MAPSARCH.COM PRIVACY POLICY
1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to our website. Accessing our site means you may share with us your personal data such as your email address and the IP address of your connection. If you are a registered user, you will also share with us your profession, contact and payment details and you will also have the opportunity to share further information with our community. We are committed to protecting your data under the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (revised on September 1, 2023) and the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) effective from May 25, 2018. This privacy policy outlines how we handle the personal information you provide to us.
We process your personal data based on:
- User Consent: We seek your explicit consent for any personal data we collect outside of our standard operations.
- Contractual Necessity: We collect necessary data to fulfil our obligations under contracts with you, such as purchases or service use.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process data to improve our services and identify enhancements.
- Legal Compliance: We comply with legal requirements for processing certain types of data, adhering to all applicable laws.
3. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this policy to reflect changes in legal and regulatory requirements. Please review this policy periodically. Last Updated: 4 November 2024.
4. WEBSITE URL
https://mapsarch.com
- IP Address: A number assigned to your internet connection
- Personal Data: Any information that identifies you or can be linked to you.
- Consent: your agreement to the collection and processing of your personal data, after having been clearly informed of the purpose of the processing.
- Cookies: Text files stored on your device to collect data for managing your site experience.
- Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA): Evaluates risks to the privacy of data subjects.
- Data Controller: The entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
- Processor (Subcontractor): Processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
We collect data that you provide voluntarily and with your consent through:
- Registration Form: Where you may enter private data such as your name, email address, occupation and method of payment.
- Uploads: Where you may enter information that you wish to publish on MapsArch platforms such as your name, profession, website, contact details, experience, works, ownership etc.
- Newsletter Subscription: Opt-in to receive updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in the email.
We process your data to:
- Maintain our relationship with you.
- Understand your interests.
- Provide relevant information.
- Process payments.
- Manage our customer database. We do not sell or share your private data with third parties, except to our processors for data management.
8. DATA RETENTION
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, after which it is anonymized or destroyed.
9. DATA TRANSFER
To maintain our IT systems, we may use processors located in Switzerland and other countries.
10. DATA PROTECTION MEASURES
We implement organizational and technical measures to ensure the security of your data, protecting it against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction.
11. COOKIES AND PLUGINS
Our website uses cookies and plugins to enhance user experience by collecting data such as IP addresses, browser details, and operating system information, which does not personally identify you. This data helps improve site ergonomics, analyse user behaviour for statistical purposes, and tailor our marketing efforts. The data may be stored on servers abroad, potentially in countries with less stringent data protection laws than Switzerland or the EU. Third-party services like Google Analytics, Google Adwords Remarketing, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel are used for marketing analysis and targeting. Social network plugins from platforms like LinkedIn, Meta, and Twitter allow these networks to link your site activity to your social media profiles. For details on data handling by these networks, please consult their privacy policies..
12. CONTROL OVER YOUR DATA
You can manage cookies and plugins through settings provided at the site entry or your browser.
13. YOUR RIGHTS
Right to information
You have the right to be informed about the personal data concerning you, in particular the nature of the data and the purpose of the processing.
Right to access data
You have the right to request access to your data at any time.
Right to rectify data
You have the right to request that your data be corrected or updated.
Right to erasure of data (Right to be forgotten)
Under applicable data protection laws, individuals have the right to request the complete and permanent deletion of their data. In order to apply the measures that are most favourable to you, we extend this right to Swiss residents.
Right to limit data processing
You have the right to restrict the processing of your data, in particular as regards the nature, purpose and duration of the processing.
Right to data portability (transmitted to a third party on your instructions)
Under applicable data protection laws, individuals have the right to request that their data be passed on to third parties. In order to apply the measures most favourable to you, we extend this right to Swiss residents.
Right to object to data processing
You have the right to object to the processing of your data at any time.
Right not to be subjected to an automated individual decision
You have the right not to be subject to a decision resulting exclusively from automated processing that produces legal effects concerning you or significantly affects you. Profiling is expressly included.
14. EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
You can exercise your rights or ask us for information by contacting us at [email protected] or by post at the address below. We will do our utmost to reply as soon as possible.
Address: Rue du Cardinal-Journet 5, 1217 Meyrin, Switzerland