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PRIVACY POLICY

INTRODUCTION

All personal data provided to M. ZARDI & CO. SA are processed under the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA), under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament, and in compliance with the principles of correctness, lawfulness, transparency, purpose limitation and conservation, minimization and accuracy, and protection of integrity and confidentiality.

This Privacy Policy is intended for the website www.zardi.ch (hereinafter “Website”).

The Data Controller is M. ZARDI & CO. SA

For any further information on the processing of personal data or to exercise your rights, you can contact us:

by sending a written request to: M. ZARDI & CO. SA
Via G. B. Pioda n. 66900 – Lugano
Switzerland
by email at: info@zardi.ch

 

1     Personal Data and Processing

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as, for example, a name, an identification number, location data or an online identifier.

Processing means any operation which is performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, consultation, erasure or destruction, etc.

2     Personal Data we collect about you

We inform the User that we process the following categories of personal data:

  1. Browsing Data

The IT systems and software procedures for the operation of the website acquire, during normal operation, some personal data the transmission of which is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols. This information is not collected to be associated with identified parties concerned, but by its very nature could, through processing and association with data held by third parties, allow identifying users. This category of data includes the IP addresses or domain names of computers used by users connecting to the website, URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) addresses of the requested resources, the time of the request, the method used to submit the request to the server, the size of the file obtained in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the response from the server (successful, error, etc.) and other parameters relating to the operating system and the user’s IT environment. These data are only used to obtain anonymous, statistical information regarding website use, to verify its correct operation, to identify anomalies and/or abuses, and are deleted immediately after processing. The data could be used to ascertain liability in case of hypothetical computer crimes against the Data Controller or third parties.

  1. Data provided voluntarily by the User
  • The optional, explicit and voluntary sending of e-mails to the addresses indicated on this website involves the subsequent acquisition of the sender’s address, necessary to respond to requests, as well as any other personal data included in the message.
  • Personal data such as name, email are collected by the Data Controller when filling in the form “Contact us”.
  • Information related to applications sent by email, such as CV and references, to the email address recruiting@zardi.ch.

3     Purposes

User’s personal data are processed for the following purposes

  • Respond to a request from the User for general information about the services offered by ZARDI & CO. SA;
  • Provide feedback to potential candidates in relation to applications submitted via the email address recruiting@zardi.ch;
  • Send the User information about the services;
  • Fulfil the obligations established by law, by a regulation, and satisfy requests from the competent authority;
  • to exercise the right of defense of the Data Controller (out-of-court, judicial).

4     Legal basis

Each treatment is justified by one of the following legal bases:

  • The processing is necessary to execute the User’s requests. In this case, the provision of data is mandatory;
  • The processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation. In this case, the provision of data is mandatory;
  • The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate/ preponderant interests pursued by the Data Controller, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the User which require protection of personal data. In this case, the provision of data is optional.

5     Disclosure of User’s personal data to third parties

As part of M. ZARDI & CO. SA‘s activities and for the purposes specified above, the User’s personal data may be shared with:

  • Appointed Data Processors who provide specific processing activities or services on behalf of the Data Controller and under its instructions; User may at any time request the updated list of Data Processors;
  • Autonomous Data Controllers to whom the data could be communicated pursuant to legal provisions or orders of the Authorities; to allow the Data Controller to exercise its rights (law firm), etc.;
  • Subjects authorised by the Data Controller to process the personal data necessary to perform activities strictly related to the provision of services and who have assumed an appropriate legal and contractual obligation of confidentiality (e.g. employees and/or collaborators of the Data Controller).

We don’t sell or otherwise disclose the User’s personal data to third parties.

6     Storing User’s personal data

All personal data are stored in electronic form on servers located in Switzerland and the EU.

However, if it will be necessary, the Data Controller will have the right to transfer the data even outside Switzerland and the EU. In such a case, the Data Controller ensures from now on that the data transfer will take place in accordance with the applicable law and regulations.

7     Retention of User’s personal data

User’s personal data are stored in compliance with current regulations for the period of time necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected; in particular for the purposes of managing the User’s requests for a period not exceeding 6 months from receipt of the request, unless the User establishes a contractual relationship with M. ZARDI & CO. SA.

The CV and the information related to the application are kept for a maximum period of 12 months from receipt of the request. If the Data Controller is interested in retaining the Candidate’s information for a longer period of time, he/she will be provided with a suitable declaration of consent that the data subject will be free to provide or not.

8 Rights of the data subject

The User has the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed and, where that is the case, the User can exercise the following rights:

  • right to access to the personal data to obtain information about the purposes of the processing; the recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed; where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored; the envisaged consequences of the processing based on profiling;
  • right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal;
  • right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete personal data concerning him or her;
  • right to obtain the erasure of personal data if they are no longer necessary the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed, are inadequate with respect to the purposes of the processing, the User has revoked his/her consent or the data has been processed unlawfully;
  • right to restrict processing, if provided by applicable law;
  • request the transfer of data to another Data Controller, in a commonly used and machine-readable format, without impediments from the current Data Controller;
  • right to object to the processing of personal data concerning him or her. Specifically, the User has the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling;
  • right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if the User considers that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes the applicable law.

The User may exercise his or her rights freely and at any time using the contact details provided in the paragraph “INTRODUCTION”.

9   Automated decision making

The User is not subject to decisions based solely on automated processing.

10   Changes to our privacy policy

ZARDI & CO. SA reserves the right to update or change this Policy at any time, partially or completely, also due to changes in the applicable legislation. Such changes will be binding as soon as they are published on the Website. By continuing to use or access the website after this Privacy Policy has changed, the User indicates his or her agreement to the revised Privacy Policy. M. ZARDI & CO. SA encourages the User to regularly review this section to make sure he or she is aware of any changes and how his or her information may be used.

 

 

Data: 04.04.2025