With this data protection declaration we inform which personal data we process in connection with our activities and operations, including our www.rideopium.com and www.mtbcycletech.com websites. In particular, we provide information about why, how and where we process which personal data. We also provide information about the rights of people whose data we process.
Additional data protection declarations and other legal documents such as general terms and conditions (GTC), terms of use or conditions of participation may apply to individual or additional activities and activities.
We are subject to Swiss data protection law and any applicable foreign data protection law, in particular that of the European Union (EU) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission recognizes that Swiss data protection law ensures adequate data protection.
Responsibility for processing personal data:
George Merachtsakis
Revolt Cycling AG
Allmendstrasse 15
CH-8320 Fehraltorf
We would like to point out if, in individual cases, there are other persons responsible for processing personal data.
Personal data is all information that relates to a specific or identifiable natural person. A data subject is a person about whom we process personal data.
Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, for example querying, comparing, adapting, archiving, storing, reading, disclosing, obtaining, recording, collecting, deleting, disclosing, sorting, organizing, storing, changing, disseminating , linking, destroying and using personal data.
The European Economic Area (EEA) includes the member states of the European Union (EU) as well as the Principality of Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes the processing of personal data as processing of personal data.
We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Data Protection Act (Data Protection Act, DSG) and the Data Protection Ordinance (Data Protection Ordinance, DSV).
We process personal data – if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – in accordance with at least one of the following legal bases:
We process the personal data that is necessary to be able to carry out our activities in a permanent, user-friendly, secure and reliable manner. Such personal data may in particular fall into the categories of inventory and contact data, browser and device data, content data, meta or edge data and usage data, location data, sales data and contract and payment data.
We process personal data for the period that is necessary for the respective purpose(s) or by law. Personal data that no longer needs to be processed will be anonymized or deleted.
We may have personal data processed by third parties. We may process personal data together with third parties or transfer it to third parties. Such third parties are, in particular, specialized providers whose services we use. We also guarantee data protection for such third parties.
We generally only process personal data with the consent of the person concerned. If and to the extent that processing is permitted for other legal reasons, we may waive the need to obtain consent. For example, we may process personal data without consent to fulfill a contract, to comply with legal obligations or to protect overriding interests.
In this context, we process information that a data subject voluntarily sends to us when contacting us – for example by post, email, instant messaging, contact form, social media or telephone – or when registering for a user account. We can store such information, for example, in an address book or using comparable tools. If we receive data about other people, the people providing the data are obliged to ensure data protection for these people and to ensure the accuracy of this personal data.
We also process personal data that we receive from third parties, obtain from publicly available sources or collect in the exercise of our activities and activities, if and to the extent that such processing is permitted for legal reasons.
We generally process personal data in Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, we can also export or transfer personal data to other countries, in particular in order to process it or have it processed there.
We can store personal data in all states and territories on earth as well as elsewhere in the universe export, provided that the local law is in accordance with Decision of the Swiss Federal Council adequate data protection and – if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable – adequate data protection in accordance with the decision of the European Commission.
We may transfer personal data to countries whose laws do not guarantee adequate data protection, provided that data protection is guaranteed for other reasons, in particular on the basis of standard data protection clauses or with other appropriate guarantees. As an exception, we can export personal data to countries without adequate or suitable data protection if the special data protection requirements are met
are met, for example the express consent of the data subjects or a direct connection with the conclusion or execution of a contract. Upon request, we will be happy to provide data subjects with information about any guarantees or provide a copy of any guarantees.
We grant affected persons all claims in accordance with applicable data protection law. Data subjects have the following rights in particular:
We may suspend, restrict or refuse to exercise the rights of data subjects to the extent permitted by law. We can inform data subjects about any requirements that need to be met in order to exercise their rights point out data protection claims. For example, we may refuse to provide information in whole or in part with reference to trade secrets or the protection of other persons. For example, we can also refuse to delete personal data in whole or in part with reference to legal retention requirements.
We may, in exceptional circumstances, provide for costs for the exercise of the rights. We will inform those affected in advance about any costs.
We are obliged to take appropriate measures to identify data subjects who request information or assert other rights. Those affected are obliged to cooperate.
Affected persons have the right to enforce their data protection claims through legal action or to lodge a complaint with a responsible data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority for private parties responsible and federal bodies in Switzerland is theFederal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (EDÖB).
If and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable, affected persons have the right to lodge a complaint with a responsible person European data protection supervisory authority to raise.
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security that is appropriate to the respective risk. However, we cannot guarantee absolute data security.
Our website is accessed using transport encryption (SSL / TLS, in particular the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, abbreviated HTTPS). Most browsers mark transport encryption with a padlock in the address bar.
Our digital communication is – like basically all digital communication – subject to mass surveillance without cause or suspicion as well as other surveillance by security authorities in Switzerland, the rest of Europe, the United States of America (USA) and other countries. We cannot have any direct influence on the appropriate processing of personal data by secret services, police departments and other security authorities.
We may use cookies. Cookies – our own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services we use (third-party cookies) – are data that are stored in the browser. Such stored data need not be limited to traditional text-based cookies.
Cookies can be stored in the browser temporarily as “session cookies” or for a certain period of time as so-called permanent cookies. “Session cookies” are automatically deleted when the browser is closed. Permanent cookies have a specific storage period. In particular, cookies make it possible to recognize a browser the next time you visit our website and thereby, for example, extend our reach
website to measure. Permanent cookies can also be used for online marketing, for example.
Cookies can be completely or partially deactivated and deleted in the browser settings at any time. Without cookies, our website may no longer be fully available. We actively request – at least if and to the extent necessary – your express consent to the use of cookies.
For cookies that are used to measure success and reach or for advertising, a general objection (“opt-out”) is required for many services AdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada), theNetwork Advertising Initiative (NAI), YourAdChoices (Digital Advertising Alliance) orYour Online Choices (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, EDAA).
We may collect the following information each time you access our website, provided that:
transmitted by your browser to our server infrastructure or can be determined by our web server: date and time including time zone, Internet Protocol
(IP) address, access status (HTTP status code), operating system including user interface and version, browser including language and version, individual sub-page of our website accessed including amount of data transferred, last website accessed in the same browser window (referrer).
We store such information, which can also represent personal data, in server log files. The information is necessary in order to provide our website permanently, in a user-friendly and reliable manner, and in order to ensure data security and therefore in particular the protection of personal data – also by third parties or with the help of third parties.
We may use web beacons on our website. Web beacons are also known as web beacons. Web beacons – including those from third parties whose services we use – are small, usually invisible images that are automatically retrieved when you visit our website. Web beacons can be used to collect the same information as server log files.
We send notifications and communications via email and other communication channels such as instant messaging or SMS.
Notifications and messages may contain web links or web beacons that record whether an individual message was opened and which web links were clicked. Such web links and web beacons can also record the use of notifications and messages on a personal basis. We need this statistical recording of usage to measure success and reach in order to provide notifications and notifications based on the
To be able to send recipients’ needs and reading habits effectively and in a user-friendly manner, permanently, securely and reliably.
In principle, you must expressly consent to the use of your email address and your other contact addresses, unless the use is permitted for other legal reasons. If possible, we use the “double opt-in” procedure to obtain consent, which means that you will receive an email with a web link that you must click on to confirm so that there is no misuse by unauthorized third parties.
We may log such consent, including the Internet Protocol (IP) address and date and time, for evidentiary and security reasons.
In principle, you can object to receiving notifications and messages such as newsletters at any time. With such an objection, you can also object to the statistical recording of usage for success and reach measurement. Necessary notifications and communications in connection with our activities and operations remain reserved.
We send notifications and communications using specialized service providers.
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We are present on social media platforms and other online platforms in order to be able to communicate with interested parties and provide information about our activities and activities. In connection with such platforms, personal data can also be processed outside Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The General Terms and Conditions (GTC) and terms of use as well as data protection declarations and other provisions of the individual operators of such platforms also apply. These provisions provide information in particular about the rights of data subjects directly vis-à-vis the respective platform, which includes, for example, the right to information.
We are jointly responsible with Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Ireland) for our social media presence on Facebook, including so-called page insights, if and to the extent that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is applicable. Meta Platforms Ireland Limited is part of theMeta companies (including in the USA). The page insights provide information about how visitors interact with our Facebook presence. We use page insights to provide our social media presence on Facebook in an effective and user-friendly manner.
Further information about the type, scope and purpose of data processing, information about the rights of data subjects as well as the contact details of Facebook and Facebook’s data protection officer can be found in the Facebook privacy policy. With Facebook we have the so-called «Addition for those responsible» concluded and in particular agreed that Facebook is responsible for ensuring the rights of data subjects. For the so-called page insights, the relevant information can be found on the page «About Page Insights» including «Information about Page Insights data».
We use services from specialized third parties in order to be able to carry out our activities in a permanent, user-friendly, safe and reliable manner. Such services allow us, among other things, to embed functions and content into our website. With such embedding, the services used record the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the users at least temporarily for technically compelling reasons.
For necessary security-related, statistical and technical purposes, third parties whose services we use may process data related to our activities and activities in aggregated, anonymized or pseudonymized form. This is, for example, performance or usage data in order to be able to offer the respective service.
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We use services from specialized third parties to access required digital infrastructure in connection with our activities and activities. These include, for example, hosting and storage services from selected providers.
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We use specialized audio and video conferencing services to communicate online. For example, we can use it to hold virtual meetings or conduct online classes and webinars. The legal texts of the individual services such as data protection declarations and terms of use also apply to participation in audio and video conferences.
Depending on your life situation, we recommend that you mute the microphone as standard and blur the background or display a virtual background when participating in audio or video conferences.
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We use third-party services and plugins to embed functions and content from social media platforms and to enable sharing of content on social media platforms and other ways.
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We use third-party services to be able to embed maps on our website.
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We use services from specialized third parties to enable the direct playback of digital audio and video content such as music or podcasts.
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YouTube: video platform; Provider: Google; YouTube-specific information: «Privacy and Security Center», «My data on YouTube».
We use third-party services to be able to integrate documents into our website. Such documents can include, for example, forms, PDF files, presentations, tables and text documents. This allows us to not only view, but also edit or comment on such documents.
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Canva Docs: digital documents; Provider: Canva Pty Ltd (Australia); Information about Data protection: Privacy Policy, “Trust”, “Security at Canva”, Cookie Policy, “Policies”.
• Google Docs: Documents such as forms, presentations and tables; Provider: Google; Google Docs-specific information: «Data protection in Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides».
• Issuu: digital documents and electronic publications; Provider: Issuu Inc. (USA); Data protection information: Data protection.
We use the opportunity to display targeted advertising for our activities and activities on third parties such as social media platforms and search engines.
With such advertising, we particularly want to reach people who are already interested in our activities and operations or who could be interested in them (remarketing and targeting). To do this, we can transmit relevant information – possibly including personal information – to third parties who enable such advertising. We can also determine whether our advertising is successful, i.e. in particular whether it leads to visits to our website (conversion tracking).
Third parties with whom we advertise and where you are registered as a user may be able to assign the use of our website to your profile there.
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We try to determine how our online offering is used. In this context, we can, for example, measure the success and reach of our activities and activities as well as the effect of third-party links to our website. For example, we can also try out and compare how different parts or versions of our online offering are used (“A/B test” method). Based on the results of the
In particular, by measuring success and reach, we can correct errors, strengthen popular content or make improvements to our online offering.
In most cases, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of individual users are stored to measure success and reach. In this case, IP addresses are generally shortened (“IP masking”) in order to follow the principle of data economy through the corresponding pseudonymization.
Cookies can be used to measure success and reach and user profiles can be created. Any user profiles created include, for example, the individual pages visited or content viewed on our website, information about the size of the screen or browser window and the – at least approximate – location. In principle, any user profiles are created exclusively pseudonymously and are not used to identify individual users. Individual third-party services with which users are registered may be able to assign the use of our online offering to the user account or user profile for the respective service.
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We created this data protection declaration using the data protection generator from Data Protection Partner.
We can adapt and supplement this data protection declaration at any time. We will provide information about such adjustments and additions in an appropriate form, in particular by publishing the current data protection declaration on our website.