last updated on 30.09.2024
At Boccard & Partenaires SA, we attach the utmost importance to protecting your privacy and the security of your data. We keep data collection to a minimum, limiting ourselves to the essentials. All automatically-generated data is stored in compliance with European and Swiss confidentiality standards.
The purpose of this policy is to inform users of the www.boccard.ch website about how we collect and process their personal data when they browse and use the site.
Personal data includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural or legal person. This includes details such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, state of health and online behaviour.
Usage data is data that may be collected automatically when using the website.
“Data subject” refers to any natural person who is the subject of personal data.
“User” refers to a person who uses the website. This term refers to the data subject, the person whose personal data is being collected.
Cookies are small sets of data stored on the user's computer. More specifically, they are small text files stored on the hard disk and deliver specific information depending on their function. When surfing the web or using mobile applications, internet users are increasingly tracked by various players who analyse their browsing, movements, web usage and purchasing habits, in order to offer them targeted advertising or custom services. This tracking is carried out using various technical tools known as trackers, which include cookies.
The data controller is the person who determines (alone or with others) for what purpose and in what way the personal data are or should be used. For www.boccard.ch, the data controller is:
Boccard & Partenaires SA
Rue St-Honoré 5
2000 Neuchâtel
Boccard & Partenaires SA uses as little information as possible. If data are collected, the aim is to optimise the operation of the website and/or to ensure that operations run smoothly, as well as for marketing purposes.
In principle, personal data are not passed on to third parties, unless there is a legal requirement to do so.
During the loading and browsing of the website www.boccard.ch website, if no other information is transmitted, only the data transmitted automatically by the browser are collected. The following information is required for technical reasons, to display the site and guarantee its stability and security:
Boccard & Partenaires SA also collects personal information that the user provides, in particular when creating an account, browsing and/or purchasing a product on the website or simply when browsing the site.
Cookies may be stored on the user's computer. However, these cookies cannot run programs or transmit viruses. They are used to improve the visitor's experience of using the site.
The www.boccard.ch website uses cookies, which differ in the length of time they are stored.
Firstly, there are session cookies, which are automatically deleted from the user's computer when they exit their browser. These session cookies store an identifier, which enables the user's computer to be recognised on subsequent visits to the same site.
Persistent cookies, on the other hand, are deleted after a period specified for each type of cookie. They can be removed from the user's browser security settings. Unless deleted, these cookies may be stored for up to two years on a computer or mobile terminal, and will be deactivated automatically at the end of the designated period.
Users must be able to set their browser to reject all cookies or to warn them when a cookie is being sent. Users can at any time manually delete cookies that have already been activated, using their browser. For information on this subject and the list of cookies used, please see the help section of your browser. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use or read this website.
The purpose of cookies is as follows:
Necessary cookies: these help to make the site usable, by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without the necessary cookies.
Statistical or performance cookies: these help the website owner to understand how visitors interact with the website, by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Advertising cookies: these are used to display targeted advertising, mainly in external video players.
Security cookies: security cookies are collected for security reasons.
Boccard & Partenaires SA will only retain your personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes specified on this page. Personal data will be stored and used to the extent necessary to comply with legal obligations and to resolve disputes.
The data will be stored securely, exclusively in Switzerland, with no unauthorised access to the entity hosting the site.
Users of the website have the following rights:
The data subject may make representations to the data controller identified in chapter 3 of this policy.
8.1. Contact form:
Users who enter their personal data in the fields of the request for offer/contact form accept that these data will be collected for the purpose of responding to their requests. Under no circumstances will the data in question be passed on to third parties without the prior consent of the user.
8.2. Intranet login:
When users connect to their user account on www.boccard.ch, identifying data such as user name and e-mail address will be collected. This is to facilitate access to the account functions, personalise the user experience and meet the requirements of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (LPD).
It is important to note that, as part of the management of the user account, certain information may be shared with third parties, such as our service providers, for the sole purpose of ensuring the proper operation of the site and its functionalities. However, these third parties only have access to the data necessary for the performance of their services and they are contractually bound to respect the confidentiality of the data.
8.3. YouTube player:
When using the YouTube video player integrated into the www.boccard.ch website, cookies may be placed on the user's device. YouTube is a service for hosting, playing and sharing video content offered by Google Inc., which uses cookies to track user preferences, measure ad performance and provide personalised advertising. These cookies may be set by Google itself, or by third parties for advertising purposes.
Users can contact the operator directly for more information about the data collected and the data processing operations (if they reside in a country of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland):
YouTube
Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Represented in Switzerland under art.14 LPD by:
VISCHER AG, Google Ireland Data Protection Representative, Schützengasse 1, CH-8001 Zurich
https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en
8.4. Vimeo player:
When using the Vimeo video player integrated into the website www.boccard.ch, cookies may be placed on the user's device. Vimeo is a service for hosting, playing and sharing video content. It uses cookies to track user preferences, measure performance and provide personalised advertising. These cookies may be set by Vimeo itself, or by third parties for advertising purposes.
Users can contact the operator directly for more information about the data collected and the processing operations:
Vimeo
RA Robert Niedermeier, Data Business Services GmbH & CO KG-Switzerland, Badenerstrasse 549, City West, Zurich, CH-8048
or by sending an e-mail to niedermeier@db5.io
https://vimeo.com/privacy
8.5. Dailymotion player:
When using the Dailymotion video player integrated into the website www.boccard.ch, cookies may be placed on the user's device. Dailymotion is a video content hosting, playback and sharing service, which uses cookies to track user preferences, measure performance and provide personalised advertising. These cookies may be set by Dailymotion directly or by third parties for advertising purposes.
Users can contact the operator directly for more information about the data collected and the processing operations:
Dailymotion SA
Dailymotion SA, Maxime Saada, Chairman and CEO, 140 boulevard Malesherbes, 75017 Paris. Tel: + 33 (0)1 77 35 11 00
or by sending an e-mail to dpo@dailymotion.com
https://legal.dailymotion.com/en/terms-of-use/
8.6. Google Analytics:
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc: ("Google"), which tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to monitor and control the use of the website. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the information collected in order to contextualise and personalise ads on its own advertising network.
The user can unsubscribe from the services provided to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out add-on. This add-on prevents JavaScript (GA.JS, Analytics.JS and DC.JS) from transmitting information about visitor activity to Google Analytics.
For more information about Google's privacy practices, the user may consult Google's website at the following address:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
If the user does not unsubscribe, the information obtained through cookies in relation to their use of the website will be sent to the server located in the United States of America and stored there. The user's IP address will be anonymised within Switzerland prior to transmission to the United States of America, using the "anonymmails_ip" function. This function removes all references to individual persons from the IP addresses collected. Google will use this information to evaluate how the users make use of the website, compile reports on website activity for website operators, and to provide other services relating to website activity.
The processing of personal data as described above is based on the site operator's legitimate interest in compiling statistics about the consultation and use of its website and in adapting it to demand.
8.7. Newsletter subscription:
Users may be offered the option of subscribing to a newsletter. By entering their e-mail address in the relevant field of the "Newsletter" form and clicking "Send", the user agrees to receive the newsletter from Boccard & Partenaires SA. The user will then receive a confirmation e-mail to verify their consent (double opt-in process). Users can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time, free of charge, by clicking on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of each issue.
8.8. Downloading of PDF files:
Users can download pdf files from www.boccard.ch. When PDF files are downloaded, information relating to these downloads may be recorded for the purposes of monitoring and improving content.
By accessing the www.boccard.ch website, the user accepts these conditions of use (if they do not, they are asked not to continue browsing):
Boccard & Partenaires SA makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, precision or completeness of the information contained on the www.boccard.ch website. The information and opinions contained on the website may be varied at any time, without prior notice to users.
Boccard & Partenaires SA, its representatives and agents expressly disclaim all liability related to or resulting from the use of all or part of the content of the www.boccard.ch website.
No part of any content of this website may be copied, reproduced, distributed or transmitted to third parties at any time.
Use of this website is governed by Swiss law.
The place of jurisdiction is Neuchâtel.
The operator of www.boccard.ch reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be communicated by posting a new privacy policy on this page. The operator encourages users to check this privacy policy and disclaimer periodically to keep abreast of any changes. Changes to this policy will be effective immediately upon posting on this page. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes implied acceptance of the new terms.
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