Privacy Policy of Nextech Invest AG

1. Scope of application

Owner, operator and controller of the website www.nextechinvest.com (hereinafter “Website“) is Nextech Invest AG, Bahnhofstrasse 18, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland (hereinafter “Nextech” /”we“).

Please take note of the following information so that you know what personal data we collect from you and for what purposes we use it. In terms of data protection, we are primarily guided by the legal requirements of Swiss data protection law, in particular the Federal Act on Data Protection (“FADP”), as well as the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (“GDPR”), the provisions of which may be applicable in individual cases.

Nextech reserves the right to amend and modify this Privacy Policy of Nextech Invest AG (hereinafter “Privacy Policy“) at any time, subject to legal requirements. The latest version is always available on the Website, replaces all previous versions and is binding with immediate effect.

2. Purpose of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets out how we handle personal data – already collected and in the future – and explains in particular what personal data is processed and for what purposes that personal data is processed. It also describes how collected personal data can be reviewed, corrected or deleted.

This privacy policy does not extend to external links that lead to third party offers and websites. These are outside of our control and therefore the privacy policies of the respective providers apply to such offers and websites.

3. Processing of personal data

The Website has been designed to collect as little personal information as possible. However, you may also transmit personal data to us by submitting information when corresponding with us by telephone, e-mail or otherwise.

We respect your privacy and will not collect or process any personal data unless it is

  • voluntarily provided by you, such as your first and last name, address, mobile phone number, e-mail address, date of birth, gender, etc.; or
  • automatically collected during the use of our Website (technical data such as Internet browser, operating system, date and time of access to the Website and referrer URL, IP address and host name of the accessing computer).

The processing of personal data includes any handling of personal data, in particular the procurement, disclosure, storage, use, modification, transmission, archiving, deletion and destruction of collected personal data.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data is case-specific and is based on the law (e.g. the FADP or the GDPR), on a contractual basis or on your consent. If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of Nextech or a third party and if your interests, fundamental rights and freedoms do not outweigh the former interest, the legal basis is the aforementioned legitimate interest of Nextech.

4. Reason for the collection and use of personal data

All data processing is only carried out for specific purposes. These may arise, for example, from technical necessity, contractual requirements, legal provisions, overriding interest, i.e. for legitimate reasons, or from your express consent.

We collect, store and process personal data to the extent necessary for the purposes listed below and limit the processing of personal data to the minimum necessary for the intended purpose.

Personal data you transmit to us may be used as follows:

  • to provide, protect, maintain and improve the Website and the products and services offered by Nextech;
  • for marketing purposes, in particular to better understand the needs of users and to improve our services of and to send (personalised) advertising messages;
  • to do business with you and acquire you as customers;
  • to provide customer care and support and to monitor the use of the Website;
  • to comply with legal obligations;
  • to identify, prevent and resolve technical problems and to maintain operations; and
  • to inform you about changes, offers and news from Nextech, where you have given your prior consent.

5. Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

The publication of personal data to third parties relates to addressees such as our service providers (e.g. data hosting and processing providers), suppliers, subcontractors, authorities, courts, media, associations, etc.

We may disclose your personal data to third parties only if permitted by applicable data protection laws and if such disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal or contractual obligation, to protect our or any third party’s rights and property, to prevent or investigate possible misconduct in connection with the service, or to protect your personal safety.

We may only disclose your personal information if

  • we have your express consent;
  • it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest worthy of protection in the non-disclosure of your data;
  • it is necessary to comply with a legal or contractual obligation; or
  • there is an overriding private or public interest.

6. Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data

Your personal data will generally be stored in databases within Switzerland. However, in certain circumstances it may be necessary for us to transfer personal data to countries with Group companies and to countries in which our customers and partners are based. Where applicable, this transfer of personal data will only take place with your knowledge and prior consent. Any transfer of personal data to countries whose data protection standards are not recognised as adequate by the Swiss Federal Council will take place based on contractual agreements or other guarantees that comply with applicable law.

7. Retention Periods

We may retain your personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including, without limitation, to comply with contractual and legal obligations, to maintain accurate accounting, financial and other operational records, to resolve disputes and to enforce our rights in connection with the use of the Website.

8. Data Security

We use adequate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data stored by us against loss and unlawful processing, in particular against unauthorised access by third parties. Our employees and service providers are bound by us to maintain confidentiality and to comply with data protection laws.

However, data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities and complete protection of data against access by unauthorised third parties is not possible.

9. Cookies

When you visit our Website, information such as IP address, browser type, domain name and other statistical data about your use of the Website may be automatically stored on your device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.). This takes place in the form of a “cookie” or similar file. This information is collected in order to understand the preferences of the Website users, to ensure that the Website operates correctly and to analyse user behaviour in order to optimise our Website. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses.

Most browsers allow you to delete cookies, prevent their installation, or receive a warning before a cookie is installed. Please refer to your browser instructions for more information. If cookies are rejected, certain features of the Website may not function properly.

We use the following cookies on the Website:

  • Session cookies: Such cookies are used to operate our service and to recognise that a user has already visited individual pages of the Website. These cookies are automatically deleted upon the user leaving the Website.
  • Preference cookies: We use preference cookies to save the user’s preferences and various settings (e.g. autologin, etc.). These cookies, which may be temporary or permanent, are stored on the user’s device for a specified period of time or indefinitely. When the Website is visited again, the user is automatically recognised so that his or her settings do not have to be re-entered. We use preference cookies so that we can better understand how you use the services and content on the Website and so that we can provide you with more relevant offers and advertising.
  • Security cookies: These cookies are used for security reasons.

The following cookies are used:

We will only use automatically stored information for statistical purposes and will not link it to any personal information you may have provided.

10. Server log files

As with any connection to a web server, the server of our web hosting provider logs and stores certain technical information. This data includes the IP address and operating system of your device, the time of access, the type of browser and the browser request, including the origin of the request (referrer). This is necessary for technical reasons in order to make the Website available to you. The web hosting provider uses technical and organisational measures to protect this data from unauthorised access and does not pass it on to third parties. Where we process personal data, we do so in order to provide you with the best possible user experience and to ensure the security and stability of our systems.

11. Web analytics tools

In order to analyse the use of our Website, we use third party web analytics services to which your personal data may be transferred as part of the use of these services. This may involve the collection of data by the relevant service providers. You can prevent the processing of data by the web analytics services by using the opt-out mechanisms available from the relevant network operator. The available opt-out mechanisms are described in the respective privacy policy of the network operator. If you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use all the features of the Website.

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies” to help the Website analyse how you use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address, duration of use, frequency of visits to the Website, etc.) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

We have activated IP anonymisation on this Website [A2] so that your IP address is shortened within the European Union and Switzerland. This makes it no longer possible to trace the shortened IP address back to the accessing device. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on Website activity and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage.

Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do so, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website. By using the Website, you consent to the processing of personal data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

If you do not wish to allow Google Analytics, you can install the browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics at any time. For further information about Google’s privacy practices in relation to Google Analytics, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms website or the Google Analytics Help website.

The data collected by Google Analytics is stored for as long as is necessary to analyse the Website. The data is automatically deleted after a period of 50 months at the latest.

12. Your Rights

a) Information and access to personal data

As a data subject, you have the right to know what personal data we are processing about you and you may at any time request that we provide you with a copy of the personal data we are processing about you. In addition, you may request information about the origin, disclosure, purpose of collection and use, the intended retention period, the logic applied in processing the personal data and, where applicable, the country to which the personal data has been disclosed.

b) Right to rectification

We take all reasonable steps to ensure that personal data is accurate, and that inaccurate or incomplete personal data is corrected, deleted or destroyed. You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected and to be informed of the correction. In this case, we will inform the recipients of the data concerned of the corrections made, unless this is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort.

c) Right to erasure

You have the right to have your personal data deleted in certain circumstances. In some cases, particularly where there is a legal obligation to retain data, the right to erasure may be excluded.

d) Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.

e) Right to data output/data transfer

You have the right to receive your personal data from us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You also have the right to have us transfer that data to another controller.

f) Right to object

You may object to the processing of your data at any time.

g) Right to withdraw consent

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. However, processing activities based on your consent in the past will not become unlawful because of your revocation.

To exercise these rights, or if you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy, please contact us at

Nextech Invest AG, Bahnhofstrasse 18, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland

E-mail: info@nextechinvest.com

You may also exercise your rights by lodging a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent authority is determined by your habitual residence, place of work or the location of the alleged infringement. In Switzerland, the competent authority is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC, Feldeggweg 1, 3003 Bern, Switzerland edoeb.admin.ch).

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