Privacy policy

Introduction

This privacy policy describes how Voutilainen & Cattin SA (“we”) collects, uses and protects the personal data of visitors to its website, in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP / nFADP) and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for visitors located in the European Union.

Data Controller

The data controller is:

Voutilainen & Cattin SA
Chemin du Finage 12
2350 Saignelégier, Switzerland

Data Collected

We collect the following categories of data:

• Browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, duration of visit, collected automatically as you browse the site.
• Contact form data: first name, last name, e-mail address and the content of your message, submitted via the contact form (Contact Form 7) when you voluntarily write to us.

Third-Party Tools and Services Used

This site uses the following third-party services, which may process data relating to you:

• Google Analytics: audience measurement and visit statistics (page views, referral source, duration of visit).
• Google Tag Manager: technical management of the measurement tags above; does not itself collect any data.
• Google Search Console: analysis of the site’s presence in Google search results; does not involve collecting personal data from visitors.
• Google Maps: displays the location map on the Contact page; Google may set cookies and collect your IP address when the map loads.
• Google reCAPTCHA: protects the contact form against automated submissions (spam). This site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
• Google Fonts: the site’s typefaces are loaded from Google’s servers, which transmits your IP address to Google when pages load.

These services are provided by Google LLC (United States) and Google Ireland Limited (EU). For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

Cookies

The services listed above (in particular Google Analytics, Google Maps and Google reCAPTCHA) may set cookies or similar technologies on your device, for the purposes of audience measurement, map functionality, or protection against bots. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies; some site features (such as displaying the map) may then be limited.

Purposes of Processing

Your data is processed for the following purposes:

• Responding to your contact requests
• Measuring and improving the site’s traffic and usability
• Ensuring the security of the site and preventing abuse (spam, bots)
• Complying with our legal obligations

Retention Period

Data submitted via the contact form is retained for as long as necessary to process your request, then deleted or archived in accordance with applicable legal retention periods. Audience measurement data (Google Analytics) is retained according to Google’s default settings, generally 14 months.

Recipients and Data Transfers

Your data is neither sold nor disclosed to third parties for commercial purposes. It may be shared with the technical service providers mentioned above (Google), some of which are located outside Switzerland and the European Union. Such transfers rely on the appropriate safeguards provided for by law (standard contractual clauses, adequacy decisions).

Your Rights

In accordance with the FADP/nFADP and, where applicable, the GDPR, you have the following rights over your personal data:

• Right of access to your data
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure of your data
• Right to object to processing

To exercise these rights, you may contact us:

1. By e-mail, at the contact address indicated on our Contact page
2. By postal mail, at the address of our registered office indicated above

Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration.

Changes to This Policy

We may modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page and will take effect as soon as they are published.

Contact

For any questions regarding this privacy policy or the processing of your data, you can contact us via our contact page.