Privacy Policy & Legal Notice

Limitation of liability for own contents

All contents of our website were created with care and to the best of our conscience. However, a guarantee for the topicality, completeness and correctness of all pages can not be accepted. We are responsible as a service provider for our own content on these pages under the general laws, but not obliged to monitor the transmitted or stored third-party information. An immediate removal of these contents takes place from the time of the knowledge of a concrete infringement and we are not liable before the time of the knowledge acquisition.

Limitation of liability for external links

Our website contains so-called "external links" (links to third-party websites) on whose content we have no influence and for which we assume no liability for this reason. For the contents and correctness of the information the respective information provider of the linked web page is responsible. When the link was made, we were not aware of any legal violations. Should we become aware of an infringement, the respective link will be removed immediately.

Copyright

The contents and works published on this website are subject to Swiss copyright law. Any kind of duplication, processing, distribution and any kind of exploitation outside the limits of copyright requires the prior written consent of the respective author.

Data protection

By visiting this portal information about the access (date, time, accessed page) can be stored on the server. This does not constitute an analysis of personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address). If personal data is collected, this is done - if possible - only with the prior consent of the user of the website. A forwarding of data to third parties will not take place without the express consent of the user. We expressly point out that the transmission of data on the Internet (for example by e-mail) may have security vulnerabilities. A complete protection of the data from access by third parties can not be guaranteed. We can not assume any liability for the damages caused by such security gaps. The use of published contact data by third parties for the purpose of advertising is expressly opposed. We reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited promotional information, e.g. through spam emails, above.

Data Protection Statement of Business X Union AG (www.bxu.ch)

With this Data Protection Statement we, Business X Union AG (www.bxu.ch, hereinafter referred to as BXU, we or us), explain how we collect and further process personal data. This is not a final description. At most, other data protection statements regulate specific matters. Personal data refers to all information relating to a specific or identifiable person.

If you provide us with personal data of other persons (such as family members, work colleagues), please make sure the respective persons are aware of this Data Protection Statement and only provide us with their data if you are allowed to do so and such personal data is correct.

This Data Protection Statement is designed to comply with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR", since 25 May 2018), the Swiss Data Protection Act ("DPA") and the revised Swiss Data Protection Act ("revDPA", since 1 September 2023). However, the application of these laws depends on each individual case.

1. Representative

Michael Eckhardt, BXU AG, Amthausgasse 3, CH-3011 Bern is responsible for the data processing described here. If you have any data protection concerns, you can inform us of these at the following contact address: Michael Eckhardt, BXU AG, Amthausgasse 3, CH-3011 Bern, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

2. Collection and processing of personal data

We primarily process the personal data that we receive from these and other persons involved in our business relationship with our customers and other business partners or that we collect when operating our website.

As far as this is permitted, we also take out publicly available sources (e.g. debt collection registers, land registers, commercial registers, press, Internet) certain data, from authorities and other third parties. In addition to the data you provide to us directly, the categories of personal data we receive from third parties about you include: In particular, information from public registers. Information we receive in connection with regulatory and judicial proceedings. Information relating to your professional functions and activities (e.g. so that we can conclude and process business with your employer with your help). Information about you in correspondence and meetings with third parties. Credit information (insofar as we conduct business with you personally). Information about you that we provide to people from your environment (family, consultants, legal representatives, etc.) so that we can conclude or process contracts with you or with your involvement. Information from the media and Internet about you, your addresses, data in connection with the use of the website: e.g. IP address, MAC address of the smartphone or computer, information about your device and settings, cookies, date and time of the visit, accessed pages and contents, used functions, referring websites, location information.

3. Purposes of data processing and legal bases

We primarily use the personal data collected by us to conclude and process our contracts with our customers and business partners, in particular within the scope of our services (Offline Real Estate, Startup, Fiduciary Trust Mediation, China Business, Brand ambassador, Construction cost optimization) with our customers, as well as to comply with our legal obligations at home and abroad. If you work for such a customer or business partner, you may also be affected by this function with your personal data.

In addition, we process personal data of you and other persons, where permitted and deemed appropriate, for the following purposes, in which we (and sometimes third parties) have a legitimate interest corresponding to the purpose:

• Offering and developing our offers, services and website
• Review and optimize requirements analysis procedures for direct customer contact and collection of personal data from publicly available sources for customer acquisition
• Advertising and marketing, insofar as you have not objected to the use of your data (if we send you advertising as an existing customer, you can object to this at any time, we will then put you on a blocked list against further advertising)
• Market and opinion research, media observation

Insofar as you have given us consent to the processing of your personal data for specific purposes, we process your personal data within the framework of and based on this consent, unless we have any other legal basis and we need such one. A given consent can be revoked at any time, which has no effect on data processing that has already taken place.

4. Cookies / tracking and other technologies related to the use of our website

We use "cookies" and similar techniques to identify your browser or device. A cookie is a small file that is sent to your computer or automatically stored on your computer or mobile device by the web browser you use when you visit our website. If you visit this website again, we will be able to recognize you even if we do not know who you are. In addition to cookies that are only used during a session and are deleted after your visit to the website ("session cookies"), cookies can also be used to store user settings and other information for a certain period of time (e.g. two years) ("permanent cookies"). However, you can set your browser to reject cookies, save them for one session only, or otherwise delete them prematurely. Most browsers are preset to accept cookies. If you block cookies, certain functionalities of the website may no longer work.

We use so-called plug-ins from social networks such as Facebook on our website. This can be seen by you (typically via corresponding symbols). We have configured these elements so that they are disabled by default. If you activate these elements (by clicking), the operators of the respective social networks can register that you are on our website and where you are and can use this information for their purposes. The processing of your personal data is then carried out under the responsibility of this operator in accordance with its data protection regulations. We will not receive any information about you from him.

This website has a link to our page on Facebook www.facebook.com/BusinessXUnion. Data protection: www.facebook.com/about/privacy.

This website has a link to our page on Instagram www.instagram.com/businessxunionag. Data protection: instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/

Some web pages have built-in features of the YouTube service. "YouTube" is owned by Google Ireland Limited, a company incorporated and operated under Irish law, based in Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland, which operates the Services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. Your legal agreement with "YouTube" consists of the terms and conditions that you will find at the following link: www.youtube.com/t/terms. These Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and YouTube with respect to your use of the services. Google's Privacy Policy explains how YouTube treats and protects your personal information when you use the service.

On some websites we use the offer of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). This allows us to display interactive maps directly in the website and allow you to use the map function conveniently.

In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" on this website by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google") to display fonts.

For more information about the data processing by Google, please refer to the Google Privacy Notice . There you will learn what data is collected by Google, what purposes Google uses it and how you can update, manage, export and delete your data.

We do not offer newsletters or other marketing emails.

We do not use Google Analytics or similar services on our website.

5. Data transfer and data transfer abroad

We also disclose data to third parties in the context of our business activities and the purposes referred to in section 3, insofar as permitted and deemed appropriate to us. It is because they work on them for us, or because they want to use them for their own purposes. A data transfer abroad does not take place.

Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. If these tools are active, your personal information may be transferred to the U.S. servers of each company. We would like to point out that the USA is not a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. U.S. companies are required to disclose personal information to security agencies without you, as the data subject, being able to take legal action against it. It cannot therefore be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. secret services) process, evaluate and permanently store your data on US servers for monitoring purposes. We have no influence on these processing operations.

6. Duration of the retention of personal data

We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations or for other purposes pursued with the processing, i.e. for the duration of the entire business relationship (from initiation, processing to the termination of a contract) as well as in accordance with the statutory retention and documentation obligations. It is possible that personal data will be retained for the period during which claims can be asserted against our company and insofar as we are otherwise required to do so by law or legitimate business interests require this (e.g. for evidential and documentation purposes). As soon as your personal data is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes, they will be deleted or anonymized in principle and as far as possible. For operational data (e.g. system logs, logs), generally shorter retention periods of twelve months or less apply. The provider of this website is Host Europe GmbH, c/o WeWork, Friesenplatz 4, DE-50672 Köln (www.hosteurope.de). The server is located in Germany.

7. Data security

We take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access and misuse.

8. Obligation to provide personal data

As part of our business relationship, you must provide the personal data necessary for the establishment and execution of a business relationship and the fulfillment of the related contractual obligations (you do not usually have a legal obligation to provide us with data). Without this information, we will generally not be able to conclude or process a contract with you (or the entity or person you represent). The website can also not be used if certain information to ensure data traffic (such as IP address) is not disclosed.

9. Profiling

We do not profile.

10. Rights of the data subject

Within the scope of the data protection law applicable to you and insofar as it provides (such as in the case of the GDPR), you have the right to information, correction, deletion, the right to restrict data processing and otherwise to object to our data processing as well as to the disclosure of certain personal data for transfer to another location (so-called data portability). Please note, however, that we reserve the right to assert the restrictions provided for by law, for example if we are obliged to retain or process certain data, have an overriding interest in it (insofar as we may invoke it) or require them for the assertion of claims. If you incur costs, we will inform you in advance. We have already informed you of the possibility of revoking your consent in section 3. Please note that the exercise of these rights may conflict with contractual arrangements and this may have consequences such as the premature termination of the contract or cost consequences. In this case, we will inform you in advance where this is not already contractually regulated.

The exercise of such rights generally requires that you clearly prove your identity (e.g. by means of a copy of your identity card, where your identity is otherwise not clear or can be verified). To assert your rights, you can contact us at the address specified in section 1.

Furthermore, any data subject has the right to enforce his or her claims or to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority in Switzerland is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (www.edoeb.admin.ch).

11. Changes

We may amend this Data Protection Statement at any time without notice. The current version published on our website applies. If the Data Protection Statement is part of an agreement with you, we will notify you of the change by email or other appropriate means in the event of an update.

Version of 13.11.2023