PRIVACY POLICY
Evatec AG whose registered office is at Hauptstrasse 1a,Trübbach, Switzerland, CH 9477 is committed to protecting your privacy.
1. Scope of policy
This policy relates to our online marketing activities. It therefore applies to our customer website (www.evatecnet.com), our supplier portal site (www.supplierportal.evatecnet.com ), and the proprietary communications software which we use to support direct marketing communications by e-mail.
2. Our policy
We understand that visitors to our website or recipients of our marketing communications trust us to treat their Personal Information with care and respect. This Privacy Policy therefore concerns our data collection, processing and usage in relation to our marketing activities. By using our web site, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a new version online. You should check this page occasionally to review any changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our treatment of the information you provide us through our website or marketing communications software please contact us by e mail at info@evatecnet.com
3. Information we collect
3.1. When you visit our Website
We collect Navigational Information from your visit using "Google Universal Analytics" ( See Footnote 1 at the bottom of this policy) . You are free to explore the general website without providing any Personal Information about yourself but we may ask you do so where you wish to gain access to specific articles or reports.
3.2. "Personal Information"
This refers to any information that you choose to submit to us and that identifies you personally, including contact information about yourself or your business as well as your specific business interests. When we first obtain Personal Information, such as when you sign up for our Marketing E-Mail Database, we will give you the opportunity to tell us what specific markets or other aspects of technology are of interest to you. You will be asked to tick a box on an application form and to click on a link to confirm your wishes. If you do not tick the box / click on the link you will not be sent further communications. If you do complete the sign up process you may still change your mind at any time by emailing us at info@evatecnet.com or by unsubscribing using the link at the bottom of our e mail marketing communications.
3.3. "Navigational Information"
This refers to information about your computer and your visits to our website such as your IP address, location, referral source, pages viewed, etc.
3.3.1. Cookies
Evatec uses cookies (small, harmless text files) or similar technologies to personalize your online experience, analyse trends, track users’ movements around the website, and to gather further information about our users.
3.3.2 IP address
We also collect technical information such as your IP address, operating system, the times that users accessed the site, etc. This information may influence our e-mails, and is therefore linked to your Personal Information.
3.3.3 Third party tracking
We do not have access or control over third party tracking technologies.
4. Use of the information
4.1. Compliance with our Privacy Policy
We use the information we collect as dictated by this Privacy Policy, which our visitors should also comply with.
4.2. We never sell Personal Information
We will never sell your Personal Information to any third party.
4.3. Use of Personal Information
We may use your Personal Information to personalize our Website to you, or send you information that may interest you. We may also share data with trusted partners such as local Evatec sales and service organisations and ask them to contact you based on your request to receive such communications, or provide customer service.
4.4. Use of Navigational Information
We may use Navigational Information to operate and improve the website, and to provide you with a personalized user experience.
4.5. Testimonials and Comments
We may post customer testimonials and comments on our Website, which may contain Personal Information. However, we would always obtain each customer's consent via e-mail prior to posting the customer's name and testimonial.
4.6. Service providers
We may employ contractors to provide services to visitors to our websites. In all such cases, any third parties are obliged to adhere to our privacy and customer data handling policies.
4.7. Security of your Personal Information
We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We secure the Personal Information you provide through our website on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using features such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input.
4.8. External websites
We do not control, and are not responsible for, the content or practices of any of the websites we may link to. Neither should our sharing of the link be considered an endorsement of these other websites, their content, owners, or practices.
4.9. Retention of Personal Information
We retain Personal Information that you provide us as long as we consider it potentially useful in contacting you, or as needed to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements, and then we securely delete the information. You can also specifically ask us to delete the information from our servers by contacting info@evatecnet.com
5. Opting out
If you provide us with your Personal Information, you have the right to:
• Review the user information that you have supplied to us
• Request that we correct any errors, outdated information, or omissions
• Request that we do not contact you using the information you have provided
• Request that your user information be removed from any of our solicitation lists
• Request that your user information be deleted from our records
• Opt out of being solicited with marketing communications by Evatec or our sales and service representatives
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via info@evatecnet.com and we will respond to your request to change, correct, or delete your information within a reasonable timeframe and notify you of the action we have taken. You may unsubscribe from our marketing communications by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link located on the bottom of our marketing communication e-mails at any time, or by emailing info@evatecnet.com
6. Comments and questions
Evatec welcomes your views about the website and its privacy policy. If you would like to contact Evatec with any queries or comments please send an e-mail to info@evatecnet.com or contact us at the following address
Mr Andreas Waelti
Evatec AG
Hauptstrasse 1a
CH-9477 Trübbach
Switzerland
P: +41 81 403 80 00
Last Update April 27th 2020.
Footnote 1
Web analytics with Google (Universal) Analytics
Our website uses Google (Universal) Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (www.google.ch). Google (Universal) Analytics allows an analysis of the use of the website by our users. Cookies are stored on your computer for this purpose. The information generated about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. By activating IP anonymization on this website, the IP address is shortened prior to transmission within the Member States of the European Union or in other states party to 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 shortened there. The anonymous IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. We use Google Analytics to enable us to analyze and regularly improve the use of our website. Using the statistics gleaned, we can improve our offer and present it in a more interesting way for you as a user. For the exceptional cases in which personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield. Click here for more information
You can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available by clicking the following link
