1. General information
Startups AG, Neuwiesenstrasse 15, 8400 Winterthur, is the operator of the website www.nexus-group.ch and provider of the services offered on this website.
Startups.ch AG is therefore responsible for the collection, processing and use of your data and must ensure compliance with Swiss law. The protection of your personal data is a top priority at Startups.ch AG.
We hereby inform you about which data is collected on www.nexus-group.ch and how it is used. You will also learn how you can check the accuracy of this information and request that we delete this data. Please note that this privacy policy may change from time to time. We therefore recommend that you read this privacy policy regularly to ensure that you are always familiar with the latest version.
2. Collection, use and processing of personal and company-related data
When you visit www.nexus-group.ch, certain data is automatically stored on our servers or on servers of services and products that we purchase and/or have installed for the purposes of system administration, for statistical or backup purposes or for tracking purposes. These are:
- the name of your internet service provider
- your IP address (under certain circumstances)
- the version of your browser software
- the operating system of the computer used to access www.nexus-group.com
- the date
- the time
- the website from which you visit www.nexus-group.com
- the search terms you used to find www.nexus-group.com
Under certain circumstances, this data may allow conclusions to be drawn about a specific visitor. However, personal data is not used in this context.
By registering as a user and entering your data at www.nexus-group.com, you consent to your data being used for service-related purposes.
Furthermore, you agree that your data may be used for advertising measures / advertising purposes of third parties. If you do not agree to your data being used for advertising purposes, you can object to this at any time by sending an e-mail to info@startups.ch.
3. Disclosure to third parties
Your data will be passed on to our partners (third parties) insofar as this is necessary for order processing. If we pass on data to external service providers, technical and organizational measures are taken to ensure that the data is passed on in accordance with the statutory data protection provisions. If you provide us with personal or company-related data of your own accord, we will not use, process or pass on this data beyond the scope permitted by law or specified by you in a declaration of consent.
Furthermore, we will only pass on your data to external service providers if this is necessary for contract processing and they have agreed to the corresponding confidentiality and due diligence provisions. In addition, we only pass on your data if we are obliged to do so by law or by official or court orders.
4. Information, deletion and correction
You can request information about your data stored by us at any time. To do so, please send a request for information by e-mail to the address below. Together with the request, proof of identity must be sent to the same address.
You have the option of requesting the deletion or correction of your data at any time. You are of course also entitled at any time to withdraw your consent to the use or processing of personal data with effect for the future. To do so, please send an e-mail to info@startups.ch.
Stored data will be deleted by us when it is no longer required for the stated purpose.
With regard to the deletion of data, it should be noted that we are subject to certain legal obligations which stipulate a retention obligation for certain data. We must comply with this obligation. If you request the deletion of data that is subject to the statutory retention obligation, the data will be blocked in our system and only used to fulfill the statutory retention obligations. After the retention period has expired, your request for deletion will be complied with.
5. Data security
We will keep your data secure and therefore take all reasonable measures to protect your data from loss, access, misuse or alteration. Our employees and contractual partners who have access to your data are contractually bound to confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations. In some cases, it will be necessary for us to pass on your inquiries to companies affiliated with us. Your data will also be treated confidentially in these cases.
6. Cookies
To facilitate the use of our www.nexus-group.com we use so-called cookies. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are temporarily stored by your browser on your computer's hard disk and are necessary for the use of our www.nexus-group.com. The information contained in the cookies is used to control the session, in particular to improve navigation and enable a high degree of user-friendliness of a website. The cookies we use do not store any personal information. Cookies are automatically accepted by most web browsers. You can prevent this by changing your browser settings. You can remove cookies stored on your PC at any time by deleting the temporary internet files (browser bar "Extras-Internet Options").
If you deactivate cookies, you may not be able to use all the functions of our portal.
Here you will also find instructions for deleting cookies for Internet Explorer and Mozilla.
7. Plug-Ins
7.1. Facebook-Plugins
Our website integrates plugins from the social network Facebook, located at 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognize these Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo, the "Like" button, or the "Share" button on our site. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/.
When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server through the plugin. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Facebook to your browser and embedded into the website. Through this process, Facebook receives information that you have visited our site with your IP address, even if you do not have a Facebook account or are not currently logged into Facebook. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted from your browser directly to a Facebook server in the USA and stored there.
If you click the Facebook "Like" button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. As a result, Facebook can associate your visit to our pages with your user account. The information about your interaction is also transmitted directly to a Facebook server and stored there. Additionally, this information is published on Facebook and displayed to your Facebook friends.
We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook.
Facebook may use this information for the purposes of advertising, market research, and tailoring the design of Facebook pages to meet user needs. To this end, Facebook creates usage, interest, and relationship profiles. For example, this allows Facebook to evaluate your use of our website in relation to the advertisements displayed to you on Facebook, inform other Facebook users about your activities on our website, and provide other services associated with the use of Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
If you do not want Facebook to be able to associate your visit to our pages with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account before using our website.
7.2. Twitter
Our website integrates plugins from the microblogging network Twitter Inc., located at 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. You can recognize the Twitter plugins (Tweet button) by the Twitter logo on our site. An overview of the Tweet button can be found at https://dev.twitter.com/.
When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter server in the USA. As a result, Twitter receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click the "Tweet button" while logged into your Twitter account, you can link the content of our pages to your Twitter profile. This allows Twitter to associate your visit to our pages with your user account.
We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. For more information, please refer to Twitter's privacy policy.
If you do not want Twitter to be able to associate your visit to our pages, please log out of your Twitter account before using our website.
7.3. LinkedIn
Our website integrates plugins from the social network LinkedIn, operated by LinkedIn Corporation, located at 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereafter "LinkedIn"). You can recognize the LinkedIn plugins by the LinkedIn logo or the "Recommend" button on our site. When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the LinkedIn server through the plugin. As a result, LinkedIn receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address.
If you click the LinkedIn "Recommend" button while logged into your LinkedIn account, you can link the content of our pages to your LinkedIn profile. This allows LinkedIn to associate your visit to our pages with your user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
Details on data collection (purpose, scope, further processing, usage) as well as your rights and settings options can be found in LinkedIn's privacy policy, available at: http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
7.5. Tumblr
This website uses plugins from the service Tumblr. These buttons are provided by Tumblr, Inc., located at 35 East 21st St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA. They are recognizable by the term "Tumblr." With these buttons, it is possible to share a post or page of this site on Tumblr or to follow the provider on Tumblr.
When a user accesses a webpage of this website that contains such a button, their browser establishes a direct connection to Tumblr's servers. The content of the Tumblr button is transmitted directly from Tumblr to the user's browser. Therefore, the provider has no influence on the extent of the data collected by Tumblr using this plugin and informs users according to their knowledge. According to this, only the user's IP address and the URL of the respective website are transmitted when the button is retrieved, but not used for any purposes other than the display of the button.
For more information, please refer to Tumblr's privacy policy at http://www.tumblr.com/policy/de/privacy.
7.6. Google Adsense
This website uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). Google AdSense uses "cookies," which are text files stored on users' computers that allow an analysis of the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on the pages of this website.
The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of this website (including users' IP addresses) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. This information may be passed on by Google to Google’s contracting partners. However, Google will not merge your IP address with other data stored by Google.
Users can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting their browser software settings; however, the provider points out that in this case, users may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, users consent to the processing of data about them by Google in the manner and for the purposes described above.
7.7. Pinterest
We use the service Pinterest.com on our website. Pinterest.com is a service of Pinterest, Inc., located at 808 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. By using the "Pin it" button embedded on our site, Pinterest receives the information that you have visited the corresponding page of our website. If you are logged into Pinterest, Pinterest can associate your visit to our site with your Pinterest account and link the data accordingly. The data transmitted by clicking the "Pin it" button is stored by Pinterest.
For information on the purpose and scope of data collection, processing, and use, as well as your rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to Pinterest's privacy policy, available at http://pinterest.com/about/privacy/.
To prevent Pinterest from associating your visit to our site with your Pinterest account, you must log out of your Pinterest account before visiting our site.
7.8. Google+
Our website uses social plugins ("plugins") from the social network Google+, which is operated by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). The plugins can be recognized by buttons with the "+1" symbol on a white or colored background. An overview of the Google plugins and their appearance can be found here: https://developers.google.com/+/plugins.
If you are logged into Google+, Google can directly associate your visit to our website with your Google+ profile. If you interact with the plugins, for example, by pressing the "+1" button, this information is also transmitted directly to a Google server and stored there. The information is also published on Google+ and displayed to your contacts.
For the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of the data by Google, as well as your rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to Google's privacy policy: http://www.google.com/intl/de/+/policy/+1button.html.
If you do not want Google to directly associate the data collected through our website with your profile on Google+, you must log out of Google+ before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Google plugins with add-ons for your browser, such as the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).
7.9. Instagram
Our website uses social plugins from Instagram, operated by Instagram LLC, located at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA ("Instagram"). The plugins are marked with an Instagram logo, for example in the form of an "Instagram camera." An overview of the Instagram plugins and their appearance can be found here: http://blog.instagram.com/post/36222022872/introducing-instagram-badges.
When you access a page on our website that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Instagram's servers. The content of the plugin is transmitted directly from Instagram to your browser and embedded into the page. Through this integration, Instagram receives the information that your browser has accessed the corresponding page on our website, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not currently logged into Instagram. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted directly from your browser to an Instagram server in the USA and stored there.
If you are logged into Instagram, Instagram can directly associate your visit to our website with your Instagram account. If you interact with the plugins, for example by pressing the "Instagram" button, this information is also transmitted directly to an Instagram server and stored there. Additionally, the information is published on your Instagram account and displayed to your contacts.
For the purpose and scope of data collection and further processing and use of the data by Instagram, as well as your rights and settings options to protect your privacy, please refer to Instagram's privacy policy: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388/.
If you do not want Instagram to directly associate the data collected through our website with your Instagram account, you must log out of Instagram before visiting our website. You can also completely prevent the loading of Instagram plugins with add-ons for your browser, such as the script blocker "NoScript" (http://noscript.net/).
7.10. Google Adwords
Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. If you reach www.nexus-group.ch through an advertisement placed by Google, a cookie is set on your computer by Google AdWords. These cookies expire after a predefined period and do not serve the purpose of personal identification. If you visit certain pages of our website again and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can recognize that you clicked on an advertisement and were redirected from it. The cookies are different for each customer, with each receiving their own unique cookie.
Through the Conversion Cookie, we learn the total number of users who clicked on an ad and were redirected to a corresponding page. However, we do not receive any personal information that could identify you as a user. If you do not wish to be tracked, you can set a Do Not Track cookie or configure your browser to block cookies from the domain "googleleadservices.com".
7.11. Facebook Remarketing
Our website integrates remarketing tags from the social network Facebook, located at 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. When you visit our pages, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server through these remarketing tags. As a result, Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to our site with your user account. We can use the information obtained in this way to display Facebook ads.
We would like to point out that, as the provider of these pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. For more information, please refer to Facebook's privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/. If you do not wish to have data collected via Custom Audience, you can deactivate Custom Audiences here.
7.12. Google Remarketing
Our website integrates remarketing tags from Google Inc. ("Google"). When you visit our website, a direct connection is established between your browser and Google through a remarketing tag. We receive the information that your IP address has visited our site via Google. This information can be used by us for targeted advertising.
7.13. Google Tag Manager
Our website uses Google Tag Manager. This service allows website tags to be managed via an interface. Google Tag Manager itself only implements tags and does not use cookies or collect any personal data. The Google Tag Manager triggers other tags, which may, in turn, collect data. However, Google Tag Manager does not access this data. If deactivation has been carried out at the domain or cookie level, it remains in effect for all tracking tags implemented with Google Tag Manager.
7.14. MailChimp
When you sign up for the newsletter, you provide your email address and can optionally enter your name. Additionally, your IP address and the date of registration are stored during the sign-up process, the latter only for proof purposes in case of abusive registration. We use the list provider MailChimp to send our newsletters. MailChimp is a service offered by The Rocket Science Group, LLC, located at 512 Means Street, Suite 404, Atlanta, GA 30318 (“Rocket”). The data stored during registration is encrypted and transmitted to Rocket, where it is stored.
After registering, MailChimp will send you an email to confirm your subscription. MailChimp also offers various analytics options on how the sent newsletters are opened and used, such as how many users an email was sent to, whether emails were bounced back, and whether users unsubscribed after receiving an email. However, these analyses are only group-related and are not used by us for individual evaluations.
Additionally, MailChimp uses the Google Analytics tool by Google, Inc. and may integrate it into the newsletters. For more details on MailChimp's privacy policy, please visit www.mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/.
7.15. Live Chat Tools
This site uses a Live Chat tool for the provided live chat service. With the help of this tool, we can manage the chats. The chat is integrated into the source code of this website via a script. By using the chat, you automatically use the services of Live Chat. The following data is transmitted and collected: chat history, specified name, IP address at the time of the chat, and country of origin. This data is stored on Live Chat and not shared with third parties.
The content of your chat is visible to everyone on this website and is stored there. The Live Chat is operated by WordPress, and if you want to post content, you must have a WordPress login. For more information, please refer to WordPress's privacy policy.
7.16. Crazy Egg Tool
Our website uses the tracking tool CrazyEgg.com to record randomly selected individual visits (only with anonymized IP addresses). This tracking tool allows us to evaluate how users interact with our website using cookies (e.g., which content is clicked on). A usage profile is visually represented based on this data. When using this tool, no personal data is collected, processed, or used. Only usage profiles using pseudonyms are created.
You have the option to opt out of anonymous tracking by CrazyEgg. You can follow the instructions provided at http://www.crazyegg.com/opt-out.
7.17. SumoMe
This website uses SumoMe, an online marketing tool provided by Sumo Group Inc., located at 1305 E. 6th St 3, Austin, TX 78702, USA. SumoMe creates a log of mouse movements and clicks, aiming to identify potential improvements for the website. Additionally, it collects information about the operating system, browser, incoming and outgoing references (links), geographical origin, as well as resolution and type of device for statistical purposes.
If you do not wish for your activities to be recorded, you can disable this tracking on all websites that use SumoMe by setting the DoNotTrack header in your browser. For more information, please visit https://help.sumome.com/customer/portal/articles/1963436-privacy-policy.
7.18. Online Terminbuchungen
When you book an appointment online on this website, your data is transferred to the provider of the external booking system. The data collected during your booking is shared with the booking provider YouCanBookMe Limited, located at 38 Mill Street, Bedford, MK40 3HD, United Kingdom. For more information, please refer to https://www.youcanbook.me/privacy/.
7.19. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer to help analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie (including browser type/version, operating system, referrer URL, IP address, and time of server request) about your use of this website is typically transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
If IP anonymization is activated on our website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for website operators, and provide other services related to website and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser software settings; however, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more information about the web analytics service used, please visit the Google Analytics website. Instructions on how to prevent the processing of your data by the web analytics service can be found at http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
7.20. Hubspot
Our website uses HubSpot, a software from HubSpot Inc., USA. This software is used in the area of inbound marketing and helps us to better coordinate and optimize our marketing strategy through statistical analyses and the evaluation of logged user behavior. Cookies (see below) are used. You can prevent the storage of cookies at any time by adjusting your browser software settings or delete the cookies that have already been stored. Please note that if you block cookies, you may not be able to fully use the services provided on our website.
For more information, please refer to HubSpot Inc.'s terms of service and privacy policy at http://www.hubspot.com/terms-of-service and http://www.hubspot.com/privacy-policy. All information we collect is subject to this privacy policy. HubSpot is certified under the TRUSTe’s Privacy Seal, the U.S. - EU Safe Harbor Framework, and the U.S. - Swiss Safe Harbor Framework.
Contact information: HubSpot, 2nd Floor, 30 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland, Phone: +353 1 5187500.
8. Changes
Changes to this privacy policy will be published on this page. This way, you can always stay informed about what data we store, how we collect it, and how we use it. You can save and/or print the privacy policy here.
