Privacy Policy
Scope and General Principles
This privacy notice relates to the processing of personal data in connection with visits to the website at www.rml-advisory.ch. In order to use our website and the related online services or online applications (collectively referred to as "Services"), we process your personal data (hereinafter also referred to as "data"). Please note that this privacy notice does not apply to websites of other providers to which our website may link.
Personal data refers to information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. The term processing covers all operations relating to your data, including collection, storage, use, disclosure, archiving, or deletion. In processing your data, we comply with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), its implementing ordinance (DPO), and other applicable data protection laws (e.g., the EU General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR), where applicable.
In the following, we would like to explain what data we collect, for what purposes we use it, and what rights you have with regard to your data. If you provide us with data about third parties, we assume that you are authorized to do so and that the data provided is accurate. We therefore ask you to inform the relevant third parties about our processing of their data and to provide them with a copy of this privacy notice or the relevant product information. Should we notify you of an updated version of these documents, we ask that you also forward these new versions accordingly.
Our employees are regularly trained on data protection matters and are bound by confidentiality obligations. In addition, compliance with applicable data protection regulations is monitored by our data protection function.
Control Over Your Data
The controller responsible for the data processing described in this privacy policy is:
RML Advisory GmbH
Dufourstrasse 43
CH-8008 Zurich
For any questions or concerns regarding the processing of your data, as well as your data protection rights vis-à-vis us, please contact:
RML Advisory GmbH
Data Protection Office
Dufourstrasse 43
CH-8008 Zurich
Email: hello@rml-advisory.ch
Data Processed
We place great importance on the protection of your personal data. When using our website and Services, we primarily process the data necessary for such use that you provide to us, as well as information collected directly by us (see below).
In connection with the use of our website and Services, we collect metadata such as information about your browser (type and version), your device type (e.g., smartphone or tablet), and your IP address. We also collect access data, also referred to as log data. This includes the name of the website accessed, the date and time of access, the amount of data transferred, confirmation of successful retrieval, information about the operating system, and details of the previously visited website.
We only store and process further personal data if you provide it to us in the course of using our Services and tools (e.g., the contact form). Additional data protection information relevant to specific tools, where applicable, can be found further below in this privacy policy.
Purpose
We process your data exclusively for the purposes communicated to you at the time of collection, as well as for other purposes compatible with those original purposes. Further information on the legal basis for our data processing can be found below in this privacy policy.
Data Processing
We process your data for various purposes related to communicating with you. This includes, in particular, responding to inquiries, exercising your rights, and contacting you with follow-up questions. For these purposes, we primarily use communication data and master data, as well as registration data relating to the offers and services you use. This data may be stored for documentation purposes, training, quality assurance, and follow-up requests.
We also process data for marketing purposes and to maintain the customer relationship. We may send our users general or personalized information about our offerings, for example through occasional contact via email, post, or telephone, as well as through other channels for which we have your contact information. You may object to such contact at any time, or refuse or withdraw your consent to being contacted for marketing purposes. With your consent, we may tailor our online offering more specifically to the needs of our users.
In addition, we may use your data for market research, to improve our online offering and services, and, where applicable, for product development.
Finally, we may store and process your data for security reasons and for access control purposes on our website.
Logfiles
We primarily use data to create server log files in order to perform statistical analyses for the operation of the website, ensure the security of our IT systems, and optimize the website. For this purpose, we mainly use log data. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in providing you with a secure and smooth user experience at all times. We also reserve the right to subsequently review log data where there are concrete indications of unlawful use.
Contact Form
If you contact us via the contact form, we collect your contact details in order to process your request and respond to any follow-up questions. This data is transmitted in encrypted form.
If you have provided us with your email address or have contacted us directly by email, we may also send you information by email related to the handling of your inquiries and questions.
The legal basis for the processing of your data is our legitimate interest in being able to handle your online inquiry efficiently and effectively. If the purpose of the email contact is to conclude a contract, the data processing is based on the steps taken in connection with entering into that contractual relationship.