Privacy policy of the non-profit and regenerative SONQO CIRCULAR CULTURE, which consists of two organizations:
SONQO Association
Buonaserstrasse 30
CH-6434 Rotkreuz
+41/79-705-49-85
and
SONQO.SHOP GMBH
Buonaserstrasse 30
CH-6434 Rotkreuz
+41/79-705-49-85
The association is referred to below as VS for short, but SONQO.SHOP GMBH is referred to as GS. If both organizations are meant, then this will be referred to as SONQO.
e-mail >>info(at)sonqo.org<<
Register court: Canton Zug
Managing directors: Aline Feichtinger and Ángel Herrera
Sales tax identification number
SONQO.SHOP GMBH: CHE-341.951.466
Platform of the EU Commission for online dispute resolution: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr
We are neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. Responsible person within the meaning of § 55 para. 2 RStV: Aline Feichtinger, Buonaserstrasse 30, 6343 Rotkreuz, in Switzerland
Privacy policy
- Information on the collection of personal data and contact details of the controller
1.1 We are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest. In the following, we will inform you about how we handle your personal data when you use our website. Personal data is all data with which you can be personally identified.
1.2 The controller in charge of data processing on this website, within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is SONQO.SHOP GMBH, Buonaserstrasse 30, 6343 Rotkreuz, Schweiz, E-Mail: info@sonqo.org. The controller responsible for the processing of personal data is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
1.3 This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of personal data and other confidential content (e.g. orders or inquiries to the controller). You can recognize an encrypted connection by the character string “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser line.
- Data collection when visiting our website
When you use our website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the data that your browser transmits to our server (so-called “server log files”). When you access our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display the website to you:
- Our visited website
– Date and time at the time of access
– Amount of data sent in bytes
– Source/reference from which you reached the page
– Browser used
– Operating system used
– IP address used (if applicable: in anonymized form)
Processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website. The data is not passed on or used in any other way. However, we reserve the right to check the server log files retrospectively if there are concrete indications of unlawful use.
- Cookies
In order to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your end device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted again at the end of the browser session, i.e. after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your end device and enable us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). If cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information such as browser and location data and IP address values to an individual extent. Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified period, which may vary depending on the cookie.
In some cases, cookies are used to simplify the ordering process by saving settings (e.g. remembering the contents of a virtual shopping basket for a later visit to the website). If personal data is also processed by individual cookies implemented by us, the processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR either for the execution of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR to safeguard our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website and a customer-friendly and effective design of the page visit.
We may work with advertising partners who help us to make our website more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies are also stored on your hard disk when you visit our website (third-party cookies). If we work together with the aforementioned advertising partners, you will be informed individually and separately about the use of such cookies and the scope of the information collected in each case within the following paragraphs.
Please note that you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and can decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective browsers under the following links:
Internet Explorer: support.microsoft.com/en/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en/kb/cookies-allow-and-reject
Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Safari: support.apple.com/kb/ph21411
Opera: help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/en/cookies.html
Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.
- Contact us
Personal data is collected when you contact us (e.g. via contact form or email). Which data is collected in the case of a contact form can be seen from the respective contact form. This data is stored and used exclusively for the purpose of responding to your request or for contacting you and the associated technical administration. The legal basis for processing the data is our legitimate interest in responding to your request in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your contact is aimed at concluding a contract, the additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR. Your data will be deleted once your request has been processed; this is the case if it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified and provided that there are no statutory retention obligations to the contrary.
- Data processing when opening a customer account and for contract processing
In accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, personal data will continue to be collected and processed if you provide it to us for the execution of a contract or when opening a customer account. Which data is collected can be seen from the respective input forms. Deletion of your customer account is possible at any time and can be done by sending a message to the above-mentioned address of the controller. We store and use the data provided by you to process the contract. After complete processing of the contract or deletion of your customer account, your data will be blocked with regard to retention periods under tax and commercial law and deleted after these periods have expired, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we have reserved the right to further use of your data as permitted by law, about which we will inform you accordingly below. Your e-mail address is automatically added to the newsletter list when you open a customer account or place your first order. However, you can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. A corresponding link is provided at the end of the newsletter for this purpose.
- Use of single sign-on procedures
Facebook Connect
On our website, you can log in to create a customer account or register using the social plugin “Facebook Connect” of the social network Facebook, which is operated by Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”), as part of the so-called single sign-on technology, if you have a Facebook profile. You can recognize the social plugins of “Facebook Connect” on our website by the blue button with the Facebook logo and the inscription “Log in with Facebook” or “Connect with Facebook” or “Log in with Facebook” or “Sign in with Facebook”.
When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Facebook servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Facebook directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Facebook receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in to Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there. These data processing operations are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of Facebook’s legitimate interest in displaying personalized advertising based on surfing behavior.
By using this “Facebook Connect” button on our website, you also have the option of logging in or registering on our website using your Facebook user data. Only if you give your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR before the registration process on the basis of a corresponding notice about the exchange of data with Facebook, we will receive the general and publicly accessible information stored in your profile when using the “Facebook Connect” button from Facebook, depending on your personal data protection settings on Facebook. This information includes the user ID, name, profile picture, age and gender.
Please note that following changes to Facebook’s privacy policy and terms of use, your profile pictures, the user IDs of your friends and the friends list may also be transferred if they have been marked as “public” in your privacy settings on Facebook when you give your consent. The data transmitted by Facebook will be stored and processed by us to create a user account with the necessary data, if this has been approved by you on Facebook (title, first name, surname, address data, country, email address, date of birth). Conversely, based on your consent, data (e.g. information about your browsing or purchasing behavior) may be transferred from us to your Facebook profile.
You can revoke your consent at any time by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning of this statement.
Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in this regard and setting options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Facebook’s data protection information: www.facebook.com/policy.php
If you do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the Facebook plugins from loading with add-ons for your browser, e.g. with “Adblock Plus” (https://adblockplus.org/de/).
- Comment function
As part of the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created and the commentator name you have chosen will be saved and published on the website. Your IP address is also logged and stored. The IP address is stored for security reasons and in the event that the person concerned violates the rights of third parties or posts illegal content by posting a comment. We need your e-mail address in order to contact you if a third party objects to your published content as unlawful. The legal basis for the storage of your data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b and f GDPR. We reserve the right to delete comments if they are objected to by third parties as unlawful.
You can subscribe to the follow-up comments as a user. You will receive a confirmation email to ensure that you are the owner of the email address provided (double opt-in procedure). The legal basis for data processing when subscribing to comments is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can unsubscribe from ongoing comment subscriptions at any time with effect for the future; for more information on how to unsubscribe, please refer to the confirmation email.
- Use of your data for direct marketing
8.1 Registration for our e-mail newsletter
If you register for our e-mail newsletter, we will regularly send you information about our offers. The only mandatory information for sending the newsletter is your e-mail address. The provision of any other data is voluntary and is used to address you personally. We use the so-called double opt-in procedure for sending the newsletter. This means that we will only send you an e-mail newsletter if you have expressly confirmed to us that you consent to the newsletter being sent. We will then send you a confirmation email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive future newsletters by clicking on a corresponding link.
By activating the confirmation link, you give us your consent to the use of your personal data in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. When you register for the newsletter, we store your IP address entered by the Internet service provider (ISP) as well as the date and time of registration in order to be able to trace any possible misuse of your email address at a later date. The data collected by us when you register for the newsletter will be used exclusively for the purpose of advertising by means of the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link provided in the newsletter or by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning. Once you have unsubscribed, your email address will be deleted from our newsletter mailing list immediately, unless you have expressly consented to further use of your data or we reserve the right to use data beyond this, which is permitted by law and about which we inform you in this declaration.
8.2 Sending the email newsletter to existing customers
If you have provided us with your email address when purchasing goods or services, we reserve the right to regularly send you offers for similar goods or services to those you have already purchased from our range by email. In accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG, we do not need to obtain separate consent from you for this. In this respect, data processing is carried out solely on the basis of our legitimate interest in personalized direct advertising in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If you have initially objected to the use of your email address for this purpose, we will not send you any emails. You are entitled to object to the use of your email address for the aforementioned advertising purpose at any time with effect for the future by sending a message to the controller named at the beginning. You will only incur transmission costs for this in accordance with the basic rates. Upon receipt of your objection, the use of your e-mail address for advertising purposes will be discontinued immediately.
- Data processing for order processing
9.1 In order to process your order, we work together with the following service provider(s), who support us in whole or in part in the execution of concluded contracts. Certain personal data will be transmitted to these service providers in accordance with the following information.
The personal data collected by us will be passed on to the transport company commissioned with the delivery as part of the contract processing, insofar as this is necessary for the delivery of the goods. We pass on your payment data to the commissioned credit institution within the scope of payment processing, insofar as this is necessary for payment processing. If payment service providers are used, we will provide explicit information about this below. The legal basis for the transfer of data is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR.
9.2 Use of payment service providers (payment service providers)
– Paypal
When paying via PayPal, credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” or “payment by installments” via PayPal, we pass on your payment data to PayPal (Europe) S.a.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter “PayPal”), as part of the payment processing. The transfer takes place in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and only insofar as this is necessary for payment processing.
PayPal reserves the right to carry out a credit check for the payment methods credit card via PayPal, direct debit via PayPal or – if offered – “purchase on account” or “payment by installments” via PayPal. For this purpose, your payment data may be passed on to credit agencies in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of PayPal’s legitimate interest in determining your solvency. PayPal uses the result of the credit check with regard to the statistical probability of non-payment for the purpose of deciding on the provision of the respective payment method. The credit report may contain probability values (so-called score values). If score values are included in the result of the credit report, they are based on a scientifically recognized mathematical-statistical procedure. The calculation of the score values includes, but is not limited to, address data. Further data protection information, including information on the credit agencies used, can be found in PayPal’s privacy policy: www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
You can object to this processing of your data at any time by sending a message to PayPal. However, PayPal may still be entitled to process your personal data if this is necessary to process payments in accordance with the contract.
- Use of social media: Videos
10.1 Use of Vimeo videos
Plugins from the Vimeo video portal of Vimeo, LLC, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA are integrated on our website. When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to the Vimeo servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted by Vimeo directly to your browser and integrated into the page. Through this integration, Vimeo receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our website, even if you do not have a Vimeo account or are not currently logged in to Vimeo. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to a Vimeo server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged in to Vimeo, Vimeo can directly associate your visit to our website with your Vimeo account. If you interact with the plugins (e.g. by pressing the start button of a video), this information is also transmitted directly to a Vimeo server and stored there.
The data processing operations described are carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of Vimeo’s legitimate interest in market research and the needs-based design of the service.
If you do not want Vimeo to assign the data collected via our website directly to your Vimeo account, you must log out of Vimeo before visiting our website.
The purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Vimeo as well as your rights in this regard and setting options to protect your privacy can be found in Vimeo’s data protection information: vimeo.com/privacy
The Google Analytics tracking tool is automatically integrated into videos from Vimeo that are integrated on our site. This is Vimeo’s own tracking tool, to which we have no access and which cannot be influenced by our site. Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies” for tracking, which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable your use of the website to be analyzed. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of Vimeo’s legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour for optimization and marketing purposes.
10.2 Use of YouTube videos
This website uses the YouTube embedding function to display and play videos from the provider “YouTube”, which belongs to Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
The extended data protection mode is used here, which, according to the provider, only initiates the storage of user information when the video(s) is/are played. If the playback of embedded YouTube videos is started, the provider “YouTube” uses cookies to collect information about user behavior. According to information from “YouTube”, these are used, among other things, to record video statistics, improve user-friendliness and prevent abusive behavior. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account when you click on a video. If you do not wish to be associated with your YouTube profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and analyzes them. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit.f GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interests in the display of personalized advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact YouTube to exercise this right.
Irrespective of any playback of the embedded videos, a connection to the Google network “DoubleClick” is established each time this website is accessed, which may trigger further data processing operations without our influence.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
Further information on data protection at “YouTube” can be found in the provider’s privacy policy at: www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy
- Online marketing
11.1 DoubleClick by Google
This website uses the online marketing tool DoubleClick by Google from the operator Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“DoubleClick”).
DoubleClick uses cookies to serve ads that are relevant to users, to improve campaign performance reports or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads more than once. Google uses a cookie ID to record which ads are displayed in which browser and can thus prevent them from being displayed more than once. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
In addition, DoubleClick can use cookie IDs to record so-called conversions that are related to ad requests. This is the case, for example, when a user sees a DoubleClick ad and later visits the advertiser’s website with the same browser and makes a purchase there. According to Google, DoubleClick cookies do not contain any personal information.
Due to the marketing tools used, your browser automatically establishes a direct connection with the Google server. We have no influence on the scope and further use of the data collected by Google through the use of this tool and therefore inform you according to our level of knowledge: Through the integration of DoubleClick, Google receives the information that you have accessed the corresponding part of our website or clicked on an advertisement from us. If you are registered with a Google service, Google can assign the visit to your account. Even if you are not registered with Google or have not logged in, there is a possibility that the provider will find out and store your IP address.
If you wish to object to participation in this tracking process, you can deactivate cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain www.googleadservices.com, www.google.de/settings/ads, whereby this setting is deleted when you delete your cookies. Alternatively, you can obtain information about the setting of cookies from the Digital Advertising Alliance at the Internet address www.aboutads.info and make settings for this. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can obtain further information about the data protection provisions of DoubleClick by Google at the following Internet address: www.google.de/policies/privacy/
11.2 Use of Google AdWords conversion tracking
This website uses the online advertising program “Google AdWords” and, as part of Google AdWords, the conversion tracking of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). We use the Google AdWords service to draw attention to our attractive offers with the help of advertising material (so-called Google AdWords) on external websites. We can determine how successful the individual advertising measures are in relation to the advertising campaign data. Our aim is to show you advertising that is of interest to you, to make our website more interesting for you and to achieve a fair calculation of advertising costs.
The cookie for conversion tracking is set when a user clicks on an AdWords ad placed by Google. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies generally lose their validity after 30 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies can therefore not be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers are told the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users. If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can block this use by deactivating the Google Conversion Tracking cookie via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. We use Google Adwords on the basis of our legitimate interest in targeted advertising in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
You can find more information about Google’s privacy policy at the following Internet address: www.google.de/policies/privacy/
You can permanently deactivate cookies for advertising preferences by preventing them by setting your browser software accordingly or by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin
Please note that certain functions of this website may not be available or may only be available to a limited extent if you have deactivated the use of cookies.
11.3 Use of affiliate programs
– Amazon Partner Program (AmazonPartnerNet)
We participate in the partner program “AmazonPartnerNet” of Amazon EU S.a.r.l., 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg (hereinafter “Amazon”). In this context, we have placed advertisements on our website as links that lead to offers on various Amazon websites. Amazon uses cookies, which are small text files that are stored on your end device in order to be able to trace the origin of orders generated via such links. Among other things, Amazon can recognize that you have clicked on the partner link on our website. This information is required for payment processing between us and Amazon. If the information also contains personal data, the described processing is based on our legitimate financial interest in the processing of commission payments with Amazon in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Further information on the use of data by Amazon can be found in the Amazon.de data protection declaration at www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=footer_privacy
If you wish to block the evaluation of user behavior via cookies, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. You can also deactivate interest-based ads on Amazon via the link www.amazon.de/gp/dra/info.
- Web analysis services
Google (Universal) Analytics
– Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. The extension means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour for optimization and marketing purposes.
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again): Deactivate Google Analytics
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
You can find more information on how Google Analytics handles user data in Google’s privacy policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
– Google Universal Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website (including the shortened IP address) is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
This website uses Google Analytics exclusively with the extension “_anonymizeIp()”, which ensures anonymization of the IP address by shortening it and excludes direct personal reference. The extension means that your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. In these exceptional cases, this processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in the statistical analysis of user behaviour for optimization and marketing purposes.
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide us with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser software; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link:
tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
As an alternative to the browser plugin or within browsers on mobile devices, please click on the following link to set an opt-out cookie that will prevent Google Analytics from collecting data within this website in the future (this opt-out cookie only works in this browser and only for this domain, if you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again): Deactivate Google Analytics
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
This website also uses Google Analytics for a cross-device analysis of visitor flows, which is carried out via a user ID. You can deactivate the cross-device analysis of your usage in your customer account under “My data”, “Personal data”.
You can find more information on the handling of user data by Google Analytics in Google’s privacy policy: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
- Retargeting/ remarketing/ referral advertising
Bing Ads (Microsoft Corporation)
This website uses the conversion tracking technology “Bing Ads” from Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA). Microsoft Bing Ads places a cookie on your computer if you have reached our website via a Microsoft Bing ad. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer system. These cookies lose their validity after 180 days and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of this website and the cookie has not yet expired, Microsoft and we can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page (conversion page). If personal data is processed in this context, this is done in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in effective marketing.
The information obtained using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics, i.e. to record how many users reach a conversion page after clicking on an ad. This tells us the total number of users who clicked on our ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not receive any information with which users can be personally identified.
Microsoft Corporation, based in the USA, is certified for the us-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
If you do not wish to participate in tracking, you can object by easily deactivating the Bing Ads conversion tracking cookie via your Internet browser under user settings. You will then not be included in the conversion tracking statistics. Alternatively, you can use the deactivation page for consumers from the EU www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/ to check whether Microsoft advertising cookies are set in your browser and deactivate them.
You can find more information about Microsoft Bing Ads’ privacy policy at the following Internet address: privacy.microsoft.com/en/privacystatement
Facebook Custom Audience via the pixel method
This website uses the “Facebook pixel” from Facebook Inc, 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (“Facebook”). If explicit consent is given, this allows the behavior of users to be tracked after they have seen or clicked on a Facebook ad. This process is used to evaluate the effectiveness of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes and can help to optimize future advertising measures.
The data collected is anonymous for us, so it does not allow us to draw any conclusions about the identity of the user. However, the data is stored and processed by Facebook so that a connection to the respective user profile is possible and Facebook can use the data for its own advertising purposes in accordance with the Facebook Data Usage Policy (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). You can enable Facebook and its partners to place advertisements on and outside of Facebook. A cookie may also be stored on your computer for these purposes. These processing operations are only carried out if express consent is given in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.
Consent to the use of the Facebook pixel may only be given by users over the age of 13. If you are younger, we ask you to ask your legal guardian for permission.
Facebook Inc., based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
To deactivate the use of cookies on your computer, you can set your Internet browser so that no more cookies can be stored on your computer in the future or cookies that have already been stored are deleted. However, disabling all cookies may mean that some functions on our website can no longer be carried out. You can also deactivate the use of cookies by third-party providers such as Facebook on the following Digital Advertising Alliance website: www.aboutads.info/choices/
Google AdWords Remarketing
Our website uses the functions of Google AdWords Remarketing, which we use to advertise this website in Google search results and on third-party websites. The provider is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). For this purpose, Google sets a cookie in the browser of your end device, which automatically enables interest-based advertising by means of a pseudonymous cookie ID and on the basis of the pages you visit. The processing is based on our legitimate interest in the optimal marketing of our website in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.
Any further data processing will only take place if you have consented to Google linking your internet and app browsing history to your Google account and using information from your Google account to personalize ads you view on the web. In this case, if you are logged in to Google while visiting our website, Google will use your data together with Google Analytics data to create and define target group lists for cross-device remarketing. For this purpose, your personal data is temporarily linked by Google with Google Analytics data to create target groups.
You can permanently deactivate the setting of cookies for advertising preferences by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
Alternatively, you can find out more about the setting of cookies and make settings for this at the Digital Advertising Alliance at the Internet address www.aboutads.info. Finally, you can set your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. If you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be restricted.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
Further information and the data protection provisions regarding advertising and Google can be found here:
www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
- Tools and miscellaneous
14.1 Google reCAPTCHA
We also use the reCAPTCHA function of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) on this website. This function is primarily used to differentiate whether an entry is made by a natural person or abusively by machine and automated processing. The service includes the sending of the IP address and any other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google and is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR on the basis of our legitimate interest in determining the individual intent of actions on the Internet and the prevention of misuse and spam.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy policy can be found at: www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/
14.2 Google Maps
We use Google Maps (API) from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) on our website. Google Maps is a web service for displaying interactive (land) maps in order to visualize geographical information. Using this service will show you our location and make it easier for you to find us.
Information about your use of our website (such as your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers in the USA and stored there as soon as you access the subpages in which the Google Maps map is integrated. This takes place regardless of whether Google provides a user account through which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged in to Google, your data will be assigned directly to your account. If you do not wish your data to be associated with your Google profile, you must log out before activating the button. Google stores your data (even for users who are not logged in) as usage profiles and analyzes them. Such an evaluation is carried out in particular in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit.f GDPR on the basis of Google’s legitimate interests in the display of personalized advertising, market research and/or the needs-based design of its website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, whereby you must contact Google to exercise this right.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the level of data protection applicable in the EU.
If you do not agree to the future transmission of your data to Google in the context of the use of Google Maps, you also have the option of completely deactivating the Google Maps web service by switching off the JavaScript application in your browser. Google Maps and thus also the map display on this website can then not be used.
You can view Google’s terms of use at www.google.de/intl/de/policies/terms/regional.html, the additional terms of use for Google Maps can be found at www.google.com/intl/de_US/help/terms_maps.html
Detailed information on data protection in connection with the use of Google Maps can be found on Google’s website (“Google Privacy Policy”): www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
14.3 Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”) for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that our website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and appealing presentation of our online offers. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font will be used by your computer.
Google LLC, based in the USA, is certified for the US-European data protection agreement “Privacy Shield”, which guarantees compliance with the data protection level applicable in the EU.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: www.google.com/policies/privacy/
- Rights of the data subject
15.1 The applicable data protection law grants you comprehensive data subject rights (rights of access and intervention) vis-à-vis the controller with regard to the processing of your personal data, about which we inform you below:
– Right to information in accordance with Art. 15 GDPR: In particular, you have the right to information about your personal data processed by us, the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period or the criteria for determining the storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, complaint to a supervisory authority, the origin of your data if it was not collected from you by us, the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended effects of such processing on you, as well as your right to be informed of the guarantees pursuant to Art. 46 GDPR if your data is transferred to third countries;
– Right to rectification pursuant to Art. 16 GDPR: You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate data concerning you and/or the completion of incomplete data stored by us;
– Right to erasure pursuant to Art. 17 GDPR: You have the right to obtain the erasure of your personal data if the requirements of Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR are met. However, this right does not apply in particular if the processing is necessary for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for reasons of public interest or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims;
– Right to restriction of processing in accordance with Art. 18 GDPR: You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data as long as the accuracy of your data, which you dispute, is verified, if you refuse to delete your data due to unauthorized data processing and instead request the restriction of the processing of your data, if you need your data to assert, exercise or defend legal claims after we no longer need this data after the purpose has been achieved or if you have lodged an objection for reasons of your particular situation, as long as it is not yet clear whether our legitimate reasons prevail;
– Right to information in accordance with Art. 19 GDPR: If you have asserted the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom the personal data concerning you have been disclosed of this rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves a disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed about these recipients.
– Right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 GDPR: You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request transmission to another controller, where technically feasible;
– Right to withdraw consent granted pursuant to Art. 7 para. 3 GDPR: You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of data at any time with effect for the future. In the event of revocation, we will delete the data concerned immediately, unless further processing can be based on a legal basis for processing without consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
– Right to lodge a complaint pursuant to Art. 77 GDPR: If you believe that the processing of personal data concerning you infringes the GDPR, you have the right – without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy – to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement.
- Duration of storage of personal data
The duration of the storage of personal data is determined by the respective statutory retention period (e.g. retention periods under commercial and tax law). After the period has expired, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided that it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation and/or we have no legitimate interest in further storage.
Cookie guidelines (EU/CH)
This Cookie Policy was last updated on January 30, 2023 and applies to citizens and residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
- Introduction
Our website, https://eu.sonqo.org/ (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties commissioned by us. In the document below we provide information about the use of cookies on our website.
- What are cookies?
A cookie is a simple small file that is sent together with the pages of an Internet address and can be stored by the web browser on the PC or another device. The information stored in it can be sent to our servers or the servers of relevant third-party providers during subsequent visits.
- What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website functional and interactive. This code is executed on our servers or on your device.
- What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (also called a pixel tag) is a small invisible fragment of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on the website. To make this possible, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
- Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that parts of our website function properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not have to repeatedly enter the same information when you visit our website, or your items remain in your shopping cart until you pay, for example. We can place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we gain insight into the use of our website. We ask for your permission to place analytical cookies.
5.3 Advertising cookies
We use advertising cookies on this website to gain insight into campaign results. This is done based on a profile that we create based on your behavior in https://eu.sonqo.org/. With these cookies, you as a website visitor are linked to a unique ID. However, these cookies do not profile your behavior and interests in order to serve personalized ads.
5.4 Marketing/tracking cookies
Marketing/tracking cookies are cookies or other forms of local storage used to create user profiles in order to display advertising or track the user on this website or across multiple websites for similar marketing purposes.
As these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we need your consent to place them.
5.5 Social media
We have embedded content from Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram on our website to promote web pages (e.g. “Like”, “Pin”) or share (e.g. “Tweet”) on social networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. This content is embedded with code that originates from Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and places cookies. This content may store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Please read the privacy policy of these social networks (which may change regularly) to learn how they handle your (personal) data that they process using these cookies. The data retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram are based in the United States
- Placed cookies
| Elementor | Statistics (anonymous) | |
| Usage We use Elementor for content creation. Read more |
Passing on data This data is not passed on to third parties. |
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| Statistics (anonymous) | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| elementor
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persistent | Save actions performed by users on the website |
| Compliance | Functional | |
| Use We use Compliaz for cookie consentmanagementRead more |
Sharing of data This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Policy. |
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| name | Expiration date | Function |
| cmplz_cookie_data | 365 days | Store information about cookies that have been detected on the site |
| cmplz_policy_id | 365 days | Capture the ID for the accepted cookie policy |
| cmplz_consented_services | 365 days | Save cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_marketing | 365 days | Save cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_statistics | 365 days | Save cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_preferences | 365 days | Save cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_functional | 365 days | Save cookie consent preferences |
| cmplz_banner-status | 365 days | Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed |
| WordPress | Functional | |
| Usage We use WordPress for website development. Read more |
Disclosure of data This data will not be disclosed to third parties. |
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| Functional | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| wordpress_test_cookie | session | Checks whether cookies can be set |
| wordpress_logged_in_* | persistent | Keep user logged in |
| Nitropack | Functional | |
| Usage We use Nitropack for page loading speed improvement. Read more |
Passing on data This data is not passed on to third parties. |
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| Functional | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| nitropack_webhook_sync | Provide functions across pages | |
| Marketing/Tracking, Functional | ||
| Use We use Facebook to display the latest social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the Facebook privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| _fbc | 2 years | Save last visit |
| fbm* | 1 year | Save user details |
| xs | 3 months | Save a unique session ID |
| fr | 3 months | Offer ad placement or retargeting |
| act | 90 days | Keep user logged in |
| _fbp | 3 months | Track visitors across websites |
| datr | 2 years | Prevent fraud |
| c_user | 30 days | Save the unique user ID |
| sb | 2 years | Save browser information |
| *_fbm_ | 1 year | Save user details |
| Functional | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| wd | 1 week | Setting the screen resolution |
| csm | 90 days
session |
Prevent fraud
Save and track whether the browser tab is active |
| Marketing/Tracking, Functional | ||
| Use We use LinkedIn to display the latest social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the LinkedIn privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| bcookie | 2 years | Save browser information |
| li-oatml | 1 month | Offer ad placement or retargeting |
| li_sugr | 3 months | Save browser information |
| UserMatchHistory | 30 days | Offer ad placement or retargeting |
| lidc | 1 day | Save actions performed by users on the website |
| bscookie | 2 years | Store actions performed by users on the website |
| X-LI-IDC | Session | Provide functions across pages |
| Functional | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| BizographicsOptOut | 10 years | Save personal preferences |
| linkedin_oauth_ | session | Provide functions across pages |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| Use We use Instagram to display the latest social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the Instagram privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| actppresence | 1 year | Manage the frequency of displayed ads |
| Google Fonts | Marketing/Tracking | |
| Use We use Google Fonts to display web fonts. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the Google Fonts privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| Google Fonts API | None | Request the user IP address |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Marketing/Tracking | |
| Usage We use Google reCAPTCHA for spam prevention. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| rc::c | session | Read and filter requests from bots |
| rc::b | session | Read and filter requests from bots |
| rc::a | session | Read and filter requests from bots |
| Google Maps | Marketing/Tracking | |
| Use We use Google Maps for map display. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the Google Maps privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| Google Maps API | none | Request the user IP address |
| YouTube | Marketing/Tracking, Functional | |
| Use We use YouTube for video display. Read more |
Sharing of data For more information, please read the YouTube privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| GPS | Session | Save location data |
| YSC | Session | Save and track interaction |
| PREF | 8 months | Store user preferences |
| Functional | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Provide bandwidth estimates |
| Google Adsense | ||
| Use We use Google Adsense for advertising. Read more |
Disclosure of data For more information, please read the Google Adsense privacy policy. |
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| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| google_adsense_settings | Persistent | Offer ad placement or retargeting |
| Other | Subject of the investigation | |
| Use of data | Disclosure of data The disclosure of data is still being investigated |
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| Subject of the investigation | ||
| name | Expiration date | Function |
| NPTelemetryMeta:lastpv | ||
| e_kit-elements-defaults | ||
| nitro_prefetched_urls | ||
| wp-settings-time-1 | ||
| icwp-wpsf-notbot | ||
| shield-notbot-nonce | ||
- Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save settings”, you give us your consent to use all the categories of cookies and plug-ins you have selected as described in this cookie statement. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may not function properly if you do so.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
Functional Always active
Preferences Preferences Statistics Statistics Marketing Marketing
- Activation/deactivation and deletion of cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify whether specific cookies should not be placed. Another option is to set up your internet browser so that you are notified each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, see the instructions in the help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not function properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again when you visit our website again.
- Your rights in relation to personal data
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
– You have the right to know why your personal data is used, what happens to it and how long it is stored.
– Right of access: You have the right to view your personal data known to us.
– Right to rectification: You have the right to have your personal data amended, corrected, deleted or blocked at any time.
– If you have given us your consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw this consent and have your personal data deleted.
– Right to transfer your data: You have the right to request all of your personal data from one controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
– Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data. We will comply unless there are legitimate grounds for the processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the end of this Cookie Statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear it, but you also have the right to address it to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
- Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our cookie policy and this statement, please contact us using the contact details below:
SONQO ASSOCIATION
Buonaserstrasse 30
CH-6434 Rotkreuz
+41/79-705-49-85
E-Mail >>info(at)sonqo.org<<
and
SONQO.SHOP GMBH
Buonaserstrasse 30
CH-6434 Rotkreuz
+41/79-705-49-85
E-Mail >>info(at)sonqo.org<<