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Website Data Protection Policy / Cookie Policy

 

According to Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the Swiss federal data protection provisions (Data Protection Act, DPA), every person has the right to protection of his or her privacy and protection from misuse of his or her personal data. Axion takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. That is why we process your personal data in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this data protection notice. This data protection notice describes how and for what purpose your data is collected and used and what choices you have in relation to your personal data.

 

Who is the data controller and who can I contact?

Data controlle

AXION SWISS BANK SA Via Stefano Franscini 22, 6900 Lugano (Switzerland).

dpo@axionbank.ch

+41(0)91 910 95 10

 

What data do we process and where does it come from?

Browsing data

The Site does not collect, nor does it process personal information about users, except when necessary to enable access, use and/or improvement of the Site, subject to the following provisions. The ability to provide certain services requested by the user, as well as the technical characteristics of the Internet (web, e-mail, etc.), imply the collection and processing of information by the Site, including of a personal nature, relating to the user (e.g. the IP address of the terminal used by the user). Therefore, the Site does not use analytical or profiling cookies, but only cookies necessary for the operation of the Site and access to content.

 

Userdata

If you contact us (e.g., by e-mail or phone call), we store your data to process your request if questions arise, for quality assurance, or for other purposes described in this policy.

We store and use other personal data only if you consent to it or if it is legally permitted without specific consent. Unless expressly stated, we retain personal data only as long as necessary and permitted to fulfill the purposes pursued.

 

For what purposes do we process personal data?

The Bank processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection law. The purposes pursued are outlined below:

 

a. Website management. For example, for:

• Technical management and user administration.

 

b. Customer relationship management. For example, for:

• Assist you with logins;
• Allow you to provide feedback;
• Resolve any disruptions; and
• Manage the social media community.

 

c. Product implementation and execution. For example, to:

• Improve the quality of our products and services and our use of technologies.

 

d.  Engage in prospecting and business development and/or protect and enhance the Axion brand. For example, to:

• contact you regarding products and services;
• enhance our marketing and promotions.

 

e. Compliance and Risk Management and/or Crime Prevention, Detection and Investigation. For example, to:

• conduct due diligence or AML checks on content and metadata; and
• comply with regulatory requirements, including "books and records" oversight and filing requirements
• recruitment marketing and application management. For example, to monitor the performance of candidate source channels and track the source of candidates.

 

Who has access to personal information?

Axion may share your information with affiliated companies and its agents and service providers, located inside or outside your country of residence in order to provide Axion with services, within the scope of the purposes specified above. Our affiliates, agents and third party vendors who have access to Personal Data collected through the Axion Sites will be required to protect your privacy, comply with legal obligations and respect contractual safeguards.

 Axion may also share your information with government agencies and entities, regulatory authorities, or other persons, as required by law, regulation, judicial order, or official request, applicable to us, and for the purposes set forth in the guidelines and guidance provided by regulatory or other authorities, or similar processes under applicable law.

 

Is personal data transferred abroad or to an international organization?

The transfer of personal data to entities or states outside Switzerland takes place in the following ways:

• provided it is necessary for the execution of orders (e.g., payment and/or securities orders);
• provided it is required by law (e.g., as part of the reporting requirements of tax law, automatic exchange of information, etc.);
• provided consent has been given for this purpose.

 

In some cases, Axion may transfer certain personal data outside the EEA to outside companies working with us or on our behalf for the purposes described in this Data Protection Notice. We transfer your personal data abroad only to countries that are deemed to offer an adequate level of data protection or, in the absence of such legislation providing adequate protection, on the basis of appropriate safeguards (for example, standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission).

 

A copy of such measures may be obtained by contacting dpo@axionbank.ch. If and to the extent required by applicable law, we implement the necessary legal, operational and technical measures prior to such transfers.

Currently, however, Axion does not transfer employee personal data to countries outside the EEA. In the event of any changes, Axion will notify its customers in a timely manner.

 

How do we protect personal data?

Axion has taken appropriate technical and organizational security measures in order to protect your Personal Data, as collected by Axion through the Axion Sites, from destruction, loss, modification, misuse, disclosure or unauthorized, accidental or unlawful access, as well as from all other unlawful forms of processing.

All personnel who have access to Personal Data are required to comply with internal rules and procedures relating to the processing of your Personal Data in order to protect it and ensure its confidentiality. In particular, we limit access to Personal Information about you to only those employees, agents, and third parties who need to become aware of that information in order to provide services to you.

 Please consider that if you provide us with your data on open networks such as the Internet, such networks that are not generally considered secure. Data sent via means such as the Internet (such as to or from Axion's sites or by electronic message) could be accessed by unauthorized third parties, which could then result in a disclosure of information, changes to content, or technical disruption. Even where both sender and recipient are in the same country, data sent via the Internet could be transmitted across national borders and sent to a country with a lower level of personal data protection than the country in which it is located.

 

Please be aware that Axion will not be responsible for the security of your information when transmitted to Axion via the internet. In order to protect your privacy, we remind you that you may choose other means of communication with Axion, should you deem them appropriate.

 

What rights does the data subject have?

Every data subject has the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, the right to object as well as - where applicable - the right to data portability. There is also a right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority (Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)). You may revoke at any time the consent given to us to process your personal data. Please note that revocation has no retroactive effect.

 

Cookies "Cookies", are text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. These files document your visit to a website and allow us to keep track of your preferences and settings. Cookies can help website developers compile statistics on visits to certain areas of the website to make it more useful and user-friendly. We use cookies from outside vendors who provide services for us. The cookies we use on our website and their purpose are listed in the tables below.

 

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Necessary cookies

This site doesn't list any cookies.

 

Consent management

It is not possible to refuse the use of cookies necessary to ensure the functionality of our website.

 

Do-Not-Track Settings

Some browser settings allow Do-Not-Track technology to control the tracking of your online activities on websites. However, please note that your browser's Do-Not-Track signals may not always be recognized, as the use of Do-Not-Track technology may prevent consent management from displaying properly.

 

Changes to the Policy

This Policy has been updated as of June 2024. Any subsequent changes or updates will be made available to you at www.axionbank.ch. Please check our website regularly to stay up-to-date on current disclosures.

 

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