Magnetic Communications, based in Geneva, Switzerland, complies with the recognised standards of the General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR) in force as of May 25, 2018 and with the standards outlined in the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (the FADP) (hereafter referred to as ‘data protection legislation’).
We are committed to keeping any personal information that we store accurate, up-to-date, safe, secure and will not keep personal information longer than necessary. This privacy notice explains how we use personal information, whom we share it with, and how we protect privacy. This notice applies to all personal data collected by Magnetic. This notice pertains to information obtained in analogue (forms, documents, in writing) and through technological means such as information systems and email.
How we use personal information
We collect personal information via our online contact form and via inbound email enquiries.
We use the information you provide to get in touch with you to respond to your queries and to send you information about our services.
Why do we collect and use personal information
We collect and use personal information to get in touch with you in the context of any work we may be doing for you, and to send you information about our services. We do so under lawful bases, as prescribed by data protection legislation.
The categories of personal information that we collect, hold and share include
- names
- email addresses
- telephone numbers
Personal data security
While we store and use your personal data, we will ensure the appropriate security of your personal data including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures. In addition, we limit access to such personal information to our employees only. We will never share your personal data, e.g. with a sub-contractor, without first obtaining your consent.
Links
Our website may contain links to external sites. This privacy notice does not cover how those organizations process personal information. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites, except those owned and maintained by Magnetic. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site(s) and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Magnetic.
Requesting access to your personal data
Under data protection legislation, everyone has the right to request access to information about them that we hold. To make a request for your personal information, please contact info@magnetic-comms.ch.
You also have certain additional rights to:
- be informed of how we are processing your personal information – this privacy notice serves this purpose, get in touch if you have any questions;
- have your data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete;
- have your information erased (the right to be forgotten) in certain circumstances – e.g. where it is no longer needed by us for the purpose in which it was collected or you have withdrawn your consent;
- restrict the use of your data in certain circumstances e.g. where you have told us the data is inaccurate and we are in the process of checking this. In such circumstances we will continue to store your data but will not process it further until we have checked and confirmed whether the data is inaccurate;
- to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances – e.g. you may object to the processing of your data for direct marketing purposes.
- object to the processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress.
If you have any concerns about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, you should raise your concern with us in the first instance (contact details below).
You can also directly contact the Supervisory Authority in Switzerland which is: Préposé Fédéral à la Protection des Données et à la Transparence (PFPDT), Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Berne.
Contact
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice, please contact us at info@magnetic-comms.ch.