PRIVACY POLICY
The Swatch Group Ltd (“Swatch Group”) takes the security and privacy of your personal information very seriously. This policy together with our Terms of use set out the basis on which we will process any personal data obtained as a result of your use of this website of the Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China (“SAPH”). All processing will be in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation for the purposes for which the information was submitted. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat them.
Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following data about you:
– Information that you provide voluntarily by filling in forms on this website or by otherwise contacting us through this website. This includes information provided in the context of applications for an invitation as resident artist to the SAPH. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with this website.
– If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
– We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
– Details of your visits to this website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access.
Use of cookies and spyware
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
Like many websites, we use “cookies” which are files stored on your computer’s hard drive by your browser. Cookies help us to identify account holders and to optimize their site experience. Most browsers accept cookies automatically but allow you to disable them. We recommend that you leave cookies “turned on” so that we can offer you a better experience on this website.
You may occasionally get cookies from companies advertising on our behalf or on behalf of our subsidiaries. We do not control these cookies, and these cookies are not subject to our cookie policy.
Where we store your personal data
The data that we collect from you will be stored in Switzerland. It may, however, be transferred to – and stored at – another destination outside Switzerland. It may also be processed by staff operating outside Switzerland who works for us or for one of our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this storing, processing or transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy policy.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of this website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to this website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security measures to try to prevent unauthorized access.
Uses made of the personal data
We use data held about you in the following ways:
– To evaluate your application during the assessment process for an invitation as resident artist to the SAPH.
– To ensure that content from this website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
– To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
– To notify you about changes to our services.
– To provide you with any information that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
Through your use of this website, we may also gather certain information about your use of the website that does not identify you individually. Generally, this information is collected through “traffic data”. We collect and store such information automatically whenever you interact with this website. For example, we collect your IP address, the hostname of your computer, browser information and reference site domain name every time you visit this website. We also collect information regarding customer traffic patterns and site usage. This information does not, however, contain anything that can personally identify you; it is used to analyze and improve this website and to provide our customers with a fulfilling Internet experience.
Disclosure of your personal data
We may share your personal data with our its affiliated companies (“Affiliates”), i.e. transmit them to other companies within the Swatch Group group of companies, both in Switzerland and abroad, in particular to Shanghai Swatch Art Center Co., Ltd. in Shanghai (China).
In addition, we may disclose your personal data to third parties:
– Who help us administer this website (such as our Internet service providers) or to provide the services you are requesting, both in Switzerland and abroad. These third parties must at all times provide the same levels of security for your personal information as Swatch Group.
– In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets, provided that we have contractually ensured that this information is kept private and secure and that when supplying personal data we comply with the applicable local laws.
– If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Swatch Group and its Affiliates, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Your rights
We do not intend to use your personal data for marketing purposes or to disclose your information to any third parties for such purposes. However, if this is envisaged at any point, you will be notified and will have the possibility to exercise your right to prevent your data from being used in this way.
You have the right to receive information about which personal data concerning you is processed and in which manner the data is processed. You are also entitled to request rectification or deletion of your personal data, or to withdraw at any time your consent to our data processing.
Any such request must be made in writing to The Swatch Group Ltd, Seevorstadt 6, 2501 Biel / Bienne, Switzerland, or through using the Contact Form on the Swatch Group website.
Changes to our Privacy policy
Any changes we may make to our Privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. However, we will not process your personal data, without your consent, for any purposes other than those which were originally given or which are incompatible with that purpose for which the data was originally collected.
Contact
If you have any questions about our Privacy policy, write us using the Contact Form on the Swatch Group website.