Privacy policy

K. Schmied internat. Transporte & Handels AG
(hereinafter referred to as “K. SCHMIED AG”)
Rickenbachstrasse 45 – CH-6430 Schwyz
E-mail: datenschutz@kschmied.ch

Status: July 07, 2025
Scope of application: This declaration applies to all services and content under
https://www.kschmied.ch/ (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).

Table of contents

  1. Definitions of terms
  2. Person responsible
  3. Legal basis
  4. Data collected & purposes of use
  5. Cookies & Tracking
  6. Disclosure to third parties
  7. Automated decisions / profiling
  8. International data transmission
  9. Storage duration
  10. Technical & organizational measures
  11. Rights of data subjects
  12. Right of appeal
  13. Changes to this declaration

1. definitions of terms

  • Personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable person (e.g. name, e-mail, IP address).
  • Processing: Any operation involving the handling of data (collection, storage, use, transmission, deletion).
  • Consent: Voluntary, informed and unambiguous consent to processing.

2. responsible person

K. SCHMIED AG
Rickenbachstrasse 45
CH-6430 Schwyz
E-mail: datenschutz@kschmied.ch

3. legal bases

We process personal data on the basis of:

  • Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG)
  • EU GDPR (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a-f)
PurposeLegal basis
Processing of your contact requestArt. 6 I b (contract)
Management of customer requestsArt. 6 I b
Web analysis (GA4)Art. 6 I a (consent)
Conversion tracking (Google Ads)Art. 6 I a
IT security & investigation of misuseArt. 6 I f (legitimate interest)

4. data collected & purposes of use

4.1 Automatically collected data

  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Date/time, browser type, referrer

Purpose: Security, error analysis, statistics

4.2 Contact requests

  • Name, e-mail, telephone (optional), request content

Purpose: Preparation of offers, support, contract processing

5. cookies & tracking

We use CookieYes as a consent manager. Necessary cookies always remain active, all others only after your consent.

  • Google Analytics 4 (with IP anonymization)
  • Google Ads conversion tracking
  • Google Signals for analyzing cross-device user sessions
  • User ID function for linking recurring visits
  • LinkedIn Insight Tag (optional)

Details and opt-out: see our cookie policy.

6. disclosure to third parties

We only pass on data if

  • You have given your consent (analytics, ads, signals)
  • it is necessary for the fulfillment of the contract
  • legal obligations exist

Service providers (e.g. Google LLC) process data on our behalf and for a specific purpose.

7 Automated decisions / profiling

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling with legal effect.

8. international data transmission

Services in third countries (e.g. USA) are protected by:

  • EU standard contractual clauses
  • Adequacy decisions (Switzerland-USA Privacy Shield)

9. storage period

Data categoryStorage duration
Contact form dataUntil completion of the request, max. 90 days
Business correspondence (e-mails)10 years (OR 958 f), then deletion
Server log files30 days, then anonymization
Cookies / Tracking dataAccording to the respective cookie runtime

10. technical & organizational measures

  • Encrypted connection (SSL/TLS)
  • Access protection: Individual backend accounts with strong passwords
  • Weekly backups of website & database

11. rights of data subjects

You have the right to:

  • Information, correction, deletion
  • Restriction of processing
  • Data portability
  • Revocation of your consent
  • Objection to processing

Please send your request to datenschutz@kschmied.ch.

12. right of appeal

You can lodge a complaint with the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) or – if EU data is concerned – with your national supervisory authority.

13. amendments to this declaration

We reserve the right to amend this declaration at any time. The current version can be found on our website.