Privacy policy

Privacy Policy of the SOLIT Group

With this Privacy Policy, we inform you about the scope of the processing of your personal data (hereinafter “data”).

Controller for data processing

SOLIT Group AG
Hauptstrasse 15
CH-8274 Tägerwilen
Switzerland
Email: info@solit-group.com
UID: CHE-416.529.343

Contact details of our Data Protection Officer

Joint processing within the SOLIT Group

We process personal data jointly within the SOLIT Group for the purpose of efficient internal administration and operation of group-wide systems.

For this purpose, your data may be shared with affiliated companies within the meaning of Section 18 German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) or processed in systems operated jointly with such companies.

You can find an overview of the entities belonging to the SOLIT Group here:
https://www.solit-kapital.de/solit-gruppe/

The legal basis for this joint processing is our overriding legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in maintaining an efficient group structure and IT infrastructure.

For processes subject to joint processing, SOLIT Group AG and its affiliated companies act as joint controllers within the meaning of Art. 26 GDPR. The respective responsibilities have been defined in an internal agreement.

The information obligations under the GDPR are fulfilled by the entity with which you first establish contact.

For the exercise of your data subject rights, a central contact point has been established:

Data Protection Department
datenschutz@solit-group.com

You may also contact us at any time using the contact details provided above. Your request will be forwarded internally for processing.

The specific processing activities subject to joint responsibility are indicated below where applicable.

General information on data processing

In the course of our business operations and operation of our websites, we process personal data.

This may also include disclosure by transfer to third parties and, where applicable, to countries outside the European Union (“EU”) or the European Economic Area (“EEA”) (“third countries”). Where such transfers occur, this is indicated accordingly below.

Data processing

a) Log files when visiting the website

When you visit our website, we process the following data:

Accessed web pages
Date and time of access
Amount of data transferred
Browser type and version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
IP address
Requesting provider

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR in ensuring the secure and stable operation of our website.

Log files are deleted after seven days unless required for the investigation of specific legal violations.

Hosting

To provide our website, we use hosting providers who process the above data on our behalf.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.

b) Contact

If you contact us, we process your name, contact details (if provided), and your message.

Legal basis:

Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (contract/pre-contractual measures)
Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (legitimate interest)

c) Applications

If you submit an application, we process your application data exclusively for recruitment purposes.

Legal basis:

Section 26 BDSG
Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (defense of legal claims, if applicable)

d) Customer account

We process your master data and login data to manage your account.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent).

e) Contract processing

We process your order and transaction data to fulfill contracts.

Data may be shared with:

Logistics providers
Payment service providers
Trustee companies (for custody services)

Legal basis:

Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR
Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR

f) Newsletter

We process your email address and optional data for newsletter distribution.

We use a double opt-in process and log registrations.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

We may analyze newsletter usage (open, click, scroll behavior) based on your consent.

We use Mailchimp (Rocket Science Group LLC, USA), certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

g) Cookies

We use cookies on our website.

Details and settings can be found in our consent banner, where you can give or withdraw consent at any time.

Consent management is provided via CCM19 (Papoo Software & Media GmbH, Germany).

Legal basis:

§ 25 TDDDG
Art. 6 (1) lit. c GDPR

h) Analytics and Marketing

We use various tools for analytics and marketing purposes, including:

Google services (Analytics, Optimize, Ads, Remarketing)
eTracker
HubSpot Analytics
Facebook Pixel (Meta)
Microsoft Advertising
Pardot (Salesforce)
Nelio
WiredMinds

These services may involve data transfers to the United States. Providers are certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where applicable.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent).

You can withdraw your consent at any time via the consent banner.

i) External content

We integrate third-party content to improve functionality:

YouTube videos
Google Maps
Microsoft Bookings
Google reCAPTCHA

Legal basis:

Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR (consent)
Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (security, e.g. reCAPTCHA)

Data may be transferred to third countries (e.g. USA).

Data retention

We store personal data only as long as necessary for the respective purposes or as required by law (up to 10 years).

Your rights

You have the following rights:

Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, please contact:
datenschutz@solit-group.com

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.