presentation of our website. Provided that a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and § 25 para. 1 TTDSG, insofar as consent requires the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. The Consent can be revoked at any time.


Order processing

We have a data processing agreement (DPA) for the use of the above-mentioned service in place. This is a contract required by data protection law, which ensures that the personal data of our website visitors is only processed in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.


3. General information and mandatory information


Privacy

The operators of these sites take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations, as well as of this Privacy Policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected.
Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. The present Privacy Policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) creates vulnerabilites in the security. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.


The company responsible for data processing on this website is Snow Water of Switzerland, Heinrich-Emerich-Str. 31, 88662 Überlingen. Phone: +41 796543443 E-Mail: inquiry@snow-water.com


The responsible body is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, makes the decisions as to the purposes and means of the processing of the personal data (e.g. names, e-mail addresses, etc.).


Storage period

Insofar as no more specific storage period has been specified in this data protection declaration, your personal data stays with us until the purpose of the data processing ceases to apply. If you have a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your data.


Personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the deletion takes place after these reasons have ceased to exist.


General information on the legal bases of data processing on this website:


Website

If you have consented to the processing of your personal data by voluntarily inserting your personal information into our page and clicking "submit", we will process your personal data in the following ways: basis of Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR or Art. 9 (2) (a) GDPR, insofar as special categories of data pursuant to Art. 9 (1) GDPR. In the case of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing is also carried out on the basis of Art.
49 (1) (a) GDPR. If you are involved in the storage of cookies or in the access to information in your device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing is also carried out on the basis of § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time. In case your data is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, we process your data on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR. Furthermore, we process your data insofar as it is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR. Data processing may also be carried out on the basis of our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legal bases relevant in each individual case are described in the following paragraphs of this Privacy Policy.


Recipients of personal data

As part of our business activities, we work together with various external bodies.
Thereby in some cases, it is also necessary to transfer personal data to these external bodies.
We only pass on personal data to external bodies in the context of the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g. disclosure of data to tax authorities) if we have a legitimate interest in the disclosure pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, or if there is another legal basis for the transfer of data.
We only share our customers' personal data with processors on the basis of a valid Data Processing Agreement, or in the case of joint processing.


Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the actions carried out prior to the revocation of data processing remains unaffected by the revocation.


Right to object to the collection of data in special cases, as well as for direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF THE DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 PARA. 1 LIT. E OR F GDPR YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME,
TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
THIS SHALL ALSO APPLY TO AN UNDERTAKING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS.
FOR THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH THE PROCESSING IS BASED,
PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU LODGE AN OBJECTION,
AND WE NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA CONCERNED, IT WILL BE NO LONGER PROCESSED UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH WOULD OVERRIDE PERSONAL INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, OR WHERE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 1 GDPR).


Right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
In the event of violations of the GDPR, a complaint must be filed with a supervisory authority of Baden Württemberg. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.


Right to data portability

You have the right to request data that we collect on the basis of your consent or in performance of a contract, process automatically, on its own, or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format to be handed over. If you wish to request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.


Information, correction and deletion

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to - free of charge at any time, request information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, if applicable, a right to rectification or deletion of this data. To this end, as well as if you have any further questions about personal data, you can contact us at any time.


Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
You can contact us at any time. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
If you contest the accuracy of your personal data held by us, we need some time to check this. For the duration of the examination, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data. If the processing of your personal data has been/is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you need it in the exercise of defence or assertion of legal claims, you have the right to take action in lieu of the request of the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21 (1) GDPR, a balance must be struck between your interests and ours. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests have been infringed, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, this data may not be processed for storage – only with your consent or for the purpose of asserting, or for the purpose of exercising or defending legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union, or of a Member State.


SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as for example, orders or inquiries that you send to us, the site operator uses SSL or TLS_encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar of the browser reads "http://" changes to "https://" by clicking on the lock icon in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.


4. Data collection on this website


Server Log Files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server Log_Dateien, 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 server request, IP address, This data is not combined with other data sources. This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The Website Operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of its website – for this purpose, the server log files must be recorded.


Contact

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details will be retrieved from the enquiry form including the contact details you provide there for the purpose of processing the enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is carried out on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR, provided that your enquiry is linked to the performance of a contract or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, if required.
In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR) or with your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR) if this has been requested; given consent is revocable at any time.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you notify us for deletion. revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for which the data was stored no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – in particular retention periods – remain unaffected.