LEGAL INFORMATION

Content

This website contains information about the services provided by SmartParts SA, its wholly owned subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as ” SmartParts”) and its network of partners throughout Switzerland and worldwide.

No Offer

None of the content or information published on this website shall be construed as an offer, solicitation, or invitation to enter into any contractual relationship with SmartParts. SmartParts expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any request or inquiry made on the basis of the information contained on this website.

Disclaimer of liability

The information published on this website is provided for general informational purposes only. While SmartParts uses reasonable efforts to ensure that the content of this website is accurate, complete, and up to date at the time of publication, SmartParts makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of such information.

SmartParts expressly disclaims any liability for any loss or damage of any kind, whether direct or indirect, incidental, consequential, financial, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the access to, use of, or reliance on the information contained on this website, including but not limited to errors, omissions, interruptions, technical failures, or malware, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

SmartParts further reserves the right to modify, update, or remove any content on this website at any time and without prior notice.

Links

SmartParts accepts no responsibility for the content or availability of websites accessed via hyperlinks. These websites are neither operated nor monitored by SmartParts. The provider of the website to which a link leads is solely responsible for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content, in particular for damage arising from content on linked sites. This applies irrespective of whether the damage is of a direct, indirect or financial nature or whether any other damage could result from loss of data, failure to use or for any other reason whatsoever. Users access and use such websites at their own risk.

Intellectual property rights

All the contents of the SmartParts website as well as the brands, names, titles, logos, photos, designs, texts and other media used belong to SmartParts or to a contractual partner of the latter. Consulting, downloading or copying the website or its content does not confer any rights whatsoever (rights of use, intellectual property rights, etc.). The reproduction (in whole or in part), transmission (electronically or by other means), modification, linking or use of the website or its content for public or commercial purposes is prohibited without the prior written consent of SmartParts.

Data Protection Policy

SmartParts takes the protection of personal data (“Data”) seriously and processes Data in accordance with the applicable Swiss data protection legislation, in particular the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP), as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), where applicable.

1. Collection and Processing of Data

When accessing or using this website, Data may be collected and processed automatically or voluntarily, including in particular the Internet Protocol (IP) address, date and time of access, browser type, operating system, and, where applicable, personal data voluntarily provided by users through contact forms or email communications.

Data is processed for the purposes of operating, maintaining, securing, and improving the website, responding to inquiries, and managing business communications.

2. Legal Basis

Data is processed on the basis of SmartParts’ legitimate interests, the performance of contractual or pre-contractual measures, compliance with legal obligations, or the data subject’s consent, as applicable.

3. Data Retention

Data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. In principle, Data collected through this website is retained for a maximum period of one (1) year, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law. After the applicable retention period, Data is deleted or anonymised.

4. Data Sharing and Transfers

SmartParts does not sell or rent Data to third parties. Data may be shared with service providers acting on behalf of SmartParts (such as IT or hosting providers) strictly for the purposes described above and subject to appropriate contractual safeguards.

Where Data is transferred to recipients located outside Switzerland or the European Union, SmartParts ensures that such transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

5. Data Subject Rights

Data subjects have the right to request access to their Data, as well as the rectification or erasure of inaccurate or unlawful Data. They may also request the restriction of processing, object to processing based on legitimate interests, and, where applicable, request data portability, in accordance with applicable law.

Requests relating to the exercise of data subject rights may be addressed to SmartParts using the contact details provided on this website.

6. Security Measures

SmartParts implements appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect Data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration.

7. Changes to this Policy

SmartParts reserves the right to amend this Data Protection Policy at any time. The version published on the website at the time of access shall apply.

Cookies

Upon your first visit to SmartParts website, a cookie is sent to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. A “cookie” is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. We use cookies so that we can better serve you when you return to our website, to improve the quality of our service and to better understand how people use SmartParts website. We do this by storing anonymously user preferences in cookies that are specific to SmartParts and in third party cookies (Google Analytics) over which SmartParts has no influence of their content or function, and we track user trends and patterns of how people navigate our website.

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. It is also requested that you explicitly accept cookies the first time you visit SmartParts website, and then regularly from then on. Certain features of the website may not function properly if cookies are refused.

Applicable law / place of jurisdiction

The legal relationship between SmartParts and users of the SmartParts website is subject exclusively to Swiss law. The place of jurisdiction is Geneva (GE), except in cases where the code of civil procedure specifies another mandatory place of jurisdiction.