This website, the Equasio platform and its content is operated by Equasio AG .
The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:
Equasio AG
Adrian Peter
Jurastrasse 15
4900 Langenthal
E-mail: info@equasio.ch
Websites: https://www.equasio.ch, https://www.equasio.com, https://amsuisseapp.equasio.com/
When you access the website , information of a general nature is automatically collected. This information is recorded in the server log file and includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, your IP address and the like.
This is for the following reason:
Ensure a hassle-free connection.
To ensure the smooth use of our website, platform and apps.
Ensuring smooth use of the contract products
Evaluation of system security and stability.
Identification of the user and combating abuses.
Offering benefits to the user as an individual (e.g. offers, information, etc. tailored to the employee, the host company, the personnel service provider, etc., collected from the data received, etc.)
for other administrative purposes.
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information displayed in the comments form, as well as the visitor's IP address and user agent string (which identifies the browser) to help spam detection.
An anonymized string of characters (also called a hash) can be created from your email address and given to the Gravatar service to check if it is using it. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.
If you are a registered user and upload photos to this website, you should avoid uploading photos with an EXIF GPS location. Visitors to this website may download photos stored on this website and extract their location information.
The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. For this purpose, you must provide a valid e-mail address and your name. This is used to assign the request and then answer it. The provision of further data is optional.
If you sign up for our newsletter, we will store your first and last name, your e-mail address and, if provided, your company name. The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you and sending the newsletter.
If you use the chat function, we store the chat history. If you write your first and last name, your e-mail address or other personal information in the chat, this will also be saved. The data you enter will be used for the purpose of individual communication, the assignment of the enquiry and the response to the same.
When contacting us (via appointment or contact form, e-mail, chatbot, chat or ticket), the user's information will be processed for the purpose of processing the contact request and its processing in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR.
The information provided by users may be stored in our customer relationship management system and marketing automation platform ("CRM & Marketing System") or comparable request organization.
We use the CRM, registration and marketing automation system "HubSpot", from the provider HubSpot Inc. (25 First Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA) with branches in Ireland (One Dockland Central, Dublin 1, Ireland) and Germany (Am Postbahnhof 17, 10243 Berlin) on the basis of our legitimate interests (efficient and fast processing of user enquiries, applications and optimisation of our online offer). To this end, we have concluded a contract with HubSpot with so-called standard contractual clauses, in which HubSpot undertakes to process user data only in accordance with our instructions and to comply with the EU data protection level. To learn more about HubSpot's privacy policy, please visit: https://legal.hubspot.com/de/dpa and https://legal.hubspot.com/de/privacy-policy
Our sign-up service allows visitors to our website to learn more about our company, download content, and provide their contact information and other demographic information. This information is processed and stored on servers of our software partner HubSpot. They may be used by us to contact visitors to our website and to determine which services of our company are of interest to them. All information we collect is subject to this Privacy Policy. We use all the information collected to optimize our marketing, to match inquiries and then to respond to them and, if desired, to contact you.
We delete the requests if they are no longer necessary. We review the necessity every two years; We store inquiries from customers who have a customer account permanently and refer to the customer account details for deletion. In the case of the statutory archiving obligations, the deletion takes place after their expiry (end of the retention obligation under commercial law (6 years) and tax law (10 years)).
If we process data in a third country (i.e. outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA)) or if this happens in the context of the use of third-party services or disclosure or transfer of data to third parties, this will only take place if it is done for the fulfilment of our (pre-)contractual obligations, on the basis of your consent, on the basis of a legal obligation or on the basis of our legitimate interests. Subject to legal or contractual permissions, we will only process or have the data processed in a third country if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. GDPR are met. This means that the processing is carried out, for example, on the basis of special guarantees, such as the officially recognised determination of a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU (e.g. for the USA through the "Privacy Shield") or compliance with officially recognised special contractual obligations (so-called "standard contractual clauses").
If you leave a comment on our website or use the chat function, this may be your consent to store your name, email address and website in cookies. This is a convenience feature so that if you write another comment, you don't have to re-enter all that data. These cookies are stored for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up some cookies to remember your login information and display options. Login cookies expire after two days and display options cookies expire after one year. If you select "Keep me logged in" when you sign up, your login will be maintained for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies will be deleted.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and only refers to the post ID of the article you have just edited. The cookie expires after one day.
In order to display our content correctly and graphically appealing across browsers, we may use "Google Web Fonts" of Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; hereinafter referred to as "Google") to display fonts on our websites.
The privacy policy of the library operator Google can be found here:https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
Posts on this website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
The Equasio Websites may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: "Google"). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies", which are text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, due to the activation of IP anonymization on these websites, your IP address will be shortened by Google beforehand within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data held by Google.
The purposes of data processing are to evaluate the use of the websites and to compile reports on activities on the websites. On the basis of the use of the websites and the Internet, further related services are then to be provided.
The Equasio websites may use Google AdSense, a service for the integration of advertisements from Google Inc. ("Google"). Google AdSense uses so-called "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of the use of the website. Google AdSense also uses so-called web beacons (invisible graphics). These web beacons can be used to evaluate information such as visitor traffic on these pages.
The information generated by cookies and web beacons about the use of the websites (including your IP address) and the delivery of advertising formats is transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. This information may be shared by Google with Google's contractual partners . However, Google will not associate your IP address with any other data we hold about you.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all the functions of this website to their full extent. By using this website, you consent to the processing of the data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose described above.
You can use the Google +1 button to publish information worldwide. The Google +1 button provides you and other users with personalized content from Google and its partners. Google stores both the information that you have +1 for a piece of content and information about the page you viewed when you clicked on +1. Your +1s may appear as clues along with your profile name and photo in Google services, such as search results or your Google profile, or elsewhere on websites and ads across the web.
Google records information about your +1 activity to improve Google services for you and others.
To use the Google +1 button, you need a globally visible, public Google profile that must contain at least the name chosen for the profile. This name is used in all Google services. In some cases, this name can also replace another name that you used when sharing content with your Google Account. The identity of your Google profile may be shown to users who know your email address or have other identifying information about you.
In addition to the uses explained above, the information you provide will be used in accordance with the applicable Google Privacy Policy (http://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/). Google may publish aggregated statistics about users' +1 activity or share these statistics with our users and partners, such as publishers, advertisers, or affiliated websites.
On this website we use the offer of Google Maps. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). This allows us to show you interactive maps directly on the website and enable you to use the map function comfortably.
You can find more information about data processing by Google atthe Google Privacy Noticetake from. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the Data Protection Center.
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter referred to as "YouTube"). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. YouTube is told which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, YouTube can assign your surfing behavior to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand.
When a YouTube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behavior.
Visitor comments on the website may be examined by an automated spam detection service.
Social media plugins are used on our websites . These plugins may be used to send information, which may include personal data, to the service provider and, if necessary, used by it. The use of these social plugins also triggers the collection of information and its transmission to the service provider. We do not collect any personal data ourselves by means of the social plugins or through their use.
We have no influence on what data an activated plugin collects and how it is used by the provider. At present, it must be assumed that a direct connection to the provider's services will be developed and that at least the IP address and device-related information will be collected and used. There is also the possibility that the service providers try to store cookies on the computer used. Please refer to the data protection information of the respective service provider for specific data collected and how it is used. If you are logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook can identify you as a visitor to a particular page.
Our website uses Google conversion tracking. The operating company of the services of Google AdWords is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you have reached our website via an advertisement placed by Google, Google Adwords will place a cookie on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad served by Google.
If the user visits certain pages of our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can see that the user has clicked on the ad and has been redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked through the websites of AdWords customers. The information collected using the conversion cookie is used to compile conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. Customers will see the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not receive any information that can be used to personally identify users.
In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
Data collected:
General information collected automatically when you access the Contract Products online. This information is recorded in the server log file and includes the type of device and/or web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of the Internet service provider, the IP address and the like.
Access data to the User's account, namely the User's e-mail address or mobile phone number and the password chosen by the User.
General identification information provided by the user or the employer, in particular first and last name, date of birth, AHV number, VAT number, etc.
All User Content such as certificates of completed training, diplomas, job references, reference letters, profile pictures, photos, etc.
Data on the assignments of the users such as location and address, responsible persons, telephone numbers of those responsible for the assignment, duration of the assignment, etc., as well as any assignment or rental contracts released or uploaded by the personnel service provider in the system.
The data collection is carried out in particular for the following reasons:
Ensuring a smooth connection establishment and monitoring of the same between the User's device and Equasio's online services;
Ensuring smooth use of the Contract Products;
Evaluation of system security and stability;
Archiving and organization tool for storing personal IDs, documents, cards, etc. by the user himself.
Identification of the user and combating abuses,
Offering benefits to the user as an individual (e.g. offers, information, etc. tailored to the employee, the host company, the personnel service provider, etc., collected from the data received, etc.)
The data will be made available to the following third parties:
By showing the personal Equasio user QR code, the user authorizes a third party (e.g. the supervisor of the data controller during the performance of his or her work, etc.) to view his or her personal data.
For users registered on our platform (by the user himself or on behalf of the hiring company or the company with whom Equasio has entered into a contractual relationship), we also store the personal information provided in the respective user profiles. This data is stored for as long as the associated user account is active.
The data will be deleted as soon as they are no longer required for the purpose of collection.
Equasio assumes that a user account is active if an action (login, scan, change of user data, etc.) has been carried out or there is an assignment at a company.
All users can view, change or delete their personal information at any time (the username cannot be changed). Administrators of the website and platform can also view and modify this information.
If you have uploaded your own IDs and documents to your profile, which you do not want to make accessible to third parties by scanning yourpersonal QR codes, you canmark them as private. No one but you will have access to it.
If you have an account on our platform or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data from us, including any data you have provided to us.
In addition, you can request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you. This does not include the data we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security reasons.
If an assignment at a company is terminated and you have no further ongoing assignments, we wouldreserve your user account for deletion and inform you by push message, SMS, etc. inform you of this. If you do not respond to this message, your user account will be deactivated after 30 days and permanently deleted on the next January 1 of the year (but after 90 days at the earliest).
Installing the app
The app is available through third-party distribution platforms called app stores (Google Play and Apple iTunes). Your download may require prior registration with the respective app store and the installation of the app store software. Equasio has no influence on the collection, processing and use of personal data in connection with your registration and the provision of downloads in the respective app store and app store software. The responsible body in this respect is solely the operator of the respective app store. If necessary, please contact the respective app store provider directly for more information.
In the Equasio platform, we use the offer of Google Maps. This allows us to show you interactive maps directly in the app and allows you to conveniently use the map function and display your current location on the map. We also use the location to pre-fill the next company location (e.g. construction site) during training and instruction processes and when recording a safety audit.
Disabling location data may have a negative impact on the use of this application.
In order to be able to offer you this function, we use the Google Maps service of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google").
Disabling push notifications may have a negative impact on the use of this application.
In order to be able to offer you this function, we use the Google Firebase service of the provider Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). Your data will be processed on servers in Switzerland and the EU.
To document security incidents and chat messages, you can add photos to the gallery in the app. For this purpose, it is necessary that you give the app access to your camera or camera. grant your gallery on your device. Access to your photos on your device to enable uploading and subsequent processing will only take place if you have given your express consent (Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR or the corresponding legal basis of Swiss law).
The submission of the declaration of consent is voluntary. You can revoke this at any time with effect for the future. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the storage carried out on the basis of consent until the revocation . You can revoke your consent by changing your setting in the device settings under Equasio Camera and EquasioPhotos.
To confirm your mobile phone number and for automatic login, we use the Twilio service tool of Twilio Inc., 357 Beale Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105 USA (hereinafter referred to as "Twilio") to transmit the codes.
Twilio may also process your personal information on servers in the United States. For this reason, in order to ensure an EU-compliant level of data protection, we have entered into EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Art. 46 para. 2 c) GDPR), according to which Twilio is committed to complying with European data protection.
Further information on the data processing of Twilio can be found in the privacy policy of Twilio underhttps://www.twilio.com/legal/privacy.
To support users in logging in via login link or login QR code, Equasio uses deep linking. To do this, we use Branch.io's technology. To make this possible, information of a general nature is collected at the time of automatic login (IP address, cookie, browser type).
Branch.io may also process your personal data on servers in the United States. Branch has committed to work with the Swiss U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. For more information on Branch's data processing, please refer to Branch.io's privacy statements at https://www.branch.io/gdpr/
We protect your personal data according to the state of the art with appropriate technical and organizational measures. All employees and authorized professionals of Equasio AG who can access your data are bound by the GDPR, the FADP and the corresponding Swiss law and other legal regulations for the protection of your data. We process your data carefully in order to ensure an appropriate level of protection of the security, in particular its integrity and confidentiality, and not to disclose it to third parties without authorization. The employees involved in processing operations are sensitized and trained with regard to the data protection requirements. Third parties will not be granted access to your personal data without your explicit consent.
Your data is stored in a data center in Switzerland . Backups are stored geographically separated in a data center in Germany. In addition, we require our external service provider to use your personal data exclusively in accordance with our specifications and in accordance with this data protection declaration and the legal requirements for order processing.
In order to protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.
We reserve the right to disclose your personal data if we are required to do so by law or if we are required to disclose it by public authorities or law enforcement agencies.
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time without notice. The current version published on our website applies.
If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the responsible person in our organization listed for data protection listed at the beginning of the privacy statement.
Langenthal, 24.07.2023