Groupe Posse Privacy Statement
Part I: Data controller
1.1 Who is responsible for processing your personal data ?
Posse Management SA is responsible for processing your personal data. If you have any questions or comments about this privacy statement, or if you wish to make a complaint about our compliance with applicable data protection legislation, please contact us using the details below :
Posse Management SA
Avenue des Baumettes 17
1020 Renens, Switzerland
E-mail : info@posse.ch
Tel. : +41 21 635 23 45
You can also contact our Local Privacy Partner.
Part II: Collection of personal data
2.1 When does this Privacy Statement apply ?
This declaration of confidentiality applies when you :
- Visit our website (www.posse.ch) or use our mobile applications (‘Online Applications’) ;
- Use the features of the Online Applications, such as the newsletter or other information sent by Posse ;
- Check out our official profiles on social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube) ;
- You are a (potential or existing) customer or a (potential or existing) supplier of our products and services ;
- Are a representative of a customer or supplier ;
- Contact us by telephone, SMS, e-mail or post.
2.2 What personal data do we collect ?
We collect the following data :
- Identifying information (surname, first name, address, etc.) ;
- Contact details (e-mail address, telephone number) ;
- Transactional information (details of purchases and payments) ;
- Data on the use of our services and applications (IP address, browsing data).
2.3 From what sources do we collect your personal data ?
We mainly collect your data directly from you, but we may also obtain information from :
- Your employers, clients, principals, partners ;
- Publicly accessible sources, such as public registers or online databases.
2.4 Is the provision of your personal data voluntary ?
The provision of your data is generally voluntary. However, in certain cases, it is necessary to conclude a contract with us or to respond to a specific request from you.
Part III: Purposes, legal basis and retention period
3.1 For what purposes and on what legal basis do we process your personal data ?
We process your data for :
- Performance of a contract with you ;
- Compliance with our legal obligations ;
- Protecting our legitimate interests ;
- Answering your questions and requests ;
- Check customers’ creditworthiness ;
- Conducting satisfaction surveys ;
- Marketing activities ;
- Managing our social network profiles ;
- Produce analyses and statistics ;
- Video surveillance and security.
Personal data is kept for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Part IV: Remarketing and social plugins
4.1 How and where do we use remarketing functions ?
We use the remarketing function of Google Inc. to display advertising based on your centres of interest. A « cookie » is stored on your computer for this purpose. For more information, please consult our « Cookie policy ».
4.2 How do we use social plugins ?
Our website may contain social plugins from third parties (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube). These plugins are only activated when you click on the corresponding icon. Connections to these social networks and interactions with these plugins are governed by the data protection policies of the respective social networks.
Part V: Data sharing
5.1 To whom do we provide your personal data ?
To provide high-quality services, we work with trusted business partners. Your personal data may be shared with :
- Posse Group entities: to fulfil contractual and administrative obligations ;
- Third parties: where necessary for the provision of our services or to comply with legal obligations.
5.2 Provision of your personal data to third countries or international organisations
Your data may be transferred to entities located outside Switzerland or the European Economic Area (EEA). In such cases, we ensure that appropriate protection mechanisms are in place, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.
Part VI: Your rights as a data subject
6.1 What are your rights ?
As a data subject, you have the following rights :
- Right to withdraw your consent : You may withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to such withdrawal.
- Right of access : You have the right to know whether we process your data and to access this data.
- Right of rectification : You may ask for your data to be corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to erasure : You may request the deletion of your data in certain cases.
- Right to limit processing : You may request the restriction of the processing of your data in certain cases.
- Right to data portability : You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transfer it to another data controller.
- Right to object : You may object to the processing of your data for reasons relating to your particular situation.
6.2 How to exercise your rights ?
To exercise your rights, please contact us at the following address :
Posse Management SA
Avenue des Baumettes 17
1020 Renens, Switzerland
E-mail : info@posse.ch
Tel. : +41 21 635 23 45
We will process your request as quickly as possible, in accordance with current legislation.
Part VII: Data security
7.1 How do we protect your personal data ?
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, disclosure or unauthorised access. Our security measures include strict access controls, firewalls and data encryption.
Part VIII: Changes to the Privacy Statement
8.1 How and when can this Privacy Statement be modified ?
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time to reflect changes in our data processing practices or legal updates. Changes will be published on our website, and we will inform you of any significant changes. We encourage you to consult this Privacy Statement regularly to keep up to date with our data protection practices.
Part IX: Contact and complaints
9.1 How to contact us with questions or complaints ?
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints about this Privacy Statement or our handling of your personal data, please contact us at the following address :
Posse Management SA
Avenue des Baumettes 17
1020 Renens, Switzerland
E-mail : info@posse.ch
Tel. : +41 21 635 23 45
If you are in the EEA, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe that we have not complied with applicable data protection legislation.
If you are in Switzerland, you can contact the Swiss authority responsible for data protection :
Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
Feldeggweg 1
3003 Bern, Switzerland
Tel. +41 (0)58 462 43 95