Valid from 18 August 2024.

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Fuel Socl GmbH (hereinafter ‘Fuel’, ‘we’, ‘our’ or ‘us’) would like to use this data protection declaration to inform you which personal data is collected and processed in connection with the use of all websites accessible under the domain https://www.fuel.community and its subdomains and the services made available through them (hereinafter ‘website’) are collected and processed, for what purposes they are used, to whom they may be passed on and what your rights are.

 

This data protection declaration is subject to Swiss law. It takes into account the provisions of the European Union, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Which legal provisions are applicable and to what extent depends on the individual case.

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Responsible

 

The party responsible for the data processing described in this privacy policy is:

 

Fuel Socl GmbH

Burgunderstrasse 36

CH-4051 Basel

Email address: privacy@fuel.social

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Collection of personal data and purposes of data processing

 

Visiting and using our website

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When you visit our website, the following information is generally collected automatically and stored in the website provider's ‘server log files’:

• the address (URL) of the website accessed

• the address (URL) of the website from which the access comes (e.g. search engine)

• the IP address used (possibly in anonymised, abbreviated form)

• date and time stamp

• web browser and operating system used

• language and version of the browser software

• your internet service provider

• the amount of personal data transferred in each case

• location information

• other similar information used to defend against attacks on the IT infrastructure

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We do not combine this personal data with other personal data and it is stored separately from any other personal data you may have transmitted.

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The personal data collected automatically is used for the following purposes:

• to enable the display, operation and functionality of the website

• to ensure data traffic

• to ensure the stability and security of the website and the system

• analysing the use of the website

• improving and protecting the website

• detecting, investigating, defending against and prosecuting attacks on our website and the IT infrastructure used, as well as spam and other illegal activities, and enabling the enforcement of related claims

• for statistical purposes in the event of attacks on the IT infrastructure

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Personal data that you provide to us

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We collect and process personal data that you voluntarily provide to us via input masks or online forms directly on the website, via our contact email address, via any other applications connected to the website or in any other way. This information includes, for example, the following personal data:

• Surname

• First name

• E-mail address

• Other information that you provide to us

 

The provision of this personal data is explicitly on a voluntary basis. However, depending on the service, we may only provide the services and information requested by you (e.g. newsletter) on the basis of such personal data.

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We use the personal data that you provide to us for the following purposes:

• provide, maintain, protect, optimise, further develop and improve the website, the services offered and the information

• enable full access to our website and the services offered through it

• carry out statistical and scientific evaluations and conduct scientific research

• train and improve neural networks and algorithms, if necessary

• communicate with you and provide you with the best possible personalised information that you need from us (e.g. about our services)

• offer you new services and information

• comply with legal or other regulatory requirements and internal regulations

• establish, exercise and/or defend actual or potential legal claims, investigations or similar proceedings

• other legitimate purposes, if this processing is evident from the circumstances or was stated at the time of collection

 

Categories of personal data

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We process the following categories of personal data:

• User data (e.g. surname, first name, email address)

• Content data (e.g. text input)

• Usage data (e.g. websites visited, access times)

• Meta/communication data (e.g. IP addresses, device information)

 

Recipients of personal data

 

We take the necessary measures to ensure that only our authorised personnel and our auxiliary personnel have access to your personal data in order to fulfil the purposes for which your personal data was collected.

 

We may disclose your personal data to the following possible categories of recipients, in accordance with the purposes and legal bases of the processing described above, to the extent necessary for the intended data processing:

• Other users of your group

• Experts and other service providers of ours in the context of an enquiry

• Service providers who process personal data on our behalf and on our instructions (so-called contract processors, e.g. in the areas of IT, development, hosting and support)

• Advertising partners

• Service providers, other business partners and auxiliary persons (e.g. lawyers)

• Authorities, official agencies, courts, arbitration tribunals, other state institutions

• Social media

• other parties in possible or actual legal proceedings

 

Transfer of personal data outside Switzerland / EU and the EEA

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Data from website visitors may be stored in data centres in various countries, including the United States. Any transfer of data to a third country outside the European Union that does not ensure an adequate level of protection will be carried out in accordance with the standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

 

In addition, we may transfer, store and process your personal data in data locations around the world, such as where our third-party service providers or partners are located. Therefore, we may transfer your personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) as necessary for the data processing described in this Privacy Notice in accordance with applicable law.

If personal data is transferred to countries that do not guarantee an adequate level of protection, we ensure adequate data protection by primarily using the revised standard contractual clauses of the European Commission, which can be found at the following link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2021/914/oj. We may also base our international transfers on statutory exceptions, which include, in particular, your explicit consent or the performance of a contract with you, but also legal proceedings abroad (establishment, exercise or enforcement of legal claims), overriding public interests, or if the personal data in question has been made publicly available and you have not prohibited its processing.

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Type and duration of processing

 

We process personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the respective purposes. For example, we generally proceed as follows:

• When you contact us, we usually delete or anonymise your data as soon as the request you have made has been dealt with. This is the case when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively resolved.

• If we process the data on the basis of a contractual relationship with you, this data will generally be stored for at least as long as the contractual relationship exists.

 

We may store personal data beyond the aforementioned duration if legal or contractual storage and documentation obligations exist or if justified business interests require it (e.g. for evidence and documentation purposes as long as claims can be asserted against us).

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Email address and newsletter for advertising purposes

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When you sign up for our newsletter, you consent to us using your email address to send you information about our products and services, as well as other commercial messages (e.g. event announcements or surveys) that may be of interest to you, and to analysing your usage behaviour to optimise and improve this information and the newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive such messages, you can unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in the e-mails or mailings or by contacting us at privacy@fuel.social.

 

Where permitted, our newsletters may contain graphics and web links that record whether, when and how often a newsletter was opened and which web links were clicked on. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in ensuring and improving the quality of the newsletter. You can block the setting of such graphics and web links in your e-mail application.

 

Please note that unencrypted data transmission over the internet is associated with risks and dangers, in particular the risk of content falsification, incomplete transmission, errors when entering the email address and thus delivery to unauthorised third parties, service disruptions, service interruptions and unrecognisable misuse by third parties. By contacting us by email, you acknowledge and agree to these risks and that we may also communicate with you by email and exchange data by unencrypted email messages.

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Privacy policies of third-party providers

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Our website and our newsletters may contain links to websites of third-party providers (e.g. social media websites such as Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Facebook). Please note that clicking on such a link will redirect you to a website that we do not control and that is subject to the terms of use, privacy policies and notices of the third-party provider.

 

Before clicking on such a link and disclosing information to third parties, you should carefully read their privacy policies. We are not responsible or liable for your use or inability to use or the information content and data processing of such linked websites. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee the correctness and timeliness of these links.

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Your rights

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If provided for by the applicable data protection law, you have the right to information, correction, deletion, restriction, objection to the processing and revocation of consent as well as data surrender or transfer with regard to your personal data. We reserve the right to enforce the restrictions provided for in the applicable data protection law.

You have the right to enforce your claims in court or to complain to the relevant supervisory authority. In Switzerland, this is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC; https://www.edoeb.admin.ch).

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Amendments to the data protection declaration

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We reserve the right to amend this data protection declaration at any time and without stating reasons. The current data protection declaration published on our website applies.

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