Privacy policy
CS-Minerals Märkli, Kohlmattstrasse 8, 8905 Arni, Switzerland, e-mail info.cs-minerals@gmail.com, a sole proprietorship of the owner Joel Märkli, is the operator of the website www.cs-minerals.com and therefore responsible for the collection, processing and use of your personal data and the compatibility of data processing with applicable law.
Your trust is important to CS-Minerals. CS-Minerals takes the issue of data protection seriously and pays attention to appropriate security. It goes without saying that CS-Minerals complies with the legal provisions of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FADP), the Swiss Ordinance to the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP), the Swiss Telecommunications Act (TCA) and, where applicable, other provisions under data protection law, in particular the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
For better readability, the masculine form is used in this data privacy statement for personal names and special nouns. Corresponding terms apply in principle to all genders for the purposes of equal treatment. The abbreviated form of language is for editorial reasons only and does not imply any valuation.
To help you understand what personal information CS-Minerals collects from you and for what purposes it is used, please review the information below.
1) Principles of data processing on www.cs-minerals.com
The personal data collected on the website www.cs-minerals.com
a) are processed lawfully, in good faith and in a manner that is comprehensible to the data subject. The processing is carried out in a proportionate manner.
b) are used solely for the implementation and processing of the services offered on the website and for related advertising measures to which the user has consented.
c) which are inaccurate with regard to the purposes of their processing shall be deleted or corrected without delay.
d) are kept or stored only as long as necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.
e) are processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.
2) Lawfulness of data processing
By viewing the website www.cs-minerals.com, the user gives his consent to the processing of personal data concerning him, especially since this may also be assumed to be in the user's overriding interest.
The offers on www.cs-minerals.com are directed exclusively at persons over 16 years of age. Recognized personal data of children under 16 years will be deleted immediately.
The user has the right to revoke his consent at any time (by e-mail at info.cs-minerals@gmail.com). The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
3) Scope and purpose of the collection, processing and use of personal data
a) when visiting www.cs-minerals.com
When visiting www.cs-minerals.com, the servers temporarily store each access in a log file. The following data is collected without the user's intervention and stored until automatic deletion after 24 months at the latest:
- the IP address of the requesting computer,
- the date and time of access,
- the name and URL of the retrieved file,
- the website from which the access was made,
- the operating system of the accessing computer and the browser used,
- the country from which the access was made and the language settings of the browser as well as
- the name of the Internet access provider.
This data is collected and processed for the purpose of enabling the use of the website (connection establishment), ensuring system security and stability, and enabling the optimization of the Internet offering, as well as for internal statistical purposes. In particular, the IP address is used to record the user's country of residence and to preset the language of the website accordingly. Furthermore, the IP address is evaluated in the event of attacks on the network infrastructure of www.cs-minerals.com and for statistical purposes.
In addition, and if the user has consented, CS-Minerals uses so-called pixels and cookies when visiting the website to display personalized advertising and to use web analytics services.
b) when using the contact form
Users have the option to use a contact form to get in touch with CS-Minerals. The entry of the following personal data is required:
- First and last name and
- E-mail address.
Failure to provide this information may impede the provision of CS-Minerals' services.
CS-Minerals uses this data only to be able to answer the contact request in the best possible and personalized way.
c) Registration and customer account
You have the option on the website to register and thus open a customer account. For this purpose, the following data must be provided:
- First and last name and
- E-mail address.
The above data are necessary for data processing. CS-Minerals processes this data exclusively to personalize the information and offers sent to you and to better align them with your interests.
By registering, you give CS-Minerals your consent to process the data provided for the regular dispatch of promotions (online or print) to the address you have provided and for the statistical evaluation of usage behavior. This consent constitutes the legal basis for the processing of your information within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO. CS-Minerals is entitled to commission third parties with the technical processing of advertising measures and is entitled to pass on your data for this purpose.
You can revoke your consent to the processing of your data at any time (at info.cs-minerals@gmail.com). After revocation, your personal data will be deleted.
4) Use of your data for advertising purposes
CS-Minerals may use personal data of users of www.cs-minerals.com to advertise its services (online and/or print advertising, etc.). For this purpose, CS-Minerals is allowed to pass on personal data to third parties acting on behalf of CS-Minerals. By using the website, the user expressly agrees to this use of his data.
5) Integration of third-party services and content
It may happen that within the online offer of CS-Minerals content or services of third party providers, such as city maps or fonts from other websites are integrated. The integration of content from such third-party providers always requires that they perceive the IP address of the user. Without the IP address, the content cannot be sent to the respective browser. The IP address is thus required for the display of this content. Furthermore, third-party providers can set their own cookies and process the users' data for their own purposes. In doing so, usage profiles can be created from the processed data. CS-Minerals uses this content as sparingly as possible and in a data-avoiding manner and selects reliable third-party providers with regard to data security.
The following presentation provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, along with links to their privacy statements, which contain further information on their data processing:
External fonts from Google, Inc, https://www.google.com/fonts ("Google Fonts").
The integration of Google Fonts is done by a server call at Google (usually in the USA).
Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/,
Opt-Out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.
Videos of the platform "YouTube" of the third-party provider Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/, Opt-Out: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/.
This website uses the service reCAPTCHA by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; "Google"). The purpose of the query is to distinguish whether the input is made by a human or by automated, machine processing. The query includes the sending of the IP address and possibly other data required by Google for the reCAPTCHA service to Google. For this purpose, your input is transmitted to Google and further used there. On behalf of CS-Minerals, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this service. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of reCaptcha will not be merged with other data from Google. Your data may also be transmitted to the USA in the process. The processing is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. a DSGVO with your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. You can find more information about Google reCAPTCHA and the associated privacy policy at:
https://www.google.com/privacy/ads/.
In the course of fulfilling contracts, CS-Minerals uses one or more payment service providers on the basis of Swiss data protection legislation as well as and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b. EU-DSGVO. The data processed by the respective payment service provider includes inventory data, such as the name and address, bank data, such as account numbers or credit card numbers, passwords, TANs and checksums, among others, as well as the contract, totals and recipient-related information. The information is required to complete the transactions. The data entered is processed solely by the respective payment service provider and stored with them. CS-Minerals does not receive any information about (bank) account or credit card, but only information to confirm (accept) or reject the payment. Under certain circumstances, the data will be transmitted to credit agencies by the respective payment service provider. The purpose of this transmission is to check identity and creditworthiness. In this regard, reference is made to the terms and conditions and data protection information of the respective payment service provider. For payment transactions, the terms and conditions and data protection information of the respective payment service provider apply, which can be accessed within the respective website or transaction applications.
The following payment service providers are used in the present case:
Stripe Inc, 510 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. Privacy Policy:
https://stripe.com/de/privacy. The user agrees that his entered data will be forwarded to Stripe for the purpose of payment processing.
PayPal (PayPal Express), PayPal Pte. Ltd, 5 Temasek Boulevard, #09-01 Suntec Tower Five, Singapore 038985. Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/ch/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full?locale.x=de_CH. The user agrees that his entered data will be forwarded to PayPal for the purpose of payment processing.
TWINT, TWINT AG, Stauffacherstrasse 41, 8004 Zurich, Switzerland. Privacy policy:
https://www.twint.ch/datenschutz-app/. The user agrees that his entered data will be forwarded to TWINT for the purpose of payment processing.
6) Disclosure of data to third parties
CS-Minerals will only disclose your personal data if you have expressly consented to this, if there is a legal obligation to do so or if this is necessary to enforce the rights of CS-Minerals, in particular to enforce claims arising from the relationship with you.
In addition, CS-Minerals will share your data with third parties to the extent necessary to provide the services you request when using the Website and to analyze your user behavior. As far as this is necessary for the purposes mentioned in sentence 1, the transfer may also take place abroad. If the Website contains links to third party websites, CS-Minerals has no control over the collection, processing, storage or use of personal data by the third party after you click on these links and CS-Minerals assumes no responsibility for this.
7) Data security
CS-Minerals uses appropriate technical and organizational security measures in order to protect your stored personal data against manipulation, partial or complete loss and against unauthorized access by third parties. The security measures are continuously improved in accordance with technological developments.
You should always keep your payment information confidential and close the browser window when you have finished communicating with CS-Minerals, especially if you share the computer with others.
CS-Minerals also takes internal data protection very seriously. Employees and contracted service providers are bound to secrecy and to comply with data protection regulations.
8) Cookies
Cookies help in many aspects to make your visit to the website easier, more pleasant and more meaningful. Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically stores on your computer's hard drive when you visit the website. Cookies do not damage your computer's hard drive, nor do they transmit users' personal information to CS-Minerals.
CS-Minerals uses cookies, for example, to better tailor the information, offers and advertising displayed to you to your individual interests. Their use does not result in CS-Minerals obtaining new personal data about you as an online visitor. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a message always appears when you receive a new cookie.
Disabling cookies may prevent you from using all the features of the website.
9) Data transmission security with SSL
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to CS-Minerals cannot be read by third parties.
10) Social media plug-in
The website uses the Instagram social plugin described below. The plugin is deactivated by default on the website and therefore does not send any data. You can activate the plugin by clicking on the corresponding social media button.
If this plugin is activated, your browser establishes a direct connection with the servers of the respective social network as soon as you call up the website. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly to your browser by the social network and integrated into the website by it. You can deactivate the plugin with one click.
On the website of CS-Minerals, functions of the service Instagram are integrated. These functions are offered by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA. If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the contents of the website to your Instagram profile by clicking on the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to the website with your user account. CS-Minerals would like to point out that CS-Minerals as the provider of the website has no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram. For more information, please see the privacy policy of Instagram: http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/
11) Transfer of personal data abroad
CS-Minerals is entitled to transfer your personal data also to third companies (contracted service providers) abroad, provided that this is necessary for the data processing described in this Privacy Policy and if this does not seriously endanger the personality of the data subjects.
These third party companies are committed to data protection to the same extent as CS-Minerals. If the level of data protection in a country does not correspond to the Swiss or the European level, CS-Minerals will contractually ensure that the protection of your personal data corresponds to that in Switzerland or the EU at all times. The user expressly agrees to this, if required.
Users residing in a member state of the EU or Switzerland are advised that the USA does not have a sufficient level of data protection from the perspective of the European Union.
12) Right of access, rectification, erasure and restriction of processing; right to data portability
You have the right to receive information about the personal data stored by CS-Minerals about you free of charge upon request. In addition, you have the right to have incorrect data corrected and the right to have your personal data deleted, insofar as this does not conflict with a legal obligation to retain the data or a permissible circumstance that allows CS-Minerals to process the data. You also have the right to request a restriction of the data processing as well as to object to the data processing.
You also have the right to request the return of any data you have provided to CS-Minerals. Upon request, CS-Minerals will also share the data with a third party of your choice. You have the right to receive the data in a common file format.
You may contact CS-Minerals for the aforementioned purposes at the email address
info.cs-minerals@gmail.com. In order to process your requests, CS-Minerals may, at its sole discretion, require proof of identity.
You can also tell CS-Minerals what you want to happen to your information after you die by providing instructions.
13) General disclaimer
All information on the CS-Minerals website has been carefully checked. CS-Minerals makes every effort to ensure that the information provided is up-to-date, correct and complete. Nevertheless, the occurrence of errors can not be completely excluded, so CS-Minerals can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of information, including journalistic-editorial nature. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected.
CS-Minerals may, at its sole discretion and without notice, change or delete any text and has no obligation to update any content on this website. The use of or access to this website is at the visitor's own risk. CS-Minerals, its principals or partners are not responsible for any damages, such as direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages, alleged to have be caused by or in connection with the use of or access to this website, and accordingly disclaim all liability for such damages.
CS-Minerals also assumes no responsibility or liability for the content and availability of third-party websites that can be accessed via external links on this website. The operators of the linked sites are solely responsible for their content. CS-Minerals expressly dissociates itself from all third-party content that may be relevant under criminal or liability law or that may offend common decency.
14) Data retention
CS-Minerals will retain Personal Data only for as long as is necessary to use the above tracking, advertising and analytics services in its legitimate interest, to perform services to the extent you have requested or consented to, and to comply with its legal obligations.
15) Right to complain to a data protection supervisory authority
If you are a resident of an EU country, you have the right to complain about CS-Minerals' data processing at any time to the competent data protection supervisory authority in your place of residence.
If you are a resident of Switzerland, you have the right to complain about CS-Minerals' data processing at any time to the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), Feldeggweg 1, CH-3003 Bern.
16) Changes to this privacy policy
This privacy policy is not part of any contract. We may amend this privacy policy at any time. The version published on this website is the current version.
17) Authoritative version
If this Privacy Policy is translated into different languages, only the German version shall be authoritative.
Last updated:
Arni, March 30, 2023