The website https://www.departmentofnoise.com is a service provided by Department of Noise GmbH, UID - Number CHE- CHE-250.299.032 (hereinafter [«Department of Noise»], «we» or «us»).
This privacy policy website governs the privacy-related rights and obligations of the operator and visitors of the publicly accessible area of the website https://www.departmentofnoise.com.
Data protection and data security are important to us. We strictly comply with the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA) applicable in Switzerland. In doing so, we also align ourselves with the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal basis for the processing of personal data by us generally lies in Art. 13 para. 2 lit. a FDPA (processing in direct connection with the conclusion or performance of a contract, Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a revFDPA; corresponds to Article 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) as well as in Art. 13 para. 1 FDPA (consent of the data subject or obligation to process by law, Art. 31 para. 1 revFDPA; corresponds to Article 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). Please read this Data Privacy Policy carefully before you use our website and services.
This Data Privacy Policy does not apply to websites of third-party providers which can be accessed via the website https://www.departmentofnoise.com. Department of Noise has no influence on how these companies comply with data protection requirements.
The term "data processing" includes all steps in the handling of personal data from the collection to storage and use to deletion. We process personal data of the visitors in connection with different processes for different purposes. For details on data, purposes, legal bases, possible disclosure and recipients, please refer to the following.
The IP addresses of users, the web pages visited, the date and time and the browser software used are recorded automatically when users access our website, in order to be able to identify and defend us from unauthorized and abusive website usage. The stored data may be used in the course of a criminal procedure for the identification of and in civil and/or criminal proceedings against the responsible persons.
On our web pages we use cookies. These are small text files that are stored on the visitor's device and allow the recognition, but do not allow personal identification of you as a person individually. They record how our website is used and enable us to analyze, manage, develop and improve our services.
Session cookies are used to uniquely assign information stored on the server-side to a visitor or their Internet browser during a specific visit to our website. Session cookies are deleted after the Internet browser is closed. Permanent cookies are used to save the visitor's preferences (e.g. the language) across several visits to our website, i.e. even after closing the Internet browser or to enable automatic login. Permanent cookies are deleted according to the settings of the Internet browser. By using our website, you consent to the use of permanent cookies.
Visitors can use personal settings in their browser to decide whether to accept or disable cookies or other tracking technologies or to warn them against the use of these technologies. For more information, please use the help function of your browser. Disabling such features may limit or exclude use of our website.
On our website we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Cookies are saved on website visitors’ computers which allow an analysis of the visitors’ use of the website.
The information generated by the cookie about the use of the public part of our website is, as a rule, transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide further services related to the use of the website and the Internet to us as operator of the website. Die im Rahmen von Google Analytics von Browser des Nutzers übermittelte IP-Adresse wird nicht mit anderen Daten von Google zusammengeführt.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, some features of our website may not work if the use of cookies is disabled.
In addition, the collection of data generated by the cookies and related to the use of the website (including the IP address of the visitor) to Google and the processing of this data by Google can be prevented by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de
This website uses Google Tag Manager. Google Tag Manager is a system by which marketers can administer website tags using an interface. The Tool Tag Manager itself, which implements the tags, is a cookie-free domain and collects no personal data itself. The tool enables the release of other tags that may be able to collect data on their own. Google Tag Manager does not access these data. If a deactivation is undertaken at the domain or cookie level, it remains in force for all the tracking tags that have been implemented with the Google Tag Manager.
Videos of the company YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave., 94066 San Bruno, CA, a company of Google Inc., Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA, are embedded on https://www.departmentofnoise.com.
Embedding videos is deployed under the option provided by YouTube «privacy-enhanced mode».
When visitors visit a page that has an embedded video, a connection is made to the YouTube servers and the content is displayed on the website by communication to the browser of the visitor.
According to YouTube, the «privacy-enhanced mode » will only send data to the YouTube server, in particular which web pages visitors visited, when the visitor views the video. If visitors are logged into YouTube at the same time, this information will be assigned to the visitor’s YouTube account.
More information about YouTube data handling can be found at the following link: https://www.google.ch/intl/de/policies/privacy/.
On our website we embed Videos of the company Vimeo, Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York 10011, USA.
When visitors visit a page that has an embedded video, a connection is made to the Vimeo servers and the content is displayed on the website by communication to the browser of the visitor. The IP address and information about the web pages visited by the visitor are collected. If a visitor is logged in to Vimeo at the same time, this information will be assigned to the visitor's account at Vimeo.
More information about Vimeo data handling can be found at the following link: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Data or contact details of website visitors will only be disclosed to third parties if the data is public data, if this is necessary in connection with the use or provision of our services, or if this is done in order to comply with legal obligations or official requirements or this is otherwise legally permitted.
In addition, it may be necessary for the optimal provision of our services that certain data of visitors is processed by third parties on our behalf. These third parties may use the data only for the purposes set out in paragraph 2 and not for their own purposes.
We protect all data using the highest confidentiality and security standards. We employ technical and organisational security measures to protect personal data adequately against unauthorised access, manipulation, loss and destruction. All data and transactions are transmitted using SSL encryption. All data resides on servers in Switzerland in a highly secure data center, which is certified to ISO 27001 standards. Our technical and organisational security measures are reviewed at regular intervals and adapted to technological progress.
Visitors are entitled to request detailed information about what personal data we have about them and how we process it, as well as a copy of their personal data. Visitors can also have their data corrected or deleted, restrict our processing activities concerning their data and object to the processing of their personal data. They may also decide to withdraw their consent.
Visitors are entitled to submit a request for information. In this case, we will promptly inform about all processed personal data of the visitor concerned, including the available information about the origin of the data, the purpose as well as the categories of the processed personal data, about the parties involved in the collection as well as the data recipients.
Visitors are entitled to have incorrect data corrected. With the deletion of a data record, all personal data of the visitor are deleted, unless deletion is not possible due to a legal or contractual obligation to retain data.
Anonymized data of visitors will continue to be kept in our database and processed for statistics and evaluations.
For the secure transmission of information, we provide an encrypted upload option for visitors on our website. We cannot guarantee confidentiality for transmissions by other means (e.g. by email). The internet, websites and the electronic transmission of data are considered fundamentally insecure with regard to confidentiality and data security. Unauthorised third parties may be able to access information that is exchanged through the above channels, and data can be damaged or changed in content. We assume no liability for the security of data transmitted electronically.
By visiting our website and using our services, you agree to the processing of your personal data in accordance with this Data Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Notice at any time. The current version of the Privacy Notice published on the website https://www.departmentofnoise.com.
Please direct any questions regarding data protection and your rights as a data subject to input@departmentofnoise.com or to:
Department of Noise GmbH
Badenerstrasse 571a
CH-8048 Zürich
Switzerland
Department of Noise
Agency for everything Sound.