Privacy Statement
Chemie AG attaches great importance to data protection. In this section “Legal details, data protection”, the user is informed about data collection and processing when using the digital services managed by Chemie AG (ChemieAG.ch Website and Chemie AG Online Shop).
Area of applicability
The data protection regulations apply to all digital services of Chemie AG.
Website
The official website of Chemie AG serves the purpose of providing customer information. Chemie AG is the owner and operator of this website. All brands, names, titles, logos, images, designs, texts and other materials appearing in it are the property of Chemie AG or any licensors. No rights of any kind are acquired by visiting, downloading or copying pages. Reproduction, irrespective of whether in full or in part (electronically or by other means), modification, linking or use of the website for public or commercial purposes is permissible only with the prior written approval of Chemie AG.
Exclusion of liability
Chemie AG excludes all liability (including negligence) which may arise from accessing or being unable to access the website or individual elements and from the use thereof. Access and use of the website are not guaranteed.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how we protect and process your personal data. We attach great importance to protecting your personal data and keeping it safe, and adhere strictly to the GDPR and the nFADP.
Data Protection Officer
Chemie AG
Data Protection Officer: CEO
Alte Tiefenaustrasse 4d
Postfach 10
CH-3048 Worblaufen
What is personal data?
Any information which refers to an identified/identifiable natural person.
Protection of data
We protect data against unauthorised or unlawful use by all means at our disposal, and treat it with strictest confidentiality at all times. In the event that data is lost or misused, all persons concerned will be informed in detail within the legally stipulated time frame, and will also be informed of the countermeasures taken.
If you share personal data with us, we will use and process it only for predefined and legitimate purposes. We will not share your personal data with any third party unless we are legally required to do so or you have given your prior express consent.
By confirming this Privacy Policy, you consent to our processing your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
Right of access to existing personal data
You may contact our Data Protection Officer at any time to view your personal data. You retain the right to demand confirmation of whether and how your personal data is being processed and used.
You can conveniently submit your request using our online form: Submit a data protection request.
The contact details can be found at the end of the privacy policy.
Right to rectification
You are entitled to request the immediate rectification or completion of incorrect or incomplete personal data.
Erasure of data
You retain the right at all times to demand that your personal data be erased if it is no longer needed for its original purpose.
Further, you may withdraw your consent for your data to be processed, or restrict the usage of your data.
Duration of data retention
Personal data will only be kept for as long as necessary or as required by law. If the purpose or the obligation to retain the data ends, it will be deleted.
Registration on our website
Personal data is collected when registering on our website in order to make use of personalised services. This includes your name, address, telephone number and email address as contact details.
Registration enables you to access restricted services and content which are only available to registered users.
Newsletter
Your personal data will be used exclusively for the purpose stated at registration, or to provide information about this service or relevant circumstances. Your personal details will not be shared with any third parties.
If you would like to receive our newsletter, you will need to give us a valid email address. We will also store the IP address used during the newsletter registration process and the date on which the newsletter was ordered. This information is stored as evidence in case someone fraudulently uses your email address to register for the newsletter.
At any time, you may withdraw your consent for us to store your personal data and email address and use this information to send you our newsletter. A link is provided on our website and in each newsletter for this purpose. Alternatively, you may withdraw your consent by contacting our Data Protection Officer directly.
Contact form
If you contact us via our online contact form or via email, we will store the personal data you share in order to answer your enquiry or ask follow-up questions where necessary.
Inclusion of third-party services and content
Some of our services include content, services or deliverables from other providers. These include maps from Google Maps, YouTube videos and graphics and images from other websites. In order for these to be displayed on your browser, your IP address has to be transmitted. This means that your IP address is shared with the relevant service provider.
Although we make every effort to use third-party service providers who require your IP address only in order to deliver content, we have no control over whether or not your IP address is stored by the relevant party. In such cases, it is done so for statistical purposes only. If we know your IP address will be stored by a third party, we will inform you accordingly.
Cookies
This website uses cookies (text files) which make it easier to use the site and ensure it is displayed correctly. These cookies contain information on your browser, IP address, operating system and internet connection. You may call up the website without cookies. However, we regret to inform you that this may severely restrict the functionality and user-friendliness of the website. You can deactivate cookies at any time in your browser. Cookies will only be stored for a maximum of 90 days.
Google Analytics
The Chemie AG website uses Google Analytics, of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies (text files) that are stored on the computer and enable an analysis of the use of the website. The data generated by the cookie concerning your use of the website is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA, where it is stored. If you are located in a member state of the European Union, or another state which is party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, your IP address will first be abridged by Google for the purpose of IP anonymisation. Only in exceptional cases is your full IP address transmitted to the Google server in the USA, where it is then abridged.
Google uses this information by order of the operator of this website to analyse your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the operator of this website with further services connected with the use of this website and the internet. The IP address identified on your browser by Google Analytics is not connected to other Google data. You can prevent cookies from being stored by changing the settings in your browser software accordingly. Cookies will only be stored for a maximum of 90 days.
Google AdWords
This website uses Google AdWords, an online advertising program. If you accessed our website via a Google advertisement, Google AdWords will store a cookie on your computer for 30 days. This cookie is used to evaluate the total number of users for the Google advertisement. No personal data is collected or used.
Friendly Automate
We use Friendly Automate to send emails and to analyse the behaviour of our contacts in emails and on our website. Friendly Automate is a service provided by Friendly GmbH based in Switzerland. All personal data in our account is stored and processed exclusively in Switzerland by providers headquartered in Switzerland. Emails are sent by Friendly Automate via Amazon AWS using data centres located in the EU. Further information on the nature, scope, and purpose of the data processing can be found in Friendly Automate’s privacy policy.
Involvement of third parties
The user expressly agrees that Chemie AG may involve third parties (e.g. payment service providers) in the provision of its services and that customer data may be passed on in this context where necessary. Chemie AG is obliged to carefully select, instruct and monitor service providers.
The third party may only use the data in accordance with this Privacy Policy on behalf of Chemie AG. Use of the data for the third party’s own purposes is prohibited.
Retention and erasure
The user’s personal data stored by Chemie AG will be deleted or anonymised if it is no longer required to perform the services.
Alterations to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to make changes at any time to this Privacy Policy in order to ensure that it conforms with the latest legal stipulations. If any essential changes are made to the ways in which we collect, use and/or forward your personal data, we will indicate such changes clearly on our website.
Contact
Chemie AG
Alte Tiefenaustrasse 4d
Postfach 10
CH-3048 Worblaufen
Tel +41 31 917 44 22
info@chemieag.ch
Last updated April 2025
