Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, FADP), every person is entitled to protection of their privacy and protection against misuse of their personal data. The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

 

In cooperation with our hosting providers, we endeavor to protect the databases as well as possible against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or falsification.

 

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

 

By using this website, you consent to the collection, processing and use of data in accordance with the following description. This website can generally be visited without registration. Data such as pages called up or the name of the file called up, date and time are stored on the server for statistical purposes without this data being directly related to your person. Personal data, in particular name, address or e-mail address, are collected on a voluntary basis as far as possible. No data will be passed on to third parties without your consent.

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1. Responsible persons

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is

 

GUERBER TAX AG
Pius Gürber
Churerstrasse 135
8808 Pfäffikon SZ

Phone: +41 55 416 26 00
E-Mail: kontakt@guerbertax.ch
https://www.guerbertax.ch/

 

2. Principles of data processing

When processing data, GUERBER TAX AG observes the processing principles of lawfulness, proportionality, purpose limitation, transparency - in particular the fulfillment of information obligations - and data security. 

 

3. Intended use in general

We use your personal data in summary for the following purposes:

 To fulfill our obligations arising from any contracts concluded between you and us, to prepare the conclusion of the contract and to process payments. 

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To provide you with the products, services and information you have requested in physical and digital form.

To ensure that we present our website to you in the most effective and interesting way possible.

To inform you about news and changes to our services.

To enable you to participate in interactive offers (e.g. newsletters), if you so wish 

Which data we process in detail and for what purpose is described in the following sections of this privacy policy.

 

4. Description and scope of data processing

 

4.1. Type of personal data processed

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable person. A data subject is a person about whom personal data is processed. Processing includes any handling of personal data, regardless of the means and procedures used, in particular the storage, disclosure, procurement, deletion, storage, modification, destruction and use of personal data.
 

We process personal data in accordance with Swiss data protection law. In addition, we process personal data in accordance with the following legal bases in connection with Art. 6 para. 1 GDPR, insofar as the EU GDPR is applicable:
 

• Consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a. GDPR) - The data subject has given their consent to the processing of their personal data for a specific purpose or several specific purposes.

• Performance of a contract and pre-contractual inquiries (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b. GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

• Legal obligation (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. c. GDPR) - Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject.

• Protection of vital interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. d. GDPR) - Processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person.

• Legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. f. GDPR) - Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.

• Application procedure as a pre-contractual or contractual relationship (Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b GDPR) - Insofar as special categories of personal data within the meaning of Art. 9 para. 1 GDPR (e.g. health data, such as severely disabled status or ethnic origin) are requested from applicants as part of the application procedure so that the controller or the data subject can fulfill the obligations incumbent on him or her under employment law and the law of the Member States. rights arising from labor law and social security and social protection law and to comply with his or her obligations in this regard, their processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. b. GDPR. GDPR, in the case of the protection of vital interests of applicants or other persons pursuant to Art. 9 para. 2 lit. c. GDPR or for the purposes of preventive health care or occupational medicine, for the assessment of the employee's ability to work, for medical diagnosis, health or social care or treatment or for the management of health or social care systems and services in accordance with Art. 9 para. 2 lit. h. GDPR. In the case of communication of special categories of data based on voluntary consent, their processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a. GDPR.
   

We process personal data for the duration required for the respective purpose or purposes. In the case of longer-term retention obligations due to legal and other obligations to which we are subject, we restrict processing accordingly.

 

4.2. General communication

When you contact us - whether in person, via the website or by other means - we process the data you provide in this context and which is required to deal with your request, in particular any customer history in our industry software. In addition to the data provided by you, we process the following personal data, depending on the request: Name, address, e-mail address, address, telephone number and data on previous contracts. 
 

Data from this communication may be stored on our mail server in our industry software and when communicating by email or via the contact form on our website. In this context, we would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet, in particular when communicating by e-mail, can have security gaps and that complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

 

5. Data processing when using our website

 

5.1. Data processing by GUERBER TAX AG

When you access our website, the following data is stored in log files: Your IP address, date, time, browser request and generally transmitted information about the operating system or browser. In addition, the status and the amount of data transferred are recorded as part of this request. We also record the website from which you access our site. If we collect your IP address, it will only be stored for the duration of your use of the website and then immediately deleted or anonymized by shortening it.

 

We use this data for the operation of our website, in particular to detect and eliminate errors on the website, to determine the utilization of the website and to make adjustments or improvements. This usage data also forms the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations so that trends can be identified, which we can use to improve our services accordingly.

 

5.2. External links

Despite careful control of the content, we assume no liability for the content of external links on our website. The operators of the linked pages are solely responsible for their content and compliance with data protection laws.

 

5.3. Data processing by third parties

External plugins, scripts and embedded images, videos and iFrames are used to extend the functions and content of our website. As this content is loaded from external websites, customer-related data may be forwarded to the operators of these external websites (hereinafter referred to as “services”). In particular, this involves the following data: Your IP address, date, time and duration of access, browser request and generally transmitted information about your operating system or browser. Some services also set cookies (see section 5.4), which allow customers to be tracked and recognized across websites. 

 

As the provider of our website, we have no knowledge of the data collected or processed by these services. Nor do we have any knowledge of or influence over what data these services process in detail and what they use your data for. However, we would like to point out below which services we have incorporated and where you can find further information on their data processing.

 

5.3.1. Google Maps

Our website uses Google Maps API to display geographical information visually. When Google Maps is used, Google Inc., based in the USA, also collects, processes and uses data about the use of the map functions by customers. 

 

You can find more information about data processing by Google in general in the Google privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de#infocollect). You can also change your personal data protection settings in Google's data protection center (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de). Detailed instructions on managing your own data in connection with Google products can be found here:https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190.

 

5.4. Cookies

 

5.4.1. General information

We use cookies on our website. Cookies help in many ways to make your visit to our website easier, more pleasant and more useful. Cookies are information files that your web browser automatically stores on your computer's hard disk when you visit our website. The information stored and returned in the cookie enables our website to recognize if you have already accessed and visited it with your web browser. However, only the cookie itself is identified on the end device. Any further storage of personal data only takes place if you give us your express consent or if this storage is absolutely necessary in order to be able to use the service offered and accessed. Cookies can also be set by external services (Google Analytics or AdWords, newsletter providers).

 

We use cookies, for example, to display the website optimally according to your preferences. We also use cookies to temporarily store your selected services and entries when you fill out a form on the website so that you do not have to repeat the entry when you call up another subpage. Cookies may also be used to identify you as a registered user after you have registered on the website without you having to log in again when you access another subpage. 

 

5.4.2. Consent to the use of cookies on our website

Cookies, die nicht unbedingt erforderlich sind, um die Dienste auf unserer Website zur Verfügung zu stellen, werden erst nach Ihrer Einwilligung verwendet. Indem Sie auf Grundlage eines von uns auf der Website erteilten Hinweises («Datenschutz-Banner») eine Einwilligung zur Verwendung von Cookies erteilt haben, stimmt Sie der Verwendung von Cookies zu.

 

5.4.3 Types of cookies

We distinguish between three categories of cookies. 

 

5.4.3.1 Strictly necessary cookies

Strictly necessary cookies ensure that our website functions properly and securely. This means that this website cannot be used as intended without these cookies. This type of cookie is used exclusively by us as the operator of the website (first party cookies) and all information stored in the cookies is only sent to our website.

 

The following strictly necessary cookies are used on our website:

- Session cookies

- Cookies to save your selected settings for saving cookies

 

Strictly necessary cookies cannot be deactivated or activated individually. However, you have the option of generally deactivating cookies in your browser at any time (see section 5.4.4 below). However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

 

5.4.3.2 Analysis and statistics cookies

Analysis and statistics cookies collect information about how our website is used in order to improve its attractiveness, content and functionality. These cookies help us, for example, to determine whether and which subpages of our website are visited and what content customers are particularly interested in. The number of visits to a page, the number of sub-pages accessed, the time spent on our website, the order of the pages visited, which search terms led our customers to us, the country, the region and, if applicable, the city from which access is made, as well as the proportion of mobile devices accessing our websites, are recorded. The IP address of a computer transmitted for technical reasons is automatically anonymized and does not allow us to identify individual customers. We do not store any information that allows the customer to be identified.

 

Cookies from the following analysis/statistics services are used on our website:

 

Wix First-party cookies

GUERBER TAX AG uses Wix first-party cookies, a web analysis service from Wix.com Inc. based in Israel. Wix will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

 

The information generated by cookies about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Wix on servers in Israel, the European Union, the United Kingdom or the United States. 

 

When transferring your personal data to a location outside Europe, Wix ensures that (i) a level of protection deemed adequate by the European Commission is in place or (ii) the relevant standard contractual clauses are in place (i.e. the applicable module of the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 June 2021, available here). June 2021, available here, and the ICO Addendum on International Data Transfers to the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses version B1.0, in force as of March 21, 2022, as revised in accordance with Section 18 of the Binding Clauses)

 

You can generally prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly (see section 5.4.4). However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.

 

You can find more information about data processing by Wix in the Wix privacy policy: https://de.wix.com/about/privacy

 

5.4.3.3 Marketing and third party cookies

Marketing and third-party cookies are used to display advertisements that are relevant to the customer and tailored to their interests. They are also used to limit the frequency with which an advertisement appears and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They register whether a website has been visited or not. This information can be shared with third parties, such as advertisers. Cookies to improve targeting and advertising are often linked to third-party site functionalities.

 

Cookies from the following marketing / third party / service providers are used on our website: No marketing / third party service provider cookies

 

5.4.4 Deactivating or deleting all cookies

If you generally do not wish to use browser cookies, you can set your browser so that the storage of cookies is not accepted or you are asked each time you visit our website.

 

15. Januar 2025

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GUERBER TAX AG
Pius Gürber
Churerstrasse 135
8808 Pfäffikon SZ

Phone: +41 55 416 26 00
E-Mail: kontakt@guerbertax.ch