PRIVACY POLICY 

DT SWISS GROUP

This Privacy Policy regulates the processing and the storage of personal data provided to DT Swiss. 

This Contract complies with EU Regulations, particularly with Article 6 (1) point f of the Regulation (EU) no. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). 

This Policy applies to all the DT Swiss group companies all over the world, regardless of whether they are based in the European Union. 

Biel/Bienne, June 2024 

 

Frank Böckmann                                                            Maurizio D’Alberto 

President of the Board of Directors                             Vice-President of the Board of Directors 

OUR PRIVACY POLICY 

PRINCIPLES 

Responsible treatment of physical and electronic data is very important to DT Swiss; this applies to personal and company data. 

This Policy defines the principles pursuant to which DT Swiss collects, processes, stores and uses personal and company data. 

The Policy applies to DT Swiss group companies all over the world. 

 

SCOPE OF PROCESSING 

We process our contact partners’ personal data only to the extent required for rendering contract services. Personal data of our contact partners’ is generally only processed with the prior consent of the user. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and statutory regulations permit processing of the data. 

 

Legal bases

Where we obtain consent from the data subject for personal data processing operations, point (a) of Article 6 (1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the legal basis for personal data processing. 

If processing personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Article 6 (1), point (b) GDPR serves as a legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract. 

Where personal data processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which our company is subject, the legal basis is Article 6 (1), point (c) GDPR. 

If processing is necessary for the purposes of any legitimate interest pursued by our company or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, the legal basis for processing is Article 6 (1), point (f) GDPR. 

DATA PROCESSING 

The following list shows important personal data processing areas with DT Swiss and the related contents and purposes:

AREA 

ACTIVITY 

EXTENT OF 
DATA COLLECTION 

PURPOSE 

TERM/WITHDRAWAL/ERASURE 

Marketing

Website

Statistical values via Google Analytics 

Web use analysis

Withdrawal via the below link: 

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

 

 

Facebook

Facebook pixels 
Personal contact data 

Personalised advertising 

Communications to marketing@dtswiss.com 

 

 

Newsletter

Personal contact data 

Personalised newsletters 

Newsletter un-subscription 

Personnel

Job Abo

Personal contact data 

Job Abo delivery 

Job Abo un-subscription 

 

Talent Pool

Personal contact data 

Personalised newsletters 

Communications to youngtalent@dtswiss.com 

 

Application 

Personal contact data; application documents 

Applications for posts 

Automatically upon recruiting process termination of communications to personal@dtswiss.com  

 

Work contract 

Personal data relevant for employment 

Employment relationship 

Pursuant to legal requirements 

 

Privat Orders

Personal data relevant for employment 

Order processing 

At the end of the legal retention period 

Sales

Orders

Personal data relevant for employment 

Order processing 

At the end of the legal retention period 

Purchasing 

Orders

Personal data relevant for employment 

Order processing 

At the end of the legal retention period 

Service

Service-abwicklung

Personal data relevant for employment 

Service ticket processing 

At the end of the legal retention period 

IT

Betrieb Informatik

Relevant personal data 

IT services maintenance/monitoring 

Pursuant to legal requirements 

STORAGE DURATION 

The data subject’s personal data will be erased or blocked once the purpose of storage ceases to apply. In addition, the data can be stored if this has been provided for by European or national legislators in union law regulations, laws or other legislation which is governed by the controller. The data will also be blocked or erased once a retention period specified by the aforementioned standards expires, unless further retention of the data is required for the conclusion or performance of a contract.

 

Right to erasure

a) Erasure obligation 

You may demand the controller to erase your personal data without undue delay and the controller is obliged to erase such data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies: 

  1. the personal data concerning you is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed; 
  2. you withdraw your consent on which the processing is based according to Article 6 (1), point (a) or of Article 9 (2), point (a) of the GDPR, and where there is no other legal ground for the processing;  
  3. you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (2) GDPR;  
  4. the personal data concerning you has been unlawfully processed;
  5. Your personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.  
  6. the personal data concerning you has been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8 (1) GDPR. 

b) Information to third parties 

c) Where the Controller has made your personal data public and is obliged pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the GDPR to erase them, the Controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that you as the data subject have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copies or replications of those personal data.  

d) Exceptions 

The right to erasure does not apply to the extent that processing is necessary 

  1. for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; 
  2. for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; 
  3. for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with Article 9 (2), points (h) and (i) as well as Article 9 (3) of the GDPR; 
  4. for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89 (1) of the GDPR insofar as the right referred to in point (a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing, or 
  5. for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. 
RIGHT TO BE INFORMED 

If you have exercised the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing vis-à-vis the controller, the latter is obliged to notify all recipients, to whom your personal data have been disclosed, of such rectification or erasure of the data or restriction of processing, unless this proves to be impossible or produces disproportionate burdens. 

You have the right vis-à-vis the controller to be informed of such recipients. 

 

RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY 

 

You have the right to receive any personal data related to you that has been provided by you to the controller in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Moreover, you have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data has been provided, where 

  1. the processing is based on consent pursuant to point (a) of Article 6 (1) GDPR or point (a) of Article 9 (2) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to point (b) of Article 6 (1) GDPR; and 
  2. the processing is carried out by automated means. 

In exercising such right, you further have the right to have the personal data concerning you transmitted directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible. This must not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of other persons. 

The right to data portability does not apply to any personal data processing that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. 

 

RIGHT TO OBJECT 

You have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time, to any processing of your personal data which is based on Article 6 (1), point (e) or (f) of the GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions.  

The controller no longer processes your personal data, unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. 

Where your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to any processing of your personal data for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. 

Where you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for such purposes. 

In the context of the use of information society services—and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC—you may exercise your right to object by automated means using technical specifications. 

 

RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THE CONSENT 

You have the right to withdraw your declaration of consent under data protection laws at any time. The withdrawal of consent will not affect the Lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

 

RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT 

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement, if you consider that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR.  

The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged informs the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy according to Article 78 GDPR. 

 

DATA CONTROLLER 

The controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other legal data protection provisions is:

DT Swiss Group AG
Längfeldweg 101
2504 Biel/Bienne 
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 32 344 79 37
E-Mail: dataprotection@dtswiss.com
Website: www.dtswiss.com

The Group Chief Financial Officer was appointed as the data protection officer. Please send any queries or comments by email to dataprotection@dtswiss.com.

 

Data protection office

DT Swiss AG
Längfeldweg 101
2504 Biel
Switzerland
Michael Schütz, Chief Financial Officer
E-Mail: mschuetz@dtswiss.com 

DT Swiss Polska Sp. z o. o.
ul. Towarowa 36
64-600 Oborniki
Poland
Tomasz Gil, General Manager
E-Mail: tgil@dtswiss.com 

DT Swiss Deutschland GmbH
Pixeler-Strasse 56
33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Germany
Marcel Ratering, Deputy General Manager
E-Mail: mratering@dtswiss.com 

DT Swiss (France) S.A.S
Parc d'activités de la Sarrée
06620 Le Bar sur Loup
France
Philippe Esquirol, General Manager
E-Mail : pesquirol@dtswiss.com 

Trickstuff GmbH
Schwabenmatten 17 a
79292 Pfaffenweiler
Germany
Marcel Ratering, Deputy General Manager
E-Mail: mratering@dtswiss.com